The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2024

Today a (positive) earthquake hit the virtual reality ecosystem: Meta has just opened up its walled garden, as a strategic move to expand its business in the virtual reality market. It has just authorized other VR OEMs to use its Quest operating system and blurred the lines between the Meta Quest Store and App Lab.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

According to the Korean outlet JoongAng (which we all read every day), Samsung headset is codenamed “Infinite” and will be announced at a Samsung Unpacked event happening in the second half of 2024. The new course of Spatial is trying to become a platform for social games, a bit a la Roblox. has pivoted again.

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ARVR

AUGUST 20, 2021

Goldman Sachs, the investment banking company, envisages an $80 billion growth for the virtual reality industry by 2025. With some big, global brands like Google, Facebook, and Samsung stepping their foot in the virtual reality space, and large investments pouring in, it is evident that virtual reality is here to stay.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

More info (Meta Quest app has been the most downloaded app) More info (Number of users of VR apps has increased) Other relevant news (Image by Epic Games) Praydog’s UEVR injector has been released! With the success of standalone headsets, all game studios are focused on Quest, and no one is investing any more in high-budget games for PC VR.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The ecosystem of digital game development is all about using the latest technologies to attract and engage gamers all over the world. Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. Some VR Gaming Market Trends Which Determine Its Consistent Growth.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Although virtual reality technology is not that new, it is being used in education since relatively recently. There are several reasons for the spread of virtual reality technology in education: Reduced price of technical equipment. The rapid growth of software for virtual reality. billion per year.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. We go from inception to market delivery.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

Yesterday, I have dressed as a fortune teller and I have given you my predictions for augmented reality in 2019. Now, it is the turn of virtual reality. Let me do some speculations… Virtual Reality in 2018. This has been the year of the disbelief in virtual reality. How has VR performed in 2018?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by VRTUOLUO) A leak shows a prototype of the Samsung XR headset We finally have a leak of the Samsung headset that makes us see something about it. The report talks about Samsung wanting to target the $1000–2000 range, which in my opinion risks being neither expensive nor affordable.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

We all joked about Samsung waiting for the Apple Vision Pro announcement to copy it, but according to some rumors, this is exactly what is happening. And as usual, no piece of news was mind-blowing (yeah, Half-Life 3 is not confirmed this year, either), but all together show a vibrant ecosystem of VR game studios.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 27, 2023

Today, international electronics vendor Samsung released its Q2 earnings report, highlighting massive financial losses as the firm moves towards producing XR devices and components. In its recorded earnings , Samsung revealed that its Q2 net profits fell by 84.5 percent from last year to $1.4

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2023

Cloudhead Games is one of the most successful and senior VR studios in the industry. Guest Article by Denny Unger Denny Unger is CEO and CCO at Cloudhead Games. Will Cloudhead Games be buying one to better understand Apple’s approach? AVP is a development platform also serving an enthusiast demographic.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 6, 2021

Earlier this summer, Google shut down yet another virtual reality app , the 3D objects library called Poly. Poly was Poly was first launched back in 2017 as a platform where users could visit, browse and download any of thousands of 3D objects in a virtual reality environment. ” The end of Cardboard?

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Road to VR

JUNE 7, 2018

Virtual Virtual Reality is one of mobile VR’s best games to date, and you can now play an enhanced version on the Oculus Rift. Having played through the entirety of the game on a mobile VR headset, it’s no wonder to me why the time and effort has been put in to bring it to the Oculus Rift.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Two days ago I was reading an interesting editorial about PSVR 2 by Scott Hayden, and my mind started wandering about the current moment of virtual reality, the stasis we live in, and our expectations for the upcoming headset. This information shows us that Apple is playing a long-term game.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But even more, we had some game developers, like the ones of Pavlov and Pistol Whip, that have detailed how the game runs better on this console than on PCVR. Supernatural is so now a game of Meta’s, giving the company an official product in the profitable fitness VR market. But now some data about it is starting to be found.

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ARVR

AUGUST 28, 2020

VR- A powerful visualizer that emulates enchanting experiences (Source: Adobe Stock) Playing video games has always been great fun for people of different age-groups. Many of us wish that we could spend all day just gaming especially when we have the right gaming devices. Fortunately no! Who makes it safer?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

It’s been another interesting week in immersive realities, so let’s see what happened in our field in the past few days! Top news of the week (Image by Google) Samsung XR headset may have been delayed The new rumor in town is that Samsung has delayed its upcoming headset that it is building in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2018

The NextVR app is available on Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go, Google Daydream, PlayStation VR, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. The post NextVR Introduces NBA 2017-2018 MVP Highlight Reel in Virtual Reality appeared first on Road to VR. Image courtesy NextVR. Check out how to download NextVR here.

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VRScout

JANUARY 25, 2018

It may be hard to believe but its been four years since Samsung and Oculus first announced their smartphone-powered Gear VR headset. Samsung and Facebook/Oculus are on a mission: to bring the full-internet experience inside of your virtual reality headset. It’s also the best gaming experience on the Gear VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

This was a bit the philosophy of Google Daydream View, that was the first headset employing this kind of materials. In some demanding games, this degradation is highly visible if you look with your eyes in a region that is close to the edge of the lenses. But that 10% of the time may be frustrating in some games.

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Award-winning virtual reality developer and publisher announced that it has set aside $2m to co-fund and publish externally developed VR titles. The publishing team between them have over 20 years in VR and have additionally worked for AAA publishers such as Ubisoft, Capcom, SEGA and WB Games. “We nDreams Ltd.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Assuming you aren’t actually hosting Thanksgiving, undoubtedly the easiest VR systems to lug around would be the selection of mobile VR headsets currently on offer, namely Google Daydream and Gear VR. for room-scale gaming. Fruit Ninja VR (2016) : Just like the popular mobile game, Fruit Ninja on PSVR is easy to understand.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2018

When in 2015 I had my first Samsung Gear VR, I was amazed: finally, I could enjoy high-quality tether-less virtual reality. Yes, it was a 3 DOF toy, so I couldn’t move my head in games, but it was the first time I tried a sensation of freedom in VR. Is Samsung no longer interested in VR anymore?

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. Virtual reality has taken the world by storm. Here is a summation of all things virtual reality as we currently know it.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. This does not mean that Google is not still committed to AR, though.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

(PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! WMR headsets could have represented a revolution for virtual reality because of their cheap price and ease of use (they didn’t require the installation of any base stations).

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VRScout

MARCH 29, 2017

One of Samsung’s biggest annual events, Samsung Unpacked , took place earlier today in NYC where live attendees and online spectators saw the debut of Samsung’s latest mobile effort, the Galaxy S8 and S8+. Now Samsung is introducing their own motion control solution to accompany their already-popular Gear VR headset.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 17, 2018

WEARVR.com, the web's leading independent virtual reality app store, is launching a brand new competition aimed at seasoned virtual reality developers, which challenges them with updating their original Oculus Rift DK1 and DK2 demos, games and experiences and bringing them back for the latest Oculus headset.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Creating a relentless virtual reality experience takes more than just visuals — audio is crucial, too. That’s partly why video gaming brand Razer acquired THX , an audiovisual certifying company founded by George Lucas in 1983 that’s expanding into the growing VR market.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 21, 2017

At Google I/O 2017 developer conference this week, the company announced a standalone Daydream VR headset in partnership with Qualcomm , with Lenovo and HTC slated to release commercial versions later this year. Google also shared a small tidbit: Developers have built “more than 150 apps” for Daydream so far.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

In an email to UploadVR, AltspaceVR announced that it will be releasing a “new version of its software” that consists of a “mobile app that fully supports Google Daydream View and also provides access into AltspaceVR for compatible Android phones even without a virtual reality (VR) headset.”

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VRScout

MAY 16, 2016

Samsung has sold over 300,000 Gear VR headsets in Europe this year. Continuing on the record pre-order sales in Europe for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, Samsung has announced an exclusive Gear VR content package for new Galaxy S7 customers. Both numbers are milestones for Samsung, Oculus and mobile VR in general.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

Google’s newly announced ‘Daydream’ promises to raise the bar for virtual reality on Android compared to Cardboard. In the video (above) we get the first glimpse of the Daydream ‘home’ space where users will be able to launch games and apps.

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VRScout

JANUARY 16, 2017

Some analysts are now predicting the worldwide virtual reality gaming market will grow by 84.4 ” The report predicts America will be the major source of revenue for the VR gaming market, citing increased awareness and growth brought on by companies such as Google, Samsung and Sony.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 29, 2016

Toronto-based VR Agency MetaVRse has launched as Canada’s first full-service Virtual Reality agency. MetaVRse offers a wide range of experiential marketing and event production, content production and consulting services to brands interested in harnessing the incredible power of virtual and augmented reality technologies.

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