ARPost

MARCH 31, 2023

So, in the past few weeks we have seen big tech, including Meta and Microsoft, announce massive layoffs , mostly to their XR division and at the same time, pivoting towards artificial intelligence and generative content. The hardware consisted of blue HTC Vive Pros connected to the gaming PCs above.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

Demand for high-quality virtual reality (VR) headsets is constantly growing. Another new headset that demands attention – especially in the enterprise sector – is the XTAL Virtual Reality Headset by Vrgineers, Inc. What Is the XTAL Virtual Reality Headset? Key Features of the XTAL Virtual Reality Headset.

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VRScout

AUGUST 5, 2022

Schell Games’ I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy And The Liar ’, Armature Studio’s critically-acclaimed Resident Evil 4 VR , and Ramen VR’s Zenith: The Last City are just a few of the finalists looking to walk away with the top spot. This year’s awards promise to be even bigger. VR Social Impact Award. VR Experience of the Year.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world. Virtual Reality. The Metaverse.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Interhaptics is a Haptics software company specializing in tools for haptic design and rendering, and hand tracking interactions for digital platforms as Mobile, XR, and consoles. It supports an extensive list of XR controllers, hand tracking systems, and haptic devices. Augmented reality for maintenance and repair 4.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate. Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. Users benefit from a streamlined and lightweight form factor, crisp visuals, and self-tracking controllers with access to haptic feedback capabilities.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 21, 2023

More info Other relevant news (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft discontinues Kinect for Azure Microsoft has decided to discontinue its latest iteration of the Kinect sensor, dubbed Kinect For Azure DK. Microsoft will stop selling its Kinect For Azure sensor in October 2023, or until the supplies last. This seems good.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It is the final newsletter of the year, so… see you in 2021, a new year that I hope will be filled with many interesting news about immersive realities! Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. Asobo and Microsoft have worked hard for this and on 22nd, the VR patch has been released. Top news of the week. Image by HP).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 12, 2024

My favorite options so far are the Zoom app for the Vision Pro , with integrated spatial video, and 3D object sharing, and the Microsoft Teams app. With Teams, you can also access Microsoft’s generative AI assistant (Copilot) during your meetings to create summaries, generate presentations, and draft text without a keyboard.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

But at CES, a new game for it has been announced: Horizon Call Of The Mountain, a game from the exclusive Horizon IP that has been built for the ground-up to showcase the innovative features of the PSVR 2 headset and controllers. Haptic technologies were represented at CES very well especially by two companies: OWO and bHaptics.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate. Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. This headset breaks the barriers of most VR solutions by expanding into the area of mixed reality with full-color passthrough capabilities.

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Slashgear

MARCH 16, 2018

Microsoft has a new VR accessory that makes the virtual feel more real. Three different versions of this “Haptic Links” setup allow two VR controllers effectively turn into one. If the game requires the user to loose some arrows with a big bow, … Continue reading.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

For sure the headset won’t be only about games, but Apple is going to propose it as an extension of existing Apple devices. In general, the Quest ecosystem is going to get games with better graphical quality soon. There was even a pre-show in which they announced news about existing games. There is going to be A LOT.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Meta Quest Gaming Showcase is coming on April, 20th. Meta is back with its Gaming Showcase, and this year, it is going to be aired on April, 20th at 10 am PT. Last year, it was still called Oculus Gaming Showcase, and it featured important updates on games like Pistol Whip, The Climb 2, I Expect You To Die 2, and Resident Evil 4 VR.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 5, 2022

For most people, gaming represented the ultimate “initial” market for the extended reality landscape. Some of the very first mainstream examples of augmented and virtual reality were delivered directly to the entertainment world, and many were met with significant levels of demand. The Potential for XR in Gaming.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2020

David Parisi is an associate professor at the College of Charleston and author of "Archaeologies of Touch: Interfacing with Haptics from Electricity to Computing.". Enter haptics. While it is difficult to capture the health and growth of the haptics industry with a single number, one estimate puts the global haptics market at US$12.9

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Together with this announcement, Sony has also announced 11 new games that will be compatible with the console, including 4 titles that have never been released before. Since PSVR 1 games won’t be compatible with PSVR 2, Sony has to build a content catalog for this headset from scratch, and this will require time, money, and commitment.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

The gaming landscape stands as one of the most versatile and compelling areas for the development of extended reality technology. For years now, gaming companies have been experimenting with XR as a way of strengthening connections with their target audience, and unlocking new experiences. Tender Claws and Google ARCore.

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HaptX

MARCH 6, 2018

Kate Edwards shares a quality with many people in the game industry: She didn’t set out to work in games. Reflecting on her career and her time at the IGDA, she says that like many, she ended up in games after finishing a so-called “normal career.”. The common denominator is that we love games, and we have since we were kids.”.

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ARPost

JULY 28, 2022

Even though its focus is on new computer graphics technology, it covers many other relevant XR topics, such as privacy and safety in AR and VR, rapid prototyping of XR experiences, haptics, and digital twins. Some of the previous TECHSPO attendees include Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Twitter, and Verizon. Augmented Enterprise Summit (AES).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2023

This doesn’t come as a surprise, considering that Quest 1 was already missing some key features shipped to Quest 2, and many new games weren’t already supporting it. Congress is stopping the acquisition of more Microsoft IVAS headset. This is a decision that is not going to make Microsoft happy. Fingers crossed for it.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

PSVR 2, Apple XR visor) and games, will be fundamental to understand its evolution and its potential. For instance, since I work on a VR fitness game , I’m thinking about all the new training experiences that will become now possible. New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3. Other relevant news.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Presented by Epic Games Head of Brands and Advertising, Raffaella Camera, Best Campaign Auggie Award went to Countdown Super Insects by Zappar. The award for Best Developer Tool was presented by Khronos Group President Neil Trevett to Mixed Reality Toolkit for Unity (MRTK-Unity) by Microsoft. ?. Best Game or Toy.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Military simulations are one of the fields where virtual reality has always been an important technology , even before that VR had its new renaissance in 2012. I joined BISim in 2009 after seven years of working in engineering positions in video games companies. Why is Virtual Reality so relevant for military training?

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Microsoft’s recent history with virtual reality (VR) is a bit mixed. Sure, the company is continually pushing forward with augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) thanks to HoloLens 2, but when it comes to VR, the Windows Mixed Reality series of headsets haven’t exactly excelled.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

And especially, they have much better finger sensing (they can now detect how your index finger is bending with great precision) and have very advanced haptics , which can give high-definition haptic feedback in different portions of the hand. So if you just want to play VR games, you had better buy a Quest 2 or a Pico 4.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Actually, this week, Microsoft’s new mixed reality VP Scott Evans said that Microsoft is carrying on many innovations in various technological fields, and it is expecting the right time to release an update of the HoloLens. Resolution Games had its company event. Pico games sale. Blaston is becoming free to play.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This week I’ve anyway found the time to enjoy the artistic piece Finding Pandora X and to work on organizing my session at the Virtual Reality Day (more on this later on in this newsletter). to play simulation games) or if you don’t need to play games where controllers tracking is fundamental, like competitive shooters.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 9, 2023

The news comes after the Meta Quest also lost AltSpace VR, another Metaverse platform which owners Microsoft shut down earlier this year – diverting its resources to Mesh. The Quest 2 costs $399, and it offers several features, including a high-resolution display, a comfortable design, and a wide range of games and immersive services.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2022

If the kid is very young, there is also the problem that he/she is not able to distinguish what is real and what is virtual, and this may create a lot of confusion in his mind. Welcome 2022 in VR games. Let me link you some posts about these games we are all waiting for. bHaptics announced TactGlove haptics glove.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 19, 2016

We’re eager to go hands-on with Valve’s new prototype Vive controllers, but these new experiments from Microsoft’s Research division might be even more exciting. File these controllers away with other interesting experiments, like Oculus Research’s haptic feedback prototypes.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

More info (Bloomberg report about Apple Reality) More info (Apple Reality?—?Road Road To VR) More info (Apple Reality?—?Upload Upload VR) More info (Apple chose between Vision and Reality). Image by Epic Games). Meta acquires haptic company Lofelt. Other relevant news. I totally hope this is happening.

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Road to VR

JULY 31, 2023

At $3,500, Vision Pro is undoubtedly an expensive steppingstone to the company’s future augmented reality ambitions, but even if it’s ostensibly ignoring virtual reality in the meantime, it probably won’t forever.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2019

It’s a crazy period for me: I’m going to depart soon for China to showcase our game at the WCVRI in Nanchang and so I’m crazy busy finalizing the demo for the exhibition and at the same time arranging the talks that I’m having there and at the View Conference soon after. Asgard’s Wrath raises the bar of VR gaming. October, 9th 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. Or some haptic accessories?). This week we had two big news that endorsed the importance of training in virtual reality. On the other side, you know, Facebook….

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Offering a way to blend computing systems with the physical world in a more natural, interactive way, spatial computing could impact virtually every industry. We’re already seeing aspects of spatial computing emerge in everything from collaborative platforms like Microsoft Teams to smartphones. With a projected value of $544.6

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Since this article was going to foster a new wave of “VR is dead” articles from mainstream media, one of the other cofounders of Oculus, Palmer Luckey, has answered sharing some of the secret numbers of virtual reality headsets’ sales. Oculus wants to trade exclusive games with Sony.

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