The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I’ve very limited time, but luckily this week has not been very relevant for the ecosystem, so I’m managing to write this newsletter anyway Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) AltspaceVR shuts down In one of the saddest moments of the latest years in VR, AltspaceVR has closed its doors. I’m pretty excited about that!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

HTC has revealed the design of the Vive Cosmos. HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. HTC has told in the past that this is a headset more consumer-oriented , but Sebastian Ang of Mixed Reality TV has reported that, according to a reliable source, the price will be 899. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Renowned for its ingenuity, Apple has continuously pushed the boundaries of what is possible with its rich tech ecosystem, namely amid increasing competition with Microsoft. Developed in collaboration with other leading XR companies like Microsoft, the HP headset is compatible with a range of platforms.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Three veterans of first-person shooter games have formed Drifter Entertainment , a Seattle-based virtual reality game studio. Davis recently served as general manager for the Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4. Scott spent 15 years as an art director in Triple-A games at places such as id Software and Microsoft Game Studios.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Meta hihglights that its work with ASUS and Xbox tagerts gaming hardware, meanwhile Meta’s experiecne with Lenovo will help scale mixed reality devices for productivity, learning, and entertainment. With Meta Horizon OS, ASUS and Republic of Gamers will build the gaming headset of the next generation.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Pimax Focused on the gaming and enterprise landscape, Pimax delivers futuristic VR headsets built with high-fidelity screens and enhanced optical capabilities. Developed in collaboration with other leading XR companies like Microsoft, the HP headset is compatible with a range of platforms.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 29, 2022

The Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) by Microsoft is an open-source toolkit that has been around since the HoloLens was first released in 2016. Microsoft-driven MRTK-Unity is a suite of components and capabilities used to speed the creation of cross-platform MR applications in Unity. Understanding the MRTK-Unity Toolkit for MR Developers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Moreover, Microsoft is resparking its stake in an Industrial Metaverse, with plans to debut products in 2024. More recently, with the rise of enterprise-grade immersive software, RT3D engine service providers are promoting expanded use cases outside gaming.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC) and accompanying Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) are right around the corner. The Oculus Rift and Touch, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR (PSVR), Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, and so many other headsets are all available for purchase. What to Expect from HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

To mark the shift towards a positive end of 2023, following a shaky start to the year, AWE brought together firms such as Meta, Lenovo, and HTC VIVE to highlight the forecasted industry upturn. Because it is true to say that, to date, it is the gaming consumer that has driven the success and growth of VR.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive…. The Seebright Ripple is the first of its kind, using your smartphone to access augmented reality apps and is very accessible at the $40 price point.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. The popular multiplayer war game Onward has been finally ported on Quest, where it launched successfully, with very positive reactions and reviews.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Unreal Engine 4 is also an industry standard although it has a steeper learning curve than Unity. Examples are HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Cardboard and other that are now very popular VR platforms for building experiences. You can also learn to and make your first VR game at Coursera in only 23 hours for two to four hours per week.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. It is clear that Apple working diligently to become a big player in the AR/VR space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Major immersive firms like Meta and HTC provide unique funding opportunities for various use cases. Moreover, in May, T-Mobile added more international companies, including Beem, Krikey, Mawari, Mohx-Games, Pluto, and VictoryXR. Major immersive firms support areas like Metaverse , training, and education content creation.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

We had at the same time the Game Developer Conference (the GDC) and the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) by NVIDIA, so we had lots of announcements about 3D technology in general and also about XR. There have been companies that have tried to compete with HTC in this market, but they all had their big share of trouble in doing that.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

VR has gone through a rapid transition from a primarily consumer-focused, tethered device for gaming and entertainment, to standalone headsets in similar verticals. This began with devices from Lenovo, HTC VIVE, Pico Interactive, and Meta Platforms, so the growth we’ve seen for consumer use cases has been very strong since then.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In the meantime, Valve has given a complete overhaul to the UI of SteamVR , changing the interface both of the desktop menus and the VR menu, that is now curved and more suitable to select games in an easier way with VR controllers. Sony closes its game studio in Manchester. Fun stuff: this studio never actually launched a game.

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VRWorld

JUNE 22, 2016

As an industry, we need immersive experiences that will show what VR brings to the table and so far, there are two experiences one should go through: WeVR’s “theBlu” for HTC Vive and Crytek’s “The Climb” for Oculus Rift. VR is a memory – you play a game you talk about the game. Same is with movies.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

This could actually be quite beneficial for Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap. The reveal that Apple will be using Unity to bring 3D applications and games to Vision Pro was exciting. I think this will help accelerate the development of new applications and games and accelerate the port of existing applications and games to Vision Pro.

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VRWorld

JUNE 8, 2016

Case in point is Microsoft’s HoloLens, where a development kit will set you back for $3000. Most importantly, the SDK comes with support for Unity Engine and Unreal Engine – you can build and test your own application almost immediately. Osterhaut Design Group sells their R-7 glasses for $2799.99.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Known as a very ambitious company, Pimax seems to be going from strength to strength with the Crystal and 12K headsets, as well as bringing their modular Portal gaming console and VR headset to market alongside Crystal. For PCVR simulator enthusiasts using HOTAS, or wheels and pedals, the session can continue as long as they can stay awake!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

The Metaverse Standards Forum has already gathered many important players of the XR sector like Unity, Unreal Engine, Meta, Microsoft, Lamina 1, NVIDIA, and even other relevant companies like IKEA and Adobe. Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Flow Business Edition. Some others, like Niantic, will probably join soon.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this week’s VRScout Report, we discuss Oculus Story Studio’s Henry Emmy win, NASA training astronauts with virtual reality gloves, Snapchat flirting with augmented reality, HTC Vive trying to go wireless, and iPhone laying potential plans for VR/AR. HOLLYWOOD LOVES HENRY.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

There’s no better time of the year to do that than at the Game Developers Conference (GDC). He’s worked on the tech since before the Oculus Rift was invented and, with his team, since released some of the best games for it. Rikard Steiber (HTC), Joel Breton (HTC). Chris Hewish (Survios), Mike McTyre (Survios).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2018

We can deploy to a vast of platforms using game engines like Unity, Unreal Engine, the more recent Godot engine or any of the other engines out there, which have all started to add VR features”. And the same happens with OpenVR!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 4, 2019

video) More info (Unreal Engine with Octane Renderer) More info (Wi-fi is not enough for VR streaming). Image by HTC). HTC has not confirmed nor denied the price, but 90% of cases when this happens, the rumored price is true. Other relevant news. Vive Cosmos release is close and it may cost £700. The page has now been removed.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 25, 2017

In 2016, the world-class graphics cards manufacturer Nvidia developed Nvidia Ansel, a screenshot software for taking in-game screenshots, most notably 360 panoramas, even if your games aren't in VR. Ansel is a compact program for taking in-game screenshots. What's Nvidia Ansel? link] Main features of Ansel. Watch Dogs 2.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. And they launched this year, I believe, Harry Potter, which is a cool game. We heard from Alvin Wang Graylin from HTC talking about 2021 and beyond.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. And they launched this year, I believe, Harry Potter, which is a cool game. We heard from Alvin Wang Graylin from HTC talking about 2021 and beyond.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. And they launched this year, I believe, Harry Potter, which is a cool game. We heard from Alvin Wang Graylin from HTC talking about 2021 and beyond.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

It's funny, because Helen Papagiannis -- author of Augmented Human -- she's got this game, "Augmented Reality Or Real?" I think Microsoft is calling them "world anchors" and I think Google has called them "VPS points" or-- everybody has a solution for it today or is a solution for it. Alan: So that's kind of pervasive now.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

It's funny, because Helen Papagiannis -- author of Augmented Human -- she's got this game, "Augmented Reality Or Real?" I think Microsoft is calling them "world anchors" and I think Google has called them "VPS points" or-- everybody has a solution for it today or is a solution for it. Alan: So that's kind of pervasive now.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

It's funny, because Helen Papagiannis -- author of Augmented Human -- she's got this game, "Augmented Reality Or Real?" I think Microsoft is calling them "world anchors" and I think Google has called them "VPS points" or-- everybody has a solution for it today or is a solution for it. Alan: So that's kind of pervasive now.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2020

Outside VR, the big news to keep an eye on is the dispute between Epic Games and Apple (and Google), which could lead to a complete change in how app stores are managed, even in VR. The HTC Cosmos Play will be an enterprise headset. Now HTC has changed its mind, and the Play has become an enterprise headset.

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