The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

Image by Epic Games). Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The long-term results of these partnerships are unforeseeable, but we can still play the speculation game. Rockstar is working on AAA VR open world game.

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VRScout

MAY 29, 2018

The king of monsters terrorizes real-world Tokyo during Japan’s “Godzilla Nights” live event. Since its very first appearance in the 1954 classic Godzilla , Japan’s most infamous monster has delighted, as well as terrified audiences around the world with over 60 years of city-smashing films, television shows, and video games.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

If I had known people could like it, I would have not made it in 5 minutes with Microsoft Word, lol. Vivek Sharma, head of Facebook Gaming, will lead Facebook Horizon, while Jason Rubin, who has been head of AR/VR content, will lead the group’s content team. In Japan, the number is around 80K.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Facebook’s decision to cancel F8 comes on the heels of news that Oculus would be backing out of this year’s Game Developers Conference over similar concerns. Sony, Microsoft, EA, and several other major names are reportedly skipping this year’s conference as well.

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ARPost

MARCH 12, 2021

Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. It is additionally being used for games, such as Minecraft Earth and Pokemon Go. I am not the only one who has identified this trend. The Beginnings of a New Tech Cycle.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

The global business community is increasingly moving to isolate Russia for the war it's waging in Ukraine, and video games are no exception. Here's a rundown of what we've seen so far from key players in the video game space as efforts to isolate Russia have snowballed in the midst of Ukraine's calls for the industry to take action.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

And both the journalists of Road To VR and Upload VR agree on the fact tha t it doesn’t represent an improvement for VR gaming yet. The PS5 is a big step forward for console gaming , and being paired with a next-gen controller like the DualSense, that provides realistic haptic sensations, it can give its players countless hours of fun.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 24, 2017

We have to admit, though, that this AR karting game looks even better. Hado Kart looks like a real life take on Mario Kart’s classic multiplayer battle mode It sees players put on a Microsoft HoloLens headset and then drive around an arena collecting virtual coins that appear inside their headsets while also avoiding bombs.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 18, 2017

One of the devices that generates the greatest interest among the tech community at the moment is Microsoft HoloLens. Development: Unity , Vuforia , Microsoft Visual Studio , Windows 10 SDK , HoloLens Emulator (if you do not have a device). Ivan Zubritskiy. Image courtesy Program-Ace.). Preparing tools, SDKs and IDEs.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

HP has fixed many of the visual problems of the headse t, and Microsoft has just released a patch on Windows 10 that aims at solving many visual issues of all WMR headsets (like Chromatic aberration). 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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Upload VR

AUGUST 26, 2022

A booklet put together by Valve to mark Steam Deck’s availability in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong indicates VR headsets using Steam will “soon” have Steam Deck’s user interface. Valve is bringing the Steam Deck’s user interface to VR headsets.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

It also developed the Mario Kart virtual reality ride at Nintendo World locations in Japan and Universal Studios in Los Angeles. Microsoft has also aimed to finalise its $68 billion USD Activision Blizzard buyout — the largest tech buyout in modern history.

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ARPost

MARCH 12, 2021

Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. It is additionally being used for games, such as Minecraft Earth and Pokemon Go. I am not the only one who has identified this trend. The Beginnings of a New Tech Cycle.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2018

Image courtesy Sony Japan Studio. Featuring the cute bots first seen in The Playroom (2013) , Sony Japan Studio’s upcoming platformer Astro Bot Rescue Mission uses similar controls and gameplay mechanics as any other 3D platformer, but it has been created from the ground up with VR in mind. Image courtesy Squanch Games.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 19, 2017

For Microsoft it’s the Halo and Gears of War games. Most of those games wouldn’t really be that great of a fit for VR you’d think. They’re all third-person action games. And then some people in Japan, too. But for Sony, it’s changed with each console generation.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

Superdata analyzes the market of VR games. It is possible to read very interesting data on AR/VR from the latest SuperData report on Gaming. In comparison, PC VR games only earned $86M AR games are mostly only Pokemon Go. Its alternatives like Harry Potter Wizards Unite only earn 1% of this game’s turnaround.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. HTC has announced a mobile headset called Link — which will only be available in Japan, works with HTC’s new U11 smartphone, and is not affiliated with HTC Vive. Keeping the separation between HTC and HTC Vive in mind, this story perhaps makes slightly more sense.

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Everything VR & AR

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

CreateAR is a leading Augmented Reality design and development firm and is a part of the Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner Program. We talk about CreateAR’s work with Mercedes Benz in Japan and their strategy for refining mixed reality user interface design.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

The forecast also reports that revenues for VR systems, including viewers, software, consulting services and systems integration services, are forecast to be greater than AR-related revenues in 2016 and 2017, largely due to consumer uptake of games and paid content. Most revenue through 2020 will come from the US.

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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. New important events have been canceled because of the coronavirus…. This is so sad.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

XR Today spoke to Dr Dmitry Mihaylov, Chief Scientific Officer of Farcana , a Dubai-based decentralised metaverse platform for events and gaming. The executive focused on popular AAA games on the platform, with winners receiving Bitcoin for reaching top spots in the competition. Lenovo ThinkReality to Drive Enterprise Metaverse.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Matsuda himself subsequently began working in AR following the film's release, leading design teams at both Leap Motion (now Ultraleap) and Microsoft. The 'game' element, though largely in Japanese, was essentially a building turned into a slot machine, which could be spun by pressing on the phone screen.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Makers of Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality and Job Simulator (which earned $3M in sales), it seems like Owlchemy will continue releasing the slate of original games already in their pipeline and will be able to distribute that content on platforms other than Google’s Daydream. MICROSOFT’S UPCOMING MOTION CONTROLLERS. WHAT THE CLUCK?

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 10, 2019

However now with Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook heavily invested in AR, Magic Leap will need a real win here soon if it plans to compete with the established powers in tech for what looks to be an interesting next decade ahead of us to say the least. Image courtesy Magic Leap. You can even now listen to Spotify on ML One.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Its resolution is impressive, for clarity that fans of simulator games would love. The game has been a huge success at launch, and I’m also planning to play it, as soon as I have the time. According to the reviews, the game is very fun, and the developers have done their best to transpose the original game to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

For sure, as someone pointed out on Reddit, that number includes people in every kind of role, from game developers to customer support not to mention researchers. Read about Microsoft’s Ignite conference. Luckily, some smart devs have been approved and every week we have new games coming to light on App Lab.

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VRWorld

JULY 19, 2017

The SDK supports Microsoft HoloLens and Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which will represent the default form for Windows Mixed Reality , Windows 10 Creator’s Edition applications. The company has also added new features to their software to interface with the Microsoft HoloLens on the Universal Windows Platform (UWP).

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VRWorld

MAY 20, 2016

Japan is often seen on the forefront of new technologies, regardless of are we talking about weblogs or blogs, phones with cameras, gaming consoles or public transportation system. Before everything, Japan is a country that mixes old and new in the most spectacular ways, and is one of countries I personally love the most.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

Although many tend to focus on gaming and entertainment when thinking about VR technologies, virtual reality is proving transformative in technical and industrial applications, too. An announcement by Japan-based shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Three recent announcements illustrate how VR can directly improve safety: Osso VR. Lines, Ltd.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. Going Beyond Gaming. A virtual concert hosted in ‘Fortnite’ drew tens of millions of users last year | Image courtesy PCGamesN.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

You literally have people lining up outside stores when they know stock is being replenished,” House said of consumers hoping to get their hands on the headset in Japan. SEE ALSO Report: 39% of Game Developers Working on AR/VR Headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

And you complain about the $3500 for a HoloLens 2 …), and for this reason it was destined only for the enterprise market and only in Japan. Star Wars: Squadron is the game of the moment. The spaceship dogfighting game set in the Star Wars universe has been awaited for long and in the end, it has fulfilled all its promises.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I’ll be there to talk about HitMotion: Reloaded and how to properly design a VR fitness game (using the precious lessons that our game designer Max Ariani has taught me). In the meanwhile, if you want, you can attend an Awe Nite event about gaming on 30th September I have been invited to speak at. Cool, isn’t it?

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Mashable VR

MAY 16, 2022

PlayStation's answer to Xbox Game Pass is finally coming into clearer view, just ahead of its North American rollout in June. At long last we have a mostly complete list of games that subscribers will be able to play at their leisure. The top-level "Premium" tier is the most you can get. year for Essential, $99.99/year

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VRWorld

MAY 11, 2016

Our baseline was that it’s probably a placeholder for the Nintendo NX console, which should be announced during Tokyo Game Show 2016. Internally known as PlayStation Neo, the console should make its debut at the Tokyo Game Show, with availability coming as soon as Holiday Season 2016 – in time for the PlayStation VR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Stay tuned on this blog, because in some days I will publish an EXTRAORDINARY interview related to one of the most awaited VR games of 2021! All the Quest ecosystem is healthy: more than 60 games had revenues beyond 1M dollars , and now the number of reviews on games on Quest have exceeded the ones for Rift. Image by Facebook).

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