The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? This is the homepage of Oculus website (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

A legendary game for us millennials. Today, March 23rd, it is the historical day of the launch, and at 6 pm CET we were all there trying to playing the VR game of the century. Today, March 23rd, it is the historical day of the launch, and at 6 pm CET we were all there trying to playing the VR game of the century. Half-Life.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Next week, on September 26th-27th, Oculus will perform its annual showcase event: Oculus Connect , that has now arrived at its 5th edition. The latest event, the OC4 has been full of news and interesting information , both on Oculus products and VR in general and I think that this year won’t be different.

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ARVR

JUNE 13, 2022

So if you have come across oculus you might have seen 2 types of boundary Stationary Boundary RoomScale Boundary Here I wanted to use RoomScale so I can wander around in my room in both worlds. Now time for Oculus Integration, as explained earlier in my previous blog following all the steps. I have my kit ready.

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VR Fitness

JULY 19, 2021

Ready Player Golf is hosting a charity event that will take place in the Oculus Quest game Topgolf with Pro Putt. Pro Putt made its debut in the Oculus app store for the Quest in May 2020 and passed one million dollars in sales by December according to an article in Forbes magazine by Charlie Fink.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Original image from Oculus). Oculus Rift and Gear VR have sold 10M units. At the beginning of the week, Jack McCauley, one of the founders of the Oculus startup, had claimed in an interview with CNBC that Facebook VR will never succeed. Of course, he was not only talking about Oculus but about VR in general.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The latest iteration of its one-size-fits-all Forte Data Glove can now be combined with the Oculus Quest controllers, integrating BeBop’s hand tracking technology with the Quest’s 3D tracking. The post Smart Fabric Technology Brings Touch Haptics To The Oculus Quest appeared first on VRScout. Feature Image Credit: BeBop Sensors.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We’re out of excuses, VR is ultimately the future of gaming In the past, there has been so many arguments made about why VR isn’t the already the standard in gaming. The Oculus quest 2 is the same price as the Xbox series S(a gaming console by Microsoft), but the Xbox is able to have much better graphics quality.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. What Is the Oculus Quest? Oculus Quest is the first standalone 6 DOF virtual reality headset by Oculus. And with the Oculus Rift?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2022

Stormland is an open-world action-adventure game with co-op support from Insomniac Games. It’s available on Oculus PC (playable on SteamVR headsets via Revive ); check out our full review here. By the time the studio began development on Stormland, it had already built three VR games prior. Let’s start with weapons.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Image by Oculus). Oculus Quest becomes 1 year old, and Facebook makes many announcements. The Oculus Quest is now one year old. And there have been countless interviews with Facebook executives (especially on the online magazine Protocol), and every one of them has shared very interesting pieces of information.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 5, 2017

If I had to pinpoint my favorite moment in my two decades of playing video games, it would have to be my late night marathons with The Legend Of Zelda: The Ocarina Of Time for the N64. Just thinking about it brings back a wave of nostalgia that makes me yearn for the simpler days of gaming. It’s a full on 80’s and 90’s simulator.

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VR Fitness

APRIL 15, 2021

It seems strange to be announcing VZFit’s launch onto the Oculus Quest store, given that thousands of Quest users have been enjoying VZFit’s clever integration of indoor stationary bikes with virtual reality for well over a year. Continue reading on VR Fitness Insider.

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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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ARVR

OCTOBER 31, 2022

According to Statista , the video gaming section alone ruled the use of VR. Its survey forecasted that the VR gaming industry is set to grow from 0.4 In fact, the VR industry is booming and this growth is quickly surpassing the gaming sector and is expanding its wings to other industry verticals. billion USD in 2017 to 2.4

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Oculus releases hands tracking SDK, official Link cable for Quest and more. This has been a great week for all Oculus Quest users and developers. First of all, Oculus has finally released the hands tracking SDK for Oculus Quest , letting all developers create hands-tracked application for this popular standalone headset.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2022

Windows 11, Oculus, and SteamVR. It turns out it is a common problem, highlighted even by popular magazines like Upload VR. If you have Windows 11, you may have issues with virtual reality, especially if you are using Oculus Link or Oculus Air Link. How to solve SteamVR performances issues with Oculus Link on Windows 11.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Last week we let you know about 10 great SteamVR games that work well with the Rift and Touch by default. How well do the Oculus Touch controllers work with SteamVR apps that are only designed with Vive in mind? Of those 800, all of them support the HTC Vive officially, whereas only 180 support the Oculus Rift.

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ARVR

MARCH 3, 2021

This moving target is the case for all kinds of immersive experiences but it’s most evident in gaming, given the category’s early popularity (especially in VR). We have first-person shooters, rhythm games like Beat Saber, cockpit experiences, and 3D puzzlers among other formats. You could argue that Pokémon Go has long sessions.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 30, 2018

This means that you are able to create a game that can work on all headsets in an easy way by just implementing the VRTK Unity plugin. But, after four months, we have a happy ending for this story: Oculus has given a grant to VRTK and so the library can finally be upgraded to version 4. VRTK is alive again!

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2020

Now developers Digital Lode have announced a major update, called ‘Assimilation’, which is slated to bring to the game a host of new weapons, challenges, and features next week. Check out the changes coming to the game below: New Weapons. This game mode builds on the core Espire gameplay from the campaign.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2018

During these days at GDC, Oculus has showcased the Oculus Go (that will be officially released during the F8 in May) and has provided some new insights on the Oculus Santa Cruz. Mister Potato while talking me about some rumors on Oculus headsets (Image by Disney). But are we sure that this is enough?

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ARVR

AUGUST 26, 2020

Everything I’ve learnt since I put on my Oculus Quest for the first time. Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 25, 2020

For instance, you can take the shells and the magazines with your fingers exactly as in real life , and you can throw grenades opening the whole hand while launching them. Runner-up: Oculus Rift (CV1 & S). Runner-up: Oculus Rift (CV1 & S). With the Oculus Rift, you can play Half-Life: Alyx having a very good experience.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It is just an illusion, but it makes you feel as if you’re doing what’s in the game/app. I am talking about the Oculus (or meta) quest 2. Yes, creed does look like a game and not real life, but that is because it’s a game and not real life. The oculus quest two is overall a great console, it’s cool, realistic, and new.

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ARVR

MAY 19, 2021

The x40 haptic vest provides an increased immersion in many games. Due to the side openings, which consist of only two elastic straps, one does not get too warm even after long and intense gaming sessions. Here you can see the build in vibration motors Which games are supported? But is it worth the money? Let’s take a look.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2020

I so asked some questions on Twitter to some people from the social media corporate and Chris Pruett , Director of Content Ecosystem at Oculus, has been so kind as to answer them. In case you were in vacations and you lost contact with VR this week, you may have lost the announcement of the new Facebook account policy for Oculus devices.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Battle royale games are fun. Adding VR to battle royale should ideally result in a game that’s even more fun than its non-VR counterpart. Population: One is a shooting game at its core. Unfortunately Population: One is missing the kind of polished VR mechanics one would expect from a VR game released in 2020.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

We are eagerly waiting to see what the scheduled release of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X later this year will do to AR/VR gaming! While we wait, we compiled a list of the most exciting video games that feature different use cases of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) as key plot devices. Pick up any of these games!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 23, 2021

The news has been published by all the major magazines, and this for sure will create more awareness towards VR and how it can disrupt the future of work. Every year, the Oculus Connect, later (sadly) renamed as Facebook Connect, is the biggest event about XR from Facebook. This is great news for us all. Other relevant news.

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ARVR

APRIL 22, 2022

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 launched in late 2020. The 20 best rated & most popular Quest games & apps?—?March VR is 44 percent more addictive than flat gaming. - The 25 best Oculus Quest and Meta Quest 2 games?—?Spring PortalOne secures $60 million for MR gaming platform. -

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. The Facebook Connect is close and we all expect that during that conference Oculus is finally going to announce the new Oculus Quest. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany.

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ARVR

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Rise of Massively Multiplayer Online Games In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the rise of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) marked an important step in the evolution of the metaverse. MMOs are virtual worlds that allow large numbers of players to interact with each other and with the game environment in real time.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As game designers, our team at 302 Interactive uses the technology and techniques from game development and applies them to “everything else”. Imagine, as an example, we design an educational game that improves both test scores and long-term retention, but we only deployed it on PlayStation. Even so, the question remains?—?Can

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Yesterday evening I came home at night after a long day at work and I opened my laptop to read (and share) some more news on the just-launched Oculus Link. What I discovered instead was that Valve had finally announced its flagship VR game, called “Half Life: Alyx” on Twitter! Can’t wait to share it with all of you!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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