The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Magic Leap. Me, wearing a Magic Leap One. The most important news has been for sure the launch of the Magic Leap One. Rear view of the Magic Leap One. Magic Leap. Magic Leap will work a lot in trying to have new compelling experiences on its marketplace.

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Road to VR

JUNE 20, 2023

It’s possible to create fully interactive VR games and experiences, like this Beat Saber clone , which can run across various headsets and browsers using the same code, just like a web page can render the same way between different devices and browsers.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

To its credit, the company had the foresight to release HoloLens in 2016, a full two years before unicorn startup Magic Leap could get its first standalone AR headset out the door. Three years later it released HoloLens 2, which directly competes today against Magic Leap Two.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The main one regards the 4 devices we were waiting for this year , which in our opinion should have changed everything: Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro, Google-Samsung Headset, and PSVR 2. This information shows us that Apple is playing a long-term game. Google and Samsung Prototype of the Samsung XR headset.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Future of Magic Leap After Ross Rosenberg was appointed Magic Leap’s CEO in October 2023, the company has since focused on its enterprise roadmap for 2024; targeting its XR devices towards enterprise and industrial clients. It’s still more or less the game of of Microsoft.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Donning an augmented reality headset, such as the Microsoft Hololens or the Magic Leap One, users can dive into a limitless workspace composed of content from your digital devices, anytime, anywhere. This is game-changing technology that will undoubtedly advance the future of work, and more broadly, the future of computing.”. “We

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

By the virtue of its Windows operating system, the basis of which nearly every PC VR headset uses to function, Microsoft joining the OpenXR initiative represents a win for the others involved, which include industry players like Google, Oculus, HTC, AMD, NVIDIA, Epic Games, Unity, Intel, Qualcomm, Sony, Samsung and Valve.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

This could also be a move to counteract the probable future actions of Samsung, that is rumored to announce an amazing AR/VR hybrid standalone headset; The showcase of a new pro device based on the Half-Dome prototype , to fight the Valve Index… and that will become the Rift Pro; The announcement of a new Facebook Metaverse.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2023

The online platform promotes interactive social and immersive gaming worlds with rich branding and content creation opportunities. Spatial Hits Big at GDC 2023 In March, at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2023 in San Francisco, Spatial announced the platform’s new Unity Creator Toolkit is entering its beta stages.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

And don’t forget that it will surely be launched together with amazing VR games from Sony and its partners’ IPs, so I’m quite sure this headset will have its success. And is also clear that he’s hinting at the fact that they are going in that direction, in building a battery-powered device to play VR games. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Quest 3 is better for gaming and has precision controllers. It has another price (a huge price) and another purpose (“spatial computing” vs gaming), so comparing them makes sense up to a point. Maybe Magic Leap, before people got to know that the device was sort of a HoloLens 1+, had such attention to it.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

I’ve been a big fan of the cute little Samsung Gear 360 camera since its first unveiling in the spring of 2016, and always recommend it to people inquiring about the best consumer-friendly 360 cameras out there. After quietly settling a gender discrimination lawsuit recently, it turns out that Magic Leap is back on the fundraising trail.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

. “While there was clear demand coming primarily from technology enthusiasts, what became readily apparent were the use cases for enterprise users across multiple verticals and for consumers with gaming and content consumption. SEE ALSO What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The NBA and TNT are launching a VR experience that is powered by Intel True VR and promises to not only bring fans even closer to the game, but serve as a portal into all available programming through on-demand VR coverage of the upcoming NBA All-Star weekend. Each camera will have at least four angles of the game that you can control.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 9, 2019

I got immediately hyped about this: we are all dreaming about AR glasses like Magic Leap or HoloLens 2 , but what if the future was made of AR contact lenses? Me doing a duck face with a pair of Magic Leap on. It’s an intriguing possibility, that seems taken directly from sci-fi movies. in the future.

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RealVision VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

With Hardware (cellphones) having enough processing power to overlay decent digital content over the real world when seen through a cellphone camera, it’s now feasible to play AR ‘games’ and tournaments such as Hado World that give e-sports a whole new meaning, exercising the body and not just a player’s thumbs!

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Upload VR

JUNE 6, 2023

Inarguably, Meta in 2023 is the leader in VR with combination of Quest 2 and Quest 3 likely to make it one of the hottest selling game consoles in the world. Apple's announcement today is a very good validation of the overall XR/spatial computing sector," Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz wrote to me. Validation.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

In my opinion , the true error is with the Vive 1 , that will get a price that is higher than the one of all the competitors… and that will cost as much as a Samsung Odyssey, notwithstanding its far lower features. Oculus is going to found big games. Robo Recall is still the best game for VR currently released (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Valve News Network has published new screenshots/concepts about Half-Life: Alyx , that confirm that the game has a very high quality, and incredible visuals (that sometimes look scary). Magic Leap and nReal are trying to find an agreement. It has stated that they experimented on it, but then they abandoned the project.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

More info (Sony’s MicroOLED displays) More info (ZEISS Prescription inserts) More info (Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters) Magic Leap 1 to be discontinued soon Magic Leap 1, the device of the hype and the fall of Magic Leap, is going to be discontinued soon. It’s the end of an era.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Magic Leap raises other $350M. It would be very intriguing….

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Upload VR

JUNE 9, 2023

Yes, Google might still be resurgent with Android, powered by Owlchemy's insights and Samsung's hardware , and other companies might surprise with a novel strategy too. We’ll meet new people in websites and play strange new online games. This is happening. Analog Concerns Oculus Rift prototype demo with Xbox controller, 2012.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Also keep in mind that there are plenty of private companies worth investing in, and some public companies listed below have invested in them like Magic Leap who has investments to the tune of $1.39 Starbreeze Games – NASDAQ OMX Stockholm: STAR – VR headset & VR games. Public Companies involved in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

The Upload Summer Showcase brought news about VR games. Like last year, also this year the Upload Summer Showcase has brought some interesting news about VR games. As usual, this event hasn’t delivered any mind-blowing announcements, but a big series of small news about VR games. Meta launches its Roblox competitor.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

They promise us wonderful connections between the digital and physical worlds, and games where we can chase cartoon characters through our own furniture. Above: CastAR wants you to play tabletop games in mixed reality. GB: When it comes to games, it seems like the mad rush has been straight into VR instead of AR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

It is impressive how much electronics are packed in a so little space; Some games have already started updating for the Quest 2. Superhot, Red Matter , Walt of the Wizard, Rec Room, and many others are starting creating specific versions of the applications that improve the graphics or add new game modes only for the Quest 2.

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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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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2023

Provided the report is true, it appears Google will now need to rely on Samsung to compete with Meta and Apple in XR. Still, it seems its Samsung XR headset partnership and AR software development has become the main focus. Still, it seems its Samsung XR headset partnership and AR software development has become the main focus.

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here. With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

At VRLA 2017, Unity CEO and games industry vet John Riccitiello dumped a little cold water wisdom on the hype surrounding the red-hot VR industry. John Riccitiello is the CEO of Unity Technologies , one of the world’s leading game engines. Photo courtesy VRLA.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

” He explained that XR had become a thriving industry , transforming verticals such as healthcare, entertainment, education, and gaming. Explaining further, he added, “Not to be outdone, the Google-Samsung-Qualcomm power trio is cooking a comeback of their very famous mega Android partnership with a new XR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Well, I love doing the predictions’ game, so let me tell you what I think we will hear from Oculus! “Apple has invented the glasses of the future” is probably what journals and magazines will say the day of launch, and all the various HoloLens , Magic Leap , etc… will be forgotten by mainstream media.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The HTC Vive is arguably the best out there, but having to buy a souped-up laptop just to run it, paying full price for brief games that feel more like demos, and trailing a huge cable off your head and fumbling to mount trackers on your ceiling…it’s not ideal. But it’s still incredible enough to give a taste of where it’s headed.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

This trend will continue in 2021 : the new LiDAR sensor, which is rumored to be installed in all future iPhones, will for sure be copied also by Android phones (Samsung?) The only big name surviving in this field is Pokemon Go, but just because it has changed how the game works and it has already a very large and passionate userbase.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

A new, portable, gaming device that will interact with this 3D world. As they spin the lasers inside “cut up” the world into little virtual voxels (volumetric pixels, think of them as virtual cubes that you can see with Augmented Reality glasses — sort of like how Minecraft or, really, any video game works).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2018

Supported phones: Samsung: S8, S8 plus, Note 8, S9, S9 plus, Huawei: Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20, P20 pro. But for developers that have not the money to buy a HoloLens or a Magic Leap (when it will come out, maybe in 3018), Dreamglass can be an interesting opportunity. IR camera for hand gesture recognition. 3.5mm jack.

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