Upload VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Meta's built-in Quest Link feature also just got the ability to do this in v62, whereas it previously only forwarded this tracking data to development tools like the Unity editor. Virtual Desktop Can Now Bypass SteamVR To Boost Performance Virtual Desktop’s optional new OpenXR runtime bypasses SteamVR to boost performance.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. Unity 6 takes back the original way of specifying engine versions and abandons the confusing one that bound a new Unity version to the year it was released.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

I’ve been writing about it for over a year, and working on related products at Unity for much longer. Expert panelists survey the state of AR advertising at Brand Innovators. Tony Parisi is Head of XR Ad Innovation at Unity Technologies. Four Myths About AR Advertising. by Tony Parisi. It’s not a fad — it’s here to stay.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Some of the most common myths and misconceptions surrounding VR include the following: it always causes motion sickness and virtual reality is solely applicable to games. Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel.

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AR Insider

JULY 9, 2021

Specifically, LoopMe’s Christina Park cites her company’s survey data that show that almost 20 percent of consumers are more likely to pay attention to interactive ads, and 40% find AR try-ons useful. Game engines such as Unity have driven these prices down in terms of 3D creation and application.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Brighton, UK-based firm will also allow immersive content creators to analyse their projects across gaming engines, devices, and content, the company explained, adding its Unity-based plugin had launched with further support for Unreal Engine and 8th Wall over the next few months.

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ARPost

JULY 9, 2019

The Apollo’s Moon Shot AR app is a mix of historical information about the mission and interactive games. The moon landing’s cultural relevance as well as the ability to create games and other content around it made it a good choice. “We See Also: 63% of Advertising Creatives Struggle with AR Technology Adoption, Unity Survey Finds.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The report, titled “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: 2016 Mobile and VR Games Year in Review,” is a compilation of information Super Data and Unity Technologies, though we clarified with Unity that they did not contribute to the estimates for VR headset data in the report. The report estimates 4.5

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Quest has an enormous catalog of games with which a startup can’t compete, but Lynx could start dominating a particular niche for which this headset may be optimal. DLCs and IAPs are two new ways that indie developers that are on App Lab can use to monetize their games. could add DLCs with new training levels to earn some money.

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ARVR

AUGUST 28, 2020

VR- A powerful visualizer that emulates enchanting experiences (Source: Adobe Stock) Playing video games has always been great fun for people of different age-groups. Many of us wish that we could spend all day just gaming especially when we have the right gaming devices. Augmented reality (AR) is the future of Restaurant Menu?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The report surveyed respondents from September last year to June to discuss findings across some of the world’s top firms, including Unity Technologies, HTC, manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover, and media firm Yahoo, among many others. What’s the Deal on Data?

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TechCrunch VR

MARCH 1, 2022

of the global VR headset usage in January, according to Steam’s survey. ” It also includes handy developer kits for mainstream 3D engines, including Unity and Epic Games’ Unreal. Despite being a leading VR brand in China, Pico is nowhere close to the scale of Oculus’s user reach or creator ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 19, 2021

This is confirmed also by a previous prediction by the CEO of Unity, which foresees that in 2030 VR headsets will be as popular as gaming console: that is mainstream, but still not as TV, for instance. of the devices used on the gaming platform. Facebook totals now 60.2% Valve’s SteamDeck de facto doesn’t support VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

But not all the applications work well with hand gestures: for instance, most action games would suck with it. We have a couple of projects underway that are very exciting for us, in terms of creating some sort of game-type metaverse which can have collaboration with other parts of Sony,” Ryan added.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2020

The Smart-Accessory Revolution A Pew Research Center survey conducted at the beginning of 2013 showed that only 51% of adults in the United States owned a smartphone, 6 years after the launch of the 1st-generation Apple iPhone. Another survey conducted mid-June 2019, 4 years since the debut of the Apple Watch, showed that roughly 1-in-5 U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

The latest Steam Hardware Survey showed some interesting trends happening in the PC VR market (at least the Steam VR market, since we have no info on the Oculus Store market). It seems that the new players have found some other interesting games to play (or that are busy modding). The launch date for this marvel is January 2021.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2022

For example, Unity runs its humanities fundraiser and awards showcase. Most importantly, Apple supports mobile AR experiences aimed at consumers, leading to many social media and gaming opportunities. Additionally, Apple has supplied its Lidar scanners to other XR firms, including drone services for preservation and surveying.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

Since I loved gaming (who doesn’t love gaming?), It was too early for Unity, but they taught me about C++, C#, Java, OpenCV, OpenGL and other fancy development stuff. The weakness of the gamedev community disappointed me, but I decided that since everyone was using Unity, I should learn it myself.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

(Image by Cloudhead Games). Pistol Whip is going to be the next great VR game. Pistol Whip, the new game by Cloudhead Games, is slated for release on November, 7th for Oculus Quest, Rift and SteamVR. On the same day, an arcade version of the game will be released in LBVR locations through Springboard VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Gaming has always been a prime candidate for virtual reality (VR). Early immersive games in 2D like Minecraft and Second Life incorporated elements of the currently developing metaverse. In a recent survey , 59 percent of industry experts said gaming would dominate VR investments for the next few years. Social Gaming.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

This means that PCVR people can play the game again. More info (Meta’s losses in 2023) More info (Meta expecting even higher losses in 2024) Quest 3 enters the Steam chart at 0.15% Meta Quest 3 appeared for the first time in Steam’s Hardware Survey, with a 0.15% share of the market. Meta is investigating the topic. SteamVR 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

More info (Getting started with VR) More info (Best 5 Quest games to start with). I am a bit sad no one gave an award to The Unity Cube , though… I would have loved to get a “Worst Application Award 2021” from Road To VR…. More info (Somnium Space headset details) More info (The first game built on top of Somnium Space).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

which makes the hand tracking more responsive to fast movements of hands : the system can so track the hands also when the user is playing fitness games like FitXR (or HitMotion: Reloaded). Meta has also released a small demo of a fitness game to prove how it works well. Meta Quest will receive Hand Tracking 2.2,

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Because it is true to say that, to date, it is the gaming consumer that has driven the success and growth of VR. At AWE, Johannes Stettmeier, Business Development Manager for AR/VR Technologies at Lenovo, took the stage to explain how some of the most fruitful use cases for XR exist in enterprise, not in consumer or gaming.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 23, 2016

With our 2016 developer survey in full swing, we thought we’d share some great assets that you could buy with one of five $100 Unity/Unreal asset credit prizes! Grab it from the Learn tab on the Epic Games launcher. Take our developer survey by May 8th for your chance to win some sweet credits! VFX Weather Pack – $19.99.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

At GDC 2017 LG showcased a virtual reality headset that was SteamVR compatible: it was a game-changing moment since for the first time a new non-Vive headset would have been compatible with SteamVR tracking and ecosystem. 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

DECEMBER 29, 2021

I’m 46 years old and an avid car-, tech- and games- enthusiast. holoride is an in-vehicle entertainment solution that provides passengers with games and experiences designed to adapt to the vehicle as it’s moving. Marcus Kuehne (Image by holoride). Absolutely! Thanks a lot for the opportunity, Antony! My name is Marcus Kuehne.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

First of all, let me wish a nice rest to anyone who has participated in the Global Game Jam, especially the ones that have proposed some AR/VR games! The first one is the usual SteamVR hardware survey. It will be interesting to see how the different headsets will sell after the release of the flagship game by Valve.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 16, 2016

Let us know in our 2016 developer survey and get the chance to win one of five $100 Unreal/Unity asset credits ( full details ). Draw something that can fit in the palm of your hand, then stretch it out and walk inside your creation. What’s your favorite pinch project – and what new resources would you like to see?

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 5, 2023

Virtual reality hasn’t caught on with American teens, according to a new survey from Piper Sandler released on Tuesday. I watched the Game Developers Conference presentations from Nvidia , Unreal Engine , and Unity. I’m feeling the urge to run out and buy a gaming console. And it’s not just Unreal and Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

While Kura aims at making us dream with the headset of the future, another company , TiltFive, has its feet very grounded on Earth and is going to release an AR headset focused on a single purpose (tabletop gaming), but very well suited on it. If you are into tabletop gaming, my advice is to support them!

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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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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The main scope of this position is to prototype, ship, and support consumer gaming products leveraging visual-inertial tracking (HMD and controllers), camera passthrough, environment understanding, eye tracking, and hand tracking. StandableVR is a plugin developed by a young dev to offer full-body VR via IK in Unity. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

The biggest news of the week is the one that you can see in the above graph: i n the Steam Hardware Survey for April, it is possible to see a big spike of connected headsets. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Facebook’s revenues for Q1 2020) More info (Quest and Rift S stock, updated) More info (SuperData’s report).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

We were using something called Visa, which was a very low-level library language, very different from what Unity is right now. It also makes sense because many VR games now are low-poly, but people still enjoy them. Yes, there’s a lot of gamers that are using Quest to play all the wonderful games that are there.

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VRScout

JULY 18, 2017

This past week, Unity Technologies unveiled key components of its advertising strategy , notably including the “Virtual Room,” a customizable mini app for brands to create their own integrated experiences. The user chooses to follow Alice through the looking glass.”.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Moving on to the second business model, in-app purchases (IAP) are fitting for lots of AR experiences, especially gaming. This stems from the model’s success in mobile gaming, and its ability to maximize ARPU through the behavioral economics of micro-transactions. Our survey data with Thrive Analytics supports this.

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