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

APRIL 10, 2023

More info Owlchemy Labs thinks hand tracking can make VR mainstream Owlchemy Labs has just presented a demo of the popular game Job Simulator completely working through hands tracking. The company has fine-tuned the interactions in the best way possible so the game can be played without controllers by retaining a good experience.

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Hand tracking Apple Ukraine Technology 326

ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2021

At the moment, VR is often only associated with gaming, but it is much more than that. Large companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, Valve, Epic Games, Roblox as well as smaller startups are working on creating products for the Metaverse as we speak. According to a survey by emarketer.com, nearly 85 million people in the U.S.

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Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Unreal AR 130

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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Virtual Reality AR Augmented Reality Oculus 345

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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Data Tools Unity Study 66

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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China Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Survey 78

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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Hand tracking AR Augmented Reality Oculus 424

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 6, 2023

The move came following the Chinese firm facing serious, multi-year legal troubles with Epic Games, who took Xreal to court over the use of similarly titled services. Epic claimed that the two companies trademarks, “Nreal” and “Unreal,” were visually similar and could create confusion among customers.

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Apple Immersion AR Hardware 83

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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Training Industry Strategy AR 98

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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AR Magic Leap Oculus Virtual Reality 161

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. Image courtesy Unreal Engine.)

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Unreal Unity Virtual Reality Survey 103

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

So, the company has created this androgenic girl called Mica , which should be as close as possible to a real human, featuring a great visual quality (thanks to Unreal Engine) and credible eye movements and facial microexpressions. Yes, various games have been announced, but this is the true innovation proposed by the Florida company.

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Magic Leap Augmented Reality AR Florida 170

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

People are comparing this price with the one of the Quest, but I think that this headset is a completely different beast: it has not enough games to be interesting for consumers, but it has enough features to be interesting for enthusiasts, developers, and companies. Some news on Facebook. People want to wear VR on planes, but not on buses.

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Apple AR Video Survey 282

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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Leap Motion Augmented Reality Unity Survey 28

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. It has 4.5DOF. Cool, isn’t it?

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AR Nigeria Apple Oculus 492

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

More info (Getting started with VR) More info (Best 5 Quest games to start with). Apart from the hardware, Somnium is moving well also on the software side: the graphics of the virtual world is improving over time, and soon will be released the first game built on top of Somnium. Top news of the week. Image from Reddit). Image by CES).

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Unity Oculus Virtual Reality Gaming 438

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

Since I loved gaming (who doesn’t love gaming?), So, I googled around and found a workshop from a Unity event that taught how to do a Unity game. After having learned the basics of Unity, I imported the Oculus plugin inside the game engine and using the related documentation, I started playing around with it.

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Virtual Reality Unity Course AR 430

VRScout

MARCH 30, 2017

BMW uses VR to build cars faster & cheaper, Disney uses VR for research for theme parks, get set for Ready Player One in VR, a VR survey, and the investment & funding wrapup, plus much more. THE SURVEY SAYS: PEOPLE LOVE THEIR VR DEVICE.

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South Korea Survey San Francisco Ohio 150

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

There was perhaps some miscommunication about the reasons why, which the gaming community pointed out was ahem…wrong…holding their Rift, PS4 and Xbox controllers as evidence. Returning controllers… (Image by Rob Cole).

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Controllers Gaming Oculus Examples 191

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Or Unreal if that’s your language. 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. I like a lot playing games, I have worked a lot in, and I still work in entertainment.

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Training Study Machine Learning United States 522

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

Some immersive games will be available at launch: Game Room, What the Golf?, Probably What The Golf will become the game of the year 2024… I’m of course super excited for this launch because the hype created by this headset can reinvigorate the whole XR ecosystem. and Super Fruit Ninja. The PCVR space is literally on fire.

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Apple Samsung Hand tracking Machine Learning 347

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

But at the same time, I know that this is part of the game. The newest Steam Hardware Survey shows how Rift S has now more or less 8% of the market. Strategy Analytics highlights in his survey that mobile headsets like Daydream, Gear VR and Cardboard are continuously losing importance and revenue shares.

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Samsung Survey Oculus AR 192

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

And he for sure would never have forgotten them in a hotel room… a hotel where totally by chance works a guy who owns a channel about gaming and is active on VR forums. VR modder Praydog has just announced a “Universal VR injector” for Unreal Engine. I mean, this story smells. VR Modding reaches a new milestone. Some news on content.

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Ukraine Haptic HTC Data 368

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In several of the surveys we’ve run, integration with HMDs has been a top request. We’ve also talked a lot around the office about zombie or horror games that react to your heart rate, building on the kind of thing companies like Flying Mollusk demonstrated. NeverMind, a game by Flying Mollusk. It is a dream that becomes true!

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Gaming Data Eye Tracking Unity 545

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Innersloth has unexpectedly announced that the popular game Among Us is getting an official VR version. It will be developed with the support of Schell Games and have similar features to its 2D version: tasks to perform, sabotages, deceptions, emergency meetings, and sus people. Have I already told you that I love this game?

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Survey Apple AR Samsung 295

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Meadow Cites Surveys ‘In the Field’ The announcement comes as research finds that immersive technologies will add $5 trillion USD to global markets by 2030. Finally, Meadow taps Creativity with Epic Games ‘ Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) to deliver stellar photorealistic environments, visuals, and real-time 3D (RT3D) assets.

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Machine Learning Immersion Germany Technology 93

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 17, 2019

We have recently visited a tech company and when we told them that we wanted to show them our game HitMotion: Reloaded on the Vive Focus Plus , they told us: “let us give you a room where you can set up your computer” They had no clue about standalone VR devices. Be like a low pass filter, don’t let the spikes influence you.

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