The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The HoloLens 2 Development Edition will become available in 10 additional countries by the end of the year: Canada, Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Italy. Oculus delays shipments of the Elite Strap due to breakage reports. The option to “rent it” by paying $100/month is coming next year.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Indie virtual reality (VR) developer Cortopia Studios’ first immersive title was a magic spellcasting videogame called Wands, first appearing on Samsung Gear VR. Today, it’s the turn of Oculus Quest. Take a look at VRFocus’ preview of the videogame on Oculus Quest or the gameplay footage.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 11, 2020

For those that love realistic racing videogames and virtual reality (VR), Codemasters’ DiRT Rally franchise has been one of the go-to series for several years with DiRT Rally VR arriving in 2016 and then DiRT Rally 2.0 adding VR support last summer. Today, the studio has announced DiRT Rally 2.0

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Bigscreen Cinema is launching on all supported platforms today in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, and Australia. Bigscreen supports Oculus Quest, Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index, and all Windows VR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Image by HTC). HTC launches Vive Flow headset for relaxation, priced at $499. After endless teasings and leaks, in the end, HTC has finally unveiled its headset: called Vive Flow, it is a lightweight device for media consumption. I send you good vibes so things go well for you too! Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The shape of the controllers is slightly different than the one of the Oculus Touch, though, and there is a ring that surrounds the wrist of the user. There is also “finger-tracking” a la Valve Index , but just for the thumb, index, and middle finger (so, it is more a la Oculus Touch). Nreal Light is on sale in Germany.

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Peter Graham

APRIL 15, 2020

As a lot of you reading this might be stuck at home at the moment looking for things to pass the time, delving into virtual reality (VR) can be a great escape. The sale runs until this Sunday, 19th April, available in the following countries: US, Canada, France, UK, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Germany, Spain, Russia, and South Korea.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2018

Showings of Stargate Origin are free, although only users in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand will be able to join in – no doubt an issue with licensing. No ticket or sign-up is required, simply download Bigscreen from the Oculus Store , Steam , or the Microsoft Store.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

Oculus has gained in these years always more success in the consumers’ landscape, and now with the Oculus Quest , thanks to an affordable device running great content , it is making strides in the market. But in the enterprise space, it has always been behind the competition of companies like HTC or Pico.

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ARPost

AUGUST 30, 2019

The fourth annual European Augmented World Expo is set to take place on October 17 and 18 in Munich Germany. Featured XR technology companies include Oculus, Google, Facebook, HTC, and Qualcomm. ARPost is excited about any XR technology conference but as AWE’s partner, we’re particularly excited about this one.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 7, 2019

In a couple of weeks, Europe’s biggest gaming event takes place in Cologne, Germany, Gamescom 2019. From the looks of things, there’s going to be quite the virtual reality (VR) presence. It’ll feature an original score written by film composers Paulius Kilbauskas and Vygintas Kisevi?ius.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 19, 2019

Having launched Creed: Rise to Glory in 2018 and with work ongoing with The Walking Dead Onslaught , today, the studio has announced another virtual reality (VR) tie-in based on HBO’s Westworld. Survios has or is working on several big interactive IP’s based on TV shows and films.

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Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Virtual reality. “We started our directory back in 2015, before HTC Vive and Oculus had even launched, with 99 studios as members. Germany: 83 studios. Virtual Reality Marketing is a comprehensive directory of 360/VR/AR studios and showcases the latest experiences and trends.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This has been a hectic week for the leaks on the upcoming new Oculus Quest Pro device. Marky Z hinted that the device should feature eye and face tracking, and recent findings in Oculus Quest 2 runtime confirm this. I also thank everyone of you that supported me in this journey! Top news of the week. Image from Imgur).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

HTC Vive Cosmos will work with Vive Wireless Adapter. This week, HTC has not made another big reveal about the Vive Cosmos, so we’ll still have to wait to discover more about its price and its features. It’s more a logistic thing internal to HTC, so I think most of us can not care about this :D. Oculus Summer Sale has arrived!

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InstaVR

AUGUST 4, 2019

August 5, 2019 – InstaVR Inc ([link] a virtual reality (VR) authoring, publishing, and analysis company, today announced that InstaVR is selected as SAP iO Foundry Startup. InstaVR provides SAP connectivities as SAP.iO Foundry Startup. Further Enterprise Level Success with VR Experience. About InstaVR Inc.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I’m here to attend the WCVRI , a very big event about Virtual Reality in China, where I am exhibiting HitMotion: Reloaded , the mixed reality fitness game of my agency New Technology Walkers ( contact us if you need some VR development!). Mega-events like the Gamescom in Germany occupy far more floor space. Vive Cosmos….

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

One of key detractors for a complete immersion into virtual reality experience is the presence of cables which hinder your digital movement. MSI VR One is fully optimized for HTC Vive, but also accepts other headsets. Hence, the question for the VR industry is… what is freedom and how one becomes free?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The HTC Vive Cosmos may release soon for €799. Popular VR Youtuber Sebastian Ang has spotted two online stores (one from the Netherlands and the other from Germany) already listing the Vive Cosmos for €799. A market where Oculus has almost no earning s from the hardware sales, though, so it’s a weird situation.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Plumbing a problem for developers in Germany, where old pipe systems can make renovating any structure a challenge. And later and after some silence and after a few questions, Alex [Werlberger] -- our CTO -- came up with the idea to think about augmented and virtual reality. Their pipe systems, they are a really, really old.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Plumbing a problem for developers in Germany, where old pipe systems can make renovating any structure a challenge. And later and after some silence and after a few questions, Alex [Werlberger] -- our CTO -- came up with the idea to think about augmented and virtual reality. Their pipe systems, they are a really, really old.

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Tech Trends VR

APRIL 22, 2020

This allows students to exercise their skills at home while in isolation using the company’s @HomeVR system which was launched two weeks ago for standalone VR headsets such as Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus. and Sana in Germany. UCLH in the U.K.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Great times ahead for augmented reality! The device will be available for $3500 in United States, Japan, China, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Australia, and New Zealand, the same countries where it was previously available for pre-order. HTC is now selling certified refurbished Vive HMDs for $400.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2017

You can make 3D models and sell them on the Sansar store, and eventually you’ll be able to charge membership or ticket prices to attendees of virtual events (if, of course, your virtual venue is hot enough). What does this mean? The company’s IP is legendary, and just like in the 90s (did you ever make it to EPCOT as a kid?)

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 11, 2020

Today, we're speaking with Dave Beck, founder and managing partner at Foundry 45, an immersive technology company that develops enterprise level virtual reality training experiences. So, OK, we put VR to work by creating virtual reality training experiences for enterprise partners. Alan: Hey, everyone, Alan Smithson here.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 11, 2020

Today, we're speaking with Dave Beck, founder and managing partner at Foundry 45, an immersive technology company that develops enterprise level virtual reality training experiences. So, OK, we put VR to work by creating virtual reality training experiences for enterprise partners. Alan: Hey, everyone, Alan Smithson here.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 11, 2020

Today, we're speaking with Dave Beck, founder and managing partner at Foundry 45, an immersive technology company that develops enterprise level virtual reality training experiences. So, OK, we put VR to work by creating virtual reality training experiences for enterprise partners. Alan: Hey, everyone, Alan Smithson here.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

It can be pre-ordered on the Meta website and will ship from October, 25th in all the 22 countries where Quest 2 is already shipping (sorry, still no Germany, then). Do you remember when everyone was mocking HTC for its super-high prices and people were praising Meta for its cheap costs? Other productivity applications.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

So Miro Shot is a band and we’re touring a virtual reality live concert around the world. festival in Germany. Anne: Yeah, it’s really– Alan: Stack of phones charging while you’re swapping it out, whereas if you’re using something like an Oculus Go, you’ve got to take the whole machine away.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

So Miro Shot is a band and we’re touring a virtual reality live concert around the world. festival in Germany. Anne: Yeah, it’s really– Alan: Stack of phones charging while you’re swapping it out, whereas if you’re using something like an Oculus Go, you’ve got to take the whole machine away.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 22, 2020

So Miro Shot is a band and we're touring a virtual reality live concert around the world. festival in Germany. Alan: Stack of phones charging while you're swapping it out, whereas if you're using something like an Oculus Go, you've got to take the whole machine away. So we have our own app on the Oculus store.

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