The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by VR Panda) New information leak about the Quest 3 The launch of the Quest 3 is getting closer, and it is tradition with Meta, the weeks before the launch, everything about the device is getting leaked. This is also what led to the departure of the engineering director of Google’s Android XR project.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 9, 2022

Unity represents one of the most flexible environments in the XR landscape for companies looking to build their own collaborative experiences from scratch. The Unity ecosystem is an open and broad landscape full of tools capable of empowering workforces through communication, shared projects, and access to unique capabilities.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

A new report from Super Data offers new estimates for the market size of virtual reality in 2016, suggesting 6.3 This leaves Oculus, Google and HTC to split about a million units. This leaves Oculus, Google and HTC to split about a million units. million VR headsets were shipped in the whole of 2016.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 2, 2022

Unity VisualLive. Created by a market-leading provider of XR development software, Unity VisualLive allows professionals in a host of environments to visualise designs and collaborate more effectively in a real-time space. Spatial integrates with a wide range of platforms, including OneDrive, Google Drive, and Slack. ImmersedVR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2023

Today I want to take you on a journey on one of the coolest prototypes I’ve ever worked on, which is about creating Unity applications that can dynamically modify their logic at runtime depending on the user’s needs thanks to generative artificial intelligence. Cubes are easy to do. It got thousands of downloads.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

VR collaboration platform Morpheus announced on Tuesday it had launched its virtual reality (VR) remote collaboration platform to boost engagement across enterprises. Developers could purchase Unity-based worlds and upload the files directly to the VR remote collaboration platform. million USD in pre-seed funding.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Tilt Brush is Google’s first VR app to launch on the Oculus Rift , and I had a chance to catch up with Tilt Brush product manager Elisabeth Morant. I also asked about privacy in VR, but Google has yet to disclose any information about what information they may or may not be capturing from VR users.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

If I had to choose the most common question I’ve received in these 4 years on the blog, social media, and Quora, I would surely pick “How do I get started with virtual reality?” How I got started with virtual reality. This is how I got started with Virtual Reality development.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Two days ago I was reading an interesting editorial about PSVR 2 by Scott Hayden, and my mind started wandering about the current moment of virtual reality, the stasis we live in, and our expectations for the upcoming headset. This information shows us that Apple is playing a long-term game.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Extended reality, in the form of AR, VR, and MR, has shown significant potential for this landscape. We’ve already begun to see galleries and museums creating their own augmented reality and virtual reality experiences, designed to educate and enlighten people anywhere.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

There are quite a handful of platforms that allow you to develop virtual reality and augmented reality apps and content, but it is not easy to find an offline virtual reality school or academy with which to train for those interested in developing AR and VR apps. (Image courtesy RAEng Publications via Pixabay.).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

BTW, I’ve managed to found some time here and there to write this newsletter, because I’m happy to inform you of the community, especially my Patrons that always cheer for me (have you considered supporting me on Patreon as well?). NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) will be natively supported for HDRP in Unity 2021.2.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Because of my busy time, the commentaries to this and the next two newsletters will be a bit shorter than usual, but I’ll try to be informative the same, just with fewer words. More info — Use Google Translate! Thanks for your understanding. I truly hope this rumor is true.

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Cats and VR

MAY 11, 2017

Today, Ubisoft ® announced that Hungry Shark ® VR, the seventh installment in the successful mobile franchise developed by Future Games of London, is available on Google Daydream. Built using the Unity 3D mobile game engine, Hungry Shark VR boasts striking 3D models, lighting and beautifully rich environments.

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AllThingsVR

MAY 19, 2016

Start Developing For Google Daydream VR Right Now if You Have a Google Nexus 6P Yesterday, at Google I/O, the company unveiled the first details of its new virtual reality platform, Google Daydream. Naturally, there are some specific prerequisites in place to get started with Google Daydream development.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

In early 2016, I run into a paper from a professor at Caltech that was talking about data visualization in virtual reality and that blew my mind. What he wants to say is that the projection of data on a 2D screen makes you lose of lot information, and this makes understanding the data really difficult).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Verge started referring to them as the new “Glassholes”, the term that was invented to describe people wearing Google Glass in public, when that device was popular. I understand the fun of doing stuff with passthrough: when the Vive Focus came out, I did some stuff like that, too. I found it full of interesting information.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

I hope to see your there, physically or virtually . A report on Bloomberg informed us all that Magic Leap is exploring a sale of the company. You know how much I love Varjo : I think it is one of the most innovative startups in the VR landscape because they’re taking an original approach to Virtual Reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Netflix, the most popular streaming service, has had some connection with virtual reality and gaming : series like Kiss Me First , or some Black Mirror episodes have been heavily discussed by us of the XR communities. Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual has been released on the Oculus Quest.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In trying to highlight the best minds in both entertainment and technology, On The Lot gathered keynote speakers who could share insight about the VR/AR landscape from a variety of vantage points: Robert Stromberg , Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Founder of the Virtual Reality Company. Jerry Zucker , Director/Writer/Producer.

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ARVR

JUNE 19, 2020

Source: Crmtipoftheday Google is great. However, how many times have you had a problem finding the information you need? They’re trying to fight with algorithms to bring their web page on the first page of Google. Build your first HoloLens 2 Application with Unity and MRTK 2.3.0 We know how hot the topic is.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Augmented Reality (AR) ?—?a a direct or indirect live view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are “augmented”(or enhanced) by computer-generated perceptual information. Augmented reality for maintenance and repair 4. Top 10 Movies that Got Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Righ Edit-time ?—?when

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

T he use of the Exynos chips makes me think even more that this is an old device : Samsung has recently announced that it is going to build its headset with Google and Qualcomm, so it is impossible that the to-be-released device doesn’t have a Qualcomm chip.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2020

Source: [link] When it debuted in 2013 the Google Glass was the first of its kind. A augmented-reality (AR) accessory that sits right above one eye and gives access to emails, text messages, directions , etc. People were still getting use to having instant access to information in the form of a phone in their pocket.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

There is not only the problem of the timezone but also the unknown of the internet connection and the inability of reaching Western websites like Google. Don’t rely just on information you find online, and don’t trust at all what the West says about the East.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Hailing from 26 countries across the world, people came together in virtual reality to cheer on these top female founders in the XR industry. Sophia Dominguez // SVRF (New York, NY) – the first search engine for immersive content for virtual reality and augmented reality. That just makes it better.

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Voices of VR

JULY 13, 2023

Liz Hyman President and the CEO of the XR Association (XRA), which is a non-profit, industry trade association representing 47 XR companies including major players like Meta, Google, Microsoft, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, and HTC. Section 508 would only apply to XR experiences produced by the federal government.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Image from The Information). The console can also be inserted in a special case (a much improved version of Google Daydream View) to become a VR headset. A report coming from China reveals interesting information about Pico. This video about a “virtual reality viewer” from 1830 has been one of the viral content of the week.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Previous events haven’t just covered common topics related to extended, virtual, and augmented realities. They’ve also enlightened attendees with information on AI, blockchain, 5G, and the metaverse. Unity shared how digital twins were helping its customers unlock new levels of innovation.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 22, 2016

The Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC), the premier event for creators of immersive VR (and AR) experiences, today announced dates and location for its second edition – its first standalone event. Those interested in exhibiting at this year's show should visit www.ubmgamenetwork.com/vrdc for more information.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For specific information please check out the website. What can the attendees expect from it? Is it possible to follow it remotely from overseas?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Facebook has acquired Ctrl+Labs some years ago, and now it is using its expertise to create a wristband that can sense the motion information that your brain is sending to your hands. The mystery of Virtual Reality support on Xbox continues with a new chapter of the saga. Google halves its revenues on the Play Store.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Google Daydream VR platform is set to launch in fall 2016, but only a select group of developers will be able to publish Daydream apps. Google Play store is limiting access until some point in 2017. While any Android developer can submit Cardboard applications to the Google Play store, Google decided to limit Daydream apps releases.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

Do you remember that leaked email when Zuck told that he wanted to control all the technological stack Facebook works on and he wanted to acquire Unity? Tilt Brush and Virtual Desktop keeps thriving. More info (OpenBrush) More info (Virtual Desktop). It is accessible on mobile devices, PC, and virtual reality headsets.

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ARPost

MAY 14, 2020

He also shared insider information and exclusive updates breaking early on ARPost. Volkswagen’s Virtual Motor Show – a virtual experience that puts users on a show flow showcasing 3D renderings, as well as textual information on models. The Augmented City – imagine a kind of point-cloud Google Earth.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

As they learn, many students find it difficult to perceive theoretical information without any visuals or relatable examples. This is where augmented reality applications come to the rescue, visually transforming information and creating order from the chaos. Access to virtual equipment. Faster learning. Safer practice.

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