The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

The once LBVRE (Location-Based VR Entertainment) company has closed its venues in Los Angeles to focus on its VR educative program built together with Arizona State University. More info Dreamscape becomes Dreamscape Immersive Dreamscape has pivoted. To underline the pivot it has also changed its name to Dreamscape Immersive.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Researchers at the National University of Singapore first showed us how face electrodes can simulate food in virtual reality– and now they are bringing wind and heat to your virtual world. Birthed in New Zealand and raised in Los Angeles, CA, volumetric capture company 8i has announced a Series B round of $27M.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2018

The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Additional expo highlights include Xtrematic’s extreme sports simulator, bHaptics’ full-body haptic suit, Bioflight’s VR medical training simulations and Phasespace’s large-scale motion capture system.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 1, 2017

We’ve seen many prototypes and simulations of VR shopping, but this is the first time anyone can experience real commerce in VR.”. Upon launching the app and entering payment credentials, the user can select a merchant — such as Body Language Sportswear (an e-tail merchant based in Los Angeles).

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VRScout

JULY 4, 2017

Apple acquires computer vision company, the hidden 3D feature in iOS 11 beta, Google experiments with ads in VR, a new VC fund is focusing on VR/AR, the investment and funding wrapup, and more… 1.APPLE GOOGLE PLAYS WITH ADS IN VR. in Series A funding for their surgical simulation platform.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The Virtual Reality Foundation, a non-profit organization, also produces the semi-annual VRLA expos in Los Angeles, CA. “It Job Simulator. Job Simulator – Owlchemy Labs. Tilt Brush – Google. It was important to me that there be an awards show put on by people who truly understand and love the medium. Best Game.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

Based in Palo Alto, CA, Osso VR has raised $2M to progress production of their VR surgical training simulations. ARE YOU IN LOS ANGELES JULY 14-1TH? GOOGLE LAUNCHES 3000 YEARS OF FASHION & CULTURE PLUS VR. …and just a few more: SALVADOR DALI IN VR. YOU’RE INVITED: THE AT&T SHAPE EXPO.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

By the time Howard Rheingold’s “Virtual Reality” was published in 1991, the Sensorama was already a “slowly deteriorating” relic stashed away in a cabana next the pool at its inventor’s West Los Angeles home. Google revealed Glass the same year the first Oculus prototype hit the scene.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle?—?for This is why Tim Sweeney, talking about the metaverse, rants about how we should avoid having again companies like Google and Apple that may decide the destiny of the others thanks to the immense power they have. Other news. Other news. Learn more.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Interestingly enough, the open world features wildlife simulations provided by IBM’s Watson. Already supporting the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, and PSVR – Unity will now support Google Daydream. Google Omnitone Surround Sound Support. Curioser and curioser…. Developers, rejoice!

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

Unlike the Lucasfilm AR headset, which uses a smartphone to power it (like the Google Daydream or the Samsung Gear VR does), the company says this concept is a standalone, self-powered headset. GOOGLE GLASS IS BACK AND READY FOR BUSINESS. Based in the UK, augmented reality optics company WaveOptics announced a $16M Series B.

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AR Insider

JULY 28, 2021

at its Partner Summit in May. –– New AR features include visual classification, multi-person 3D body mesh, advanced cloth simulation, and TrueSize technology for eyewear try-on. –– Lens Studio 4.0’s Features. –– Snap released Lens Studio 4.0

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

WHAT A DAY FOR A DAYDREAM… The highly-anticipated Google Daydream headset is here. Priced at $79, it is currently only compatible with the Google Pixel phone. and announced their first hardware product… which just landed via yellow vending machines in Los Angeles.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A small team has crafted the experience that includes the quasi-realistic avatars of Neo and Trinity , and a great action scene happening in a city that is a bit bigger than Downtown Los Angeles. The engine is able to build and simulate cities automatically by just having some parameters provided by the developers.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Jobe is run through a variety of advanced VR simulations and begins to see astounding results. Head mounted display: Used during the Gibson hack attempt, Dade wears a Google Glass like headset with a drop down heads up display. Before releasing it to the masses, LAPD is using VR to train their officers in realistic simulations.

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ARVR

AUGUST 2, 2021

New AR features include visual classification, multi-person 3D body mesh, advanced cloth simulation, and TrueSize technology for eyewear try-on. ?—?Lens more recently, we did a partnership with LACMA to create new monuments in Los Angeles or learning about the world and walking through the solar system to see what it looks like.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The New York Times distributes more than 1 million Google Cardboard phone VR viewers to subscribers with the launch of The Displaced , a 360-degree video project focusing on children driven from their homes by war. Eye-tracking startup Eyefluence, which raises $14 million this month, is acquired about a year later by Google.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

The company was later acquired by Google in 2010. Prior to Presence Capital, he was the founder and CTO of MyMiniLife (acquired by Zynga) and the founder and CEO of Toro (acquired by Google). A veteran in video games, serious games, and simulation industry. 12- Tipatat Chennavasin. and own sports VR IP.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

The test that we’ve been doing here in Los Angeles in some local warehouses, where we’re able to create these spatial workflows, tasking and routing functionality, practically doubles the amount of time it takes for even a seasoned to pick-and-pack worker to be able to do X number of picks in a given day. Gabriel: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

The test that we’ve been doing here in Los Angeles in some local warehouses, where we’re able to create these spatial workflows, tasking and routing functionality, practically doubles the amount of time it takes for even a seasoned to pick-and-pack worker to be able to do X number of picks in a given day. Gabriel: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

The test that we've been doing here in Los Angeles in some local warehouses, where we're able to create these spatial workflows, tasking and routing functionality, practically doubles the amount of time it takes for even a seasoned to pick-and-pack worker to be able to do X number of picks in a given day. Alan: Yeah, an oil rig.

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