The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Facebook has started today enforcing the “Facebook login” rule , asking Oculus users to merge their Facebook and Oculus accounts. The community is not happy with this news, but another piece of news spread this week by VR magazines has given us some hope. Image by Google). A report and recommendations prepared by a U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. What Is the Oculus Quest? Oculus Quest is the first standalone 6 DOF virtual reality headset by Oculus. And with the Oculus Rift?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2020

Today I woke up finding on the various VR magazines the preview reviews about the upcoming Facebook Horizon. One of the images about Horizon shared by Oculus at the past Connect. Facebook Horizon is not an enterprise tool (for now). It is only a beta. A still from the concert of Jean Michel Jarre that we organized in VRChat.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways. the year of AR glasses? but could have other outcomes.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. The Facebook Connect is close and we all expect that during that conference Oculus is finally going to announce the new Oculus Quest. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany.

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ARVR

MAY 13, 2021

Companies can make data-driven decisions brought to them by data analysis tools that are provided through the cloud. BigQuery from Google Cloud has many powerful features that allow users to view their data in real-time, providing continual up-to-date information to help guide business decisions.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 FB) Facebook is the owners of Oculus Quest , the current gold standard when it comes to VR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In the meanwhile, the community is still rioting about the Facebook login , and /r/Oculus should now be called /r/FacebookBannedMyAccount because this is the only topic people are talking about. Facebook will have its own Cloud Gaming Service, entering so the field of the future of gaming where other companies like Google (Stadia!),

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Chinese magazine VRTUOLUO has published some photos of what looks like an early prototype of the device. Top news of the week (Image by VRTUOLUO) A leak shows a prototype of the Samsung XR headset We finally have a leak of the Samsung headset that makes us see something about it.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

COVID also helped professional implementation of VR which is closer to the real experience than Zoom, Google Meet or Teams. In order to address the problems described above (and many more) by using VR tools we need the following: 1. Content ?—?that’s that’s the most important part. size headset). Distribution ?—?once

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Before starting, I remind you that if you find what I do useful, you can donate to my magazine on Patreon to express your appreciation. Oculus Quest 2. The biggest announcement of the event has been for sure the Oculus Quest 2, that Facebook has not only revealed but also launched. Oculus Quest 2 is a great piece of technology.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Oculus Quest’s parallel content distribution platform slated to come in Q1 2021. We all know that is not possible to publish experiences on the Oculus Quest Store without passing through Facebook’s thorough review process , and this is frustrating many developers. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook). OpenBCI announces Galea.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2022

With an unexpected move, Niantic has acquired the 8th Wall , one of the best (if not the best) providers of developer tools to create WebAR experiences. This week some selected journalists from popular online magazines like CNET and The Verge have been able to have a preview of the upcoming Magic Leap 2 glasses. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Yesterday evening I came home at night after a long day at work and I opened my laptop to read (and share) some more news on the just-launched Oculus Link. The Oculus Link was not important anymore… it could wait. It will give developers new tools. Can’t wait to share it with all of you!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). (Image from Reddit). The VR ecosystem can end 2021 with a big smile on its face. Other relevant news. Image by Rec Room).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In a new interview given to a New Zealander magazine, Gabe Newell talks about the work that Valve is doing with Brain-Computer Interfaces. Oculus official side distribution platform is coming soon. Last year, Facebook announced that it was going to release in 2021 a new side content distribution platform for the Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Horizon World is more or less what we all expect from it: a clone of RecRoom with intuitive and simple creation tools, that at the moment let you just add basic geometric shape and some logic. This gives more power to Google Glass, that are not doing that bad in the enterprise environment after a total disaster as a prosumer device.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

source code is also provided as support for developers to make their own AR tools. #3: You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these For example, the Google Cardboard headset is only $20 !!! By the way, all these softwares are free of charge!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Image by Oculus). Facebook is working on a new version of the Oculus Quest. According to a report by Bloomberg, Oculus is working on a new Oculus Quest model, and it has already done prototypes that are lighter and more powerful than the current device. Top news of the week. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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ARVR

MARCH 24, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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ARVR

JUNE 21, 2021

For example, Oculus, one of the leaders in developing VR headsets, offers rooms and parties for Gear VR where you can meet with your friends in a virtual private space. Since Oculus is owned by Facebook, it is easy to connect with your friends. Since Oculus is owned by Facebook, it is easy to connect with your friends.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Palmer Luckey is a tinkerer,” is how Time Magazine described the creator of the Oculus VR headset back in August of 2015. Why couldn’t they just use a simple voice assistant device, such as an Amazon Echo or Google Home? Lee Vermeulen is breaking new ground with his experimental AR prototypes. .

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

As a long-time AR enthusiast, and one of the first to have tried Google Glass in Italy, I have to admit that I will consider AR mainstream only when it will be on glasses that we will wear all day , when we’ll live in a completely shared mixed reality world (the AR Cloud). Or is it just a talk about glasses?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2021

The whole event was all about Facebook creating a parent company called Meta that is going to control all the products that until now were in the Facebook’s family, that is Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Oculus, Portal, and all the rest. Google is still into XR. 1 hour of a standing ovation for having highlighted this. More info.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Metaverses are in line with the tech trend Oculus Quest reported sales growth, which indicates higher accessibility of VR equipment for the general audience. Limited input-output tools Humans are imperfect. Secondly, the existing technical tools cannot reproduce the physical sensation such as smell and touch.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2. Even if with the Quest 1 was possible to play Oculus Go games, this support has been abandoned on the Quest 2. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 26, 2021

It is very useful for instance if you are following a presentation and you have to take notes on your PC, or if during the meeting you have to look up something on Google, or check out your e-mail inbox briefly. The old Oculus Desk for DK2. After that, it asks you to use your PC to create a Workrooms account. A Work…WHAT?

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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

What we know for sure is that Apple is not known to launch products in a prototype state, as for example did Google with the Google Glass, rather the company launches a new product when it is certain to obtain an adequate market response. link] Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

With these numbers, creating a fulfilling shopping experience online should be a top priority for retail providers, and virtual reality is one of the greatest tools they have in accomplishing it. It is meant to be used with Google Cardboard?—?one What is virtual marketing and retail? in a simulated environment.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. ARCore   — ARCore is an AR SDK released by Google in 2018 for building augmented reality experiences. Salesforce uses Oculus Rift to create an immersive 3D environment for analyzing data.

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ARVR Magazine Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2022

Show Notes: Meta’s German Oculus Blockade Has Startups Facing Harsh Reality. We use Zencaster here at Robotspaceship studios and it has been an invaluable tool for recording remote podcasts. We are currently on: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Anchor. We are currently on: Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Anchor.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2019

The past week has been the week of the E3, and we had an insane amount of news regarding new upcoming Virtual Reality content, especially for the Oculus Quest! Thanks to the popular VR magazine Upload VR, that has organized the E3 VR Showcase, Virtual Reality has had its glorious moment at E3 2019. For what games are you hyped?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. Oculus support at its best Funny link. It’s basically a monopoly. Some XR fun.

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ARVR Magazine Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2022

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ARVR Magazine Podcast

AUGUST 25, 2022

Show Notes: Meta’s German Oculus Blockade Has Startups Facing Harsh Reality Getting Started with Meta Accounts Today's Sponsor Today’s podcast is sponsored by Zencastr - a browser-based platform for high-quality podcast production. For more info, go to [link] Subscribe and Follow! We are on: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube.

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VRScout

JULY 19, 2016

On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. Oculus has sold an estimated 250k Rifts. As of January 2016, Google Cardboard has shipped over 5 million units. Since then, we have seen a movement.

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