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. Almalence plans to license this technology to headsets manufacturers.

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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. There are many other examples of that.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

This is an interesting mix of tradition and technology. It’s interesting to read about the many different technologies that Qualcomm makes available to OEMs and how this open ecosystem compares to the closed Apple’s one. For instance, there are VR Churches where people gather together to pray.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The reasons behind the layoffs are well-known: the competition with TikTok hurting Meta’s revenues; Apple’s new privacy rules on iOS have reduced the effectiveness of the ads business; the conflict in Ukraine and the inflation have led to bad economic conditions. Mindport helps you in building your Unity VR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

Zapbox features a 100° FOV and is going to launch with a Unity SDK to create content for it. And so on… Geoffrey Hinton, one of the godfathers of modern artificial intelligence, has left Google to speak out about the dangers of AI. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

There will be a new launcher, improved graphics, improved in-game camera, production-ready Unity SDK for the creators, improved full-body VR, and much more. The purpose of the group is of course the one of fighting the duopoly of Apple Maps/Google Maps. Matt Cool explains why developers should be interested in the WebXR technology.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Apple is already working on future technologies for its headset, and one of the rumors that popped out is that it is working on a next-generation technology to ensure a long duration of the battery of its device. This can be very useful, but also a bit creepy on the privacy side. It seems the journalist liked them. SteamVR 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The new DRIVE Thor superchip aimed at autonomous vehicles, which companies will be able to use from 2025 Omniverse Cloud , which lets companies use Omniverse completely via cloud rendering even on non-powerful machines A connector to let you use Omniverse with Unity. Image by Google). Meta and Google announce layoffs.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

If you mix this with the previous statements about Steamdeck technology being useful also for VR… I mean… how many other hints do you need? Powered by NeRF technology, t he application lets you scan an object easily with your phone. Google Starline starts real-world testing. More info (Valve’s job listing). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

VPS is a technology that implements the AR Cloud and creates a bridge between the real and the virtual world. What is impressive is that using the technology acquired with another startup, which is The 8th Wall, Niantic has also teased that VPS will be available also for WebAR experiences. News worth a mention. Image by Magic Leap).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

These technologies are so important and have so much business potential (see the success of OpenAI services) that companies can not stop pursuing them because there is too much money at stake. We are going to repeat the same errors, again. We don’t know, but this shows that the Korean company is still committed to XR developments.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2022

Google and Waymo evolve NERF to cope with cities. Well, this week Waymo and Google have presented their work with Block Nerf, a variant of Nerf that is meant for large environments like cities. Unity has partnered with Insomniac to build a metaverse for immersive live performances. Meta has been warned. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

Luckily there is AR that is still strong, and we can hope to wear Google AR glasses soon… ah no, they are dead too. 1 billion of this money is planned in Germany, with €500 million for a new Technology Campus in Erlangen. Ah no, not even that because also Twitter is dead. Now it’s called X and aims at becoming the Western WeChat.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2021

Unity CEO predicts in 2030 XR headsets will be as popular as gaming consoles. Unity CEO John Riccitiello has made new predictions on AR and VR , and this time he talked about the projections for XR headsets in 2030. Icosa Gallery is the new Google Poly. More info (ENGAGE raises $10M) More info (VRChat raises $80M). Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The metaverse will come, but slowly, and exactly as it was stupid all the hype around the technology one year ago, it is stupid again all the disappointment that there is now towards it. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. More info (Meta Reality Labs’ financial troubles?—?Forbes)

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A few weeks after I officially entered VR, the technology started being overhyped after Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus. But it is undeniable that Facebook/Meta has been a force speeding up the development of immersive technology and one of the main drivers of the current positive situation. The Gartner Hype cycle of VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 10, 2024

And if I can not predict my life, where I have a lot of knowledge and total control, imagine how difficult it is for me to imagine how things will be in a whole technological field where I am just a little drop in the sea. In the middle, we had various winters where the technology and the market slowed down. And our field, too.

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While the program was principally incubated by Crytek, students working in VR First labs tend use Unity (48%), followed by Unreal (20%) and then CRYENGINE (14%). We invite all industry technology providers and stakeholders to join us in this meaningful program.”. Graz University of Technology, Austria. image courtesy VR First.

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