The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

PanguVR works with two amazing technologies like virtual reality and artificial intelligence , so I was really interested in talking with him. We agreed that we would have met virtually so that I could discover more about his company anyway. I’ve seen many companies working on interior design and virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2018

The typical development environment that they use is Unity, but if the customer requires Unreal because wants a better graphical quality, they can develop using UE4, too. Of course, he said that after having tried Google products, they also took inspiration to improve their ones to try to keep pace, but this was surely a bad news for them.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2016

Epic Games’ Kim Libreri today took to the stage at Google’s I/O conference to announce Unreal Engine support for the newly announced Daydream Android VR platform, what’s more is that it’s available right now.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I’m super-late with this newsletter because we of New Technology Walkers are working on some cool stuff for our game HitMotion: Reloaded! Image by Google). Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. Now we have finally an official confirmation of the fact that Google is working on an AR device. Tilt Brush).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 5, 2017

Unity Technologies and Epic Games are in a grudge match for the hearts and minds of game developers. Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 started out in the high end, and it has moved lower through pricing tactics and revisions that enable it to be the foundation of mobile games. Ditto with Google and ditto with Microsoft.”.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2021

“Metaverse is an embodied Internet where you don’t just look at content, you’re inside it and experience it directly via virtual reality”?—?Mark Photo by Patrick Schneider on Unsplash Virtual reality , as the name suggests, allows users to immerse themselves in an artificially created world that appears real.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2016

Google have announced that developers itching to get started on building Android VR games using the Unity game engine can do so right now using a Daydream plugin. The post Unity Native Support for Google Daydream VR Coming in Summer, Plugin Out Now appeared first on Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

More info (Twitter post that describes the excitement around this project) More info (Official launch blog post) Other relevant news (Image by Google) Chrome ships WebGPU Chrome , the most popular browser around, has just implemented WebGPU. It seems like an interesting technology, and I would love to try it.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Last year, the inaugural VR On The Lot brought together major players from Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Europe, and China for a two-day exploration of the intersection between entertainment and technology. Tony Parisi , Global Head of VR/AR at Unity Technologies. LIFE VR, Unity, Unreal Engine, VRC and DTS (an Xperi company).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The article is a summary of the most interesting information that came from our chat… including the mind blowing moment when I realized that with this technology, people in Unity and Unreal Engine could work together on the same project :O. The online collaboration works in a way similar to Google Docs. NVIDIA Omniverse.

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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. Almalence plans to license this technology to headsets manufacturers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As real-time 3D (RT3D) production becomes commonplace alongside the rise of extended reality (XR) services, solutions to accelerate and democratise the production of RT3D assets are starting to increase. RT3D engines such as Unity and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. This technology is still at a prototype stage, and in fact, its field of view is just a ridiculous 11.7 What a time to be alive!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As real-time 3D (RT3D) production becomes commonplace alongside the rise of extended reality (XR) services, solutions to accelerate and democratise the production of RT3D assets are starting to increase. RT3D engines such as Adobe Substance, Unity, and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Or us of New Technology Walkers , that in our fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded ( download it !) 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.

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TechCrunch VR

JUNE 4, 2021

Facebook has been making plenty of one-off virtual reality studio acquisitions lately, but today the company announced that they’re buying something with wider ambitions — a Roblox-like game creation platform. Facebook shared that they’re buying Unit 2 Games, which builds a platform called Crayta.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

As this article was being written, Varjo further expanded its cloud with Unreal and Unity engine integrations. XR streaming is already a reality on other cloud platforms. For example, Magic Leap has had a partnership with Google Cloud for the past year now. CloudXR From NVIDIA. Parents and Partners. Your Forecast: Cloudy.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Googles solutions allow developers to quickly optimize their augmented reality experiences for android devices, with a convenient Software Development Kit (SDK). With this technology, advertising teams can create XR-enhanced applications and tools for customers to access in both the desktop and mobile landscapes.

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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

MARCH 16, 2020

The price tag seems a bit too steep given the current situation of the company unless behind the curtains they have some secret technology and some Carmack-style talents. 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

AUGUST 24, 2020

I remember many people laughing at me when we of New Technology Walkers released a fitness game for the Vive Focus Plus ( HitMotion: Reloaded ) because they said it was a big and overpriced headset. What is interesting for us is the last line “adoption and support of ARKit features and future VR features into Unreal Engine by their XR team”.

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VRScout

JULY 5, 2016

Narrated by Murray himself, #FeelWimbledon was created by UK virtual reality studio, Hammerhead VR. The experience was developed in Unreal Engine, using 4D character scanning and a specialist array of 125 Digital SLR cameras to capture the hero tennis player and 24 other hero characters, and motion capture technology for animation.

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AllThingsVR

MAY 23, 2017

Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy Labs VR game studio, Improbable grabs $502M, Vivid Vision raises $2.2M, Oculus’s first employee just left 1) Google has acquired the VR game studio behind such popular gaming titles as Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. Read more here. Read more here.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

At the same time, Facebook could have an approach similar to the one that Google has with Android: theoretically you can use an Android phone without a Google account, but good luck in doing it : since my phone is Chinese, I don’t have Google services and I can assure you that it is a true pain in the a**. Image by Google).

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The event, hosted by AIXR, aims to recognize outstanding achievements in VR technology. AIXR – “The Academy of International Extended Reality” – is an independent non-profit dedicated to promoting MR, AR, and VR tech. The VR Awards recognize innovations in VR technology through twelve categories. What Is AIXR?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Unreal Engine 5 may change the rules of game development. Out of nowhere, Epic Games has teased the next version of Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5, due to be released in 2021. It means that you can take whatever model, even with billions of polygons, and put it in your Unreal Engine project. Other relevant news.

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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

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Facebook keeps working to become a leader in immersive technologies. This week we had a bunch of news, that seem quite unrelated, that show us how Facebook is working on its plan to become the dominant force in future technologies. WebXR is the standard to provide augmented and virtual reality experiences on the web.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The inaugural Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) is kicking off tomorrow at the Park Central Hotel in San Francisco. The two-day event is essentially a mini-GDC, focused exclusively on VR headsets and related technologies. Making Daydream Real – Building for Google’s New VR platform.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

Automotive companies use VR environments to build new vehicles while embedding AR technology into their navigation systems. Some major organisations are even experimenting with the idea of Mixed Reality holograms. Which Companies are Already Investing In Interoperability?

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 8, 2022

Basically, if the metaverse is the new internet, then everyone wants to be the new Google - holding the keys to the huge amounts of money to be made from selling advertising there. Although it’s very new, many of the basic skills needed to take part relate to fields of technology, business, or design that are already well established.

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ARVR

MAY 10, 2021

Unity Website Unreal // Unity’s higher fidelity sibling Unreal Engine is the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool. Unreal Website AR specific SDK and dev platforms Admittedly I know less about these but they’re just as important players in this space! at Google scale.?—? link] XR Programs?—?a

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

In Korea, a TV documentary has used virtual reality to make a mother meet again her daughter Nayeon , who died of blood cancer some months before. The technology can be so powerful, but it must be used the right way. Facebook acquires Scape Technologies. Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. I really hope so.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

Already the, virtual reality in gaming market is expected to grow to a value of $53.44 As an evolving technology giant, the company is also placing increased focus and attention on the Metaverse, similar to the team at Meta. XR has rapidly emerged as one of the most powerful new trends in the gaming landscape.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

Creating a future where the technology imagined in books like Ready Player One and movies like The Matrix actually exists is going to take a lot more than solid virtual reality headsets. The technology to make that universe and keep it active and enjoyable currently does not exist.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2018

Enea Le Fons is the epic guy of #30DaysInVR : he spent 30 days inside a virtual reality headset to help to shape an open and better future for virtual reality. I spent 80% of my time on a slightly customized version of Unreal Engine for Developers in-VR Editor (by Epic Games). What is it? What is its vision?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Well, it is not a problem of virtual reality, but of the whole tech sector , that has seen its investments decreasing a lot in 2020. This startup just exited from stealth mode, is like Google Maps but for the interior of shopping centers, offices, and other closed environments. Unreal Engine 4.25 adds many XR features.

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