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

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. I will leave you the link to do that below. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

More info Whatsapp may be coming to Quest 2 According to a very recent rumor, WhatsApp will allow you to link your existing account to Meta’s Virtual Reality headset. We all joked about Samsung waiting for the Apple Vision Pro announcement to copy it, but according to some rumors, this is exactly what is happening.

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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. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

Zapbox allows you to use your phone on a specific holder that stays on your head to have screen-through augmented reality always in front of your eyes. Zapbox features a 100° FOV and is going to launch with a Unity SDK to create content for it. 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. First of all, the Web3 VR platform has announced version 3.0

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 6, 2024

More info Unity 6 introduces new features for XR developers The new version of Unity, called Unity 6, is currently in preview. In the meanwhile, Unity has appointed Matthew Bromberg as its CEO. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Google may still be working at Project Iris Some months ago a rumor claimed that Google had stopped working on Project Iris, its project devoted to the creation of augmented reality glasses. Senior Unity Developer Join our Unity team and be at the forefront of innovation in the global VR video streaming ecosystem.

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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

I love to see the work of the pioneers Wired has written an article about how the metaverse doesn’t need virtual reality. Google Starline starts real-world testing. Google Starline, the booth for realistic remote one-on-one meetings, has started being deployed in “early access” inside some selected companies. Other news.

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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

MAY 30, 2022

It is a terrible moment for tech companies: after Meta and Unity, also Snap stock has lost -30% of its value after the CEO has announced that the company won’t be able to reach its estimated earnings goals. Google Imagen is an impressive AI system able to create images just from text descriptions. Other news. Learn more. Learn more.

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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

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

And especially we started seeing some fantastic experiments made by developers with it: I’m linking here below my favorite one (which you MUST absolutely see) about someone making a “scratchable” virtual reality that unveils the real reality that is beyond it. Learn more. Some XR fun. Funny link. Header image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This may be one of the potential names for either the upcoming mixed reality headset that Samsung is developing with Google or the name of future AR glasses. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Thanks to Davy Demeyer for the tip!) I will leave you the link to do that below.

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ARVR

AUGUST 16, 2021

Unity and Unreal Engine are the most popular choices and do not add to the game app development cost all by themselves, but if your requirements turn out to be too complex for the engine you are currently using, and you need to change to something else, this will cause expenses to go up. On the Google Play Store, this number is 477,877.

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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. Please donate to the Red Cross to handle the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine. 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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Everyone was waiting for the Oculus Rift CV1, the first Virtual Reality “consumer headset” for the technology to boom… but then when it launched, it was actually a boom-erang, because the price was too high and the features too limited to have a real consumer appeal.

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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

Yes, we knew about Google’s Deepmind, yes we all got the news about the OpenAI foundation, but when ChatGPT came out, the tech world was shaken by surprise. The conflict in Ukraine has created new economic problems in Europe, and inflation has skyrocketed at a certain point. And our field, too. licensing).

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