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

AUGUST 3, 2020

Image by Khronos Group). Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. These may be upcoming features or possible features Oculus is experimenting with a selected group of beta testers.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Developed in collaboration with other leading XR companies like Microsoft, the HP headset is compatible with a range of platforms. The solution also supports hand tracking through Ultraleap Gemini and Positional tracking via SteamVR. It has been designed with an ergonomic form factor for comfort.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Renowned for its ingenuity, Apple has continuously pushed the boundaries of what is possible with its rich tech ecosystem, namely amid increasing competition with Microsoft. Developed in collaboration with other leading XR companies like Microsoft, the HP headset is compatible with a range of platforms.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The startup is pretty new, in fact, and its owner group is Megadodo, another unknown company that is working on an MMO game about which is difficult to find any information. Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. Simple WebXR” aims at bringing WebXR to Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image from Khronos Group). Late to the party after Oculus and Microsoft already released prototypical implementations, but finally Valve has implemented OpenXR into its runtime SteamVR. Unity details its MARS solution. Two new interesting demos for Quest hands tracking. Other relevant news. That’s fascinating.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. It has released experiences like Microsoft Remote Assist, that let different teams in a company work together to solve maintenance problems. Of course, it will exploit the already awesome Microsoft platform.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Unity talked about PlayStation VR 2 at GDC. Unity had a talk about developing for PlayStation VR 2 at GDC 2022. More info (Foveated Tracking boost inside PSVR 2) More info (Full Unity talk at GDC). Vive Focus 3 now supports Hands Tracking even in PCVR mode (Thanks Paolo Leoncini for the tip). Other news.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The tech industry responded by rallying as a community and a group. Other devices from Magic Leap and Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets offer deeper levels of immersion. We’re now bringing that directly to developers, who can download the software development kit (SDK) for Unity or Unreal Engine.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

It is very interesting that from these words, it seems that Facebook is not interested in releasing AR glasses for prosumers like Microsoft is doing with HoloLens, but it wants to enter the market with something already for consumers. Unity has built this nice demo using the Presence Platform. Presence Platform. Cloud Backup.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 26, 2023

Doing so will also provide greater interoperability with additional platforms such as Unity and Xcode, among others. Despite this, Latta praised the headset’s features like its field of view (FoV), controller-less hand tracking, eye and gaze tracking, and 3D video recording capabilities.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Numerous innovations continue to enhance the smart glasses industry for enterprise workers, including developments in hand tracking, device management, software platforms, and interoperability. Global teams are now intricately connected with remote engineers and experts, leading to a streamlined, agile workforce.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

[link] Pimax Play updates Over the course of several months, my Crystal received a number of software updates, after undergoing testing by the Pimax Crystal Beta testers (a group of early adopters).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Valve software is a very funny place because they don’t have a formal management , so it’s kind of all self-organizing… and if they don’t feel like as a group doing half-life 3, or half-life VR, it just won’t happen. Let’s do it”. It’s an interesting place to work.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Every company collects data, but I trust more companies like Apple, Microsoft, HTC, Valve who have other business models (like selling games, cloud services, phones, games) and so can guarantee better privacy to the user. I’m a developer, where is Unity, where is Visual Studio? Horizon is not opening its gates.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

But if you’re trying to look and have a group conversation with five different people about a 3D object, maybe you want to have that in AR — especially if you’re co-located with each other in the same room — so you can have all the affordances of body language and communication that we all have.

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VRGuy

AUGUST 1, 2016

Many game engines – such as Unity, Unreal and SteamVR- immediately support it. This is a community effort, not handed down from some elder council in an imperial palace. I would love to see working groups formed to address areas of common interest. Turning Data into Information Trends A stream of XYZ hand coordinates is useful.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

But if you're trying to look and have a group conversation with five different people about a 3D object, maybe you want to have that in AR -- especially if you're co-located with each other in the same room -- so you can have all the affordances of body language and communication that we all have. Alan: Yeah, it falls apart.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

But if you’re trying to look and have a group conversation with five different people about a 3D object, maybe you want to have that in AR — especially if you’re co-located with each other in the same room — so you can have all the affordances of body language and communication that we all have.

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