ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. One of the biggest international events dedicated to the augmented and virtual reality will take place at the beginning of September in Chengdu Financial City in Sichuan, China.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Vive Tracker has been one of the best products ever launched by HTC and it has been used in many applications, either for leisure (think about full-body tracking in VRChat) or for professional usage (training with physical objects). OWO Haptic Vest (Image by OWO).

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Interhaptics is a Haptics software company specializing in tools for haptic design and rendering, and hand tracking interactions for digital platforms as Mobile, XR, and consoles. It supports an extensive list of XR controllers, hand tracking systems, and haptic devices. MR content will be more impactful with Interhaptics.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Apple, Sony, Microsoft, and countless other vendors in the technology space are now investing heavily on the concept of “spatial audio”. A spatial audio strategy can also be a fantastic tool for building instinctual skills and muscle memory in the training world. Here are just some of the most significant trends to consider.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This week I’ve anyway found the time to enjoy the artistic piece Finding Pandora X and to work on organizing my session at the Virtual Reality Day (more on this later on in this newsletter). In the communication, it is emphasized that it is able to work with 5G phones from different brands like Sony and Samsung.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 22, 2023

Today’s XR innovations are empowering everything from improved customer experiences in retail to better collaboration among automotive manufacturers and improved training in healthcare. In November 2022, Japanese electronics giant Sony, purchased “Beyond Sports” to help create massive metaverse environments specifically for sporting events.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The Sony game was nominated for four DICE Awards this year, but failed to take home any of them. See Also: The Rise of Virtual Reality in Automotive Retail. While the field of haptics is exciting and promising, few today would recognize the name “Ultrahaptics” before “Pixvana.”. VR Education and Training.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Hearables with augmented reality features are becoming ubiquitous thanks to the overall spread of wearables, the contribution of tech giants, and the growing demand for emerging technologies. How Augmented Reality Works. See Also: What Is the Difference between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even the big players like Sony, Apple, and Microsoft have substantially reduced their production estimates for 2022, whilst processor manufacturers talk of delays into 2024. As this year continued, I tackled different development areas (Tracking, Ergonomics, Haptics, Mechanical, Software, etc.) Image provided by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

How VR is used for soft-skills training. I’ve found a long and detailed post about how virtual reality is used for soft-skills training and assessment. You all know that training is the leading sector for VR in the enterprise, and you had better knowing it is not only used to teach practical stuff, but also soft skills.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Researchers at the National University of Singapore first showed us how face electrodes can simulate food in virtual reality– and now they are bringing wind and heat to your virtual world. EX-HEAD OF SONY PLAYSTATION LONDON FORMS CROSS-PLATFORM VR GAME STUDIO.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Pioneering a unique form of haptic feedback that simulates sensation and touch, Tactical Haptics has raised $2.2M The company has been driving their product forward for a few years and led an unsuccessful Kickstarter in 2013, so this is a big deal for Tactical Haptics in their quest to commercialize haptic feedback technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony Interactive Entertainment has l et many famous journalists and influencers (like Mike Virtual Reality Oasis) try the new headset in dedicated sessions where they could play four upcoming games: Horizon Call of the Mountain, Resident Evil Village, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 13, 2019

This game made by Sanzaru Games together with Oculus Studio is one of the best and longest games ever released for virtual reality. It is maybe the first virtual reality game that really feels AAA. I wonder how they managed to come up with this name, I’m really surprised by the creativity of Sony’s executives.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

Regarding the Valve Index , GabeN explained that it went out of stock because one of the needed components came from Wuhan (yes, exactly that city…) and during the pandemic, Sony and Microsoft got all the supplies , so Valve had enormous problems in manufacturing the device. Some numbers about VR training.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. BigscreenVR has partnered with many of the major movie studios including Paramount Pictures and Funimation (Sony Pictures). In June 2019, Magic Leap accused Xu of stealing AR glasses technology when he was an engineer working at the firm.

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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. Sony closes its game studio in Manchester. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony is closing its Manchester-based game studio, that it opened in 2015 to produce ‘AAA’ PSVR exclusives.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. More info (GDC roundup 1) More info (GDC roundup 2) More info (GDC roundup 3) More info (Moss to be published on many platforms) More info (Manus Quantum Metagloves) More info (Sony showcasing PSVR).

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ARVR

JANUARY 10, 2022

Sony reveals top-5 most played PSVR games ever. Bank of America rolls out global VR employee training program at 4,300 locations. Ultraleap’s mid-air haptics tempts Tencent to join its $82M Series D fundraising. . - More than two years after launch, Valve Index is now the second most-used headset on Steam.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

Senseglove is an “affordable” enterprise haptic glove and it has just been upgraded to a version that is much more comfortable and usable than the last one. Sony and Verizon have partnered to create the next generation of VR concerts and have announced this partnership at CES. Senseglove Nova. Google AR Cloud Streaming.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Today I feature a very interesting blog post about Virtual Reality anime by Fedotov Maxim. If you like anime and you like virtual reality (as my buddy Max, to whom I dedicate this post), I’m sure that you will appreciate a lot this article. But it wasn’t until Sony announced PSVR that things started to change.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). In the last few days, we already heard about: Osso VR raising $66M for its surgical XR training solution LIV securing $8.5M for its mixed-reality video solution for VR applications. Real Reality or Virtual Reality, this is the question. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

I don’t feel alone because I have so many virtual friends and colleagues with which I speak every day, and VR helps me to travel wherever I want. Image by Sony). Rezzil Player 21 offers realistic soccer training that you can perform at home with a VR headset and a Vive Tracker on your foot ! Header Image by Sony).

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It’s a self-contained story set after Double Tap , and Headshot Fever sees you playing “New Guy,” who joins the original quartet as they train for a sporting event called the ‘Zombieland Invitational.’ Zombieland fans should find plenty to like.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

Some interesting info emerging from them: Epic proposed Sony develop a VR game for the PSVR 2 if Sony accepted Fortnite on PlayStation with cross-play with other platforms. More info (Epic proposing a VR game to Sony) More info (Epic spending on EGS) More info (Epic didn’t like Minecraft Earth marketing) More info (Apple vs Epic?—?Slides

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

From zero gravity chambers to organic gaming consoles, Hollywood has been dreaming up some of the biggest and best ways to implement virtual reality for decades. They’ve envisioned it as the latest method of psychoanalysis, human enhancement, law enforcement training and so much more. TRON (1982). Arcade (1993).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 provided hints of where Facebook, HTC, Sony, Google, and more will take their headsets in the near future, but where does the industry’s best and brightest think we’ll end up this time next year? 4) I don’t think at the end of 2017 there will be a virtual reality headset in every household.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

I have watched in particular the reviews of Mike Virtual Reality Oasis and Sebastian Ang (MRTV). Well, Russian VR expert Ilja Zegars has found new info about it: it seems that now it is called RosCosmos, and it should be aimed at the B2B market, including the training of Russian astronauts. ForeVR bowling is out.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

This CES has been very good for augmented and virtual reality, but it has not been exciting. It may also feature eye tracking, that can be very important for some training applications. Sony Playstation. Sony was the only VR big player present at the show. Sony has also unveiled the name of the new PlayStation.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

First of all, we have some more info on the micro OLED displays: Sony started selling them in Japan, so we have some more specs: they have 4K resolution, 90Hz framerate, a high luminance, and the capability of reproducing a very wide color range. Learn more News from partners (and friends) Happy Birthday, Tom Ffiske!

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 6, 2020

NextVR is a virtual reality company, and Apple has always declared it was not interested in virtual reality. This is our way to help you spending your time in quarantine both having fun and watching cultural and artistic content in virtual reality! News worth a mention. Image by TG0).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. Take, for example, Lufthansa – they train their aircrew through a VR application created by NMY Mixed Reality Studio.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. Take, for example, Lufthansa – they train their aircrew through a VR application created by NMY Mixed Reality Studio.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Additionally, founding the Upload Academy, a VR/AR developer training program, which graduated its first class in August with a number of success stories including Found – a gorgeous Miyazaki-esque narrative experience created by four of our students which was recently recognized on stage during the Oculus Connect Keynote.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Kevin: Well, that’s part of the reason why I’m so passionate about augmented reality and virtual reality being used in out-of-home entertainment. That’s where a lot of people first heard about virtual reality in the theme park sector. Let’s show everybody. Kevin: Yeah, exactly.

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