Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2017

Facebook’s VR headset subsidiary Oculus is finally integrating a native tool that will let you capture and share your Rift experiences through 360 photos and videos—one that developers can integrate into Unity and Unreal Engines, and across NVIDIA and AMD GPUs— and it’s available today on GitHub. They’re easier to project.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. Unity 6 takes back the original way of specifying engine versions and abandons the confusing one that bound a new Unity version to the year it was released.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

I want to dedicate this newsletter article to my friend Mathew Olson, who at The Information kickstarted the “Reality Check”, a newsletter about XR which I received 3–4 times a week in my e-mail, and that was very well done. The same luck has not happened to employees at Niantic at Unity. HTC releases its “metaverse phone”.

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VRScout

JULY 8, 2021

These virtual offerings are split into three categories: the VeeR VR Cinema, the Unity for Garden Showcase, and the Cannes XR Developer Showcase. This includes SteamVR headsets such as the HTC Vive and Valve Index as well as the Oculus Rift. Image Credit: VRScout. But how to access these wonderful creations, you may be asking.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 18, 2018

If you aren’t familiar with the concept of a video game emulator, this magical piece of software (or hardware) allows a computer system, also called the “host,” to operate like a particular video game platform. For more information, check out the programs official subreddit, r/3DNes. The original Super Mario Bros. for $14.99

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. This program is an introduction to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek. Cut Cut Buffet, from 2BDev. Price: $9.99. Price: Free To Play.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content. As one of the better-known companies in the virtual reality space, HTC VIVE has already proven to be a valuable partner for countless companies transitioning into the XR space.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

There are some interesting pieces of information about the glasses inside the article. The newspaper describes the glasses as the hardware through which Tim Cook will leave his legacy because they are a new product line fully built under his management. And that now t here is some pressure to release them.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

SenseGlove video review. This post contains a very detailed review of the SenseGlove force-feedback gloves, but if you don’t like walls of texts and prefer a more agile video review, then I got you covered! Have fun watching this review video. What is SenseGlove? This should be fixed in future iterations of the device.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Although Unity 3D is undoubtedly the most common and trained standards for developing and deploying augmented and virtual reality application for both beginner or expert developer, it is cannot be employed for developing content for some headsets. You also give 5% of net revenues per quarter although its free to use.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

A report on Bloomberg informed us all that Magic Leap is exploring a sale of the company. This is also used to substitute workshops and speeches usually employing Youtube Videos or Youtube Live Streams ; VR events , made in virtual reality in platforms like ENGAGE, Somnium Space, Mozilla Hubs, VIRBela, etc…. Top news of the week.

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AR Insider

JULY 24, 2020

XR Talks is a series that features the best presentations and educational videos from the XR universe. It includes embedded video, narrative analysis and top takeaways. This is similar to the point made by M7’s Matt Maher in last week’s featured video. Speakers’ opinions are their own. Here Today.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Facebook has acquired Ctrl+Labs some years ago, and now it is using its expertise to create a wristband that can sense the motion information that your brain is sending to your hands. Volu lets you take volumetric videos with your smartphone. Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets. The mystery continues….

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

On Reddit, I have also been able to watch the video of an indie developer showcasing its game Cradle Of Sins made with UE5, and another developer publishing a tutorial on how to get started with UE5 for PCVR. As a Unity developer, I am a bit envious of all of this. The CEO of Sketchfab has tried it and said that it works quite well.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

See Also: Redefining the Future of Location-Based Entertainment With HTC VIVE Focus 3 and The Park Playground “Virtual reality is often perceived as being limited to the world of gaming. Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Especially the first feature made most people go in awe : volumetric videos are very expensive, so they’re typically not used during XR events. Recorded or not, the result was so cool that videos of Ignite conference became viral in all the XR community. Image by HTC). HTC is teasing the launch of a new hardware.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). But while playing the Youtube video, I’ve noticed that the CR-blabla is actually the North Star headset that that Genius of Noah Zerkin is manufacturing in Shenzhen. CR Deck Mk.1” News worth a mention.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The immersive demonstration provides live 360-degree immersive interactive videos for students. Some of the world’s largest and most reputable enterprises have leveraged ARuVR’s solutions to train, upskill, educate, and inform users. Med-Tech World Awards 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2020

As you can see, it is a hybrid event, a bit like the just organized HTC event that was held simultaneously in Shanghai and on ENGAGE. I’m visiting the preview world every day and I’ve seen this project grow under my eyes and go from a flat Unity plane to a full stage with so many special FXs and… WOW. You should see it.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Among this free content, the real interesting stuff is $500 in free Azure credits , while the other things are highly questionable (like 3 months of Unity Pro license… it is more a free trial than a real added value!!). More info (Unboxing video on Upload VR). HTC Vive celebrates the holidays giving 100% rev share to developers.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Pico Neo 3 Pro Video Review. As usual, I have also created a video version of this article, and in it, I describe to you all the main features of this headset , from the visuals to the comfort, not to mention the headset and controllers’ tracking. If you are a video type, you can watch it here below. Full unboxing video!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Leveraging its Igloo Core Engine (ICE), the company has curated a host of content in its viewing spaces, including building information modelling (BIM), metaverse worlds, 360-degree video, game engine demos, and many others. The award-winning operating system is also layer-based, providing clients with fully bespoke configurations.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

Don’t rely just on information you find online, and don’t trust at all what the West says about the East. While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China. And when I mean slow speed, I mean really potato quality… like 1 hour to upload a short Youtube video.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 2, 2021

After I have written my super in-depth review on the Vive Focus 3 , HTC has finally enabled hands tracking on its device , so I decided to talk about it to you. All you need to know on Hand Tracking on Vive Focus 3 – Video. How to integrate hands tracking in your Vive Wave Unity project. Hands Tracking on the Vive Focus 3.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive….

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2018

HTC Vive Focus is one of the most famous standalone VR headsets. I have always been intrigued by this device, since the first time I’ve read about its reveal at an HTC event : I don’t know why, maybe because of the azure color that is my favorite, maybe because it looks so informal. It was funny.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

During all these months, I had the occasion of reading on Linkedin about all his cool prototypes and enterprise solutions that he and his colleagues have developed inside the company, ranging from 360 videos to hand-tracked training solutions with the Quest, not to mention XR entertainment solutions for airplane passengers.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these Unity 3D is probably the most common software used for developing VR/AR applications?—?you Another industry standard is Unreal Engine, however, it is widely considered to have a steeper learning curve than Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

If you want to watch it, it’s a very interesting 2-hour-long video and you can find it here [link] together with a summary of the key points he said. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2018

Its problems are that you don’t have positional tracking and environmental tracking and it’s really a pity since IMHO true AR means attaching virtual objects to tables, walls, and such to provide contextual information. HTC: 10, U11. Unity-based SDK supporting Windows and Android. That’s an enormous limitation.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

For sure you all know HADO: even if you don’t remember the name, you have for sure seen one of those viral video where people with an AR headset on the head throw fireballs each other. Software-wise, we use Unity, Vuforia, and OpenCV. The Vive Pro Eye just launched by HTC at CES (Image by HTC).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

Eye tracking is, in my opinion, a technology that will disrupt completely the VR ecosystem , exactly as room-scale did with the first HTC Vive. Have a look at this video that showcases all its functionalities: If you instead don’t want to see a cool video but want to read some specifications… here you are: Accuracy: < 0.5°.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

This week we had 3 major pieces of information about it: First of all, the company has released an incredibly long (it took me around 1 hour to read it, and I’m someone that reads pretty fast) story of VR at Oculus/Facebook from the DK1 to the Quest 2 , with insights on what will happen next. What puzzles me is why this partnership.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

There is a lot at stakes, because if these two companies won’t settle (and I think that they are just firing big shots before finding an agreement), Unreal Engine developers won’t be able to develop properly for Apple XR devices, and they will have all to migrate to Unity. Intel Labs can now transform a video in a 3D scene.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

To mark the shift towards a positive end of 2023, following a shaky start to the year, AWE brought together firms such as Meta, Lenovo, and HTC VIVE to highlight the forecasted industry upturn. Stettmeier added: People have realised you can interact via video conferencing.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

At that point, Reddit user Samulia (who seems to have some sources inside Facebook) posted about “a dream” he had (just a way to spoil information with less risk of being sued) about the new display, tracking system, and features of the upcoming headset. HTC ecosystem conference brings news in eye-tracking and positional tracking solutions.

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