UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 29, 2017

For every Nintendo there is a Sega and for every Apple there is a Microsoft. There are a handful of major players already cutting their teeth in VR including Google, Sony and Samsung; but the two titans sitting at the top of the heap are Oculus and HTC. Oculus/Apple . HTC/Microsoft . For every Facebook there is a Twitter.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2020

How to view your 3D scene in VR in Blender – Video. Here you are my usual video tutorial where I explain to you how to activate the VR view feature in Blender, with what devices it works and how it performs in action. It’s a very easy process, so the video is quite short. It is also available in the Microsoft Store.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The app also includes a mobile centric UI as well as the ability to download images, videos, and documents. Spatial is currently available on the Oculus Quest/Quest 2 , Microsoft HoloLens/HoloLens 2 , Magic Leap , Nreal Beta , and compatible web browsers. For information on pricing visit here. Image Credit: Spatial.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The company announced that Oculus will be backing out of GDC over similar concerns. Facebook’s decision to cancel F8 comes on the heels of news that Oculus would be backing out of this year’s Game Developers Conference over similar concerns. The company will instead make a series of digital announcements remotely.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Even if these should be holidays, my will to inform you is not in vacation, so here you are my roundup of the best AR/VR news for this week. Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. Asobo and Microsoft have worked hard for this and on 22nd, the VR patch has been released. Top news of the week. Image by HP).

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VRScout

AUGUST 16, 2016

Advertisers and agencies will soon have another way to market their content through the use of bite sized 360-degree video on the increasingly popular application known as Snapchat. Sony created this initial video with the help of AvatarLabs , a Los Angeles based digital agency. What Snapchat will do next is entirely a mystery.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Oculus delays shipments of the Elite Strap due to breakage reports. Other relevant news. New details on the Lynx MR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Oculus Go price cut down to $150. Facebook has permanently cut down the price of the Oculus Go to $150 , the same price that made it sell incredibly well on Amazon during the Cyber Monday. More info (Oculus Go price cut) More info (Xiaomi laying off the team dedicated to Go). Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In the video provided, Huaishu wears an Oculus Rift headset outfitted with an Ovrvision stereo camera as he designs a 3D model of a teapot in a 3D space using a pair of slightly-altered Oculus Touch controllers. Image Credit: Huaishu Peng. The post 3D Printing In AR Using A Robotic Assistant appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 28, 2017

Microsoft today announced a bevy of information regarding their upcoming Windows VR headset launch, which will see headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo coming this holiday season starting at $400. Microsoft Edge. Apps and Companies Supporting Windows VR Headsets: Ark Park. Ancient Amuletor VR. Arizona Sunshine. Arte 360 VR.

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Microsoft announces a VR headset for $299 via PCGamer [link] Microsoft announced a new line of virtual reality headsets today which are much more affordable than others on the market. The headsets will come from Microsoft’s partners including HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, and Acer, and will start at just $299.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

But now a new report from The Information informs us that it is also building its own operating system for those glasses, and it won’t be based on Android (like most of the operating systems for mobile devices, including standalone headsets), but made entirely custom. This is something we already knew. Other relevant news.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Companies are already replacing regular travel costs with alternative face-to-face communication, like video conferencing and online chat. The world of extended reality (XR) offers a new opportunity to go beyond video and share digital space with co-workers, wherever they might be. . There is an alternative.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The Oculus Quest 2 continues its march towards mainstream adoption. It wouldn’t be a normal week without some news about Facebook and/or the Oculus Quest. In all this promotional message, he said two interesting pieces of information. Mathew Olson from The Information (subscribe to his awesome newsletter !)

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2018

Since the first time we have seen the Oculus Santa Cruz prototype during Oculus Connect 3 , we want to put our hands on it. The Oculus Connect 4 made us eager to have it and finally this year we will be able to buy it. What if your Rift could become your Santa Cruz? Ready to discover how? Then go on!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Original image from Oculus). Oculus Rift and Gear VR have sold 10M units. At the beginning of the week, Jack McCauley, one of the founders of the Oculus startup, had claimed in an interview with CNBC that Facebook VR will never succeed. Of course, he was not only talking about Oculus but about VR in general.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

I am also excited because thanks to the organizers of the VRX event, yesterday I have been able to interview Facebook’s Sean Liu and ask him some questions about Oculus and its vision of Virtual Reality. Oculus Link is here. If you’re interested, you can check the interview out here. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Apple has been prototyping headsets for years, and recent reports from The Information and Bloomberg suggest that Apple could release a headset as early as 2022 that could cost as much as $3,000. All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Where is Spatial Computing in its Lifecycle?

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

AR can also help consumers visualize how products will look in their homes or on their bodies, improving the shopping experience and leading to more informed purchasing decisions and fewer returns. Companies like Google, Microsoft, Lenovo, and Vuzix are developing smart glasses to enhance the AR experience. They are: 1.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. I would like to try it first, or at least hear the informed opinion of a competent journalist like Ben Lang of Road To VR. It’s a powerful video, and in fact, everyone was talking about this documentary this week.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 27, 2017

He is known as something of a sleuth in the industry and was one of the first people to determine the actual field of view of the HoloLens before Microsoft released the official specs. More recently, Kreylos has been digging into the Oculus Rift Sensor and its ability to function as a basic webcam. How is This Possible?

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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. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. First of all, no one has ever heard about Deca before. Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Originally slated for its US release on 9/25/2017 through the Microsoft Store , pre-orders were quickly refunded for no discernible reason. TPCast is also gearing up for the release of its Oculus Rift-compatible trasmitter , with a pre-order page spotted on Overclockers.co.uk. What’s in the box. Wireless Transmitter.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. A significant part of the information can be submitted playfully. YouTube videos created specifically for VR. The increase in the number of large companies working in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. Especially the first feature made most people go in awe : volumetric videos are very expensive, so they’re typically not used during XR events. Image by OceanX).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

And now here you are the best XR news of the week to keep you informed…. HP has fixed many of the visual problems of the headse t, and Microsoft has just released a patch on Windows 10 that aims at solving many visual issues of all WMR headsets (like Chromatic aberration). Oculus Quest 2 gets a huge update. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

BTW, I’ve managed to found some time here and there to write this newsletter, because I’m happy to inform you of the community, especially my Patrons that always cheer for me (have you considered supporting me on Patreon as well?). Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2.

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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. And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. The most important info shared Friday is a (weird) video with the external new design of the device. Oculus has teased the OC6. Oculus has just announced the dates for the Oculus Connect 6. Top news of the week. Image by Upload VR). Other relevant news.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 17, 2016

Despite more players entering the VR gaming arena this year at E3, Oculus still guides the future. 3 years later we now have Playstation bringing some power house AAA licenses to Playstation VR, HTC Vive showcasing fully immersive motion controlled experiences, and Microsoft playing the future game. Where does this leave Oculus?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2023

If you missed it, don’t worry: you can still enjoy a video recording at this link. Image by The Information). Thanks to this, the card will be able to keep two Wi-Fi connections at the same time: one towards a router to have an internet connection, and the other directly to another device, like the Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. We have no answers and Video Games Deluxe is tightlipped on this. Noire: The V.R.

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VRScout

MAY 13, 2020

Spatial’s virtual collaboration comes to Oculus Quest and a slew of other platforms. I experienced first hand how powerful the platform is at a Microsoft HoloLens 2 launch event last year in NYC. Spatial currently allows up to 25 to 30 people per room via an avatar or video.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

“Our customers can become best-run businesses by taking advantage of all mixed reality has to offer, from more effective training teams in virtual environments to driving operational efficiencies by augmenting digital twin information directly to physical equipment.”. These smart assets are 3D (e.g., complex CAD drawings) or 2D objects (e.g.,

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Zuck has released an interview to The Information and inside it, we can find the interesting information (pun intended) that now more than 10,000 people are working on AR/VR at Facebook. In September, the new Facebook Avatars will come and substitute the current Oculus avatars. Read about Microsoft’s Ignite conference.

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