UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

In a surprise announcement, Facebook is announcing today that it will be shuttering Oculus Story Studio. Story Studio is the team within Oculus that focused on the creation of narrative driven virtual reality content like the emmy award winning Henry, emotionally moving story Dear Angelica and breakout content like Lost.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

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. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well. Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

And for sure there are many internal prototypes that will lead to nothing; Apple also spreads false information. Unreal Engine 5 may change the rules of game development. Out of nowhere, Epic Games has teased the next version of Unreal Engine, Unreal Engine 5, due to be released in 2021. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Oculus plans to introduce in-app purchases to App Lab experiences. Oculus App Lab has been introduced by Facebook to give a way to indie developers to publish their applications for Quest without the need of passing Facebook’s strong store curation. Plus, the Netflix app has been in VR since the times of Gear VR/Oculus Go.

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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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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Now the tech is available to all Unreal Engine developers in version 4.14 Graphically rich indeed, Robo Recall , which Epic announced last month as an Oculus Rift exclusive shooter for Touch, has some of the best looking graphics you’ll find in VR right now. SEE ALSO Watch: 12 Minutes of 'Robo Recall' Gameplay with Oculus Touch.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

If I had to choose the most common question I’ve received in these 4 years on the blog, social media, and Quora, I would surely pick “How do I get started with virtual reality?” How I got started with virtual reality. This is how I got started with Virtual Reality development.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

Ben Lang has written a very interesting editorial on the topic, and for instance, he imagines that this may mean that all Sony-owned game studios will all start using Unreal Engine as their game engine , unifying the production processes among them all. Unreal Engine can now use your iPhone to record facial animations.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In trying to highlight the best minds in both entertainment and technology, On The Lot gathered keynote speakers who could share insight about the VR/AR landscape from a variety of vantage points: Robert Stromberg , Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Founder of the Virtual Reality Company. Jerry Zucker , Director/Writer/Producer.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

More info (Samsung prototype headset leaked — Upload VR) More info (Samsung prototype headset leaked — XR Daily News) Other relevant news (Image by Meta Reality Labs) Meta’s first AR glasses will be just for internal use A new report by The Information talks about the AR glasses that Meta is building. The startup just raised $1.6

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2017

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and creator of Unreal Engine, has a unique position in the virtual reality industry. He says that out of the approximately half-a-million PC VR headsets sold to date, HTC Vive “is outselling Oculus 2-to-1 worldwide.” Oculus Home. I think that trend will continue.”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

I hope to see your there, physically or virtually . A report on Bloomberg informed us all that Magic Leap is exploring a sale of the company. Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. This week the Valve Index and the Oculus Quest have been put back in stock. Image by Oculus). Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

Luckily there is 5% of information there that I’ve actually found interesting. He stresses that he wants his metaverse not to be like these ones… but I also have to remember you that currently, Oculus is the most closed VR platform. The idea is that if you are the passenger in a car, you can entertain yourself with virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

More info News worth a mention (Image by The Information) Let’s have realistic expectations on the Apple headset We are all very excited about Apple joining our industry, but we must have realistic expectations about the headset that is going to come. We need more of this in the future. Please vote it to make it win! You have a big nose.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

HTC has finally unveiled some information on the Vive Cosmos. Oculus has teased the OC6. Oculus has just announced the dates for the Oculus Connect 6. What is interesting the most of this announcement is that in the invitation to the event it is stated “Join us to begin a new chapter of virtual and augmented reality”.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Their site also posts educational and informative articles relating to the world of MR, AR, and VR technology. This Year’s VR Hardware of the Year Award went to the Oculus Quest. The Oculus Rift S was also nominated for the award. That same year, Oculus Touch won VR Hardware of the Year. VR Experience of the Year.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2020

Although the Feelreal scent mask for virtual reality isn’t a nicotine vaping system or e-cigarette, it does vaporize aromatic liquids for user inhalation, which according to the company puts it in same FDA certification bracket as those devices. Image courtesy Feelreal Inc. You can read it in full below: Dear backers!

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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. Oculus Quest is sold out, and Coronavirus may make the situation even worse.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

There are quite a handful of platforms that allow you to develop virtual reality and augmented reality apps and content, but it is not easy to find an offline virtual reality school or academy with which to train for those interested in developing AR and VR apps. (Image courtesy RAEng Publications via Pixabay.).

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Cats and VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

the legendary indie studio that established the adventure exploration genre with the beloved and best-selling games Myst and Riven, today released the VR version of its critically-acclaimed sci-fi thriller, Obduction, on Oculus Rift. Obduction players can now immerse themselves in VR on Oculus Rift, or on a traditional monitor.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

Image by Oculus). Facebook is working on a new version of the Oculus Quest. According to a report by Bloomberg, Oculus is working on a new Oculus Quest model, and it has already done prototypes that are lighter and more powerful than the current device. Top news of the week. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. More info (Oculus Quest with keyboard and mouse) More info (120Hz refresh rate on Quest 2) More info (Facebook and BCIs) More info (Rumor on Facebook smartwatch). But from great power comes great responsibilities…. Let them know!

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2016

Revive is an application that allows select VR games exclusive to the Oculus Home platform to be played on a rival SteamVR-powered HTC Vive headset. A recent update to Oculus Home crippled Revive , an act that has caused outrage in the VR community. And are Oculus really doing anything wrong anyway? Who’s behind it?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The actions coming from the US are not much related to VR and Oculus, but mostly to the social space. This could also mean splitting the Facebook Reality Labs into a separate company (a new Oculus?), In Germany, instead, the legal action regards the mandatory Facebook login for Oculus Quest 2.

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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. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well.

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ARVR

JUNE 17, 2021

Everyday is bringing us more news from the realm of Virtual Reality (VR). Software development engines like Unity and Unreal are becoming more elaborate , there are myriads of SDK libraries, countless knowledge exchange communities and free-for-use collaboration tools. What can make it become the mirror of the real world.

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ARVR

JANUARY 4, 2021

Augmented Reality VR i.e Virtual Reality MR i.e Mixed Reality Here is a course from the University of Michigan. The Oculus headsets have the Oculus SDK. The objective behind this step is to get you familiar with terminologies of XR and become comfortable with the words used loosely in the XR domain.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

It uses eye tracking in various fields and has released a product for Virtual Reality called aGlass. The aGlass consists in two circular add-ons that you insert on the lens of your headsets, and then after having attached some USB connectors here and there, offers you awesome eye tracking for your virtual reality.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 12, 2016

There are towering monsters throughout the game that may attack you or attack one another, more overwhelming presences in an unreal landscape. This place of shapes and memories and chaos is one of the most gorgeous locales for a game I’ve ever seen and it is amazing to traverse it in virtual reality. on PlayStation 4.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Before leaving you to the weekly roundup, I remind you that if you want to support my hard work in informing the community, you can always do that with a little donation on Patreon (thank you for that!). Last week I told you about MetaHumans creator, the tool to create realistic humanoid avatars in Unreal Engine. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 13, 2019

Vertical Robot’ s acclaimed indie game Red Matter has just been ported to Oculus Quest and the title has already got a lot of interest. I have been so lucky to have the possibility of trying the game in preview , so here you are my review of Red Matter on Oculus Quest! This is part of the compromises of using the Oculus Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

On 14th, Meta dropped some merch for fans to get for free : a Beat Saber ugly sweater, some Questy (a cute smiling Quest) plush toys, Oculus-branded socks, and cookie cutters. More info (Meta Avatars SDK) More info (Meta Quest hand tracking in UE) More info (Oculus Browser has now resizable windows). Meta acquires Imagine Optix.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

Last Oculus Quest update shows hints of an Oculus MR ecosystem. Facebook is continuously updating the Oculus Quest , its most successful device, and this week it has rolled out the runtime v16. I think that this update, together with the last ones, marks the beginning of a mixed reality ecosystem that is being built by Oculus.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

With regards to talent, Snapchat has been acquiring there in a big way as well, hiring people from Oculus, Hololens, Qualcomm, as well as a few designers who have created glasses for names like Michael Kors and Lady Gaga. The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2016

So when I find myself playing a game in virtual reality that takes place in virtual reality I expect some clever or amusing moments. Graphically, the game uses the Unreal Engine 4 to modest effect. Support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is coming soon. The plot is unnecessarily complex.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2016

But there are many other challenges with balancing interactivity and narrative that Apelab CEO & Sequenced producer Emilie Joly explained to me at the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality conference in April. And for more information on interactive narrative and AI, then also be sure to check out my interview about Playabl.AI

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

For Oculus, Vive, Steam and WMR, we are releasing on 11/21/18 and for PSVR on 12/18/18. We had to get dev kits from Sony, Oculus, Vive and WMR. Then it was building the main stream in Unreal and branching off when needed. The book ends right where the game begins and builds up the world, characters and story brilliantly.

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