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MARCH 28, 2017

In the middle of August 2012 I wrote my first article about Oculus. I’d previously seen some expensive VR installations, like those used by Disney , but my view inside the Oculus Rift — and the interviews I conducted with researchers at Stanford and USC — convinced me VR had a good chance of actually going mainstream.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Department of Education this week announced the EdSim Challenge , looking for new educational simulations that use virtual and augmented reality technology, created by the VR, AR and videogame development communities. That means apps that demonstrate genuine use cases for VR and AR in the classroom, be it through an Oculus Rift or a HoloLens.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The flexible Oculus environment has already become the platform for a range of virtual museum, gallery and concert experiences hosted around the globe. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

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. Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. Image by Oculus). Who knows….

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

We all know that Microsoft too is waiting before introducing VR for the Xbox because the VR market is too little for them, and Sony seems to follow a similar strategy, not investing too much until next year. Oculus Quest introduces multi-tasking in Runtime v30. The update pace of the Oculus Quest is impressive.

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Upload VR

MAY 16, 2022

As of this writing, the 128 GB Meta Quest 2 sells new for $299 or refurbished for $249 , with the note “inscription may vary” suggesting buyers might get one with either the earlier “Oculus” branding or the new Meta company symbol on the front of the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Rony blames the pandemics for this , but we all know that it has not been the coronavirus that has decided a nonsense strategy for the company. Now they find themselves without a market, and the pivot to enterprise is too little too late considering that Microsoft has enterprise features that are much better than the ones of Magic Leap.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In a Virtual Reality experience users are fully immersed in a simulated digital environment, shutting out the physical world. Some examples include the Oculus Quest and Vive Focus platforms. Among such are HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. . The most famous example being Microsoft Hololens. .

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

This business strategy of selling to few people for a high price has completely sense , considering that all the device has been conceived to add all the features that could make it compelling mostly for professionals. Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

This acquisition signs a new course for Facebook strategy in XR: after having just partnered with external studios for the development of its top-notch exclusive titles (e.g. Upload has published a shopping guide for your Oculus Link. Ready At Dawn, Sanzaru Games, etc…), Facebook has actually started incorporating game studios.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Considering that Facebook is very smart also in leaking misleading info (as it has happened with the “Monterey” headset ), this can also be a move from Menlo Park to create hype for the upcoming Oculus Connect 6 and the AR glasses that will be teased there. The Oculus Connect 6 is coming! Games on Oculus Quest are selling really well.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

More info (RealityOS trademark) More info (Robert Scoble’s take on Apple’s reveal strategy). The “metaverse” was not a key topic inside “Microsoft Build”. Microsoft Build is one of the most important yearly events organized by Microsoft. A new report talks about harassment at Microsoft’s Mixed Reality team.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). Many Rift users reported problems in using the Oculus Store on PC this week , in particular in downloading games.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. As always, they’re doing a great job not only with the product but also with the communication strategy. Johnson has worked at Microsoft and Qualcomm before, and she is a very respected executive.

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ARVR

JANUARY 4, 2023

Here are a few types of VR games to consider: VR gaming platforms: Several platforms support VR gaming, including PC-based platforms like Steam VR and Oculus Rift, and standalone platforms like the Oculus Quest and PlayStation VR. These games offer realistic sports simulations and fun, interactive gameplay.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Megadodo Simulation Games). Thanks to Sebastian Ang of MRTV (one of my favorite VR YouTubers), everyone can now watch the CEO and CTO of MegaDodo Simulation Games (the company behind the project) talk about this new device, their company, and even showing a prototype. Other relevant news. OpenXR slowly increases its adoption.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

When I worked at Microsoft I got in trouble with the lawyers over patents so they made me sleep with a lawyer (true story, that was my punishment). I also am invested in Apple competitors, Qualcomm, Snap, Microsoft, Amazon, and about 50 other companies in a diverse portfolio. Why am I so confident? Disclaimer. Go even further.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

We have Brandon Harper, he’s a designer at Hololens at Microsoft, with an amazing story to tell. Alan: The next part that I’m looking at is your Training and Simulation Summit. Benjamin: Training and simulation is one of the forces now that’s driving VR to the next level. So… Benjamin: Yes. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

We have Brandon Harper, he's a designer at Hololens at Microsoft, with an amazing story to tell. Alan: The next part that I'm looking at is your Training and Simulation Summit. Benjamin: Training and simulation is one of the forces now that's driving VR to the next level. Benjamin: Yes. This is really interesting. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dan: In my past, I used to work with simulators — big aircraft simulators, etc. But obviously these people couldn’t afford a $50-million simulator. So this was before Oculus. So is, I think, Microsoft with Hololens. Oh, you have to be 10,000 Oculus.” And very much VR has been like AI.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dan: In my past, I used to work with simulators — big aircraft simulators, etc. But obviously these people couldn’t afford a $50-million simulator. So this was before Oculus. So is, I think, Microsoft with Hololens. Oh, you have to be 10,000 Oculus.” And very much VR has been like AI.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys -- Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously. well, failing.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

Oculus Quest. Image courtesy Oculus. Oculus Quest is surely the most important headset to launch in 2019. The headset’s ease-of-use, solid game library, and reasonable price has pushed it to become Oculus’ best rated headset on Amazon thus far. Oculus Rift S. Image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Microsoft releases Azure Remote Rendering. supports VR. 3D artists rejoice!

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Or we can put on device on our head (a head-mounted display or HMD) that completely occludes us from the real world allowing us to enter a completely simulated environment which we can walk around and interact in because the computer is sensing our physical actions: this is Virtual Reality or VR. Virtual humans are getting more and more real.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

We have Brandon Harper, he’s a designer at Hololens at Microsoft, with an amazing story to tell. Alan: The next part that I’m looking at is your Training and Simulation Summit. Benjamin: Training and simulation is one of the forces now that’s driving VR to the next level. So… Benjamin: Yes. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

And that’s when Carolina Biological, the largest provider of animal specimens for dissection, contacted us because they had been looking for a digital product that could simulate what happens in real life. It’s also we generally put that out there as a free download on the Windows Mixed Reality store and Oculus as well as VIVE.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

And that’s when Carolina Biological, the largest provider of animal specimens for dissection, contacted us because they had been looking for a digital product that could simulate what happens in real life. It’s also we generally put that out there as a free download on the Windows Mixed Reality store and Oculus as well as VIVE.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I remember seeing the Oculus guys — Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell and Brendan (Iribe) over at one of their CES tables in the early years, well before they were acquired. And even the Oculus Quest is at $400, and they seem to be the $200 Oculus Go. Facebook is still investing in Oculus, obviously.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dan: In my past, I used to work with simulators -- big aircraft simulators, etc. -- and I got really excited about seeing the effect it has on pilots and soldiers, and I always thought that it would be useful to do the same, but for normal people, nurses, etc. But obviously these people couldn't afford a $50-million simulator.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

And that's when Carolina Biological, the largest provider of animal specimens for dissection, contacted us because they had been looking for a digital product that could simulate what happens in real life. It's also we generally put that out there as a free download on the Windows Mixed Reality store and Oculus as well as VIVE.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

Morton Helig’s 1962 patent describes a system that delivers a realistic simulation for potential work and military training purposes: There are increasing demands today for ways and means to teach and train individuals without actually subjecting the individuals to possible hazards of particular situations.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. Simulating any potential area, whether it be on a racetrack, or in a design studio; being able to change the environment. Bob: It was kind of a model simulator. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. Simulating any potential area, whether it be on a racetrack, or in a design studio; being able to change the environment. Bob: It was kind of a model simulator. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

One of the things that was demoed there, there was a presentation from Microsoft about the new Hololens 2. Simulating any potential area, whether it be on a racetrack, or in a design studio; being able to change the environment. Bob: It was kind of a model simulator. And I see that right now, Oculus is filling that void.

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