The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Now the pivot comes too little, too late: Microsoft is years ahead of its competitors in offering services for big companies (Azure is a fantastic solution in this sense), and Magic Leap is really behind in this. Join VRX Webinar. HBO is working on a TV Series about Snow Crash. We are all intrigued by the idea of watching it….

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2. Microsoft negated the issue, but now, after continuous reporting from users, it has been forced to admit it. That’s a great win for the XR community, also because after having acknowledged the issue, Microsoft will have to work in actively solving it.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Read about Microsoft’s Ignite conference. As I’ve reported to you last week, Microsoft’s latest Ignite conference, where Microsoft Mesh was announced, was a true marvel, an example of how a truly immersive keynote should be held. It seems to be amazing, but we have to wait for some reviews to verify if it actually is.

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VRWorld

AUGUST 15, 2017

Perhaps Spectra is best explained through the video below: As you can see above, depth sensing can now identify individual fingers and could be one of main drivers for the upcoming headsets such as Microsoft Hololens 3, which switched from Intel processors to custom silicon.

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XROM

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

Zoom's fast ascent to $ 100 Billion was thanks to #covid, #zoom was the single most used platform for meetings, conference, webinars, virtual gatherings & events soon after the world went into a lockdown. Zoom has announced a partnership with Facebook’s #Oculus that will let users meet in virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2020

For this reason, these days I have been contacted by many companies and institutions that are thinking about doing their events or meetings over virtual reality I’m happy to help them overcome this complicated moment, but I think that it is worth understanding that VR is not always the right choice for this kind of things.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2022

These experiences will no longer function like webinars or VR apps, but will converge virtual spaces with interoperable, engaging content. Companies like Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Epic Games, Unity, and others are facilitating the rise of serious gaming technologies. A Closer Look at Metaverse Entertainment.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

There won’t be a physical AWE, but there will be an online one, made through online webinars. For sure there will be online posts and webinars, but we are all wondering if there will be a part of the OC7 that will be held virtually, of course inside Facebook Horizon. My speech will be about AR and BCI. News worth a mention.

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ARPost

APRIL 1, 2020

This Tuesday, March 31, was the first Tuesday of VIVE’s ongoing series of “GDC replacement” webinars. A recording of the webinar was posted online after the live broadcast and we have the highlights right here. Book-Larsson’s webinar also had some practical advice for designing VR experiences. A Note on VIVEPORT.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

The same day of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx, Hewlett-Packard has announced its new virtual reality headset, the Reverb G2 , made in collaboration with Microsoft and Valve. Valve could provide some audio-visual improvements, while Microsoft its WMR platform, with inside-out tracking of controllers. Other relevant news.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

And actually, one of the companies we just invested in, they do virtual reality training for heavy machinery. I got in VR, I operated the machine, I drove it around, I killed some virtual people. A friend of mine, James, he went in a virtual reality crane training simulator, spent an hour in it. Alan: Absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

And actually, one of the companies we just invested in, they do virtual reality training for heavy machinery. I got in VR, I operated the machine, I drove it around, I killed some virtual people. A friend of mine, James, he went in a virtual reality crane training simulator, spent an hour in it. Alan: Absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

And actually, one of the companies we just invested in, they do virtual reality training for heavy machinery. I got in VR, I operated the machine, I drove it around, I killed some virtual people. A friend of mine, James, he went in a virtual reality crane training simulator, spent an hour in it. Alan: Absolutely.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Someone from a major company (Amazon, Apple, Microsoft), with pockets big enough to be able to compete with the rich Facebook, giving users an alternative and stimulating Facebook in doing even better. Last week we talked about Microsoft HoloLens Industrial Edition , and this week we have some new info about it. Learn more.

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