The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

My feed on social media is full of posts about the Apple Vision Pro, which has just been released a few days ago. So, as you can expect, a big part of this newsletter will be about Apple’s device, but actually there are also a few interesting pieces of news that regard other products and other companies.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Temperatures are getting colder, but not in VR… here it is going to be a very hot week with the launch of the Quest 3! Today I was thinking “Oh it’s cool that the Quest 3 is coming in a few weeks…” and then I realized that is going to be fully launched in just 2 days. I’m super excited, and you?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

To hide the real appearance of the device, his face wearing it was pixelated: the most interesting things in life are always pixelated, as in the hentai movies. To hide the real appearance of the device, his face wearing it was pixelated: the most interesting things in life are always pixelated, as in the hentai movies.

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Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

As usual this time of year, activity on OpenSim grids is up as people spend more time inside on the computer, and grids ramp up for holiday events. Compared to last month, the number of active users is up by over 1,700. The total land area is down, however, by the equivalent of 5,395 standard regions. Hypergrid Business Data.).

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 30, 2019

What if it’s not really AR the way we’re thinking about it… maybe it’s a media consumption machine… it’s like you just bought the most high-definition big-screen TV in the world even though you might live in a 600 square foot apartment. According to the patent, they “selectively darken portions of the real-world light from view.”

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

I’m finally back in Turin! I miss a bit the joys of traveling and especially all the amazing people I met, but I have a lot of cool things I have to work on here, so I’m glad I have again the time to do them! And regarding this… would you be interested in working with me? Top news of the week. Image by Apple).

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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2021

VR enthusiasts were also shocked last year when Facebook announced their consumer headsets will require real-name Facebook accounts, or risk a ban. V R enthusiasts got upset at Facebook’s recent announcement that their headsets will begin to test ads. These moves were all expected. But we don’t need an oracle to see what wins out, long-term.

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Upload VR

JULY 19, 2023

While most major electronics companies are actively researching microLED – including Samsung, Sony, and Apple – no company has yet figured out how to affordably mass manufacture it for consumer products. LCoS isn't a new technology, it has been used in movie projectors since the 90s.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2022

The most relevant of them is Pixy, a tiny drone with a camera that flies off your hand, shoots photos or short videos of you (on which you can apply AR filters), and then lands back. Send me hugs. Top news of the week. Zuckerberg sets the Metaverse for 2030 and beyond. So all these huge investments will pay off in the very long run.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. billion by 2024, a five-year CAGR increase of 54%. Ways to Get Your Business into VR 2.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) promise to change how the world interacts with computing technology, and smart glasses are just one component of this transformation. As the rise of XR hardware continues, the tech space gives consumer and enterprise end-users an avenue to explore spatial computing.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 22, 2022

The invasion turned my world upside down," Biriukov tells Mashable. I started informing the world's media and journalists about the situation in Ukraine from my bathroom." Picture this. You’re in Russia and want to see The Batman or the latest season of Better Call Saul. You head to a pirating site and download the torrent.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It has not been released in the most recent Quest v33 update, which features only improvements to Link and Air Link, so I guess it’s coming in the future. Most probably we’ll hear news about all of this in the next Facebook Connect, which is going to be held on October, 28th. This one is the last AR/VR news roundup for this summer!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

We often talk about Apple and Meta, but we should not forget that Google is still in the match, and that in the AR Cloud race, it has still many cards to play, like the mapping of all the world already made with Google Maps. The heat hasn’t killed me yet, so this week I can still write a new roundup of interesting news about AR and VR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

With the VRrOOm team, we have just finished working on the Venice VR Expanded VRChat worlds with last Saturday’s closing ceremony and party that was a blast (you can watch the full recording here if you are interested). Facebook and EssilorLuxottica launch Ray-Ban Stories. Another Monday, another newsletter! Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. There are so many pieces of news about it that today’s newsletter could have been called the Quest 2 Week Peek :). Top news of the week. Image by Facebook). Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 9, 2017

That’s just what happened to a user known as “Gemini Fullmoon,” a resident of the Great Canadian Grid. Fullmoon is also the owner of the Full Moon Designs store on the Kitely Market. “It was pretty kool at the time I have to say,” Fullmoon said. That’s like a Social Security number for avatars.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

There is proof everywhere about that: The Oculus app on the iOS App Store has been at the #1 place among the most downloaded app of the day on Christmas. It is that time of the year when people relax, eat, and hope for a better future, and while I’m not relaxing that much, I’m for sure eating a lot :D. Top news of the week.

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Hypergrid Business

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Other grids that reported significant drops in active users were AviWorlds , Jungle Friends Grid , and Piggy Bank Grid World — the latter saw a drop of more than 800 actives compared to September. OpenSim land area tally is now at a new all-time-high of 131,257 standard regions, the fourth month in a row it has hit that target.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2018

As a story based in a world where virtual reality headsets are omnipresent and everyone is connected to the massive multiplayer online universe dubbed ‘The Oasis’, many are wondering what role the film will play in VR’s continued push towards mainstream adoption. In the year 2045, the real world is a harsh place.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2019

We all dream of the Metaverse , a fantastic online virtual world where we can all hang out with other people and do whatever we want. Something similar to what we have seen in the movie Ready Player One , or even better. Or better: in connecting already existing virtual worlds to build a Metaverse. Image by Warner Bros).

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2016

And while neither game offers a perfect representation of their real world counterparts, the fun to be had is both very real, and very dependent on the shared nature of the experience. At the time of this writing, more than 100 Steam reviewers gave the game a thumbs up, making for a perfect ‘100% positive’ aggregate rating.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Verizon’s XR development lead, TJ Vitolo, dreams of a day where he can download an entire TV series in an instant, or visualize info about the entire world with AR glasses, even living in a connectivity dead zone by the beach. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson. You can visit Verizon.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Verizon’s XR development lead, TJ Vitolo, dreams of a day where he can download an entire TV series in an instant, or visualize info about the entire world with AR glasses, even living in a connectivity dead zone by the beach. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson. You can visit Verizon.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Verizon’s XR development lead, TJ Vitolo, dreams of a day where he can download an entire TV series in an instant, or visualize info about the entire world with AR glasses, even living in a connectivity dead zone by the beach. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson. I want to welcome TJ to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Verizon’s XR development lead, TJ Vitolo, dreams of a day where he can download an entire TV series in an instant, or visualize info about the entire world with AR glasses, even living in a connectivity dead zone by the beach. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson. I want to welcome TJ to the show.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 10, 2024

A few years ago I was interviewing Alvin Wang Graylin , the HTC Executive (or “Mister President” as I like to call him), and we were talking about the book Our Next Reality he’s written together with Louis Rosenberg. In the book they talk about XR and AI , and how they could impact our future, for the good and the bad.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

This could be useful to let Meta answer to the movies available on the Apple Vision Pro because of Apple TV. It is not the first time Meta partnered with an external company for a new device and in most cases this choice paid off: both the Gear VR (Samsung) and the Oculus Go (Xiaomi) were pretty good products.

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SpringboardVR

MARCH 15, 2019

There will be a VR center in every major city in the world in the next few years. There are well over a 1,000 dedicated VR Arcades, cinemas, and centers around the world. Across the world, the majority of people have access to virtual reality either through a home setup or a trip to a VR Arcade.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This weekend people in China were celebrating one of the most important holidays of the year, and I got as a gift a lot of Chinese food, including some mooncakes, so I was able to celebrate it, too! This story has the same believability as the plot of a porn movie. and now, let’s start another amazing week with a new roundup of news!

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TechPrior

AUGUST 15, 2023

Key Features: Gesture-controlled commands: Navigate the digital world with intuitive gestures. The realm of Augmented Reality (AR) is undergoing a transformative phase. As industries and consumers alike embrace the potential of AR, the market for AR glasses is burgeoning. Immersive AR experiences: Rich and detailed augmented reality overlays.

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Mashable VR

MAY 27, 2022

Mashable is celebrating Pride Month by exploring the modern LGBTQ world, from the people who make up the community to the spaces where they congregate, both online and off. But for every wild night out, we might need a cozy night in, perhaps with a movie that keeps the party going? Swan Song (2021).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2020

You for sure know that I collaborate with VRrOOm for various VR festivals like the concert of Jean Michel Jarre (in a few days, visit the Venice VR Expanded world that I contributed to building!), These kinds of social ecosystems evolve following what happens inside there, depending on what the community does the most.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I guess it was amazing that you could now transfer to other places when people around the world could see exactly what you were trying to say. I guess it was amazing that you could now transfer to other places when people around the world could see exactly what you were trying to say. Mike, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I guess it was amazing that you could now transfer to other places when people around the world could see exactly what you were trying to say. I guess it was amazing that you could now transfer to other places when people around the world could see exactly what you were trying to say. Mike, welcome to the show.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 3, 2022

Perhaps one day streaming platforms will quit studying our behaviors with their stalker-ish algorithms and give us what we actually need: a list of every damn short movie that’s streaming. Searching for a movie based on genre? Hulu has a decent mix of movies that fit under the 100-minute mark. Credit: Hulu. Credit: Hulu.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

After having written my predictions for virtual reality for this year , it’s time for me to dig into what is happening in the next months in augmented reality. So this post can be a good read to evaluate what is currently happening in the industry, and think about what could happen next. That said, let’s dig into my super predictions.

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