The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. References to Apple RealityOS have been leaked. Some days ago, two developers have found references to “RealityOS” both in the Apple Store logs and in an opensource repo by Apple. CPR Simulator.

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VRGuy

JUNE 6, 2016

Note 2: this kind of calculation is the basis for what Apple refers to as a "retina display", a screen that when held at the right distance would generate this kind of pixel density on the retina. Let's simulate this using the following four images. Note 1: 60 pixels per degree figure is sometimes expressed as "1 arc-minute per pixel".

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

The reference to the tether is a clear statement about the fact that Sony aims at offering quality, and it is not interested in the casual gamers that are the target of the Quest (for now). Oculus has also partnered with Virtuclear to offer prescription lenses for the Quest 2 for $80.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in Quest 2 firmware hint to Quest Pro features. References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2022

Now Holodeck is being substituted by NVIDIA Omniverse , NVIDIA’s platform for 3D design collaboration and world simulation, but the vision is always the same: working with other people to build and interact with AR and VR scenes. On the lowest layer, you have the tools with which you make a scene (Blender, Unreal Engine, 3ds Max, etc…).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2018

People knew it was not possible to do that: the film resonated because only in a simulation, only in virtual reality you can cheat time and space. And if you’re a writer or creator, you may experience these simulations and this will affect how you will tell a story later on. This is the story.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. Requires: Windows, Oculus Rift. From Unreal community plugin creator getnamo , NexusVR is a space between worlds, where you can move between different VR experiences. Build Chinese.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

For weight comparison, my Oculus CV1 Touch controller weighed in a little lighter at 160 grams including 1 rechargeable battery. Reference system of the hand (Image by Rob Cole). We always think about VR controllers, but sometimes also a gamepad can offer some enjoyable virtual experiences (Image by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

What is even more important is that with the new Focus 3 update, different headsets can share the same area: that is multiple players can play in the same space using the same reference system. Megadodo simulation has announced a hard pivot for its Decagear headset. More info (Niantic Lightship SDK) More info (Niantic and its new SDK).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It is a big showcase demo for its Unreal Engine 5, and I have to say it is pretty impressive. The engine is able to build and simulate cities automatically by just having some parameters provided by the developers. That guy is doing free marketing for me,” said Stan referring to Zuck, and this was one of my highlights of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

Oculus Quest gets v29 update. This week Facebook has started rolling out the v29 runtime update for Oculus Quest , and it brings some interesting features like: Multi-user mode on the original Quest 1 A renewed UI of the “toolbar” of the device. Digilens shows a reference design for AR glasses. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Oculus brands disappears. And most importantly, the Oculus brand will disappear and will just become Meta : Oculus Quest will be the Meta Quest (yes, it sounds terribly, I know). He says that “We all have a strong attachment to the Oculus brand, and this was a very difficult decision to make”, but I don’t believe him at all.

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