The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? This is the homepage of Oculus website (Image by Oculus).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Thanks to Steam’s hardware agnostic approach, it’s become the defacto repository of all things PC VR (excluding Oculus exclusives, of course). So you may be wondering, what are the best VR games for SteamVR headsets that came out this year? Now, in no particular order, our top 10 best games for SteamVR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

The shape of the controllers is slightly different than the one of the Oculus Touch, though, and there is a ring that surrounds the wrist of the user. The main trigger can give adaptive force-feedback, applying a different force on the index finger depending on what is happening in the game. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

But as far as I know, nothing disruptive for the industry : Oculus has already shots all its bullets, and HTC for the first time isn’t announcing anything. Bosch should unveil its smartglasses to see notifications from your phone. Image by Oculus). According to Abrash, AR glasses may substitute smartphones in 2030–2040.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

Someone compared this news to the acquisition of Oculus by Facebook , and I agree: Pico is a very smart startup, like Oculus was, and Bytedance is a very rich company that controls one of the most popular social networks, like Facebook. As it has happened with Oculus, this news is good and bad for Pico and VR in general.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2019

More info (Road To VR review) More info (Ars Technica comparison with other devices) More info (Polygon review) More info (Playing Oculus games with the Knuckles) More info (Orders backlog) More info (Valve Index fitting guide) More info (Wireless Index) More info (All games compatible with Index) More info (Gabe Newell talking about the Index).

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VR Bites

JANUARY 23, 2017

Play Oculus Rift and HTC Vive games with your smartphone. The most logical choice seems to be the smartphone with its high resolution screen and same components that can be found in modern VR glasses like the Rift and Vive. It’s emulating the Rift!

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Simply take your smartphone and a headset and discover virtual spaces, games, and much more. In other words, virtual reality becomes affordable and thanks to massive price drops and discounts on hardware and software bundles, now is the perfect time to get your own VR headset and discover what all the hype is about.

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2017

Google wants you to play with Blocks, this smartphone wants you to get rid of your headset, a new marketplace connecting content creators with funding, the price of the Oculus Rift is slashed, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. GOOGLE WANTS YOU TO PLAY WITH BLOCKS.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Owlchemy Labs , the studio behind breakout VR parody game Job Simulator (2016) , announced that their upcoming sequel Vacation Simulator is coming to VR headsets in 2019, and not 2018 as previously planned. Vacation Simulator is touted as more expansive game than Job Simulator, and aims to be a longer, more narrative-driven experience.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Image by HTC). Vive Cosmos has just had a not-so-great launch. On October, 3rd, HTC has started shipping the Vive Cosmos, its super-versatile VR headset , that thanks to many accessories (wireless adapter, eye tracking add-on , SteamVR tracking faceplate, etc…) is one of the most interesting VR headsets for enterprises and prosumers.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

Vive Pro price and release date. HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. This is the page of the Vive Pro now. So, are you ready?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

” AltspaceVR is a social, virtual reality experience in which you and your friends can meet, speak, play games and otherwise interact inside virtual reality. The app is already available for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Samsung GearVR. Rushmore of notable headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

I have had terribly busy days with the launch of our game HitMotion: Reloaded that will happen tomorrow on Viveport M. I am also excited because thanks to the organizers of the VRX event, yesterday I have been able to interview Facebook’s Sean Liu and ask him some questions about Oculus and its vision of Virtual Reality.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 27, 2016

Arrowstorm Entertainment is what you might call ‘serial Kickstarters’, as they’ve successfully completed 13 different campaigns on the crowdfunding site—mostly focusing on small budget sword and sorcery flicks starring the likes of Kevin Sorbo from Hercules (1995) and Kristian Nairn (aka Hodor) from Game of Thrones (2011).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2018

I expected a lot of AR/VR news from there, like the announcement of the price of the Vive Pro or the release of the Oculus Go by Xiaomi and Facebook… but actually I’ve been disappointed by everyone. HTC has maybe been the virtual reality company that has shown the most interesting things at this MWC.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

It’s a new month, we’ve reached level 6 of this Jumanji game that is 2020. They should guarantee better tracking both for the headset and the controllers; The controllers are smaller and seem a mix between the Oculus Touch and the WMR 1 controllers. What will happen next? Top news of the week. Image by HP).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 24, 2016

But a few great VR party games let people both inside and outside of VR participate in the fun, and you only need one headset! Available on: SteamVR (HTC Vive & Rift), Oculus Home (Rift), PlayStation VR , Gear VR , Google Daydream , and PC. Available on: SteamVR (HTC Vive) or Oculus Home (Rift + Touch).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 5, 2017

Many of the biggest companies on the planet, from Samsung and HTC, to Facebook, Amazon, and Google, and even all the way to Ford, Mercedez, and countless startups, all gather in the desert at the start of the year to unveil the latest and greatest advancements in consumer electronics. It’s hard to keep up with. Tuesday, January 3rd.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

We go hands-on with Budget Cuts, Google presents ARCore and Maps API-enabled apps, Squanch Games’ Daydream exclusive title announced, and Magic Leap talks about developing games for a spatial computing platform. Light and shadow plays a bigger role in the stealth system, and there are more objects to pick up and interact with.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this Episode 30 of the VRScout Report, we talk all things Oculus Connect 3 (OC3), getting insights and takeaways from: Max Cohen, VP of Mobile at Oculus; Raj Rao of uSens; Ela Darling of Cam4; Tahdg Kelly of VReal; and Ashley Pinnick of California Rex.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 25, 2019

As October draws to a close, VRFocus brings you a roundup of the last videogames of the month, and it should come as no surprise that this week’s roundup plays host to a series of spooky titles. Journey For Elysium – Mantis Games. Supported platforms: Oculus Rift/HTC Vive. Launch date: 31 st October.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Simply take your smartphone and a headset and discover virtual spaces, games, and much more. In other words, virtual reality becomes affordable and thanks to massive price drops and discounts on hardware and software bundles, now is the perfect time to get your own VR headset and discover what all the hype is about.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Facebook has been going hard on the 360-degree photos and videos – you’ve most likely noticed an influx of spherical content in your newsfeed, and that’s no accident. More evidence of Facebook’s big plans for VR/AR: they plan on selling almost half a million Oculus Rift units by the end of 2016. Curioser and curioser….

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

How to use subtle AR filters to survive your Zoom meetings? Creating remote MR productions #1: 3D Scanning in OS X and Android [link] You can get started experimenting with augmented reality with just your smartphone. Both OS X and Android platforms have 3D scanning features that anyone can play with.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2019

Image by Oculus). He was the last Oculus founder to still work at Oculus. From now on, nothing of the old Oculus remains at the new Oculus. From now on, nothing of the old Oculus remains at the new Oculus. Oculus is no more, there is only Facebook. Image by Hello Games).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2018

Today I’ve had the occasion to meet HTC China president Alvin Wang Graylin in my city, Turin (Italy). Alvin Wang Graylin… well, it is not the classical Chinese person: he is very tall and has large shoulders … I think that he has been conceived in some HTC genetics labs to be tall, muscular and handsome.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 31, 2017

It was the perfect instrument to show off the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in five minute windows. Giant Cop is not, however, one of VR’s very best full games. Traffic races around your feet and ant-sized people stop to look up and wave at you.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 12, 2018

My new Oculus Go in its box. My new Oculus Go headset arrived today ( $199 on Amazon ) and I wasn’t originally planning to get it because I’m not a big fan of standalone headsets. Plus, you’re probably going to have better speed and graphics on your phone than on a $200 headset, unless you have a really cheap phone.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

While the ability of VR to provide valuable, realistic experiences without introducing real-world risks has found many fans across various industries (from healthcare to real estate), the most popular types of virtual reality content remain video games, movies and television. Google Cardboard. from Google. Google Daydream View. from Google.

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Cats and VR

MAY 7, 2016

NVIDA also recently introduced Ansel, a powerful, easy-to-use game capture tool built in cooperation with leading game developers. You can compose your shots from any angle and adjust the image with post-process filters. gigapixel resolution, or 32x higher than your screen resolution. Ansel lets you freeze time.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

At Facebook Connect this week , Facebook has: Released the powerful Oculus Quest 2 , powered by Snapdragon XR2, and with a 4K display. ARM releases open chipset designs that get used in almost all mobile devices (smartphones, smart TVs, IoT sensors, etc…). What a time to be alive! Image by Facebook). Other relevant news.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

Fingers crossed unannounced VR support makes Battlefront 2 that game. Would we finally get a full game announcement that lets us use the motion controllers as lightsabers? Would we finally get a full game announcement that lets us use the motion controllers as lightsabers? Two intergalactic peas in a space pod, if you will.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Researchers at the National University of Singapore first showed us how face electrodes can simulate food in virtual reality– and now they are bringing wind and heat to your virtual world. It’s too bad this just exists in a lab and we can’t play with it. EX-HEAD OF SONY PLAYSTATION LONDON FORMS CROSS-PLATFORM VR GAME STUDIO.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2019

When I first saw the “leaked” images of Valve’s new VR headset it appeared to have headphones on adjustable arms , similar to the Oculus Rift CV1. Jesse Schell (Video game designer). There was lots of information available on the importance of sound in cinema and video production including video gaming and virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2023

I was looking back at my 8+ years in the field, and I could identify already a few cycles of consumer XR: The devkit cycle: it’s the era of the good old days of Oculus Rift DK1 and DK2. We were mostly all nerds playing with the technology and having fun with it. And this is opening new opportunities for all of us.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2018

Some cool guys from the Netherlands noticed that in the virtual reality market there are premium headsets (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive , etc…) for VR enthusiasts and then there is the Cardboard that lets people dip a toe into VR waters for little money; in the augmented reality market, instead, there are premium headsets (e.g.

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