Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2023

Working closely with Valve, Sony, and Meta, Cloudhead is best known for their title Pistol Whip and has shipped four popular VR titles ( Pistol Whip , Valve’s Aperture Hand Labs , Call of the Starseed , and Heart of the Emberstone ). Whether or not to open the device up to VR studios and successful titles.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

But hey, let me play this game anyway, so here you are my predictions for virtual reality in 2021 based on the trends and the anticipations that we had at the end of 2020! Also, the awareness has grown , because every gamer knew about Alyx, and so about virtual reality.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Dispelling Common VR Myths and Misconceptions Despite the relatively widespread acceptance and use of virtual reality technology, there are still some myths and misconceptions that surround it. The Park Playground’s Vindevogel adds that virtual reality will increasingly grow to become a part of our daily lives. “

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

The first one is Altspace VR, one of the first social VR spaces of this new Virtual Reality era. In total, I counted something like 32 games, which is ok to start with, but then Sony should be fast in collecting more content to not make the PSVR2 players get bored fast for the lack of playable games.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

So, here you are how I envision this 2020 in virtual reality! (I’ll PlayStation VR selling more than 5 million units until now has proven that console players like virtual reality. Too many people still don’t understand the potential of virtual reality. Me wearing the Oculus Quest. The reasons?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

In any case, it’s interesting to see an endorsement to the Apple headset from the guy the started the new virtual reality renaissance. In the interview, all in Italian, we discussed about Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and about VR in the various countries of the world. All without leaving your editor.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Two days ago I was reading an interesting editorial about PSVR 2 by Scott Hayden, and my mind started wandering about the current moment of virtual reality, the stasis we live in, and our expectations for the upcoming headset. PSVR 2 Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) I had big hopes for PSVR 2.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Extended reality, in the form of AR, VR, and MR, has shown significant potential for this landscape. We’ve already begun to see galleries and museums creating their own augmented reality and virtual reality experiences, designed to educate and enlighten people anywhere.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Jack Daniel’s opened its virtual doors to the public by commemorating urban art and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in late September. Currently ongoing, the iconic brand has launched The Verse — the company’s first virtual reality (VR) immersive experience — under its Art, Beats + Lyrics programme.

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Peter Graham

DECEMBER 15, 2019

But if starting another career path would be your ideal present this year and you happen to love virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) gaming then take a look at the festive selection box below. Unity 3D Developer. Sony London Studio. Sony London Studio. Sony London Studio. London, UK.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In trying to highlight the best minds in both entertainment and technology, On The Lot gathered keynote speakers who could share insight about the VR/AR landscape from a variety of vantage points: Robert Stromberg , Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Founder of the Virtual Reality Company. Jerry Zucker , Director/Writer/Producer.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 30, 2023

Sony Mocopi As one of the current gaming and entertainment leaders, it’s little surprise that Sony would want to introduce its Mocap technology. Introduced in November 2022, the Sony Mocopi system combines a range of 6 wearable tracking devices with intelligent software.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Augmented reality for maintenance and repair 4. Top 10 Movies that Got Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Righ HoloLens 2 users in the industrial & healthcare market can leverage the powerful interaction engine of Interhaptics to naturally manipulate virtual objects. All are already included in Unity.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2020

Before the postponement, a litany of companies stepped back from GDC 2020 such as Epic, Microsoft, Unity, Sony, Electronic Arts, Facebook, and Kojima Productions. The city of San Francisco, where GDC was set to take place, also issued a state of emergency only a few days prior.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2018

Jumanji: The VR Adventure is an official VR experience created by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and Madison Wells Media Immersive (formerly Reality One). Here, Twitch streamer XatomUK shows what the endgame looks like.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

The same luck has not happened to employees at Niantic at Unity. Unity, instead, is firing 4% of its employees, and this may seem weird considering that in the last months it has proceeded to hundred-millions-dollars acquisitions. Image by Unity Technologies). Other relevant news. Image by Mojo Vision). Some news on content.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

Also announced was the judging panel that includes virtual reality experts such as Josh Naylor of Unity Technologies, Jenn Duong of Shiift, and CEO of Spiral Media Megan Gaiser. Something to note, all nominees had to be centered on a virtual reality experience, and not an augmented reality experience.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Added: The convergence of physical and digital spaces is accelerating, and we see virtual reality, mixed reality, and augmented reality becoming the next computing platform. Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm Inc., Meta is a crucial parenting in the OpenXR update.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Japanese magazine Famitsu interviewed Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Hideaki Nishino and asked him many questions about PlayStation 5 and PSVR 2. This shows the commitment that Sony has toward VR; The lineup for PSVR 2 is not complete. Actually, Sony has not revealed all the launch titles, yet. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) will be natively supported for HDRP in Unity 2021.2. More info (NVIDIA CloudXR upgrade) More info (NVIDIA CloudXR on Tencent Cloud) More info (NVIDIA VRSS v2) More info (DLSS integrated inside Unity) More info (Jarvis) More info (NVIDIA RTX cards shortage). billion valuation.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Apple finally talks about VR while taking a (very solid) swing at AR, Walmart will use virtual reality to train employees, you can grow better weed with AR + AI, and Q1 VR headset sales…. on an internal training program called Walmart Academy—and it turns out that virtual reality will play a part.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

This week, a rumor spread among XR communities: next-gen PSVR will be announced at a press conference to be held by Sony on February, 5th. The reason is that Sony has already announced that it will launch PSVR 2 only after the PS5 , to not confuse its buyers by selling too many things together. Unity changes how it handles XR Plugins.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). Me trying virtual reality in an arcade in China… some years ago, when I was younger The charm of VR needs to be experienced in person.

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Voices of VR

JULY 13, 2023

Liz Hyman President and the CEO of the XR Association (XRA), which is a non-profit, industry trade association representing 47 XR companies including major players like Meta, Google, Microsoft, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, and HTC. The final rule went into effect on January 18, 2018."

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Cats and VR

JUNE 30, 2017

I tried it a few weeks ago @TheVRSociety art event #psvr #marvel @Sony pic.twitter.com/nZs0kGQkKf — CatsAndVR (@CatsAndVR) June 30, 2017. One thing that stood out was the use of Virtual Reality themed mixed media pieces to create a sense of both the connection and disconnection to reality that VR brings us.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

There will be a new launcher, improved graphics, improved in-game camera, production-ready Unity SDK for the creators, improved full-body VR, and much more. More info Sony Mocopi seems to be good for full-body VR Thrillseeker, the superstar VR Youtuber, is experimenting with Mocopi, the lightweight full-body VR kit by Sony.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Next week, the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association (VRARA) will host over 100 speakers from various extended reality (XR) firms to explore new immersive technology innovations and opportunities to match a diverse and emerging industry demand.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The news is overly important because Alyx is already changing the virtual reality landscape for these reasons: It is increasing awareness towards VR a lot (all mainstream gaming media are talking about it); It is increasing sales of VR headsets a lot; It will probably show us new interactions in XR that will affect the UX of many games after it.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The image above, clearly an homage to the legendary Unity Cube , demonstrates the position and orientation of optical sensors across different surfaces of the object… this would ensure that sensors are always available as the object is turned or moved. The AIM controller was a very cool peripheral built for Sony’s PSVR system.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

Image by Sony). Another great IP is now being bond with virtual reality, and this will be highly beneficial for the technology. It is not clear, and we hope that Sony will clarify his.(Theoretically I’ll leave it for you in the links so that you can participate in the discussion as well. Other relevant news. Register now.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2016

And then on October 19th and 20th, there was a historic W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality where all of the major VR players gathered in San Jose to hash out the WebVR web standards for delivering VR and AR applications over the web.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Jim Ryan hints at a possible PlayStation metaverse The court documents related to the FTC vs Microsoft trial related to the acquisition of Activision contain a very interesting piece of information related to what Sony may be working on. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.”

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

It is 6DOF and lets you enjoy both virtual reality and passthrough augmented reality. Among its side-effects, we have also things related to Virtual Reality. More info (Valve Index availability) More info (Facebook and Sony pulling out from GDC). At this point, I wonder if GDC may be canceled as the MWC.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

According to the report, analyzing the orders made to the lens manufacturer, the two new headsets by Sony and Facebook should be released in 2022. Do you remember that leaked email when Zuck told that he wanted to control all the technological stack Facebook works on and he wanted to acquire Unity? News from partners (and friends).

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