The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. Unity 6 takes back the original way of specifying engine versions and abandons the confusing one that bound a new Unity version to the year it was released.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

More info Unity fires around 300 employees While the news about Microsoft layoffs made headlines everywhere, it was more silent the second round of layoffs at Unity. Take the survey to help the global community learn more about the skills and technologies necessary to succeed in 2023.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Meta's built-in Quest Link feature also just got the ability to do this in v62, whereas it previously only forwarded this tracking data to development tools like the Unity editor. Previously Virtual Desktop only forwarded face and eye tracking to VRChat specifically. The update also adds 500 Mbps H.264+ 264+ bitrate support on Quest 3.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

This week I have read the results of two very interesting surveys: GDC, as every year, has asked VR developers what platform they’re currently interested in. The true takeaway is that the Quest is getting the most interest ; ISFE and Ipsos MORI’s GameTrack surveyed gamers, asking them what features they are most interested in for the future.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

I’ve been writing about it for over a year, and working on related products at Unity for much longer. Expert panelists survey the state of AR advertising at Brand Innovators. Tony Parisi is Head of XR Ad Innovation at Unity Technologies. Four Myths About AR Advertising. by Tony Parisi. It’s not a fad — it’s here to stay.

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ARPost

JULY 10, 2020

See Also: 63% of Advertising Creatives Struggle with AR Technology Adoption, Unity Survey Finds. It also features full-screen mode (if the user really wants to play around with it) and traditional Calls-to-Action to allow pass-through to a page of their choosing. How do you best utilize a platform like this?

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Leapmotion

APRIL 30, 2016

Last year, we featured 6 kickass Unity assets with the power to bring your project to the next level. Since we’re giving away five $100 Unity/Unreal asset credits as part of our 2016 developer survey , we thought we’d share some more cool stuff you can buy with cold hard virtual cash. Custom Pointer ($17). PhysicsRecorder.

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AR Insider

JULY 9, 2021

Specifically, LoopMe’s Christina Park cites her company’s survey data that show that almost 20 percent of consumers are more likely to pay attention to interactive ads, and 40% find AR try-ons useful. Game engines such as Unity have driven these prices down in terms of 3D creation and application.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 18, 2018

Oculus did a survey of its developers and found that 50 percent are self-funded so this program will go a long way to help the VR ecosystem. In addition to access to developer kits for new and existing hardware participants will receive one year free Unity Plus license or a royalty-free Unreal license.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The Brighton, UK-based firm will also allow immersive content creators to analyse their projects across gaming engines, devices, and content, the company explained, adding its Unity-based plugin had launched with further support for Unreal Engine and 8th Wall over the next few months.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The report, titled “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: 2016 Mobile and VR Games Year in Review,” is a compilation of information Super Data and Unity Technologies, though we clarified with Unity that they did not contribute to the estimates for VR headset data in the report. The report estimates 4.5

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible. According to a PwC report , businesses are likely to become “metaverse power users.”

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ARPost

JULY 9, 2019

See Also: 63% of Advertising Creatives Struggle with AR Technology Adoption, Unity Survey Finds. “Our brand and the stories we tell lend themselves to this,” Poe said. “We We see AR as something that can extend our brand and interest in Smithsonian Channel.”. ?.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2016

There’s a DIY dev kit that you can start using today to start developing Daydream-ready apps, and Google has also released a Google VR Unity SDK that includes a number of DaydreamLabs Controller Playground examples to demonstrate different user interactions with the 3DOF controller. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The report surveyed respondents from September last year to June to discuss findings across some of the world’s top firms, including Unity Technologies, HTC, manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover, and media firm Yahoo, among many others. What’s the Deal on Data?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 3, 2023

Moreover, digital transformation trends highlight how 75 percent of WEF’s surveyed companies wish to adopt emerging technologies such as big data, cloud computing, and AI in the next five years. Additionally, 86 percent of firms surveyed expect to incorporate eCommerce solutions and digital platforms.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 16, 2022

The Washington, DC-based association will also work with the EWG amid its partnership with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to survey roughly 500 educators and staff about their thoughts on XR technologies in the classroom, the organisation explained in a statement.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2020

The Smart-Accessory Revolution A Pew Research Center survey conducted at the beginning of 2013 showed that only 51% of adults in the United States owned a smartphone, 6 years after the launch of the 1st-generation Apple iPhone. Another survey conducted mid-June 2019, 4 years since the debut of the Apple Watch, showed that roughly 1-in-5 U.S.

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Augmented Reality Magic Leap Survey AR 130

TechCrunch VR

MARCH 1, 2022

of the global VR headset usage in January, according to Steam’s survey. ” It also includes handy developer kits for mainstream 3D engines, including Unity and Epic Games’ Unreal. Despite being a leading VR brand in China, Pico is nowhere close to the scale of Oculus’s user reach or creator ecosystem.

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ARVR

AUGUST 28, 2020

Creating remote MR productions VR for rehabilitation of cognitive and psychological disorders (Source: Kurt Othmer, Youtube) A recent survey has narrowed down to the fact that every minute of the day, there is a vehicle related accident. If you are a game developer in unity or even just a beginner do give VR development a try!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2022

For example, Unity runs its humanities fundraiser and awards showcase. Additionally, Apple has supplied its Lidar scanners to other XR firms, including drone services for preservation and surveying. That is what we focus on every day. Meanwhile, Meta is building an ethical metaverse after unsettling behaviour in online environments.

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HaptX

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The HaptX SDK provides SteamVR support, plug-ins for Unreal Engine and Unity, and a C++ API, along with a trove of haptic effects, templates, and demos, making it easy to create haptic VR experiences for HaptX Gloves. The prototype is built with Unity, integrating ArcGIS Maps SDK and the HaptX SDK.

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AR Insider

MARCH 20, 2020

That’s everything from retailers to brands to entertainment companies using AR tools like Unity, 8th Wall and Adobe Aero. Moreover, Quest and market share leader PSVR are priced at or under $399 — the point where demand inflects according to ARtillery’s consumer survey with Thrive Analytics. VR’s Steady Gains.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 27, 2023

This is partly because AR/VR experiences generate unique and unstructured user behaviours, compared to the ‘Internet of clicks, taps and likes,’ as well as a reliance on legacy toolkits like web analytics, surveys, and others. Our Unity plug-in is now live so users can easily add IoB to projects.

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Head Mounted Display Data Machine Learning Healthcare 95

Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 14, 2020

A Grid Raster survey this spring found that 56 percent of executives said they had already implemented virtual or augmented reality, and 27 percent had fully deployed their solution and were looking to scale it up. Then, a funnel was created through Unity Analytics to evaluate how many employees completed the original baseline steps.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Now, in what seems a desperate move to become relevant in a field dominated by Unity and Unreal Engine, it has made this engine opensource with the name Open 3D Engine. When your survey is a bit confusing Funny link. Amazon has launched some years ago its 3D engine called Lumberyard, derived from Crytek’s Cryengine. Some XR fun.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

It was too early for Unity, but they taught me about C++, C#, Java, OpenCV, OpenGL and other fancy development stuff. I thought developing everything VR-related in native code, but while researching how to develop for VR, I discovered that many people abandoned de nerd C++ wei to use a more visual program called Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Steam VR stats have been pretty negative in September The Steam hardware survey for September 2023 was very negative for VR. VR users were in September 1.60% of total, down from 1.92% in August … -16% in one month.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 19, 2021

This is confirmed also by a previous prediction by the CEO of Unity, which foresees that in 2030 VR headsets will be as popular as gaming console: that is mainstream, but still not as TV, for instance. But don’t let the numbers fool yourself: as Mathew Olson from The Information highlights, “[PwC data] translates to a projected $6.9

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

The latest Steam Hardware Survey showed some interesting trends happening in the PC VR market (at least the Steam VR market, since we have no info on the Oculus Store market). This year I’m unsure what to do… I’m thinking about a Reddit AMA, but if you have a better idea, please tell me! Top news of the week. Register now.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 23, 2016

With our 2016 developer survey in full swing, we thought we’d share some great assets that you could buy with one of five $100 Unity/Unreal asset credit prizes! Take our developer survey by May 8th for your chance to win some sweet credits! Sometimes the right asset can make all the difference. VFX Weather Pack – $19.99.

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Unreal Leap Motion Survey Unity 29

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info (Meta’s losses in 2023) More info (Meta expecting even higher losses in 2024) Quest 3 enters the Steam chart at 0.15% Meta Quest 3 appeared for the first time in Steam’s Hardware Survey, with a 0.15% share of the market. SteamVR 2.0 is now live for everyone.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

Let me copy-paste for you what it is about: AR/VR creators, this survey is for you. Take the survey to help the global community learn more about the skills and technologies necessary to succeed in 2023 and beyond. The survey takes about 15 minutes and covers VR, AR, and mixed reality sectors.

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Apple Survey Machine Learning AR 289

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

I am a bit sad no one gave an award to The Unity Cube , though… I would have loved to get a “Worst Application Award 2021” from Road To VR…. Then, it guarantees that there is an open-source alternative to Unity and Unreal, so if in the future Meta wants to build its own engine, it could start doing that by forking Godot. Some XR fun.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Moreover, during the session, Stettmeier showcased its touted ThinkReality VRX enterprise headset, which comes with leading features such as 6 DoF, full-colour MR passthrough, OpenXR SDK, and Unity/Unreal engine support.

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Training Industry Strategy AR 99

Leapmotion

APRIL 16, 2016

Let us know in our 2016 developer survey and get the chance to win one of five $100 Unreal/Unity asset credits ( full details ). Draw something that can fit in the palm of your hand, then stretch it out and walk inside your creation. What’s your favorite pinch project – and what new resources would you like to see?

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Leap Motion Augmented Reality Unity Survey 28

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I want to highlight 3 reports: Steam Hardware survey. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Superdata XR Update) More info (Digicapital Report). New statistics data on VR from Steam, SuperData, and DigiCapital. This week, we had a bunch of new analytics data on the VR market. News worth a mention. Image by Facebook).

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