The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

Honestly, I think no Apple person would be disturbed by a Quest 3 teaser, but still, it could be a way Meta has to keep the pressure high on its main competitor. Using a virtual phone inside the app, users can now shoot photos and videos and directly share them to Instagram and Facebook Stories. This feature is not new.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Coronavirus is back in Italy and from yesterday we’re having new restrictions like a night curfew, some kind of shops closed, etc… I hope that you and the people you love are safe. These will be complicated weeks, and I hope that we’ll be able to go through them together. Top news of the week. Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Launch video of Pico 4. It is the first headset that implements the ski-goggles design and it looks incredibly polished from the available images and video. Let’s start from the specifications of the new device: Chipset : Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2, 8 Cores 64 bit, 2.84GHz RAM : 8GB LPDDR4X, 2133MHz Storage : 128GB/256GB, UFS 3.0

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2019

Actually, there is no much more to say apart from what we already knew about the Index : the visuals are astonishing, especially because of the 120 Hz refresh rate; the audio is a next-gen one; the controllers allow for a new kind of interactions; the headset is very comfortable; there is a very handful guide on how to setup it on Steam website.

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VRScout

JULY 5, 2016

Since no photography was permitted, it is unclear what kind of VR headsets were used, but we can guess a familiar mobile headset like the Gear VR is a likely choice. From guests that tried the experience, many felt like it was a teaser and not an actual complete VR roller coaster ride. Image Credit: Universal Orlando.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The company behind the eponymous web3 social VR world has released some teaser images of its upcoming device, inviting everyone to come and see it at the upcoming tech exhibition in Las Vegas. Welcome to the last newsletter of 2022! It’s been an interesting year for XR, and I’m glad that we did this journey together. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I am usually not interested in this kind of paid collaborations, but considering the importance of the partner, and the good opportunities it has promised for my readers, I’ve decided to accept it. I hope it serves to distract you by giving you something to read to not think about the terrible things happening in this world.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

I want to be the kind of hacker that types fast and breaks the firewall all while wearing sunglasses and a black leather jacket. Fortunately for me, that’s the exact kind of hacker you get to play as in the newly revealed Gear VR stealth, action video game from Force Field Studios: Term1nal.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 14, 2020

I know that it is not a big number per se, but I’m not a Youtuber, I’ve no professional camera, and I’m a bit awkward in front of the camera, so for me, this is an incredible result! I’m really satisfied about it and I still don’t believe it has happened! I want to thank you all for helping me in reaching this goal with your love and support!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2019

The most important info shared Friday is a (weird) video with the external new design of the device. The most important info shared Friday is a (weird) video with the external new design of the device. You know, I’m here for the Sandbox Immersive Festival that will begin tomorrow and I’m ready to tell you all my experience here!

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VRScout

DECEMBER 28, 2016

2016 has been a landmark year for VR and 360° video. In addition to the ever-increasing landscape of 360° camera options available for the consumer and professional alike, major social media outlets such as Facebook, YouTube, and WordPress have introduced 360° video hosting. Reeps One – Does Not Exist.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

As it is a tradition of this blog , I’ve prepared a big roundup of the best news in XR from this year’s CES! For every piece of news, I’ll share with you a brief summary and one or more links to go deeper. And yes, even at CES we had a lot of companies trying to surf the buzz of the metaverse.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

AI, music, and VR creation tools collide in this beautiful 360° video. Part of YouTube’s VR Creator Lab , the video project can be viewed in 360° on desktop, mobile devices, and VR headsets. Part of YouTube’s VR Creator Lab , the video project can be viewed in 360° on desktop, mobile devices, and VR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2022

On the occasion of the upcoming GTC, I had the opportunity of speaking with two very important people that work every day at innovating XR at NVIDIA: David Weinstein , Director of Virtual and Augmented Reality, and Gregory Jones , Director of Global Business Development/Product Management. NVIDIA GTC (and the chance to win an RTX 3080 Ti!).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Last week I have taken part in the WCVRI exhibition in Nanchang, China. We of New Technology Walkers have taken there our MR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded , and made hundreds of people try it. It has been the first time for me having a booth in a so distant and different country like China, and I have learned lots of lessons in the process.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

They connect to the companion app Facebook View on your phone via Bluetooth can just do three things: Shoot photos and 30s-videos thanks to two cameras installed on the frames; Let you listen to music thanks to integrated speakers Let you have phone calls thanks to integrated microphones and speakers. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

Before starting: if you like this kind of posts, you can subscribe to my newsletter to receive them directly in your email!). The reason is that the whole ecosystem is not ready yet : We have basically only one vendor that has some kind of mainstream appeal (Facebook) and the rest of the market is all focused on the enterprise.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The event saw a lot of software announcements, teasers at tech to come, and of course the much anticipated official announcement of the Meta Quest Pro. They also showed teasers for Iron Man VR coming on November 3, and Behemoth. That is, the first Connect event since “Facebook Company” changed its name to Meta last year.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

leaked most of the promotional videos of the Oculus Quest 2 , so we already know a lot about this device. Expect lots of videos and news about the Quest 2 , and also some videos made in collaboration with tech influencers like UrAverageGuy and Canoopsy. But what can we expect from it? Oculus Quest 2. Wireless Link.

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VRScout

JANUARY 15, 2019

Blasters, bots, brain teasers & board games. At the world’s largest technology show, CES 2019, we saw blasters, bots, board games and brain teasers that get kids and families moving, playing, learning and engaging with each other using AR technology. Nerf Laser Ops Pro is available online or at major retailers.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! This week has mostly been in the sign of Oculus, with many news and updates from the brand controlled by Facebook. Top news of the week.

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Immersive Authority

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The teaser reveals that the game is developed in third person shooter mode although most VR games fancy first person shooters. As seen in various videos on the web where a great white shark suddenly attacks the cage with deadly force, The Deep also provides the same experience but in virtual reality. Edge of Nowhere.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Varjo has in these years gained the reputation to be a very high-profile XR company , that always focuses on quality in whatever it does, from the headset it manufacturers to the promotional video it releases. Specifications. Positional Tracking : SteamVR 2.0/1.0 Positional Tracking : SteamVR 2.0/1.0 PC Requirements. Varjo Aero.

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Anand Tech

AUGUST 25, 2023

Alongside this morning’s announcement of the new Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT video cards , AMD is also using their Gamescom launch event to deliver an update on the state of their Radeon software stack. Furthermore, the source code for FSR3 will be freely available as part of AMD’s GPUOpen community.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

I still miss a bit having a walk around University Street in Palo Alto and seeing a lot of young people having fun in the restaurants. I’m sure I’ll return there. But now it’s time to get back to routine work, so let me tell you about the most important news in AR and VR from this week. Top news of the week. Background image from Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

It will be very interesting to see what kind of devices will sell more: a VR headset linked to a very famous console or a VR headset that costs less and is more portable? I will have probably something to announce soon, so stay tuned. Top news of the week. Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2016

If you’ve not seen their teaser video, I strongly recommend you take a peek: There are a bunch of things here that I’m going to try to unpack. I feel like I could just stop writing now, that pointing at these videos is enough to make at least a few people out there [hello Google] pause and say “Huh. Um… Did it work?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2021

You can enjoy it by watching the video interview or reading the transcript (edited for clarity and brevity) here below! We dive in on how to design and launch a game based on a movie, both for in-home and out-of-home entertainment. Jake shared his insights on VR content creation, as well as on the VR market in general.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 26, 2019

was the playable teaser (P.T. was the playable teaser (P.T. But unluckily, the Silent Hills project has been canceled and this teaser never became a game. Well, I have played it in VR and I really got scared… If you don’t remember what P.T. is, don’t worry, Tony is here to help you. Even more, P.T

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2018

On May 1st-2nd, Facebook has had its annual F8 conference. There it has presented a lot of news regarding all Facebook companies (Messenger, Instagram, Facebook, etc…) and of course, among these pieces of news, we had some AR and VR ones. — Boz (@boztank) February 21, 2018. I came out disappointed by what happened at F8.

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Anand Tech

JUNE 9, 2022

That moniker tends to get thrown around when a chip is being packaged using some kind of advanced, high-density interconnect such as EMIB, which differentiates it from simpler designs such as Zen 2/3 chiplets, which merely route their signals through the organic packaging without any enhanced technologies.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Konami’s “playable teaser” for the doomed game Silent Hills. The combination of technology and genre focus that led to the creation of VR horror games feel like a match made in Hell (for horror buffs, that’s a good thing). After all, horror games are most effective when you feel immersed in their dark, threatening worlds. Don’t Knock Twice.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2016

This morning Nintendo pulled back the curtain on its long-awaited and much-talked about upcoming new video game console. As you can see in the first look video above, the console is quite unique, which is par for the course for Nintendo. Whether or not that will impact third-party developer support remains to be seen.

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Leapmotion

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

If that kind of environment is possible, that’s where we want to touch virtual reality as well. If that kind of environment is possible, that’s where we want to touch virtual reality as well. Earlier this summer, we open sourced the design for Project North Star , the world’s most advanced augmented reality R&D platform.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

Then, the company started sharing a single teaser GIF of the device, but Andrew Jakobs has discovered that just by changing the final number of the URL on the GIF, it was possible to get other 2 GIFs, so now we have three points of view of the upcoming headset. Welcome to the first roundup of the best AR/VR news for May! Top news of the week.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The debate about whether or not 360 videos are considered “real VR” rages on across the internet, but the fact of the matter is that it’s the most accessible and easily digestible form of immersive content out there right now. Any Google Cardboard device, or even just a smartphone without a VR HMD, can view a 360 video.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Anyway, the announcement regarded only the chipset and not also a reference design, so it was a good teaser, but the technology was not applicable to real headsets yet. This is a piece of very important news for the future of AR and VR, so let me explain to you everything about it. Qualcomm XR2 reference design.

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