ARPost

MARCH 16, 2023

Recently, it released its annual “State of the Industry Report”, highlighting key developments and milestones in 2022 and sharing a glimpse of what’s in store for the industry in the next few years. Sony also unveiled its new PlayStation VR headset. XRA held 100+ speaking events and major conferences worldwide to promote XR adoption.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). PSVR 2 may release during Holidays 2022. According to a report from Bloomberg, Sony may release its much-awaited next-gen PSVR headset (which I informally call PSVR 2) during Holidays 2022. Other relevant news. This means the end of next year. Support The Week Peek’s roundups.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

The plan for the end of 2022 is to integrate everything in an even smaller form factor so that the lightfield can fit inside standard frames. Sony and Verizon have partnered to create the next generation of VR concerts and have announced this partnership at CES. Google AR Cloud Streaming. Read more about this news on The Verge.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 8, 2022

This year at CES 2022 was no different: Top dogs Sony, Samsung, and LG, alongside challengers TCL, Hisense,… Read more. Every year at CES the convention centers and hotel-casino ballrooms of Las Vegas convert into a battleground for TV makers trying to prove their displays are brighter, more colorful, and slimmer than the others.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

If you recall, Zuckerberg specifically got Meta into XR because he wanted to free his company from the grip of Apple and Google (the prevailing gatekeepers of the smartphone era). The headset also launched alongside Horizon Call of the Mountain , the first native VR game based on one of Sony’s major first-party IPs.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

Since 2022, Disney worked on various XR initiatives to help build start-ups and to assist with the firm’s own R&D into Disney-branded XR entertainment services. If the past repeats itself, we may find out at the end of the year.

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Road to VR

JULY 11, 2022

The studio tells Road to VR it expects to reach 100 employees by the end of 2022. “We Both Angry Birds and Zombieland games were created thanks to a partnership with Sony Pictures. Additionally, XR Games say it will grow its staff beyond the its current 85-person team as it continues development on VR and AR games.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. And a big company like Google could also afford to sell it at the same price as the Quest 2, hoping for a future domination of the VR ecosystem. PlayStation believes in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). PSVR 2 is probably coming in 2022 and with a slow transition. Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. NVIDIA, Sony, and others are experimenting. More info (Using Google Translate).

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Probably we’ll hear new big shots fired at CES in January 2022. Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Apple may announce its headset at WWDC 2022.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Amid a wave of in-person cancellations in recent weeks from big names ranging from Microsoft to Google and a surge of covid-19 cases caused by the omicron variant, CES 2022, the world’s biggest tech show, is cutting one day from its schedule. Read more.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

You’re going to need them in the new normal and, hopefully, at CES back in the real world, 2022. Sony unveils a new virtual concert experience at CES. The company is currently developing an email service to compete with Google and Microsoft. Hot topics included Healthtech, foldable screens and 5G (yes, again).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Plus its since 2022 circa that we started seeing a lot of kids in the platform, but developers saw the 80% loss in revenues start around half of 2024 when Meta changed its store. Currently, Sony does not sell the controllers separately by the headset, but if the partnership is confirmed, it will start to do so.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) August 8, 2022. Shoutout to @ArcturusXR and @dlxrofficial for helping to make this demo happen.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. According to Youtuber Sadly It’s Bradley, Project Cambria should come half of this year (Q2 2022) and have MiniLED screens and pancake lenses.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Google: RawNeRF. Google first introduced RawNeRF in 2020 as an automated photogrammetry tool that can simulate the real-world lighting of a scanned object. Additionally, Google’s service lets an XR designer add post-processing elements to their digital twin, including focus, dynamic ranges, and tone mapping.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. We are organizing the Future Business EcoLink Conference 2022 and the 7th Golden Gyro Award. We have video live streaming or VR live streaming for each summit.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Nathan Pettyjohn, Founder and CEO of the Immerse Growth Network and Founder and President of the VR/AR Association (VRARA) , discussed with XR Today the Immerse Global Summit 2022 Europe , an industry-leading event set to take place in Madeira Island, Portugal, which will allow tech firms to showcase their efforts to reach such a milestone.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content. Software like Google’s VR tilt brush allows users to create unique virtual art pieces in a completely limitless canvas space.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2020

The story goes on telling that Apple VR headset had realistic visuals and sound, it was super-cool and probably we’ll see a release date of 2022/2023. Content is the king, and Facebook knows it needs great content of its own to fight Microsoft, Sony, and the other big brands for the domination of the VR sector. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

This is the last newsletter of this Summer 2022! Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Last week I shared with you a post highlighting how the tools to analyze user behavior on a PC or mobile (like Google Analytics) are totally inappropriate for XR, and so we need dedicated tools for that. Are you excited? Because I am….

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 6, 2022

CES 2022 was expected to be the technology industry’s first big hurrah post-pandemic, and while the Omicron variant made some of the largest companies and most of the press (including Gizmodo) back out of in-person attendance, there was still a lot to see. Read more.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before leaving you to the news of the week, let me just tell you two things that may interest you: If you missed them, don’t forget to read my predictions about augmented reality and virtual reality in 2022; This Thursday at 5 pm CET AWE Nite Florence comes back! Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

What about Meta, Google and Apple? Google has scaled back its VR ambitions a couple of years ago, ending support for its Daydream platform in 2020. Overall, global sales of virtual and augmented reality headsets shrank 12 percent in 2022, according to research from CCS Insights , from 11 million units sold in 2021 to 9.6

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

NVIDIA Instant NeRF NVIDIA debuted Instant NeRF in April 2022, and the software creates digital twins based on 2D images of real-world objects, people, and entire environments. Moreover, in July 2022, NVIDIA partnered with Siemens , a leading industrial and infrastructure firm, to build industrial Metaverse services.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 8, 2022

You can also scoop up this multicolored 5-pack or, for an over-the-ear option, the Sony ZX Series. For Android users, try out the Samsung Galaxy Watch , or keep an eye out for the upcoming Google Pixel Watch later this fall. Smartwatch. The SE gives you many of the same travel conveniences as its older sibling for a much lower price.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 15, 2024

UploadVR David Heaney Qualcomm announced that XR2+ Gen 2 will power Immersed's Visor , Samsung's upcoming Google-powered headset , a yet-to-be-announced new HTC Vive headset, a YVR headset in China, and Sony's enterprise "spatial content creation" headset.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 14, 2024

We first discussed the possibility of an impending new headset at the beginning of 2022 , when Samsung hinted at a reignited focus on extended reality during the Mobile World Conference (MWC) event. In 2023, we learned Samsung was joining forces with Google and Qualcomm on a new XR initiative during the company’s “Unpacked” event.

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Anand Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Nine unofficial sources across the industry confirmed to Reuters the existence of the division, but NVIDIA has remained tight-lipped, only discussing its 2022 announcement regarding implementation of its networking technologies into third-party solutions. Sony's custom OS would not be much of a challenge for NVIDIA."

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 19, 2022

” As of 2022, Meta Quest 2 runs completely standalone VR at 120 FPS by enabling the option in a menu, and you can pair the headset with Touch Pro controllers which feature state-of-the-art inside out tracking. ” Iribe added, “all good news to somebody like Carmack who loves crunching out the very best of performance.”

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Rumours of renewed work on Google’s Project Iris augmented reality (AR) smart glasses have surfaced on the internet, according to reports. Originally, Google acquired technologies from North, an AR smart glasses enterprise, and debuted the project at its I/O event.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Probably, an affordable Quest 2 based on XR2 may come out in 2022. This reinforces my belief that Microsoft in 2021–2022 will add VR support to it , to fight the PSVR when the market will be riper. In any case, I’m very intrigued. Other relevant news. Coronavirus impacts headsets production and kills F8 and GDC.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Immerse Global Summit 2022 Miami concluded on Wednesday, where some of the biggest players in the tech industry gathered to explore the future of Web3 technologies. XR Today: What have been your biggest takeaways from the IGS 2022 Miami? Brian Vogelsang : My biggest takeaway has been the excitement across the industry.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

Goertek is even working with Sony on the development of new PlayStation headsets. Longan Vision recently took part in the XR Summit of 2022 , discussing use cases for AR technology. Latest ThirdEye News Google Google was one of the first companies to introduce the world to smart glasses technology, with the “Glass” headset.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Immerse Global Summit (@ImmerseSummit) September 18, 2022. The VRARA holds a storied history of bringing together the biggest and the best XR representatives for its yearly Immersive Global Summit Series , and IGS Europe 2022 is no different.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 4, 2023

Goertek NReal Lenovo Iristick Vuzix Magic Leap XYZReality Longan Vision Rokid ThirdEye Google Toshiba Epson RealWear Microsoft Lumus TCL RayNeo Goertek Offering a variety of extended reality products for virtual and augmented experiences, Goertek has a range of smart glasses included in its portfolio.

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