AR Insider

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As we enter 2024, signs point to a potential turning point for smart glasses. We examine the evidence in our 2024 predictions This post appeared first on AR Insider. These include XReal Air 2 and Ray Ban Meta Smartglasses.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

During its Q4 2024 earnings call, Meta revealed that Reality Labs reached a record $1.08 Regarding Q4 2024, however, Zuckerberg alluded to Meta’s Ray-Ban smartglasses as the main driver of the revenue milestone, saying that “Meta Ray-Ban are a real hit.” In Q4 2024, the division cost the company $6.05

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Fast Travel Games, the Stockholm-based developer and publisher behind a host of VR titles, announced they’re laying off 30 employees, which the VR veteran studio says is a direct result of lower-than-expected sales in 2024.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

We break it down in the first of five big predictions for 2024. Where do AR and AI converge? Generative AI will assist AR creation workflows while conversational AI provides natural-language interfaces. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 provides players with a virtual reality recreation of Earth that offers a sense of unmatched realism. Flash forward 42 years, and on launch day for Flight Simulator 2024 I waited about eight hours at what might as well have been a virtual airport waiting to connect to Microsoft's servers.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

So (a bit late) here you are a list of some of the most relevant XR trends to follow in 2024, with some predictions of what to expect next. Contextual AI is on the rise Couldn’t I write a tech article in 2024 without mentioning AI? In 2024 there will be even more co-use of AI and XR. Of course not.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The Meta Connect 2024 has just finished and there Mark Zuckerberg and some other Meta executives have announced very important news concerning XR and AI. These have been my 5 main highlights of the Meta Connect 2024. Header image by Meta) The post The 5 main XR highlights from Meta Connect 2024 appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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AR Insider

JUNE 17, 2024

One of Korea’s government institutes, the National IT Promotion Agency (NIPA) has selected 8 Korean metaverse and XR companies to be featured at the K-Metaverse… Continue reading → Leading Korean Metaverse Companies Target Global Market at AWE USA 2024 K-Metaverse Pavilion This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Sorry for the delay in the publication I hope you still love me) Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta had a great Q4 2024 Meta announced its financial data for the last quarter of 2024 and they are great but there are also a few things to reason about. The great news is that Reality Labs reached a record $1.08 is shutting down.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

So let’s see together what are my predictions for tomorrow’s 2024 edition! “The Quest users spent in total 3 million hours in 2024 in Horizon Worlds”). These are my speculations for tomorrow’s Meta Connect 2024. Who of you will make the best predictions?

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Upload VR

JANUARY 12, 2025

Meta Quest 3S was the top selling games console on Amazon US in 2024, despite only releasing in October. The news comes after the Meta Horizon app needed to set up Quest headsets was the #1 free iPhone app on Christmas Day 2024, and SteamVR saw near-record usage in December. Clearly, 2024 was another year of growth for VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 8, 2023

There’s been a very interesting piece of news that the last week went below the radars of many XR magazines but that I think it’s worth talking about : CREAL has announced the commercial availability of its lightfield solution for XR glasses for 2024. Why is it cool and why should we matter?

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NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Metro Awakening , Trombone Champ: Unflattened , Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and DIG VR led the charge, followed by Dumb Ways: Free for All , EXOcars , By Grit Alone , Ember Souls , Bounce Arcade and Augmented Empire. To say it's been hectic for new VR games recently would be an understatement, and November certainly didn't let up.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

yinglongzeng) September 3, 2024 The amazing guys of the AVP community I met in Shenzen Also here, like in the West, some people started to think that if even Apple could not reinvigorate the XR market, then XR is doomed to die. The post My perception of the XR landscape in China in 2024 appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Welcome to UploadVR's Best of VR Awards for 2024. 2024 has been a busy year for VR and the wider XR industry, delivering new hardware releases and a strong set of new VR games. As 2024 comes to a close, we're once again using our Best of VR Awards to highlight the most exceptional picks across hardware and software this year.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2025

Citing data obtained by independent analyst Omdia, Game Developer (via Forbes ), notes that downloads of the Meta Horizon app fell by 27% on Christmas Day 2024 when compared to 2023, which is historically the app’s yearly peak for downloads.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Meta's Reality Labs division's sales for 2024 were more than 40% higher than in 2023, according to a memo leaked to Business Insider. Quest 3S Was The Top Selling Console On Amazon In 2024 Meta Quest 3S was the top selling games console on Amazon US in 2024, despite only releasing in October.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 8, 2024

Ramos) Following the recent news that Pimax was launching a “Light” version of their Crystal VR headset, there was soon talk of a Pimax Global Roadshow passing through several US and European Cities during the Summer of 2024. Header image by R. Cole and S.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

From Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 to Metro Awakening, November's another busy month for new VR games. Store links - Quest Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - November 19 (PC VR) 0:00 / 2:18 1× Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is the next entry in the long-running series and much like the previous entry, this includes PC VR support.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 3, 2024

Given the installed base enjoyed by Apple Watch and AirPods, will they'll be enlisted to add utility and appeal to Vision Pro through several integrated use cases. We examine in our annual predictions. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

So in this article, I want to tell you what are the major lessons you have to take from Meta Connect 2024 and that you should take into consideration for the future of your career or your business. Header image from a Meta event) The post A strategical analysis of the news from Meta Connect 2024 appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Led by Quest 3 and Vive XR Elite, mixed reality is becoming a new standard in VR. Will this broaden VR's appeal and use cases to the point that it could become table stakes? We examine in our annual predictions. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 23, 2024

One of our favorite voices in the wide world of spatial computing is Tom Emrich. Each year, Emrich publishes his predictions for the year ahead – many of which align with our own. We spotlight and excerpt his top picks. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2024

” Here’s that message in full: Starship Troopers: Continuum will now be coming out on November 14, 2024, on Meta Quest, and November 25, 2024, on PlayStation VR2. This is to allow further time for extra playtesting, polish, and fixes, to help ensure the best experience on Meta Quest and PlayStation VR2.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For the sixth straight year, the Industrial XR Forum returns to bring spatial computing insights and best practices to the industrial enterprise. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

JUNE 10, 2024

The bellwether event in the XR ecosystem, Augmented World Expo (AWE), is marking its 15th anniversary by moving to Long Beach from Silicon Valley. We take a look at speakers, agenda highlights and what you can expect. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Metas metaverse ambitions are evolving rapidly, with younger users and mainstream consumers reshaping the Quest platform over the course of 2024, according to Samantha Ryan, VP of Metaverse Content, which could see free-to-play content flourish as a result. “People also spent more money across Quest devices.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024) has just topped over 1 million players, evidenced by an in-game achievement that nearly everyone is bound to earn just by booting up the game and playing for a few minutes. According to similar in-game achievements, those games have topped nearly 500,000 players and over 400,000 playersrespectively.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

At the time, details of the spin-out were scant, however the studio went on to release Drop Dread: The Cabin (2023) and Soul Spire (2024) for Apple Vision Pro, and partner with Ubisoft of Just Dance VR: Welcome to Dancity (2024).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The company’s Crystal Super headset was announced back in April 2024 and originally planned for a Q4 2024 release, but is now said to be releasing sometime in Q1 2025.

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Road to VR

MARCH 24, 2025

Teased at Meta Connect 2024 in September, the new UI system restyles the current dock-based UI to a more traditional launcher overlayputting it more in line with the sort of icon-based app selection you see in Vision Pro and mobile devices today. .”

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Data from Amazon US suggests that Quest headsets didn’t sell as well over Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2024 as compared to 2023. In 2024, that number was around 146,000 Quest headsets, representing a drop in sales volume of 14%.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

.” Founded in 2013, nDreams has released a host of VR games over the years as both developer and publisher, including Phantom: Covert Ops (2020) , Fracked (2021), Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord (2023), Frenzies (2024) and Vendetta Forever (2024).

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Road to VR

JANUARY 20, 2025

Now, as first reported by MIXED , Luckey says he’s set to announce something in “a few weeks” Wait till you see what I am announcing in a few weeks and see if you still think I am out of the game.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 16, 2025

The move comes as Avantis worked in 2024 to deploy its classroom solution worldwide. In 2024, Avantis Education formed a partnership with ICESCO. Manjinder also added: As we move towards a content creation economy, theres been growing demand for ClassVR to facilitate AI-generated content.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2025

According to an analysis by Omdia and Sensor Tower, the downloads of the Meta Horizon app fell by 27% on Christmas Day 2024 when compared to 2023. These glasses are not new (Ive found articles about them from the CES in 2024), but Ive just discovered them and so I wanted to tell you. The only thing we can do now is survive.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

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