The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

The FTC has opened an investigation on Meta about its anti-competitive practices related to applications that propose services similar to its ones on the Oculus Store (Pepperidge Farms remembers when YUR was de facto cloned by Oculus Move). It is just a bit more expensive than the $300 needed to buy an Oculus Quest 2.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 21, 2017

Partnering with Del Ray Books, an imprint of the well know Random House publisher, 4A Games has inked a storytelling deal that will see a companion eBook launch in Q3 this year. 4A Games is known for their Metro series, a series adapted from books and known for their engaging narrative. 1: My Name is Viktoria. 1 to life.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

The name has changed and it is now called “Engage Link” , because after TPLink, Oculus Link, Looxid Link, and Pico Neo 3 Link , we needed something else with the name Link. Road To VR has published one of his amazing behind-the-scenes articles about Moss Book 2. Quest runtime v41 is rolling out. Some articles on the metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. This is amazing for us developers, but unluckily it is a feature tied to using the Oculus SDK, which is not cross-platform. Tom Ffiske’s new book. It’s basically a monopoly.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. Do you want to read a good book on AR/VR?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 18, 2017

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One will have a major presence with a panel on Saturday including Spielberg, book author Ernest Cline, co-screenwriter Zak Penn and the film’s stars. The Tick: Amazon lists a “virtual reality escape room” as part of its promotion of the live-actions version of The Tick.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Scraper: A Novel About Punk, is a great book about a young rocker in the early 80s and his band. I don’t think there are any Humech robots in that story like the Scraper: The Rise of Cifer novel, which is available on Amazon. I wanted a well-known sci-fi author to help with the book. No relation at all.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

I and my partner Gianni bought every new headset on the market : the Oculus Rift DK2, the Vive, the Rift CV1, the Gear VR, etc… We also went to almost every event we were invited to, even the smallest one (I remember once we went to a public plaza with like 7 people listening to our talk about VR…). The reasons?

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InstaVR

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Many of the top VR agencies are booked out months in advance. If you have a shorter time horizon… Amazon and many electronics stores (Best Buy, B & H, etc) have the equipment you need — cameras, microphones, lighting, etc. This consideration is complicated. You could same day film if you’re in a rush.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I also am invested in Apple competitors, Qualcomm, Snap, Microsoft, Amazon, and about 50 other companies in a diverse portfolio. Just get Amazon’s latest iPhone app. Amazon, Tesla, Google, Facebook, and others, including most autonomous vehicle companies, are building the same for various purposes. Disclaimer.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Now that I’ve finished the book, I would like to tell you my opinion about it, so that you can decide if it is worth buying it or not. The book subtitle is “From Snow Crash & Second Life to a virtual world worth fighting for” : I mention it because it exactly describes what is the theme behind the book.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

When you’re “wearing” in Vernor Vinge’s 2006 book Rainbow’s End, contact lenses and computers woven into clothing serve up an assortment of competing realities and overlays. An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device.

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2020

Aptly named Ready Player Two , the upcoming book is being published by Penguin Random House subsidiary Ballantine Books. It’s already available for order on and available for pre-order on Amazon , both in Kindle and hardcover format. Released in 2011, Ready Player One casts a dim vision of the year 2044.

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VR Spies

APRIL 17, 2018

The AH-101 felt slightly heavier than my Oculus Rift but seemed to be slightly better balanced thanks to the crown style head strap. This was still a bit of a throwback to the DK2 days for me though as I have gotten spoiled to the great audio experience provided from the Oculus Rift’s built in headphones and mic.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

There is another reason that will make medium-big studios happy: from now on, there won’t be any revenue share with Epic until $1M of revenues of your game, a limit that raises to $5M if your game is published on Oculus Store. Oculus Link now works with USB 2.0. More info (Oculus Link works with Usb 2.0?—?Road port and cable.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 27, 2020

We’re often classroom based, to like, “Hey, let’s put 10 headsets in twelve cities, and just let people book time.” Obviously HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but are you seeing more deployment now or more excitement around the standalone units? Kyle: Yeah, it was booked time. Amazon did $750-million.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 27, 2020

We’re often classroom based, to like, “Hey, let’s put 10 headsets in twelve cities, and just let people book time.” Obviously HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but are you seeing more deployment now or more excitement around the standalone units? Kyle: Yeah, it was booked time. Amazon did $750-million.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 27, 2020

We're often classroom based, to like, "Hey, let's put 10 headsets in twelve cities, and just let people book time." Obviously HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, but are you seeing more deployment now or more excitement around the standalone units? Kyle: Yeah, it was booked time. Amazon did $750-million. Kyle: Yeah, yeah, for sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So we’ve launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. It’s on Steam and Oculus. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. I double-booked myself. You guys are an entertainment company. What are the experiences or things that you’ve done so far that people could try?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So we’ve launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. It’s on Steam and Oculus. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. I double-booked myself. You guys are an entertainment company. What are the experiences or things that you’ve done so far that people could try?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

Alan: I recently read a book called “The Age of Smart Information” by Mike Pell, and he talks about how information now is just information. I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. And I got the Oculus Go, thinking, “Oh, this is gonna be great for VR.” But it overheated.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

Alan: I recently read a book called “The Age of Smart Information” by Mike Pell, and he talks about how information now is just information. I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. And I got the Oculus Go, thinking, “Oh, this is gonna be great for VR.” But it overheated.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Amazon Sumerian. You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. “Here’s the airplanes of the future, and here’s what we’re gonna do, and here’s the first class cabin,” you book your ticket. Oculus has sold a couple million. Alan: Well all right!

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Amazon Sumerian. You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. “Here’s the airplanes of the future, and here’s what we’re gonna do, and here’s the first class cabin,” you book your ticket. Oculus has sold a couple million. Alan: Well all right!

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AR Insider

MAY 31, 2021

The lower-cost locomotion option, Cybershoes , is now on Amazon for $349. Since it features no computational unit and no battery, it can be smaller and lighter than “shoebox” headsets like the Oculus Quest. See his books here. Users wear overshoes with ball bearings in the soles and run on a hard plastic dish.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So we've launched Crowe: The Drowned Armory on Oculus and HTC. It's on Steam and Oculus. Alan: Yeah, it was the Amazon Prime show, Jack Something Or Other. I double-booked myself. You guys are an entertainment company. What are the experiences or things that you've done so far that people could try? Hrish: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Amazon Sumerian. You can dive in and start building for VR with almost a $300 laptop and an Oculus Go. Here's the airplanes of the future, and here's what we're gonna do, and here's the first class cabin," you book your ticket. Oculus has sold a couple million. there's just all these tools. Or better yet, maybe marketing.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift. Oculus is also offering a $100 Oculus Store credit when you purchase a Rift from Best Buy, Amazon, and Microsoft in the US and Canada. This Week’s New Gear VR and Oculus Rift Content (11/26/16).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

More than an article, with its 10,000+ words, this is a short book on the Pimax Sword, featuring everything you may need to know about them (what is Pimax, what are the Sword controllers, how do they work… even an interview with the COO of the company!). Pimax headset listed on Amazon (Image by Amazon, provided by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

More info (What The Bat) More info (Moss: Book II) More info (Among Us VR) More info (Gambit) More info (Nerf Ultimate Championship) More info (Final Fury) More info (All the news from the Upload Summer Showcase). Amazon now offers the possibility to try-on shoes in AR on its app. Alex Kipman leaves after the misconduct allegations.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

After the free September 9th update, the VR game will expand to allow 2 players wearing Oculus Quest 2 VR Headsets to freely roam in 100 square feet of shared playspace. Ball is a former Amazon strategy executive turned investor. See his books here. These are stocks picked by Matthew Ball, author of the metaverse manifesto.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 12, 2017

The Oculus Rift gets a long-anticipated game this week, but it’s Gear VR that’s the real star of the show. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! New Rift and Gear VR Releases on Oculus Home. New Oculus Rift Releases on Steam. Price: $33.99 (Rift).

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When you walk into a Best Buy’s or you walk into any retailer, they’re selling you the Amazon Echo and they’re selling you the Google Home, where you ask a question, it plays a video. So something like an Oculus Go, for example, allows you to look around and be inside of a video. But you can’t move around in it.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

We had, for DuPont Corian — which is a client of ours — we had an experience that showed bathroom vanities that you’re able to look at and place inside of your own space, similar to what IKEA is doing, and Amazon. Mobile virtual reality on a headset like an Oculus Go, which is $200. Taking that lens.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

We had, for DuPont Corian — which is a client of ours — we had an experience that showed bathroom vanities that you’re able to look at and place inside of your own space, similar to what IKEA is doing, and Amazon. Mobile virtual reality on a headset like an Oculus Go, which is $200. Taking that lens.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

Apple TV : both immersive sports content and traditional video content – the latter presented in virtual environments, such as a desert or the sky (sport broadcasting tech could come from the acquisition of NextVR) Apple Books : will allow users to read in virtual reality. Fitness+ : will let users exercise while watching an instructor in VR.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When you walk into a Best Buy's or you walk into any retailer, they're selling you the Amazon Echo and they're selling you the Google Home, where you ask a question, it plays a video. So something like an Oculus Go, for example, allows you to look around and be inside of a video. But you can't move around in it. It's a tactile thing.

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