The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

You are all fantastic! Here you are my flower for you! Happy 8th of March, wherever you are! Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. Top news of the week. Image by OceanX).

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based AR studio ARwall has expanded with the addition of senior-level talent and entertainment industry advisors well known for their expertise in design, engineering, and XR. Mosco has held notable positions at Apple, Facebook, and Oculus.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In just a few days time, Microsoft will host WinHEC , its annual hardware / platform conference. Intel has 600 people here working on hardware form factors, while the similar story is with Microsoft and a few other known global players. Microsoft is not playing such tricks.

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AR Insider

MARCH 8, 2021

This week, we look at takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, Space X, Pokemon Go and VR training from Bank of America. The company is going all in on Mixed Reality, to paraphrase its chief executive Satya Nadella, who used Microsoft’s AltspaceVR platform for his keynote. Bank of America is bringing VR instruction to its 4,000 banks.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

North America will be the fastest growing market as it reach $403M this year. However, the report did lump together Pokémon GO, which earned 96% of all AR software revenue in 2016, and MR devices like the Microsoft HoloLens proving not yet ready for consumers.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

billion, predominantly in North America. Although MR hardware costs are still relatively expensive, as hardware innovation continues, the space will become more accessible. Instead, people everywhere are beginning to demand more virtual world integration into their physical environments. The Future of Mixed Reality.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

Teaming up with Oculus and ESL, Intel declared the world’s first virtual reality eSports league — with a prize pool of $200K. If you want to get a piece of that sweet cash, start practicing: the two featured multiplayer games are The Unspoken from Insomniac Games and Echo Arena from Ready at Dawn. 5 TECH TITANS BULLISH ON AR.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Episode 28 of the VRScout Report, we got new 360 toys on iOS, Hololens is helping elevator technicians, VR might help you control your dreams, Apple CEO Tim Cook on augmented reality, VR/AR industry funding wrapup, and more… iOS NOW CAN TAKE 360 PHOTOS WITH GOOGLE CARDBOARD CAMERA, TOO.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

At Facebook Connect this week , Facebook has: Released the powerful Oculus Quest 2 , powered by Snapdragon XR2, and with a 4K display. This acquisition is relevant for AR/VR because ARM designs power also all the standalone VR headsets like the Quest 2 or the Vive Focus Plus. Microsoft finally enables Research Mode on HoloLens 2.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Today's guest, Lance Anderson of Lance-AR, got tired of seeing so many XR providers only help clients achieve their stated ROI goals, then leaving them to their own devices to scale. Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. That's why Lance-AR came about. Those two are dichotomous.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

As the first company to offer such information, it means that Sony is not only happy with the figure, but likely confident that they’re well ahead of the competing Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. By April, PlayStation VR should be much easier to find in stores, House said, and in the Fall the headset will begin shipping in Latin America.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. Magic Leap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the Magic Leap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Today’s guest, Lance Anderson of Lance-AR, got tired of seeing so many XR providers only help clients achieve their stated ROI goals, then leaving them to their own devices to scale. Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. That’s why Lance-AR came about. Those two are dichotomous.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Today’s guest, Lance Anderson of Lance-AR, got tired of seeing so many XR providers only help clients achieve their stated ROI goals, then leaving them to their own devices to scale. Late 2018 I left Vuzix and started Lance-AR, because I was just frustrated. That’s why Lance-AR came about. Those two are dichotomous.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: So the first question I love to ask everybody is, what is the best VR/AR/XR experiences — or what are some of the best experiences — that you’ve had so far? It’s kind of like the space invaders of AR, I think, in terms of what those early games that caught fire and was easy to pick up and everybody loved.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: So the first question I love to ask everybody is, what is the best VR/AR/XR experiences — or what are some of the best experiences — that you’ve had so far? It’s kind of like the space invaders of AR, I think, in terms of what those early games that caught fire and was easy to pick up and everybody loved.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2017

By March 1st 2017, every title in the Oculus Store will be assigned through the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) rating process. The Oculus Store adds to the list of participating storefronts, which includes Google Play, the Nintendo eShop and the Windows Store. Oculus Home is the company’s VR content storefront.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

Alan: So the first question I love to ask everybody is, what is the best VR/AR/XR experiences -- or what are some of the best experiences -- that you've had so far? It's kind of like the space invaders of AR, I think, in terms of what those early games that caught fire and was easy to pick up and everybody loved.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger says that AR training can allow those workers to qualify themselves for all sorts of tasks, and have fun doing it, to boot. Together with the German industry, he’s evaluated almost every idea for AR in applications in the industry. You can learn more about them at ar-experts.de. Björn: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger says that AR training can allow those workers to qualify themselves for all sorts of tasks, and have fun doing it, to boot. Together with the German industry, he’s evaluated almost every idea for AR in applications in the industry. You can learn more about them at ar-experts.de. Björn: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

Austin McCasland is a UX prototyper working with Google, and he and Alan chat about the finer points of UX design for AR. Austin has written multiple courses across VR and AR design and development. AR is really well-suited to help with those types of problems. Or, “what does something look like on me, in physical space?”

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

Austin McCasland is a UX prototyper working with Google, and he and Alan chat about the finer points of UX design for AR. Austin has written multiple courses across VR and AR design and development. AR is really well-suited to help with those types of problems. Or, “what does something look like on me, in physical space?”

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 21, 2019

Austin McCasland is a UX prototyper working with Google, and he and Alan chat about the finer points of UX design for AR. Austin has written multiple courses across VR and AR design and development. What are some of the best use cases so far? AR is really well-suited to help with those types of problems.

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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…). Maquette by Microsoft).

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

In 1997, the first DVD player was released in America. While Sony competed in the home console space with several other companies, such as Sega and later Nintendo and Microsoft, what made the PS2 stand out was its built in DVD player. By 2002, the PS2 made up a total of 32% of all DVD players in America. Apparently so.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

So the GFR Fund is a seed stage fund that’s investing technology companies, disrupting the digital media and entertainment space, including VR and AR. We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Alan: GREE is a fairly large company, is it not?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

So the GFR Fund is a seed stage fund that’s investing technology companies, disrupting the digital media and entertainment space, including VR and AR. We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Alan: GREE is a fairly large company, is it not?

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

So the GFR Fund is a seed stage fund that’s investing technology companies, disrupting the digital media and entertainment space, including VR and AR. We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Alan: GREE is a fairly large company, is it not?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

What better publicity could a VR company ask for, than to have an Avenger demo your product in prime time, on one of the most-watched talk shows in America? of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. “How are you measuring your KPIs? Welcome, Jenna.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

What better publicity could a VR company ask for, than to have an Avenger demo your product in prime time, on one of the most-watched talk shows in America? of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. “How are you measuring your KPIs? Welcome, Jenna.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

What better publicity could a VR company ask for, than to have an Avenger demo your product in prime time, on one of the most-watched talk shows in America? Alan: Today's guest is Jenna Seiden and she's an entertainment and emerging technology consultant in VR, AR artificial intelligence, and IOT, and she's a social impact investor.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Qualcomm announced this year they're XR1 chip, which is a chip that will power all the new kind of AR glasses and VR headsets. We also saw a growth of AR glasses, not in America and not North America, not the rest of the world, but in China. Oculus came up with a $300 VR headset that rivals anything in the market.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Qualcomm announced this year they're XR1 chip, which is a chip that will power all the new kind of AR glasses and VR headsets. We also saw a growth of AR glasses, not in America and not North America, not the rest of the world, but in China. Oculus came up with a $300 VR headset that rivals anything in the market.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Tracey Wiedmeyer and Alan discuss a few ideas, from browsing the catch of the day in a VR tropical wonderland, to using VR and AR to test out retail layouts before you build them. Alan: The Oculus Quest is coming out next week at [Facebook] F8, and it’s full six degrees of freedom. Alan: Today’s guest is Tracey Wiedmeyer.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 12, 2019

Tracey Wiedmeyer and Alan discuss a few ideas, from browsing the catch of the day in a VR tropical wonderland, to using VR and AR to test out retail layouts before you build them. Alan: The Oculus Quest is coming out next week at [Facebook] F8, and it’s full six degrees of freedom. Alan: Today’s guest is Tracey Wiedmeyer.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Qualcomm announced this year they're XR1 chip, which is a chip that will power all the new kind of AR glasses and VR headsets. We also saw a growth of AR glasses, not in America and not North America, not the rest of the world, but in China. Oculus came up with a $300 VR headset that rivals anything in the market.

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