Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2024

The standard has been in development since April 2017 and over time has become supported by virtually every major hardware, platform, and engine company in the VR industry, including key AR players—but notably, not Apple. The original vendor extension has been adopted natively in Unity, Unreal, and recently by NVIDIA Omniverse.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro may have a very slow start The same Ming-Chi Kuo, who probably woke up with a lot of pessimism that day, has also expressed doubts about the widespread success of the Apple Vision Pro. This would mean that Apple’s XR offering should rely for 3 years on a very expensive headset with very low sales.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 5, 2017

Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 started out in the high end, and it has moved lower through pricing tactics and revisions that enable it to be the foundation of mobile games. Sadly, we don’t know which company is really in the stronger position because their data comparisons are apples and oranges.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Apple finally talks about VR while taking a (very solid) swing at AR, Walmart will use virtual reality to train employees, you can grow better weed with AR + AI, and Q1 VR headset sales…. APPLE ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT VR. APPLE TAKES A (VERY SOLID) SWING AT AUGMENTED REALITY. However… we’re still waiting for those apple AR glasses.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2017

When Apple first introduced ARKit back in June at WWDC , we were blown away. Apple’s massive leap into augmented reality with no additional sensors or hardware, only the phone in your pocket, seemingly opened up the largest AR platform in the world overnight. AR is happening. And if you own a Pixel or Samsung S8, running 7.0

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

As this article was being written, Varjo further expanded its cloud with Unreal and Unity engine integrations. While almost all non-Apple mobile devices run Android, it is also the backbone of many XR headsets.). The RealWear Cloud also allows data analysis across headsets. CloudXR From NVIDIA.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And are also good for data harvesting cough cough cough. Apple VR headset may feature a 3000PPI microOLED display. This week we had a new rumor about the XR headset Apple is working on. According to Korean publication The Elec, Apple has requested a sample of a display component for OLED displays that can arrive up to 3000PPI.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

It wants to create an ecosystem , where most probably all the devices can work together (like it happens today with Apple devices); The report also claims that Facebook may be building its own operating system to encompass all these devices. Apple is working on Micro-OLED displays. Another week, another rumor about Apple’s XR efforts.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

Sure, this experience is not VR (so some data could be simplified), but it’s an impressive result nonetheless. And Apple Reality Pro, expected to come at $3000 or more, is improbable that is going to change this trend. And Apple Reality Pro, expected to come at $3000 or more, is improbable that is going to change this trend.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible. Moreover, they can leverage AI to come up with more accurate results.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 1, 2022

Genius also provides aspherical lenses for the PSVR 2 device, and Ming-Chi Kuo states that Genius is working with other extended reality (XR) clients, including Apple. Sony also invested roughly $1 billion into Epic Games, owners of the real-time 3D (RT3D) engine Unreal, to develop Metaverse projects and experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

Let’s say that talking about a device the users put directly on their faces when your company is being challenged about the data it collects wouldn’t have been the smartest of the decisions. Of course, Epic is completely against Apple and its vision of its own walled garden.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

PSVR 2, Apple XR visor) and games, will be fundamental to understand its evolution and its potential. Probably you all recall the iconic Apple commercial inspired by the book 1984 that helped a lot the company in becoming popular. References to Apple RealityOS have been leaked. Leaks about Apple are intensifying over the weeks.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 26, 2020

With the One App, creators have access to the full power of ARCore and ARKit for the best possible AR experiences. ( Apple Store ) ( Play Store ). Unity and Unreal are both incredible game engines and both require specialized training and/or teams to develop for. The app is universal and opens AR experiences directly from the web.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents have an advantage with existing mapping such as Google Maps, Earth, Street View, Apple Maps and the Indoor Maps Program, and Bing Maps but there are also significant geographic data players such as Foursquare and OpenStreetMap. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2021

This has not been the most interesting week in AR, VR, but I think that in the next times we’ll see some shots fired: in some days there will be the F8, the official shipment of the Vive Pro 2, then the Apple WWDC conference! Unreal Engine 5 gets released in Early Access. I hope for some juicy news… and you? Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

If we look at the data of the three independent reports, we get a clear coherent picture. The Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications (FIT) together with various partners from industry including Apple, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Son y has confirmed the release and official adoption of H.266/Versatile

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ARVR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. So today’s metaverse-like fiefdoms we can point to as examples include MMOs Roblox and Fortnite, which is made using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. Most of this is often discussed in light of its Unreal engine being used to create virtual worlds….much

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

The power of XR and spatial computing data is undeniable, whether in 3D environmental or user tracking data. Even if a company is not currently using VR or virtual meeting spaces, XR data is still set to play a significant role in transforming our work. Cook said: I am very confident in it (China). per cent to 9.7 per cent.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

Zuck also didn’t address much the theme of privacy and how much data harvesting in VR could be dangerous. Probably the sentence “five years from now people will primarily think about us as a company harvesting data on the metaverse, rather than doing it on mobile phones” wouldn’t have sounded much sexy, so he avoided speaking about this.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

And it also makes me super-happy that no one is about Facebook and Apple… I was getting pretty bored in writing newsletters only about these two companies! Last week I told you about MetaHumans creator, the tool to create realistic humanoid avatars in Unreal Engine. Among the top 5 news I have chosen, only 1 is about VR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

A lot of data that will be very useful to Facebook to create its Live Maps functionality. Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Anyway, WebVR experiences won’t have access to hands-tracking data, but the hands’ data will be converted to two emulated fake controllers. And Facebook has just made its first move.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It states, among other things, that “The company used its data advantage to create superior market intelligence to identify nascent competitive threats and then acquire, copy, or kill these firms”. Unreal Engine and Photoshop), as it happens in Google Docs when many people edit the same document at the same time.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

Notably, via its XR segment, the firm highlighted how spatial data cloud streaming will allow various industrial sectors, such as automated warehouse management, to grow and optimize operations thanks to emerging workplace technology. Seidl added: We have supported Unity and Unreal for a while.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

This week, a report from Prophecy Market Insights revealed core details behind the potential growth of the photogrammetry market – a core technology behind Apple’s spatial computing ambitions most recently shown during the iPhone 15’s showcase. Recently, Apple introduced XR features for its latest iPhone 15 model.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

All these data together make me a bit skeptical about the capabilities of this company: developing such kind of a high-quality headset requires a lot of expertise, while the company is very small and features no known expert in the field. It is very complete, since it includes full body tracking (with Vive Trackers), hands and face tracking!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Yes, it is less than the 5% of Unreal, but until yesterday we only paid per seat, not both per seat and per revenue sharing. Some developers I know are already switching to Godot or Unreal because they say that Unity can’t be trusted anymore. of our revenues with Unity. And this 2.5% As an entrepreneur, I understand.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

There’s plenty of great software available for developers who want to build impressive virtual worlds, like the Unity and Unreal kits. Alternatively, 3D-360 degree cameras usually come in high-end rigs with 6 or more lenses, and generate huge amounts of data, to create a more immersive experience. We need incredible content.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 19, 2023

Amidst rumours of Apple’s new headset, many firms are ramping up efforts, perhaps partly due to a looming sense of competition. The new system will combine BMW’s sensor data with Meta’s tracking systems and technologies to create a “car-locked” immersive entertainment console.

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XROM

JUNE 5, 2023

Apple, known the world over for its exquisitely designed and finely crafted products, has long been anticipated to enter this new spatial realm. And now, with the announcement of Apple Vision Pro, those expectations have been richly fulfilled. billion people and large youth population.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Manus VR is a company developing virtual reality gloves – so instead of using controllers as data input, we use what comes naturally: our hands. Using the Unreal Engine 4, NASA has created an extremely detailed and realistic VR model of the interior of the ISS, and astronauts use the Manus gloves in the model for training simulations.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

And may also increase the scrutiny level on the Quest platform by the American authorities, because Meta/Facebook has not a reliable history of management of users’ data, you know… and when kids are involved, people become very sensitive. But I hope this is going to happen relatively soon.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 19, 2024

Now, however, countless companies and developers are beginning to embrace this model, including Varjo (with Varjo Teleport ), Unity, and Unreal. Finally, in 2023, a team of German and French researchers built on the innovations of NeRFs and changed how they stored data with Gaussian splatting. What is Gaussian Splatting?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Because spatial computing is really the next evolution of computing and how we interact with data. The AI platform also stitches together a digital world map based on recorded real-world data, where the headset translates real-world data to the wearer via spatial audio notifications to create the PeopleMap.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 19, 2024

The best generative AI software should work seamlessly with the tools your teams already use, from content creation and development platforms like Unity and Unreal , to metaverse as a service platforms. Like most forms of AI, generative AI relies heavily on large volumes of data.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 28, 2024

On that note, leading into 2025, the XR market is looking to shift, with interest shifting towards emerging technologies such as AR and MR, with accessible products debuting from firms like Meta and Apple. WEART looks to join this XR product shift with its wearable haptic product.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2018

I’ve not been able to test it in person, but looking around its users manual, the aGlass DK II seems quite easy to install and also easy to be used as a developer , thanks to its handy Unity and Unreal plugins. As you know, in the west, SMI (M&A by Apple) was an advanced eye-tracking company before. Yes, it is!

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