The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

I need to rush out this newsletter episode because otherwise tomorrow Apple launches its headset and no one will read my articles: everyone will be too busy reading “The top 5 features of the Apple headset” or “The 7 reasons why the Apple headset can revolutionize peeling potatoes”. How is Apple going to sell this headset?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset. The expected price is around $900 There has been a lot of talk around the OWO haptic vest, a very lightweight T-shirt able to provide vibrational and electrical feedback directly on your skin.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

More info Some news about Apple Vision Pro The news and rumors about Vision Pro never end. In these two weeks, we got to discover that Apple is planning to organize demo sessions of Vision Pro inside the Apple Store venues and that in the beginning, the only way to buy a Vision Pro will be going to an Apple Store.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

More info (Ultraleap teasing a new device) More info (Maybe a new sensor is coming) Has Palmer Luckey tried the Apple headset? This week we had the usual articles about the Apple headset speculating its upcoming launch for June, 5th and stressing how Apple is launching for the first time a product that has not a clear market.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2024

But the release of the Apple Vision Pro proved to Valve employees that people are fine with having an all-in-two device with two units connected by a cable. The Controllers can track the five fingers and have very strong haptic vibrations. It seems that Valve is going to introduce a new term to define its virtual reality: Cyberspace.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Surreal Controllers Surreal Interactive announced a few months ago the Surreal Touch, the first (3d-party) controllers for Apple Vision Pro. via ALVR), but the company also plans to release an SDK for interested developers who want to release a native title for Apple Vision Pro that should work using controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The other part of the problem is due, as per my speculation, to Meta wanting absolutely to take this out before Apple could release its headse t, to have a first-mover advantage over it. HaptX announces the new generation of its haptic gloves. Road To VR) More info (Meta confirms Quest 3 for 2023- Upload VR).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Following success with its previous haptic glove iterations, WEART is launching TouchDIVER Pro to bring haptic XR interactions to businesses today. The device is a pair of advanced haptic gloves that will be available for pre-order until November 30, 2024, at €3,900. degrees and a per-finger accuracy of up to 2mm.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Of course for some ad-based tech companies, the current economic situation is not the only problem, but there is another big one which is Apple and its new privacy features embedded into iOS. The same luck has not happened to employees at Niantic at Unity. Especially Apple, which everyone is waiting for. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Apple’s end goal is the one of building lightweight AR glasses that people wear all day, too, so it’s pretty normal that people at Cupertino are concerned about the work that Meta is doing (this is one of the positive side effects that I envisioned about the reveal of Orion , and in fact, it came true).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Sony promises amazing haptic sensations on the controllers, that should be able to provide “impactful, textured, and nuanced” sensations. Facebook is also working with haptics, and it has presented two prototypes of the wristbands that could apply vibrations or pressure sensations on the wrist. It will so have inside-out tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The new DRIVE Thor superchip aimed at autonomous vehicles, which companies will be able to use from 2025 Omniverse Cloud , which lets companies use Omniverse completely via cloud rendering even on non-powerful machines A connector to let you use Omniverse with Unity. When virtual reality has the wrong kind of haptics… Funny link.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It has feet controllers, haptic feedback for hands, vibrational feedback for the hand, and other cool features that are missing in the most common headsets. Apple VR headset may feature a 3000PPI microOLED display. This week we had a new rumor about the XR headset Apple is working on. Apple Event was not about AR, like, at all.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

As a Unity developer, I am a bit envious of all of this. Image by Apple). Apple WWDC is back in June. Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held in an online format from June 6 through 10 , free for all developers to attend. News worth a mention. Learn more. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

Inside-out tracking was expected after having seen the controllers, but the haptic feedback on the head is a very welcome surprise. Having tried the bHaptics facial haptics interface , I can tell you that being headshot in a game and feeling a vibration on your face is very fun. This could be The Unity Cube 2.0.

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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. A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. References to Apple RealityOS have been leaked. Leaks about Apple are intensifying over the weeks.

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Upload VR

APRIL 15, 2024

The OpenXR working group includes all the major companies in the industry, including Meta, Pico, HTC, Valve, Varjo, and Unity - but notably not Apple. Apple Vision Pro does not support OpenXR, using its open proprietary ARKit and RealityKit APIs. The OpenXR 1.0 specification was finalized in 2019. Khronos says OpenXR 1.1

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

I’m sure that after April, 20th, the Meta Quest ecosystem will appear even richer than it is now , creating a wider gap with other companies that may think about competing with the Quest, that is Pico, HTC, and even Apple. Unity talked about PlayStation VR 2 at GDC. Unity had a talk about developing for PlayStation VR 2 at GDC 2022.

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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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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Microsoft has showcased a new haptic device, that is made by a ball that moves towards your hand when you grab a virtual object and that goes away when your hand is free in the game. Upload VR) More info (Microsoft’s haptic research). Simple WebXR” aims at bringing WebXR to Unity. More info (Facebook’s typing research?—?Road

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 26, 2021

If you are wondering why we should listen to the words of Avi Bar-Zeev, well… he helped in shaping the HoloLens, recently worked on XR glasses prototypes at Apple… and also Facebook wanted to hire him to lead its AR program. New research is carried on about haptics. He’s someone that knows well what XR is. Learn more.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own. But does it deliver?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

I think the battle with Apple has just begun. Mozilla updates its Unity WebVR exporter. Two years ago, I reviewed on this blog a Unity plugin that Mozilla had released in beta to let you create WebVR experiences from your Unity projects. Why does this matter? This prevents many developers from creating WebXR apps.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

OpenXR has arrived at the first version of the standard, and now it has been implemented by all the major vendors : Microsoft has implemented it for HoloLens and WMR; Oculus for Rift and Quest; Valve has implemented it in SteamVR; etc… Talking about game engines, Unreal Engine now already offers it, while Unity is still lagging behind.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

We’re looking for a Unity dev for a freelance gig lasting 1–2 months, ideally from Italy or a nearby country (for easier management). It is in Italian, but basically it says that we’re looking for a Unity dev with preferred experience with VR and/or multiplayer games. Unity Reflect its a great XR tool for enterprise customers.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Meanwhile, eye tracking is a core part of its pinch selection interface in Apple Vision Pro. I'm learning to type one-handed with the TapXR band, while both Apple Watch and AirPods embrace straightforward gestures for answering or dismissing calls. Meta demonstrated simple gestures in its own wristband paired to Orion glasses.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

While spatial computing isn’t an entirely new concept, major market leaders like Apple believe it will shape the future of our digital interactions. This includes the development of more comfortable, lightweight, and powerful wearable headsets, like the impeding Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

From time to time, I like to look at the adoption graph of XR shown by John Riccitiello (the CEO of Unity) in 2017 , where you can see that the real acceleration of immersive technologies should start around 2022-2023. Yes, it’s a lot of time, but these are realistic projections. Pico Neo Eye 2 and controllers.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

In the end, I still believe in the old predictions of Unity CEO John Riccitiello: Look at this graph shown by Mr. Riccitiello in 2017: the purple line is the one of the analysts, while the white one is the one forecasted by him. This is perfectly normal and in line with what that genius that answers to the name of Michael Abrash has said.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Although spatial technology has existed for some time, companies like Apple have spawned new interest. This is where headsets, haptic feedback tools, cameras, and microphones come in. Tools like the Apple Vision Pro, combined with a collaboration tool like Microsoft Teams, link the real world to digital content. billion by 2032.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

At the same time, Apple having always mediocre graphics cards on its laptops and its closed ecosystem have not helped much either in keeping this VR support alive. Not to mention the fact that Apple has always said that it is not interested in VR, but only in AR. More info (Preview facilities in Unity) More info (Dynamic FFR).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 11, 2022

The organisation is also investing in haptics, to help users feel more within the XR interactions. Unity and Magic Leap. As one of the major development platforms for vendors and companies creating in XR, Unity has taken the world by storm. It will be interesting to see what Valve delivers next.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 15, 2024

Since Apple’s VisionOS kit focuses on mixed reality, I’ll leave that solution out. Apple ARKit Apple’s ARKit is one of the most popular augmented reality kits available, particularly for developers focusing on mobile AR apps. Let’s dive into the options.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Haptics, however, can be prohibitively expensive, even for some enterprise. Now, if you're not familiar with haptics, we're going to get right into this. A little while ago, I had the opportunity to try haptic gloves, and I put them on and I was able to reach out in virtual reality and grab an object and feel that object in my hand.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Haptics, however, can be prohibitively expensive, even for some enterprise. Now, if you're not familiar with haptics, we're going to get right into this. A little while ago, I had the opportunity to try haptic gloves, and I put them on and I was able to reach out in virtual reality and grab an object and feel that object in my hand.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Haptics, however, can be prohibitively expensive, even for some enterprise. Now, if you're not familiar with haptics, we're going to get right into this. A little while ago, I had the opportunity to try haptic gloves, and I put them on and I was able to reach out in virtual reality and grab an object and feel that object in my hand.

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