The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2024

I’m writing this newsletter across Italy and Austria because I’m going to AWE Europe! If they keep building the device, when Apple halts production, there may be enough units in the warehouses to keep the sales happening until the next version of the headset is released. Plus it would represent a 10x sales of the current Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

We were all expecting this since AR and VR are a bit in a transitional moment and the biggest brands (like Facebook and Apple) have their events through which they’ll announce their new devices, but for me, this lack of news was worse than the expected. We had a few interesting news, but nothing truly disruptive.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

For who wasn’t doing AR at that time: Metaio had an amazing SDK for phone-based AR, but then it got acquired by Apple and it disappeared from the market. My suggestion to them is to start first of all to learn Unity and C#, or Unreal and C++. In Italy for instance there is the Event Horizon school or the Big Rock.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. I’m going to have a talk about marketing in AR/VR together with Francesco La Trofa in my city of Turin, Italy for the Torino Digital Days! Interested people could preorder the device today for $1500 ($150 to be deposited at the moment of the purchase and the rest to be given upon shipping).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Coronavirus is back in Italy and from yesterday we’re having new restrictions like a night curfew, some kind of shops closed, etc… I hope that you and the people you love are safe. My friend Nicolas Esposito of Enter Reality has released Project Rigel, his solution to provide full-body tracking and motion capture for Unreal Engine.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple announces the release date of the Apple Vision Pro During the last few days, the rumors about possible release dates for the Apple Vision Pro have intensified , and someone talked about January, 27 as the day of the launch. The headset will be available for purchase in the U.S.,

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple. Regarding all the rumors about the use of tracked controllers, Mark Gurman stated this in his latest report: “ I’m told that Apple isn’t planning its own Vision Pro game controller, nor is it actively planning support for third-party VR accessories ”.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Moved by curiosity, I wanted to give this world a look, but downloading the experience from Italy was too slow and I had to give up. VR modder Praydog has just announced a “Universal VR injector” for Unreal Engine. These are impressive numbers, and I’m very curious to see what they can deliver. VR Modding reaches a new milestone.

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