The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro 2 may come in 2026 The rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2 continue. It seems that most of the rumors are aligning on the launch of an Apple Vision Pro 2 in 2026–2027. What a time to be alive! Matt Miesnieks said that the rumor aligns with some things he heard.

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AR Insider

MAY 24, 2021

Epic tried to establish that Apple is an “essential utility,” meaning infrastructure that can be uncompetitively withheld, like a bridge, but it just wasn’t landing. On the more comical side of the news, Unreal is suing Chinese smartglasses maker Nreal because the brand names are too similar and will cause confusion.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

But you have hands and feet controllers to move in the virtual world, so according to the manufacturers, you have 1.5DOF more (whatever it means). 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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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Most worlds on it today are made inside VR, using the Touch controllers to manipulate primitive 3D shapes and rig up interactions using a spatial visual scripting system. While this allows anyone with just a Quest to build virtual worlds, the results have been widely and harshly criticized for their simplistic cartoonish appearance.

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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. It’s also likely that businesses will expand their use of XR tech and the metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

It has just announced that it will release a new tool to create virtual worlds for the platform based on Unity. So, for instance, you record a video of a person from a low position and then see how it looks from a higher position Apple has just published a patent about showing invisible things on mixed reality glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

More info (iVRy makes PSVR tracking work on PC) More info (IMU is now supported by the tracking) The European Union announces a strategy to lead on virtual worlds and Web 4.0 Government: supporting societal progress and virtual public services to leverage the opportunities virtual worlds can offer. Kudos to him.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This is the first public hint that Google is back on track working on a new AR device , most probably glasses that should compete with Facebook and Apple. Instagram), so that Nike is recognized as a fashionable brand both in the real and the virtual worlds. Tilt Brush). Will this story change with AR glasses?

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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

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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

However, for virtual reality to truly thrive as part of the everyday tech stack, we need more than just ergonomic, high-performance headsets. There’s plenty of great software available for developers who want to build impressive virtual worlds, like the Unity and Unreal kits. That’s where virtual reality cameras come in.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 10, 2023

What would happen if this thinking were applied to metaverse-style virtual worlds? Crucible, a metaverse company that creates tools for game developers, recently launched its Emergence software development kit (SDK) for Unreal Engine, for instance). What would be built? VLGE isn’t the only one banking on an SDK strategy.

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Building the Metaverse

JANUARY 18, 2023

Let’s look at a couple of the ways that generative artificial intelligence taps into your creativity: ChatGPT as a Virtual Engine There are a number of ways to conceptualize a large language model like ChatGPT; but one is that it is actually a virtual world engine. It had persistent, virtual worlds called campaigns.

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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. Developing an Original World-Traveling VR Experience 4. But it’s not alone. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 2, 2024

In contrast, Apple is establishing a walled garden ecosystem to support its spatial computing vision, which opposes Meta’s new open approach. It appears that Meta is trying to compete with Apple’s approach to its hardware ecosystem. You could drive the Apple displays from Quest silicon.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Meta’s open approach comes as Apple establishes a walled garden ecosystem to support its spatial computing vision. The intention appears straightforward, directly aiming at Apple’s approach to its hardware ecosystem. Horizon is also the immersive framework behind the firm’s Worlds metaverse platform.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 23, 2022

Ready Player Me will “build avatar content creation tools to enable developers, brands and individual artists to create and sell avatar customization assets that work across thousands of virtual worlds,” wrote Ready Player Me Co-Founder and CEO Timmu Tõke in an emailed answer to UploadVR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We’re excited about the depth and richness that the resulting characters bring to the game for our players” Popul8 the Virtual World with Didimo Solutions like Didimo’s Popul8 platform have grown in popularity over the last few years due to increasingly demanding production pipelines for gaming and real-time 3D (RT3D) content.

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2017

Of course, you still need a robust PC to power your new virtual world (and the current cost of graphics cards is not cheap—thanks cryptocoin miners!), APPLE IS HIRING FOR VR/AR POSITIONS. Oculus just announced a short term, six-week sale that bundles the Rift and the Oculus Touch controllers for $399.

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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. Unfortunately, NeRFs are difficult to train and limited in enabling navigation in virtual worlds. We’ve already mentioned Unity and Unreal, for instance.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Unreal is already compatible with the framework, so in 2021 we’ll soon have also the tools ready to create OpenXR cross-compatible platforms. This year, the dream of developing once, build once, and deploy everywhere can become reality. …unless Apple arrives and creates its own standard again…. More info.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

It’s the Google version of the “ARKit” experience from Apple. The ARCore SDK is currently available for Android, Android NDK, Unity for Android, iOS, and Unity for iOS, Unreal, and iOS. Defining Google ARCore Google ARCore is a software development kit (SDK) for Android’s operating system (OS).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple’s Vision Pro triggered new discourse on the future of virutal, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR). Revealed at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the Apple Vision Pro has sparked both praise and criticism from the global XR community. Apple is adept at proposing something you didn’t think you needed.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 1, 2023

XR Today: As an end user for Unreal Engine and Unity, how will this partnership develop interoperability for gaming companies? Unity and Unreal underpin most of today’s XR experiences, ranging from the Apple Vision Pro to mobile apps and from PC games to AR/VR devices.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Magic Leap believes in a future where together with virtual elements there are also virtual characters, like for instance a virtual person that can be your virtual assistant. This assistant should use AI superpowers to talk with you and assist you in satisfying all your needs. This is good. pic.twitter.com/pOpoxEpFWy.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

We wanted to bridge the gap between the real and virtual world while helping with customer service and product knowledge” Additionally, the enterprise aims to “be a place where brands and different companies can get involved.” Currently, ExplodedView is iOS exclusive. .”

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Ryan Schultz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

to stay away from what seems to be an unending litany of bad news lately, but last night I slipped up and opened the Apple News app on my trusty iPad, which promptly spit up the article which is the topic of today’s cranky editorial. (It’s How the Crypto Crash—and Meta’s Missteps—Are Souring the General Public on the Metaverse.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

We're at a point in time where the developments in real time rendering-- we just have to look slightly ahead to Unreal 5 and its ability to handle a vast variety of CGI assets, which would normally, in previous times, need a lot of optimization to work in engine. And that that, I think, is one step closer to a sustainable world.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

We're at a point in time where the developments in real time rendering-- we just have to look slightly ahead to Unreal 5 and its ability to handle a vast variety of CGI assets, which would normally, in previous times, need a lot of optimization to work in engine. And that that, I think, is one step closer to a sustainable world.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

We're at a point in time where the developments in real time rendering-- we just have to look slightly ahead to Unreal 5 and its ability to handle a vast variety of CGI assets, which would normally, in previous times, need a lot of optimization to work in engine. And that that, I think, is one step closer to a sustainable world.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2024

It can work with any type of XR glasses, may they be mixed reality visors (a la Apple Vision Pro ), AR glasses (a la XREAL ), or smartglasses (a la Ray-Ban Meta ). First of all, similarly to what Apple did with iPad apps and Apple Vision Pro, almost all 2D apps on the Google Play Store will be usable from Day 1 on Android XR devices.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 27, 2019

When I returned to the initial point in the virtual world, my position in the real world was slightly different. It is a bit like Android vs Apple : Android’s Plays Store is more open and cheaper, but the Apple Store offers better quality. On Unreal Engine, the Wave SDK for the Vive Focus has lots of issues.

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