The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2020

I want to start this year and this decade (that will be pervaded by immersive technologies) with an amazing tutorial about how you can get started with Oculus Quest hands tracking SDK and create in Unity fantastic VR experiences with natural interactions! Are you ready? These are the settings you have to pay attention to.

Hand tracking 369

Hand tracking Unity Oculus How To 369

VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2021

In addition to computers and smartphones, those with a compatible VR headset can immerse themselves further in the experience via a WebXR browser, such as the Oculus Browser on the Oculus Quest/Quest 2. Lining the virtual walls of the Gallery are images of every project in attendance as well as instructions on how to access them.

How To 539

How To Filming Virtual World Oculus 539

The Ghost Howls

JULY 29, 2019

There are some typical questions that arise in the mind of the AR enthusiasts of the world: how is it? For this purpose, it has created a reference design for an AR headset dubbed North Star , giving full instructions on how everyone can build one at home. And being no developers, there are almost no apps.

Leap Motion 418

Leap Motion AR How To Augmented Reality 418

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2020

Yes, there are some bugs, and the resulting code is not much modifiable (like it happens with A-frame instead), but finally, I can create WebXR experiences very easily, with the tools that I use every day. I’ve spent the last days giving this pluging a try, so let me show you how to create your first WebXR experience inside Unity!

Unity 545

Unity How To Machine Learning Virtual Reality 545

VRScout

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This year the annual event will be hosted by Emmy-award winner Melinda Davenport, Director of Internal Communications for Meta, and well-known Instagrammer Karen X Cheng , who has been named Inc 30 and Adweek’s Creative 100 for her work in AI and AR. . The post Meta Connect 2022: What & How To Watch appeared first on VRScout.

How To 410

How To Software AR Gaming 410

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Oculus Connect 6 is fast approaching, and while today is technically the last day for registration , you can still follow along with the company’s annual developer conference next week both in and outside of VR. Oculus Venues, Image courtesy Oculus. SEE ALSO Oculus Quest Content Library Tops 100 Games & Apps.

San Jose 271

San Jose Oculus How To California 271

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Another week, another roundup of amazing AR/VR news! but I have found some time anyway to read all the news I found about AR and VR and create this summary just for you! Not reading it would be a pity, so go on…. Facebook may be partnering with Luxottica to create consumer AR glasses. Top news of the week. Image by Ray-Ban).

AR 343

AR Apple Oculus Augmented Reality 343

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, is back again for its sixth year tomorrow. Taking place on September 25th & 26th in San Jose, CA, Oculus Connect 6 should serve up some exciting announcements. You’ll be able to watch it live via the Oculus page , which requires a name and email signup.

San Jose 261

San Jose Oculus How To Conference 261

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

This game has had a very long and interesting story (maybe one day I’ll write a long post about it), and it has lived various transitions, with the last one being from a passthrough AR game to a standard VR game. From HitMotion AR to HitMotion VR. It was an AR game that could be played on a VR headset , in 2019.

AR 545

AR Gaming Unity China 545

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These augmented reality devices are manufactured by Chinese company Realmax and are characterized by a very wide field of view. While many other AR glasses (like Nreal Light or HoloLens 2 ) have a Field Of View in the 50° ballpark, RealMax glasses have always had ones above 100° , for a more immersive augmented experience.

AR 541

AR Leap Motion Augmented Reality Controllers 541

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2024

I like to classify realities using Milgram’s continuum and augmented virtuality substantially means that you are in a virtual world, but there are some real elements in it. LTS, in case you are wondering), and created a new URP project. But how could I show something meaningful? But how to do that?

Unity 447

Unity How To Virtual World Controllers 447

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 11, 2020

Nreal is for sure one of the most interesting AR startups on the market. It got the attention of all the press at CES 2019 revealing an AR glass that is light, fashionable, and affordable. Through the lenses of nReal glasses connected to my PC: all the text is easily readable, and also colors are very sharp.

AR 521

AR Controllers Unity Hand tracking 521

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I was afraid that at this CES wouldn’t have been many pieces of news about AR and VR, but actually, we had quite a few interesting ones. This shows that the ecosystem is alive, and notwithstanding the pandemic, there are many XR companies that are pushing the technology forward. Image by Qualcomm).

AR 546

AR Haptic Las Vegas HTC 546

VRScout

JUNE 2, 2019

Facebook’s standalone 6DOF headset, Oculus Quest hit retail stores on May 21 st , and in just one week after launch, the VR headset was listed as sold out at many U.S. Dominguez writes, “His wife was so excited to see his reaction and immediately asked me for more info on the product and how to get one. Image Credit: Oculus.

Oculus 406

Oculus Retail Industry Amazon 406

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

He is a very smart professional, and he’s very passionate about AR and VR technologies, and for this reason, I have already interviewed him on my blog. Here you are my chat with him about Oculus For Business! Let’s talk about Oculus For Business… can you remind my readers what is it?

Oculus 445

Oculus Software Controllers Examples 445

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

But now, thanks to VR Expert , a company specialized in selling and lending AR and VR headsets, I have been able to test this device for a few days and report to you my impressions about it. Anyway, the unboxing above is very interesting to evaluate how VR Expert sends its devices… I’ll come to this in a while.

AR 545

AR Microsoft Hand tracking Eye Tracking 545

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 18, 2022

Your boss has told you to write an article about the metaverse today and you don’t know how to do it? For instance, you can say that the metaverse includes web3, AI, ML, VR, AR, 3d printing, drones, mobiles, PCs, brain-computer interfaces, cryptopotatoes, and autonomous vehicles. Ah, and Zuckerberg bought Oculus for 4 billions.

How To 545

How To China Google Training 545

The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2024

Some people asked me how I did that and in this post, I’m sharing my knowledge giving you some hints about how to replicate the same experience in Unity. The streaming of data for development purposes must be unlocked in the Meta Quest Link app on your computer (previously known as the Oculus app), or it won’t work.

Virtual World 425

Virtual World How To Unity Virtual Environment 425

AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. Authors’ opinions are their own. . Like the waves of web, mobile and social before it (SoLoMo anyone), spatial computing: AR and VR will provide new opportunities for brands and marketers to reach, engage and understand consumers.

AR 409

AR Examples Data Head Mounted Display 409

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

It’s a while that I don’t write something about entrepreneurship, so I thought it could be a good idea to give you some pieces of advice on how to be a good VR startupper. If you are not into VR, don’t worry… most of these rules apply to all kinds of companies. Focus on how to make money. The reasons?

How To 417

How To Technology Virtual Reality Examples 417

VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Educational musical VR apps like Jam Studio VR by Beamz Interactive focus on teaching you how to play instruments like the saxophone, drums, guitar, and more. In terms of how much value that brings to professionals currently, I think these are more so just fun ways to combine the physical and virtual. And it worked!

How To 380

How To Education Tools Examples 380

VRScout

MAY 13, 2020

Spatial’s virtual collaboration comes to Oculus Quest and a slew of other platforms. Throughout the demo, the three of us were able to share digital assets such as images, 3D objects, and websites with one another; we even worked together on creating a lunar lander scene in AR. It’ll allow you to feel like you’re in other spaces.

AR 390

AR Tools Oculus Video 390

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

Fast forward more than 10 years, Andrea and I are still in touch, and sometimes we collaborate on AR/VR projects (once I also did a lesson to his students!), One of the projects on which I collaborated with him is Holo-BLSD, a training solution aimed at teaching everyone how to behave when someone has a stroke in front of us.

Tools 449

Tools AR Training Machine Learning 449

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2019

Facebook 3D Photos are one of the hot trends of the moment , especially now that is possible to upload them from Facebook website. They could be a great innovative tool to market your AR and VR applications (and even for the non-XR ones) … so let’s see how you can create them for you game directly from your Unity project!

Unity 378

Unity How To Course Controllers 378

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Tilt Five is a startup working on eponymous AR glasses that are focused on board games. It has been founded by Jeri Ellsworth , a former Valve employee that worked directly with Michael Abrash in the lab that was experimenting with AR and VR before Oculus was even a thing. Tilt Five launch video. the FOV is very little).

AR 495

AR Gaming Magic Leap Controllers 495

ARPost

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Last week at Oculus Connect 6 there were major AR and VR announcements made. The VR company revealed that some of their headsets are getting some pretty sweet upgrades in upcoming months. There’s also important AR-related news coming out of OC6 as well. Oculus Quest and Rift News. Oculus Quest and Rift News.

Oculus 215

Oculus AR Hand tracking Magic Leap 215

The Ghost Howls

JULY 25, 2022

The heat hasn’t killed me yet, so this week I can still write a new roundup of interesting news about AR and VR. And if you want to discover how to prepare for the job interview with me… well, Joma Tech has made a great video on the topic you can’t miss: [link]. Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Upload VR).

Google 536

Google AR Machine Learning Video 536

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 17, 2019

He/she doesn’t know what AR/VR/XR/MR mean. How to create the best team? Some guidelines are: Don’t partner with your friends or your girlfriend/boyfriend. Maybe you get featured on Road To VR, you get 200 likes on /r/Oculus. You think you are succeeding. They are too prone to hype.

How To 384

How To 360 Video Training Groups 384

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On his Linkedin profile , you can see that he has strong competencies in marketing, SEO, growth hacking, but also a great passion for AR/VR, and this is the reason why I got to know him a long time ago. If you’re looking to learn more about AR/VR design or development , check our free XR workshops and courses at Circuit Stream.

Hand tracking 536

Hand tracking Unity Oculus Controllers 536

The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2019

Instead, it is not for people wanting: An affordable device ( Rift S is much better in this sense); A portable device ( Oculus Quest or Vive Focus Plus are the way to go); A super-big screen resolution ( Varjo VR-1 or HP Reverb are better in this sense); An easy-to-use headset (again, Rift S or WMR devices like the Samsung Odyssey are better).

How To 387

How To Controllers AR Virtual Reality 387

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Today, I’m going to share with you the APK that lets you have passthrough vision with blue edges on your Oculus Quest 2. And now I’ll be known also in the AR communities as the guy that is sharing the passthrough app that does nothing if not making you see your surroundings with the edges highlighted in light blue.

AR 544

AR Unity How To Course 544

The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2019

Today I start a short series of post that talk about the three headsets of the moment: Oculus Rift S, Oculus Quest and Valve Index. In this series, I will talk about the main characteristics of these devices, so that you can decide if you are interested in buying them or not. The Oculus Rift S is the new PC VR headset by Oculus.

Oculus 244

Oculus How To Controllers Software 244

Tech Trends VR

JULY 15, 2019

How to two of the newer top-of-the-line VR headsets compare to each other on key features? The software that comes alongside the Oculus is much better than the Index by a long shot Click To Tweet. She also regularly writes for Fast Company, Ars Technica, Quartz, Wired and others. This handy infographic lays it all out.

Oculus 267

Oculus Trends Virtual Reality Software 267

VRScout

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

ShapesXR is a design and rapid prototyping tool that can be used to create AR and VR experiences directly on your Oculus Quest headset. All in all, it should take you about five minutes to learn how to build in ShapesXR. ShapeXR is available now on the Oculus App Lab and works on both the Quest and the Quest 2.

Tools 522

Tools Unity Oculus AR 522

The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2023

How did I make it work? The header image uses the logos of Unity, OpenAI, Oculus/Meta) The post Dynaimic Apps: How to create a mixed reality experience whose logic is generated at runtime by AI appeared first on The Ghost Howls. IL2CPP means building into native code, while Roslyn outputs managed assemblies.

How To 545

How To Unity Video Course 545

Road to VR

JULY 8, 2018

Here’s a smattering of exciting projects that are likely to influence the VR and AR space in the next two years. Oculus Half Dome Prototype. Prior to launch the first consumer Rift headset, Oculus had a long history of showing prototypes and development kits. Oculus Santa Cruz. image courtesy Oculus.

AR 279

AR Leap Motion Eye Tracking Oculus 279

VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

How learning real-world skills can turn out to be the killer app for VR & AR. “We Tribe’s VR DJ school —now available on Oculus—does this by allowing anyone to learn to DJ and mix music using a virtual deck that mimics the setup used in nightclubs around the world.

How To 260

How To San Francisco AR Immersion 260