Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

Today at its Vive Ecosystem Conference 2018 in China, HTC said that the 3DOF Vive Focus controller will see a 6DOF mode, and further said that the headset will soon include controller-less hand-tracking for gesture input. SEE ALSO After Management Shuffle, HTC Says VR/AR More Important Than Ever to Its Future.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Object tracking : Hyperion allows the Leap Motion Controller 2 camera to track AR Markers (also known as fiducial markers) enabling tracking of any object. But it is thanks to research projects like this that in the next years, we will arrive at having AR glasses we can wear every day.

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ARPost

JUNE 18, 2021

It currently supports the following devices and XR systems: SteamVR: HTC Vive and Windows MR headsets. Leap Motion. The VIRTUOSO SDK for XR development is available as a full open-source release for the Unity game engine on Github. Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest. Sense Glove. bHaptics TactSuit.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 18, 2025

Niantic will now focus all its efforts on its geospatial tech , which mixes AI, AR, spatial intelligence, and geolocation. Im happy about it because if Niantic made this operation it means it believes AR is going to become profitable soon-ish (maybe in 3 years). Its a big and crazy bet.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Facebook reveals its work on the UX of AR of the future. Facebook has unveiled new details on the research it is performing on the UX of the AR glasses of the future. It comes as no surprise so the rumor of some weeks ago about Facebook developing its smartwatch … it can be a very previous device to pair to its future AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

And as I promised you, I’m sharing with you all my impressions , so you will feel as if you were here with me… Today I will talk with you about the WCVRI event, the RealMax AR glasses and the Droolon F1 eye tracking accessory! Hands-on Realmax AR glasses. It’s like having the FOV of a VR headset on an AR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

Here you are my recap of the most interesting XR news of the week! Apple has killed its AR glasses project… maybe. If the report were true, this would mean that Apple doesn’t believe in AR anymore and this would be terrible news for all the immersive realities ecosystem. Top news of the week. So, what’s happened?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2019

VR-2 Pro adds an integrated Leap Motion and a 10m cable. Sony creates an AR headset for LBVR. Sony is offering a Ghostbuster AR experience in Ginza, Japan, and for this it has manufactured an AR headset. Sony is offering a Ghostbuster AR experience in Ginza, Japan, and for this it has manufactured an AR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

We don’t know if it is just a reference design for external partners (like HTC) or it is an actual headset that Valve is producing. Valve has now a hardware production plant and it is already manufacturing the Knuckles by itself, but it is not clear if they are able to produce a VR headset at scale.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

Because if Apple is just going to repeat the same use cases of the HTC Vive and Meta Quest 2, but selling it at $3000, it is just going to fail spectacularly. That’s why the headset should be available by the end of the year, and my bet is that Apple is trying to have it ready before the holidays. But the big question is the “how”.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2018

From my tests, the image on the screen appears slightly distorted, so there will be something to fix on HTC’s side. Better integration with HTC phones. Yesterday HTC has also unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC U12+. The Vive Focus and its friend the HTC U12+ phone (Image by HTC). Image by HTC).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2018

There it has presented a lot of news regarding all Facebook companies (Messenger, Instagram, Facebook, etc…) and of course, among these pieces of news, we had some AR and VR ones. Under 70 days to go until our biggest F8 to date — where we'll share the biggest AR/VR news from Facebook to date. Other research projects.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). The last step is the one we all dream about, of when we’ll have fashionable slim AR glasses, that will offload many of their computations to the cloud. CR Deck Mk.1 1 headset is coming to Kickstarter. “CR

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 10, 2017

In addition, over 300 speakers are on the agenda from a wide range of companies in and around the AR and VR industries. Individuals from companies such as HTC Vive, NVIDIA, Osterhout, Unity, castAR, Qualcomm, Leap Motion, Meta, Verizon, Dell, Oculus, and more will be among the over 300 featured speakers in attendance.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Let’s start this week with a bunch of cool news about the past week in AR and VR! The best news of the week has not been the release of a new fantastic VR headset or AR glass, but of a technology that will make a new generation of XR headsets possible: I’m talking about the XR2 chipset by Qualcomm. Image by Magic Leap).

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 21, 2017

Infographic: Universities lead in #VR #AR research, number of headsets is exploding, and 6/10 use #LeapMotion. Click To Tweet Universities are the earliest adopters of virtual and augmented reality. Highlights: VR/AR in Universities. 43% of those are the Microsoft Hololens. Click for larger version, or download the PDF.).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2018

The name is self-explanatory, but since I like to write a lot of unnecessary sentences, I’ll tell you that it is an event focused on the applications of AR and VR in architecture, design, rendering and all related sector. What features architects and designers need from AR and VR but aren’t there yet?

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ARVR

JULY 17, 2020

Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How to use subtle AR filters to survive your Zoom meetings? Augmented reality (AR) is the future of Restaurant Menu? It now supports Oculus Quest, HTC Vive and UltraLeap (former Leap Motion) systems of skeletal hand tracking for interactions based on realistic, and customizable, hand poses.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

This system makes the headset dependent on static hardware, however, and so top engineers at Oculus , HTC and Google are all racing to crack the inside-out code first. This take on AR is what Oculus’ chief scientist, Michael Abrash called “ Augmented Virtual Reality.

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Peter Graham

JULY 15, 2019

There are a number of ways to create your own virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) app/videogame. Today, Charles River Analytics – a developer of intelligent systems solutions – has announced the launch of the Virtuoso Software Development Kit (VSDK), to aid speedy development of AR and VR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

There is more awareness for the tech than in the West, but consumers are not buying many VR headsets because the prices are too high. In the enterprise sector, instead, the interest in AR and VR is very high , and for instance, there are many startups that are succeeding in offering VR educational programs.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2016

” Head tracking is an essential part of all mixed reality technology, both VR and AR, and the so-called inside-out variety in a VR headset makes set up dramatically easier. Voice input is something Microsoft can do , but hand-tracking is a separate and enormously difficult problem despite companies like Leap Motion working hard at it.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Today’s VR systems are both fantastic and restrictive: they blow you away, but it’s clear how far they have to go. We’d wear these contacts all the time, switching between AR mode (high transparency so you can see the world underneath digital overlays) and VR mode (low transparency so you can achieve full immersion). Body movement.

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Leapmotion

JUNE 14, 2018

VR, AR and hand tracking are often considered to be futuristic technologies, but they also have the potential to be the easiest to use. That application became Cat Explorer , which you can download now for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. That application became Cat Explorer , which you can download now for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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Leapmotion

MARCH 7, 2015

This was what inspired me to create Graffiti 3D – a VR demo that I entered into the Leap Motion 3D Jam. are more interesting to me than applications that aim to induce the most “presence” possible. Some recent rumors imply that they’ve added support for the 6DOF controllers included with the HTC Vive headset.

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Leapmotion

OCTOBER 8, 2016

Martin Schubert is a VR Developer/Designer at Leap Motion and the creator of Weightless and Geometric. There are many ways we could handle grabbing a virtual spoon within a VR experience. Leap Motion’s Interaction Engine allows human hands to grab virtual objects like physical objects.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Motion Controller. The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Check out our article for what comes next.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

In 2018, all-new stand-alone devices are coming, and upgrades to the current generation will be released. Motion Controller. The HTC Vive, produced by HTC and developed together with video game industry giant Valve, was released on April 5th, 2016. HTC Vive Pro. Check out our article for what comes next.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And then, our particular vertical focuses are artificial intelligence on the tech side, and then the whole game sector. And then, I guess as far as getting into VR and AR, I’ve really followed the news. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And then, our particular vertical focuses are artificial intelligence on the tech side, and then the whole game sector. And then, I guess as far as getting into VR and AR, I’ve really followed the news. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

It’s the beginning of 2019, and this means that this is that time of the year when we all make predictions for this year in AR and VR! Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. Trendy AR glasses.

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VRGuy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

OSVR (Open Source Virtual Reality) aims to create an open and universal standard for the discovery, configuration, and operation of VR/AR devices. Since the OSVR launch in January this year, nearly 250 organizations including Intel, NVIDIA, Xilinx, Ubisoft, Leap Motion, and many others have joined the OSVR ecosystem.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And then, our particular vertical focuses are artificial intelligence on the tech side, and then the whole game sector. And then, I guess as far as getting into VR and AR, I've really followed the news. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. well, failing.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

In addition to the original Pixel and Pixel XL , the VR headset works with the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ , Note 8 , Huawei Mate 9 , ZTE Axon 7 , LG V30 , Motorola Moto Z , Z2 and Asus ZenFone AR. Its basic functions are very similar to Google Cardboard’s. HTC Vive ($499). Samsung Gear VR ($129.99).

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

And then, our particular vertical focuses are artificial intelligence on the tech side, and then the whole game sector. And then, I guess as far as getting into VR and AR, I’ve really followed the news. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

According to Ars Technica , the frames don’t get sent as a whole, but in little horizonal slices there are continuously streamed, so that to reduce a lot the perceived latency. The external area of the frame is getting huge compression (Image by Ars Technica). Why not wireless? All of this is fantastic.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2019

I had the pleasure of participating to the “VR Visionaries” event in Kaohsiung and then I headed to Taipei to meet some XR companies (like HTC ) and people. In my visit, I tried a lot of AR/VR experiences , most of them just for few minutes. Two weeks ago, I had a fantastic trip to Taiwan together with my Chinese assistant Miss S.

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