Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2024

You can click here to find your local time , although we’ll be updating this article once we know more. There’s no word yet on when to tune in, so check back soon. Typically, Apple events start at 10 AM PT.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2025

Well, let me copy-paste this good definition from the Synopsys website ( read their full article to discover more): Metalens or metalenses, the cutting-edge innovation in optical technology, are not your ordinary, curved lenses. 2Pi Optics 2Pi Optics is a company specializing in metalenses. What are Metalenses?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Last month, neuroengineer Viktor Tóth published an article entitled Rats in Doom in which he details a “VR” setup that automatically trains rodents to traverse 3D environments without the need for excessive restraints or any surgical procedures. Feature Image Credit: Viktor Tóth.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 11, 2025

I cant wait for this feature to be released so that I can start experimenting with it More info News worth a mention (Image by Meta) Meta gives more insights about Orion Last week Meta published a few deep dive articles on its Orion glasses. And if there are more producers of this component, the price is going to go down.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 17, 2025

How to get started with Meta camera access – Video As I usually do with my most important tutorials, I’ve prepared also a video version of this article where I explain to you everything you need to know about camera access for Meta Quest in Unity 6 with my sexy Italian accent. And now have fun playing around with camera access!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2024

There is a lot to say and I’m sure you will find this article super informative, so let’s go! Disclaimer: this is a paid article built in collaboration with Immersal. In this blog, paid articles maintain the same objectivity, passion, and detail as non-paid ones. They are also completely written by me. What is VPS?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2025

Thats the whole article. As for deciding between Quest 3S or Quest 3, check out our no-nonsense recommendation right here. If you want to dig into more detail, check out our full specs comparison of Quest 2, Quest 3S, and Quest 3 here. The post Is Quest 2 Worth it in 2025? Our No-nonsense Recommendation appeared first on Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This corresponds to the “rear camera” in standard Android parlance.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2025

This is the first article directly from CES of my life. PS Big thanks to Tyriel Wood for having helped me recording the videos of this article! Hello everyone! Let me tell you about that announcement, and let me tell you about the hands-on I had … not directly with the XYN headset, but with its sibling model!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2025

In this article, I try to summarize my thoughts about it. Note for the readers: For the sake of clarity and simplicity, in this article, I will consider SteamVR tracking outside-in because of the external beacons, even if the beacons are only lights, so the tracking is technically still inside-out.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Earlier this month, Disguise published an article outlining the state of virtual production and its place within the industry: “With breakthrough advancements in usability, speed, and affordability, virtual production has now reached a whole new level of maturation.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

” You can find the full message from Survios at the bottom of the article. Survios says the delay, which affects Quest 3 and Quest 3S, is to “ensure Alien: Rogue Incursion meets these high standards and provides the Alien VR experience that fans and players expect.”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2025

If this sounds familiar to you, it is because you’ve read the same things in this article, 10 lines ago. The companion app for LAWK smartglasses I’ve already written an article about my hands-on with the Ray-Ban Meta glasses. in this article or this other one ). Ah and there were also photos and videos of course.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2022

Last week, a research article was published detailing an experiment designed to showcase the positive effects chewing gum can have on those suffering from visually induced motion sickness (VIMS). For more information check out the full research article here. Physically-active VR games can make some players feel uneasy.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Ok, if you want to close this article after reading this bad joke, I understand you) First of all, the quality of the visuals was MUCH better than on Quest. As soon as I put the headset on, I saw around me first of all the mediocre UI of Gracia, which I immediately moved away. And I went in awe. Pun intended. Because I was at AWE.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

If you are not going, well, expect to read some articles on mine about the hardware that I will try there, so you will feel as if you have been there, too… and I will also eat and review some delicious pasteis de nata for you :D. A sentence contained in the article is an indicator of the status of the metaverse nowadays: “Mr.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Countless articles have been written about something the author doesn’t know and the readers do not know either. The “metaverse” has an unknown article. But it’s good that we keep the point about the article. There is no definition of “metaverse”, nor of its features, or its article.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

I’ve written a dedicated news roundup article dedicated to Google I/O today, so I won’t go deep into details here and I invite you to read that post (linked here below) if you want to have the details about the news. During the keynote, CEO Sundar Pichai and his collaborators announced interesting features both for AR and VR. I’m speechless.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2022

we need the help of the community, so please share the launch video or this article with all the people in your VR circles. And if you are from the media or the press, feel free to share some promotional images from our Media Kit. We need your help to spread the word about the Legverse.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the demo, you can see two hands react naturally with an article of clothing. As a result, clothing needs to look real and carry the same physics as it would in the real world. Abrash gave us an early look at Reality Labs’ hand-cloth interaction technology. You can see more of Reality Lab’s work on Codec Avatars here. .

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 30, 2023

I’ve read a lot of articles and XR news this week, but actually, at the end of the day, nothing relevant has happened, except for the usual rumor about Apple… so you can close this roundup now… no ok, I’m kidding! It’s not been the most exciting week ever for XR, but there is still some interesting piece of news here below for you to enjoy.

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VRScout

APRIL 10, 2023

33/42 steam achievements currently work (see section in the article on achievements for more details). Additional support for other mods (see section in the article for more details). Combine fabricators are now functional. Various weapon upgrades can be selected for all 3 weapons (3 each). Resin counter added to HUD. Stability fixes.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2022

There’s nothing worse than purchasing a new article of clothing only to discover it doesn’t fit your particular body type. Virtually try on high-end clothing using Reactive Reality’s PICTOFiT technology. This is especially true when it comes to e-commerce, which offers little to no opportunity for customers to try before they buy.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2022

Since it is my last post about AWE, let me cast a ray of visibility on some companies I have met there, but about which I do have not enough material to write a full article: Gamedriver : an interesting solution to create automated tests for your XR application in Unity. I hope you have enjoyed all these articles of mine about AWE!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 20, 2022

As a blogger and XR techie, I’ve found it worth going last year, and what I took home were especially two things: as a blogger, some interesting experiences to talk about in my articles, and as a VR developer/tech lead some good connections with important people from our XR ecosystem. Me and AWE boss Ori Inbar.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) The Meta Quest ecosystem is in a delicate phase Henry Stockdale from Upload VR has written a very well-made article highlighting the current situation of the Horizon Store. So lets hope the next week will be great again, not only for me but for all of you, too!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Here you are some relevant articles about the M-word from this week: Walmart has just launched its own world on Roblox , to promote the product it sells in an innovative way Apple has just allowed the sale of NFTs on the App Store. Interesting article detailing some advancements in OLED displays for XR. Some news on the metaverse.

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VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2023

UPDATE 1.12.23] – We’ve updated the article based on new information about the project’s creator. VR mods bring the NES classic to life in VR on Meta Quest 2 headsets. We apologize for the mistake.*.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2022

This article comes with the usual wall of text typical of The Ghost Howls, but if you are not in the mood of reading, you can also watch a video I’ve just made about the topic: I hope you like my Italian accent. So, let’s come now to the cool thing of this article: two very beautiful pictures of the Pico 4 controllers.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We've contacted Curve Games for clarification and we'll update this article if we get a response. During the VR Game Spotlight at EGX & MCM 2024, Curve Games released a first look at gameplay while addressing the audience through a message from its VP of Publishing, Rich Keen.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 23, 2021

Another article about the Metaverse. Every week there are thousands of articles about the “metaverse” being published, and most of them sound all the same. This article on Wired talks about a startup that uses just audio to make you and another player live an interesting adventure in the place where you are. Discover AR fashion.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As usual, this article comes with a video version where I show you my hands-on session with Ultraleap Gemini! As a disclaimer, the swag was a free gift and they have asked nothing in change for it, not even me writing this article). Today Ultraleap has officially released Gemini, the fifth-version of the hands tracking runtime.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his approach to designing an MR game that adapts to different environments. Guest Article by Thomas Van Bouwel Thomas is a Belgian-Brazilian VR developer currently based in Brussels. When it comes to MR platforms, an active discussion on data privacy is important too.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

We will definitely announce the exact release date in a separate news article in the early months of next year. Update Notice This article was revised shortly after publication with details from the studio's Instagram post about the delay reasons. 0:00 / 0:25 1× Aces of Thunder targets a 2025 launch on PlayStation VR2 and SteamVR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2022

In the remainder of the article, I will explain to you what it does mean and I will also tell you about my experience with a live demo of this prototype. At the beginning of this article, I’ve mentioned that some of Mojo’s executives have already worn some prototypes in their eyes. Are you excited like me? Mojo Vision.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 6, 2024

One of my biggest highlights has been that my article about Social AR has been featured in the famous New World Notes blog that I usually read… I’ve felt very honored about this! This week has been quite cool for me. The game is expected to come at the end of the year, exclusively for Quest 3.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 26, 2023

With the exception of the convention center food Create some embarrassing situations by using my sarcasm with people that don’t understand it Be confused about what to do on June, 1st when AWE opens its showroom while at the same time, Meta is doing its Gaming Showcase where it may tease something about Quest 3 Do meetings during the day, parties (..)

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