The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Facebook has started today enforcing the “Facebook login” rule , asking Oculus users to merge their Facebook and Oculus accounts. So I imagine a Quest 2 where you can avoid having a Facebook account, but you can’t use the Oculus Store, or all the most important apps and games , and so you are de facto forced to use it.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

This week in XR has seen the launch of the first standalone MR headset, plus a lot of interesting news and articles about immersive realities. These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. Do you want to discover them with me? Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Oculus Connect 5 , Oculus has announced Casting, an amazing feature that lets you stream the content of an Oculus Go to a smartphone. How to use Casting to stream Oculus Go content to your smartphone. Follow my guide on how to update your Oculus Go until you can select the “Cast” option).

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Road to VR

APRIL 30, 2018

In this article we compare three standalone VR devices which will be available worldwide this year: the Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and HTC Vive Focus. Oculus Go – Value Oriented. Image courtesy Oculus. At $200, the Oculus Go is set to be the most affordable device of the three by a significant margin.

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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. These articles have been pretty successful (thanks, my amazing readers!), I’m unsure if submitting it to SideQuest, but for now, I made it available via my Google Drive folder.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Vive Focus was most probably the best VR standalone on the market when Oculus last week announced what will be the first consumer 6DOF VR standalone headset. And so here we are again: Oculus vs HTC, America vs China, Hugo Barra vs Alvin Wang Graylin. And now the battle is on standalone headsets: Oculus Quest vs Vive Focus.

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Road to VR

JULY 25, 2017

Announced back in May, an update bringing Google Daydream support to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus has begun rolling out, making those phones the only two to support both Daydream VR and Gear VR. The Android Soul reports today that Galaxy S8 and S8+ updates with Google Daydream support have begun rolling out to Verizon customers.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). and you found this article for whatever reason, first of all, welcome to the club! Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

He has written a long article on the most important trends in augmented reality in 2020 , and I think you all should read it if you want to understand more about what is happening in the field. There is a lot going on and this article is a big summary of what you should know. He’s an investor, an evangelist, and an entrepreneur.

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VRScout

AUGUST 9, 2021

Simply being in a space and opening draws, playing with items, and speaking to people works incredibly well in VR, not to mention the fact that wearing a headset makes it hard to google “ how do I solve the goat puzzle.”. The Secret Of Retropolis is out now on Steam and Oculus. Image Credit: Peanut Button. Image Credit: Peanut Button.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

More info (Official page of the Mreal S1) More info (Old article by Road To VR). Remember that Oculus is going to release Infinite Office and an AR SDK , so Valve had better replying to this move. Google drops support for Daydream. So Google has now decided to definitely kill it , and I think it has been a smart decision.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

This is also confirmed by the Wired article, where the journalist states that he has been able to see the conference in preview before the general audience. If Microsoft commits to building this platform and doesn’t abandon it (a la Google), it can become an incredible tool for us developers. Google stops selling Cardboard viewers.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2022

That is, an application built for the Oculus runtime can also run for the Valve Index on SteamVR. Since I use Quest+Link, I have added Oculus Touch Controller Profile. This means that if you are using OpenXR to build for Quest, you can’t use the functionalities of the Oculus Utilities package. And that’s it!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

” review of standalone headsets (you can find in other posts the ones related to Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus ). There is everything you need, but not the same wonder that you have when you open the box of a product made by Oculus. it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Some of them have been brainstormed with Lorenzo Cappannari with whom I wrote an article a few months ago and who I thank for the collaboration ). The big players enter the field Google is back (Image by Samsung) One of the most encouraging signs of this new cycle is that all the big players are now in the immersive realities field.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Yesterday evening I came home at night after a long day at work and I opened my laptop to read (and share) some more news on the just-launched Oculus Link. The Oculus Link was not important anymore… it could wait. With the release of the cheap Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S , Oculus is currently dominating the market.

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Road to VR

MARCH 24, 2017

While the Humanz album doesn’t launch until the 28th, you can be immersed in the track Saturnz Barz (Spirit House) in a new six-minute animated 360 music video (heading this article) which also offers a taste of tracks ‘Ascension,’ ‘Andromeda,’ and ‘We Got The Power.’ Google Daydream: YouTube VR app.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

This article has been updated to reflect the new information. Original Article, Updated (11/13/17): Vive Focus is the name of the standalone mobile VR headset which was initially teased way back at Google I/O 2017 in May. More details here.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. What Is the Oculus Quest? Oculus Quest is the first standalone 6 DOF virtual reality headset by Oculus. And with the Oculus Rift?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

This week I have been pretty busy working on our mixed reality fitness game that is very close to launch and in preparing some amazing articles for next week (I will publish a review of the Valve Index and a super-amazing interview to Jeri Ellsworth, the creator of TiltFive augmented reality glasses!), The Oculus Connect 6 is coming!

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Road to VR

JULY 16, 2018

If you’re already an Amazon Prime Member, or looking to become one starting today, Amazon’s annual Prime Day is here to help you spend that hard earned cash on at very least an Oculus Rift. Oculus Touch is the system’s dedicated motion controller. Check out all free Rift games on the Oculus Store here.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Image leaked from Oculus runtime). The design of Oculus Quest 2 Pro and controllers has been leaked. The negative reputation could stick with the social network, but not influence products like Oculus headsets, for instance. Facebook releases the Oculus Go unlocked runtime. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2023

I was looking back at my 8+ years in the field, and I could identify already a few cycles of consumer XR: The devkit cycle: it’s the era of the good old days of Oculus Rift DK1 and DK2. This era ended with the launch of the first consumer-oriented PC VR headsets: the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift CV1. The big dogs are all coming.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In this article, I’m going to tell you all the thoughts I had. The new “Autumn” of VR If you’ve read some of my articles this year, you know I’m defining this moment as an “Autumn” for virtual reality. Google and Samsung Prototype of the Samsung XR headset. Let me tell you why.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook). References found in Quest 2 firmware hint to Quest Pro features.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

There is not only the problem of the timezone but also the unknown of the internet connection and the inability of reaching Western websites like Google. VPN (Image from Know Your Meme) In China, most of the Western websites we use the most, like Google and Facebook, are blocked behind the Great Firewall. Absolutely not.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In this video and article, I share things you can do in VR other than gaming that I enjoy. If you have an Oculus Quest, there’s even a piano tutorial app available on SideQuest called VRTuos. On Oculus Quest, you could try VRWorkout (on SideQuest) and Supernatural VR. Image courtesy Google. Cas & Chary Present.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Image by Oculus). The Oculus Quest is now one year old.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

For XR, instead, it has not been a special week at all: we had a bunch of nice news, plus the usual articles saying “Oh, VR is not mainstream yet, it will never be blablabla”. For the second kind of articles, well, look online, and I’m sure you will find some journalists who say that VR is just a fad while donning their Cardboards.

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AR Insider

MARCH 19, 2021

We’ve estimated that its annual XR R&D spend — not including its $2 billion Oculus acquisition — approaches $10 billion. That includes both AR and VR, the latter being more tangible today, given Oculus’ in-market status. We’ve done the same thing in this article.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 4, 2017

We were hoping the collection of experiences would eventually be free, like the mobile VR version of game for Google Cardboard (iOS and Android) is currently, but with the revelation of the Australian PSN listing, those hopes are all but dashed. We’ll be updating this article once we spot it, so check back soon.

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Road to VR

JULY 27, 2017

Google Daydream, the company’s mobile VR platform, is compatible with a number of flagship smartphones from various manufacturers. Note: Google advertises the View as the only available Daydream headset at this time. Google Pixel and Pixel XL. image courtesy Google. image courtesy Google. ZTE Axon 7.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 6, 2020

Note : This article refers to the stock HTC Vive Cosmos , and not Vive Cosmos Elite, which ships with a SteamVR tracking-compatible faceplate. Windows Mixed Reality performs better than we expected in position one, coming in neck-to-neck with Oculus Rift S. How It Was Measured. Image courtesy VDC Fellbach, translated by Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Oculus has also partnered with Virtuclear to offer prescription lenses for the Quest 2 for $80. All the 3 major VR runtimes (Oculus, SteamVR, Microsoft) are now compatible with OpenXR , and this means that on the runtime layer on PC, now OpenXR has been fully integrated. You can now use consumer devices inside Oculus For Business.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. Huawei has upgraded its sleek VR glasses and now they support 6DOF movement and 6DOF controllers that are very similar to the Oculus Touch. Notwithstanding all this hate, the Oculus Quest 2 is selling very well. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

The full video is shown down in the article. Anyway, it is like if Oculus had partnered with Google here in the Wes t, so I envision that great things could come out from this collaboration; A partnership between HTC and HP. It is like Google here. And with this showcase of the office of the future, this article ends!

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