The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Image by Google). Google’s next flagship phone, the Pixel 4, won’t be compatible with Daydream View headset and Google has also stopped selling the Daydream View. More info (Article on Road To VR) More info (Article on Upload VR). Sony creates an AR headset for LBVR. Top news of the week. Daydream has died.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

More info News worth a mention (Image by Google) Samsung may use Google Soli in its headset Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are building together a headset that may compete with the Apple Vision Pro. And this week I got to read that the device may use Google Soli for finger tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The hype for the Apple Pro is starting to deflate and it is possible to see that from some cues: for instance, there are more critics of the headset and fewer articles are talking about it. Honestly, I’m glad about that, I was getting bored from reading only articles about it.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

These days have been hectic: I have met very interesting people (you will read about that in some upcoming articles), and I’m super happy about it. What is even more interesting is that this device will be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. Qualcomm seems a very predictable choice, but Google is less.

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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

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

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

DECEMBER 26, 2023

More info How to design your VR experience like a magician Laura Mingail has written an awesome article on Upload VR, in which she compares the development of mixed reality experiences to the performance of a magician who has to perform tricks on the user. I found it a very inspiring article, very different from the others I usually read.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2023

In this Guest Article, studio head Denny Unger shares his thoughts on Apple’s entrance into the space. Guest Article by Denny Unger Denny Unger is CEO and CCO at Cloudhead Games. Cloudhead Games is one of the most successful and senior VR studios in the industry.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

I hope that this way, even if you lost the announcements from CES, you can catch up with all the most important ones by just reading a single article. PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). For every piece of news, I’ll share with you a brief summary and one or more links to go deeper.

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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. Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Sony closes its game studio in Manchester. Google Glass 2 is now available for direct purchase. Do you want to discover them with me?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

What it Means for 2024 The first article about Apple that I ever wrote on Road to VR was this one in 2014 about the company filing a job posting seeking someone with experience in AR and VR. The headset also launched alongside Horizon Call of the Mountain , the first native VR game based on one of Sony’s major first-party IPs.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Google) AI models to generate 3D scenes start to surface This week we had the announcement of two AI models dedicated to the generation of 3D worlds. These glasses should be built in partnership with Google and Qualcomm and have a similar form factor to the successful Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announced Android XR The most important news of the week, and one of the most important of the whole year, has been the official announcement by Google of Android XR. But other partners like XREAL, Sony, and Lynx are working on new devices compatible with this operating system.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. SSD (8–9 GB/s).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2022

The XRA is an industry organization founded by Google , HTC VIVE , Microsoft , Oculus , and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Many of these and other organizations have released standards, frameworks, and reports linked in this article. About the “Thinking Ahead About XR” Report. Learn More, Do More.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

So for today’s article, let me focus mainly on the non-CES-related news about AR and VR. My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. When will the “Metaverse is dead” articles come out?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

And in fact, some weeks ago Sony has made everyone understand that it has delayed the launch of the PSVR 2 because the market is not there yet. And a big company like Google could also afford to sell it at the same price as the Quest 2, hoping for a future domination of the VR ecosystem. It is cool, but pretty old now (Image by Sony).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

According to the report, analyzing the orders made to the lens manufacturer, the two new headsets by Sony and Facebook should be released in 2022. I’ve found the news inside an article that was talking about fitness in augmented reality. More info (Article containing the news) More info (Official Kickstarter page).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

A lot of articles are written on the Vision Pro about whatever thing and I’ve even found one showing you “how people see you when you vape while having a videocall from the Vision Pro”. My long wall-of-text articles pale compared with it… my reviews are like Post-It notes compared to what the Korean guy was able to write.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The glasses should work with Google Gemini AI and have the following features: Processors : Snapdragon AR1 and NXP Camera : 12MP with Sony IMX681 Battery : 155mAh Weight : 50 grams The first batch of production should be around 500,000 units , with more to come if the glasses prove to be successful.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Two articles on the M-word. As usual, I’m reporting you some interesting articles I’ve read about the m**averse from this week: Louis Vitton’s boss sees the opportunity of the metaverse but warns about his hype and bubble. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom. Record VR games in VR format.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

The amount of the deal has not been disclosed, but Chinese magazine VRTuoLuo reports that it has been 5B RMB (a bit less $800M), while another Chinese portal reported the sum of 9B RMB, but then removed this detail from its article later on. More info (Article on Project Aria on Protocol) More info (Article on Project Aria on The Verge).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Released in Asia just after Christmas, this is PlayStation VR’s first true relaxation app, developed by Sony Music itself. There’s no limit to what you can do; I was able to tweet from inside my headset, read UploadVR , and even launch Google Daydream apps (which is cool, if silly and unusable).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

Luckily there is AR that is still strong, and we can hope to wear Google AR glasses soon… ah no, they are dead too. More info (Official Sony blogpost) More info (Summary by Upload VR) Pimax works for the release of Portal Pimax Portal, the Nintendo Switch-like console by Pimax , has just been released on Amazon.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Their site also posts educational and informative articles relating to the world of MR, AR, and VR technology. This year’s 70+ person judging panel included academic professors and researchers as well as representatives from Google, HTC, HP, Deloitte, NVIDIA, Apache, and others. ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission has experience as a runner-up.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

More info (China’s push for VR) More info (Huawei 6DOF VR glasses) More info (Huawei smartglasses) More info (Shadow Creator’s new glasses) More info (Full article on HongHu glasses, in Chinese) More info (Official page of HongHu glasses). Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 One-year price performance for AAPL as of 2/3/20 Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. This article was originally published on VRScout.

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AR Insider

JULY 7, 2020

This could be the case in dynamic AR activations like within a store aisle, or reading an online article, or even longer sessions like a multiplayer AR pick-up game in the park. This has attracted Sony Pictures, Miller Lite, and Porsche as clients. Web AR has some nice advantages,” 8th Wall CEO Erik Murphy-Chutorian told us.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

It gets even better: short-form AR ad creative that runs in networks like Snap, Facebook, Google and Unity Ads can be created at extremely low cost (small digit thousands) and in very tight time frames (a few weeks to a few months, depending on the creative). But it doesn’t stop at entertainment. And finally, the outcomes.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

More info Google and Samsung are working on smartglasses According to The Information, Google and Samsung are not only working together on a mixed reality headset but also on a pair of smartglasses (a la Ray-Ban Meta) powered by Gemini AI. I cross my fingers, but I don’t have high hopes.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

More info (Report by Bloomberg) More info (UploadVR’s article on the news). Using a person equipped with a special helmet and special AR glasses, the company can scan many environments and then let you navigate them at home in streaming using your phone (in the same way you use Google StreetView). Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony Interactive Entertainment has l et many famous journalists and influencers (like Mike Virtual Reality Oasis) try the new headset in dedicated sessions where they could play four upcoming games: Horizon Call of the Mountain, Resident Evil Village, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2022

I saw that there were people from Sony Interactive Entertainment. Maud Clavier and I wanted to finish our stay by going to a Tex Mex restaurant, so we looked on Google Maps, found what looked like a good place, and called a Lyft to get there. There was a keynote by Neal Stephenson. Some pieces of advice if you want to attend SXSW.

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