The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Today I made two little big discoveries about the Oculus Quest 2 that together mean that you can use this headset as an AR device whenever and wherever you want. Yes, I’ve also made a video about this article… you choose if reading it or watching it! Let me explain everything to you! Guardian disabling is now persistent.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

At Facebook Connect , Facebook/Meta announced that Oculus Quest was getting a new runtime update, the v34, bringing with it very interesting features to the Quest 2. I have also made a video version of this article, where you can see everything I saw when I had Space Sense activated! What is Space Sense. Thank you!).

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

But there is a solution that can solve some of these problems, that lets you log in on multiple Oculus Quests that you own, without using any real Facebook account (for now), if the only thing that you want to do is sideloading applications. This solution is called Oculus Test Users: let me show you what they are and how you can use them.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2020

Recently, I had a similar problem with the Oculus Quest , not to access the cameras (it is not possible, the applications can’t see them for privacy reasons), but to save a file on the storage from Unity. How to obtain permissions for Oculus Quest in Unity. So, how do you obtain permissions for your Oculus Quest in Unity?

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2021

And now you can experience all of its retro charm through the lens of an Oculus Quest. Created by YouTuber ‘ OPEN PC Reviews ‘, the emulator fully recreates the C64 for the Oculus Quest platform, including support for both Quest and Quest 2 headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

and make it work with Oculus Quest , Vive Focus+ and all other Vive Wave standalone devices… plus all PC SteamVR-compatible headsets! I made a video about how to develop an Oculus+Wave+SteamVR compatible Cube application in Unity , and you can find it here below! Add Oculus Support. Isn’t it cool?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 18, 2021

I got a package from VR Cover with some cool accessories for Oculus Quest 2 to review. I’ve also shot a quick video with my impressions on all the items, and if you want, you can watch it here below: As always, if you want to listen to my sexy voice, you can do that in a video version of the article. VR Cover thin foam set.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Guest Article by Thomas Van Bouwel. In this article, I want to share some lessons I learned on how to stay on track when bootstrapping your first VR game. If you’re planning on developing on the Oculus platform, I also highly recommend joining their Oculus Start program. Prototype & Playtest as Soon as Possible.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and key player in the VR startup’s genesis story, says Sony’s upcoming PSVR 2 headset may be see a bumpy road to adoption based on its high price and potential for scattershot geographic distribution. Looking to learn all about PSVR 2 before it launches this month?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Do you remember this post of mine from one year ago when I showed you that it was possible to do some kind of “hacking” of the Oculus Quest using the adb command line tool? A video version of this article… if you want you can watch the video… otherwise, go on for all the textual explanation! Settings app.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 29, 2021

According to a recent article by CNBC , the Oculus app was the #1 most downloaded app on Christmas Day, which means there are a lot of new Quest users out there. If you are one of those lucky new Quest owners, or if you already own an Oculus headset, do yourself a favor and check out Space Explorers: The ISS Experience “UNITE”.

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VRScout

JUNE 30, 2020

Available free on Facebook’s Oculus Go VR headset, AARP Innovation Labs’ Alcove is a brand new social platform that allows up to four loved ones to connect in VR for some good old-fashioned family time. The Alcove beta is available free via the Oculus Go , Facebook’s 3DoF standalone headset.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 23, 2021

Every year, the Oculus Connect, later (sadly) renamed as Facebook Connect, is the biggest event about XR from Facebook. It is quite affordable (around $400–500), and its advantage over Vive Trackers is that it doesn’t require external cameras or sensors , so it can also work with Oculus Quest. Another article about the Metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

They are currently offering deals for Black Friday, so if you are reading this article close to when I published it, you can check out their offers here. The article Dejan has written is a big collection of tutorials, suggestions, and tips about developing applications that use hand tracking. That said, have a nice read!

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The original article, which covered the announcement of the multiplayer update and an upcoming music pack, continues below. Original Article (September 16th, 2020): The company says Beat Saber’s multiplayer mode is set to launch on October 13th. More info is coming soon however on Oculus crossplay between Rift and Quest versions.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond is set to launch on December 11th in the Oculus PC store and Steam. It will be playable on Oculus Rift headsets and SteamVR headsets. Oculus Quest headsets can play the game if plugged into a capable PC via an Oculus Link cable.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 11, 2021

At Facebook Connect 2021, Meta has announced Application SpaceWarp, a new solution to boost the framerate of Oculus Quest 2 applications up to +70%. Inside there is everything I’ll write in this article, including a step-by-step tutorial in which I show the creation of a Unity experience integrating Application SpaceWarp from scratch.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 7, 2020

Firefox Reality , Mozilla’s made-for-VR web browser, has been available on standalone devices for some time now, featuring support for Oculus Quest, Oculus Go, HTC Vive Focus, and Pico standalones. Now Mozilla has brought its WebXR-capable browser to PC VR headsets with its new PC Preview version.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2021

Finally, Facebook has released passthrough APIs for Quest 2, so you can create AR/MR apps for the Oculus standalone headset. In an article I missed two weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg states that he plans to make money on the metaverse selling ads, but especially with an internal market of virtual goods. AR/VR developers, rejoice!

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2021

Last week we started seeing reports that users couldn’t find Oculus Quest 2 across a range of Amazon EU websites. The headset is still unavailable in many Amazon Europe sites as of this week, but Oculus isn’t saying why. Oculus has dealt with this issue previously.

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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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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

For example, LFF Expanded required an Oculus headset. Again, this is increasingly true given user skepticism of Facebook and Oculus. They have also allowed people to attend from anywhere in the world without the concern for travel and lodgings. Other examples require prohibitively expensive tethered headsets. Experiencing LucidWeb.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In an interview with VRScout, Nikk Mitchell, CEO of FXG who at the time of this article is currently quarantined at his home in Hangzhou, China and unable to physically be at the FXG headquarters said, “Thanks to VR, I haven’t been alone or bored. Oculus Quest and Oculus GO versions are set to launch within the next few months.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Lucky’s Tale (2016) was a launch title for the original Oculus Rift, and now the plucky little 3D platformer has surprise released exclusively on Oculus Quest 2 today. It launches on the Oculus Store for $20 today, coming exclusively to Quest 2 (re: not original Oculus Quest).

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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

APRIL 10, 2020

Blender VR works through the OpenXR standard , for which a runtime has been implemented only for Windows Mixed Reality headsets and Oculus headsets. Oculus Rift. Oculus only provides prototype OpenXR support. Download and install the Oculus Rift software. Let’s dig into this new VR feature for Blender.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2021

Facebook has made no secret of the fact that ads are coming to its Oculus VR platform in some capacity. As a part of its v29 software update for Oculus Quest last month, the company said it would begin testing ads for content within the Oculus App, although it wasn’t clear to what extent it would touch games.

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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

MARCH 15, 2021

In September, the new Facebook Avatars will come and substitute the current Oculus avatars. My review hero Benjamin Lang has written a detailed review about it with many visuals , so if you have lost it, you can read this article to understand how cool it was. How it does feel publishing on Oculus App Lab Funny link. Funny link.

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VRScout

AUGUST 9, 2021

The festival also has a long history of embracing new mediums and new artists ( see my previous article on the festival itself ), so it is perhaps fitting that Retropolis has achieved such universal praise here. The Secret Of Retropolis is out now on Steam and Oculus. Image Credit: Peanut Button. Feature Image Credit: Peanut Button.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Notably included in the 3D model is the Oculus logo. Meta announced last week that the Oculus naming scheme will be phased out sometime in early 2022, as the Oculus Quest line becomes Meta Quest. Update (12:20 PM ET) : Bastian reached out to us to provide corrections to material errors made within the article.

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AR Insider

APRIL 17, 2020

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. Grab your Oculus Quest and control your mini lunar rover to collect as many oxygen tanks on the moon as possible before the time runs out in ROVR Run. ROVR Run is currently being featured on the Oculus Browser and the Firefox Reality browsers.

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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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Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2020

This article brings together many of the VR specific details about the game, like which headsets are supported, what comfort settings are available, and what the minimum and recommended specs are if you’re playing in VR. Native Oculus Support. Can You Play Star Wars: Squadrons on Oculus Quest? VR Support. EA Origin (PC).

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AR Insider

JULY 16, 2020

This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. The division uses Unity to create a mixed reality pipeline connected to systems and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) data, then deploy applications to multiple platforms, including Microsoft HoloLens, Oculus devices, and smartphones. by Nick Davis.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

Valve Index and Oculus Quest gain PC VR market shares. The latest Steam Hardware Survey showed some interesting trends happening in the PC VR market (at least the Steam VR market, since we have no info on the Oculus Store market). Oculus explains the logic behind its store curation policy. Top news of the week. Image by Sony).

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ARPost

JULY 28, 2020

The title of this article uses the term “XR technology,” but, what is “XR”? One issue is that the platforms that use augmented reality don’t call it that: ‘filters,’ ‘lenses,’ ‘visual search’ – everything but ‘augmented reality’,” ARzilla CEO and co-founder Elay Romanov wrote in a recent ARPost guest article. Can the War Be Won?

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