The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

Inside, the content has no special arrangement : there is just the headset, plus a little box that contains some accessories: an instructions book, the charger, USB-C cable, earphones, a marvelously useless warranty & safety little book and of course the controller. The front side of the Lenovo Mirage Solo.

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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. While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China. And I have to say that this strategy is paying off.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s often thought of as the Chinese equivalent of Google. It includes scientific, demographic, geographic and economic data and is similar to the one used by Google to present facts alongside its search results. You can read more about these topics in my books , The Future Internet: How the Metaverse, Web 3.0,

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The scene is from a panel SUTU previously made for a 2D interactive Web-based comic book called NAWLZ. SUTU was previously commissioned by Google to create a work of art in Tilt Brush , so he knows his way around the sketching program. In the video below, you can see him place a reference image in the scene as he begins.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

Creating a future where the technology imagined in books like Ready Player One and movies like The Matrix actually exists is going to take a lot more than solid virtual reality headsets. Google is not listed as an investor in Improbable. The company’s main product is a new platform for networked 3D graphics called SpatialOS.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

Zapbox features a 100° FOV and is going to launch with a Unity SDK to create content for it. And so on… Geoffrey Hinton, one of the godfathers of modern artificial intelligence, has left Google to speak out about the dangers of AI. A wand with a dedicated pattern on it is used as the 6DOF controller.

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Voices of VR

JULY 13, 2023

Liz Hyman President and the CEO of the XR Association (XRA), which is a non-profit, industry trade association representing 47 XR companies including major players like Meta, Google, Microsoft, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, and HTC. XR Access co-founder Shiri Azenkot told me "But it was always a retroactive thing.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Or, if you’re not near our London office, why not book a virtual demo? People can also view YouTube 360 videos, Google Street View, as well as the enterprise’s bespoke 360 web browser. What a FANTASTIC day yesterday opening our newly refurbed London demo centre Missed out & want to see if for yourself?

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The console can also be inserted in a special case (a much improved version of Google Daydream View) to become a VR headset. Dean Takashi has interviewed Neal Stephenson about the metaverse , his book, and, of course, Meta. Mindport helps you in building your Unity VR experiences. Red6 made Charlie Fink try AR on a plane.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

There’s a rumor going around that Nintendo is making a VR headset in partnership with Google. The rumor is still unconfirmed, but when the world’s oldest extant gaming company finally thinks it’s time to make a dedicated XR device, you know it’s going to be something special.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

“When I first got the HTC Vive there was next to nothing on the market, so I started messing around in Unity,” O’Neill says via email when we asked about what inspired him to start working on VR Home. “When I first opened it, I tried to make a simple apartment, and it looked great.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

When you’re “wearing” in Vernor Vinge’s 2006 book Rainbow’s End, contact lenses and computers woven into clothing serve up an assortment of competing realities and overlays. The World Map in this world therefore isn’t a 2D street map like we have with Google Maps or Open Street Map, nor is it a 3D map with terrain and building volumes.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Alon Or-bach (Samsung Electronics), Kaye Mason (Google). It’s not often you get both Oculus and Valve together days, let alone Google and Samsung, with bonus helpings of Epic Games, Owlchemy Labs, and Sensics. Stefan Walker (Google), Luca Prasso (Google). Alex Lee (Google). Experiments in Social VR.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard? The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. You can now upload a 360 degree photo to the Book of Face just like you would with a normal photo. Facebook Enables Native 360 Photos.

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XROM

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

About a tool that allows workers to book and check into desks and workspaces at their offices, he said, “The immediate focus for Zoom right now is to help organisations navigate the transition to hybrid work, help professionals working remotely with a personal touch through VR and build the instant chat platform up.”

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Adding to the Book of Face’s massive plans for mixed reality technology, they have made good on their promise to make a 360 camera open source and available to anyone. Already supporting the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, and PSVR – Unity will now support Google Daydream. Google Omnitone Surround Sound Support.

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ARVR

MAY 27, 2021

He’s worked with Google, Under Armor, Hyundai, VMWare, and more. Most recently, he was the Creative Director of Color Space, the VR coloring book that Bittman designed entirely with VR creative tools. He is currently working on a VR title to be announced over the summer of 2021 with MikeTeevee VR. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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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. Ah no, not even that because also Twitter is dead. Now it’s called X and aims at becoming the Western WeChat. But we can still rely on Meta that is still spending billions on XR and… OH NO, THE QUEST PRO DIED TOO.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 1, 2023

Explaining further, he added, “Not to be outdone, the Google-Samsung-Qualcomm power trio is cooking a comeback of their very famous mega Android partnership with a new XR headset. In his talks, the icon discussed the progress of the platform, citing examples from his book ‘Snow Crash.’

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

It’s a bit like being caught up in a book or a movie. Movies are more immersive than books because the sound and images help pull you in quicker. You can get caught up in a book or movie, but you never feel as though you are in the same place as the characters. Everything else just fades away. Except more so.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Unity details its MARS solution. In a blog post, Unity has detailed its MARS solution, that lets you create easily augmented reality experiences , even with little coding knowledge. If you want to help them, there is a dedicated Google Form where you can apply.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 28, 2020

And part of the RiVR Link (“ classroom in a Box ”) offering a turnkey VR solution, and Google Expeditions platforms. Some aspects of VR promotion had changes since our previous feature – Google though still heavily committed to the education sector had dropped its investment in VR headsets to focus on the content. Image credit: KWP.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2022

I’ve personally met and had a chat with people from Unity and Epic Games, Roblox, The Sandbox, HTC Vive, Microsoft, Rec Room. 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.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I've been a Unity user forever. Alan: And then they ask their tech teams and they're like, "does anybody know Unity?"

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Do you want to read a good book on AR/VR? Blogger Tom Ffiske, that writes on Virtual Perceptions, has decided to write a very good book about AR and VR technologies and it is becoming pretty popular on Amazon. This is one of the weirdest rag-doll experiments in Unity. Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games. Very cool, actually.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The world received a gift three years ago, in the form of AR technology from the likes of Google and Apple - ARKit and ARCore. Google gave a grant to the DuSable Museum in Chicago, so they wanted to reboot the Mayor Harold Washington exhibit. It could have been a prospective student tour at Arizona State University. Oh, do I miss that!

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The world received a gift three years ago, in the form of AR technology from the likes of Google and Apple - ARKit and ARCore. Google gave a grant to the DuSable Museum in Chicago, so they wanted to reboot the Mayor Harold Washington exhibit. It could have been a prospective student tour at Arizona State University. Oh, do I miss that!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has also recently written together with Irena Cronin “The Infinite Retina” , a great book about the technologies of the future, like XR, AI, and autonomous vehicles. As John Riccitiello (CEO of Unity) said some years ago , the VR market won’t be interesting enough until it will reach the 10 million users mark.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2016

His book of bowed vibraphone quartets, Postludes, evokes “sparkling icicles of sound” (Rolling Stone), and is a new staple of percussion repertoire, having been performed by over 150 ensembles all over the world. Her work has been described by the New York Times as “beautiful and surprising.”. Elliot Cole. Tyler Hurd. Zohar Kfir.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The world received a gift three years ago, in the form of AR technology from the likes of Google and Apple - ARKit and ARCore. Google gave a grant to the DuSable Museum in Chicago, so they wanted to reboot the Mayor Harold Washington exhibit. It could have been a prospective student tour at Arizona State University. Oh, do I miss that!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2018

This also let me write various articles about it, like this one on Vive Focus streaming , this one on Focus instant preview for Unity or this other one highlighting the updates of the v2 runtime. Unity development. And if you try looking for help on Google, you only find a rolling thimbleweed. But this is me: I’m a techie.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The email was acquired by author Blake Harris who gained access to it and thousands of other documents through research for his upcoming book The History of the Future , which explores the formative years of the modern VR industry. We are vulnerable on mobile to Google and Apple because they make major mobile platforms.

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Robert Scoble

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. They can’t look nerdy like Google Glass did. Yes, they use similar tools, if not the same tool, as AR developers use: like Unity. Is VR going to turn into AR?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

I mean, all UE developers, we Unity developers felt like being in a party where everyone is making out and you’re just there sipping a coke. Its name is “The Infinite Retina” and you can find it in all the best online book shops. Discover (and buy) the book on Amazon.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

And since you are in VR, you are in a virtual world… well, it is just Unity, just C#, you can do whatever you want to modify the reality that you are seeing. You can change the reality however you want. In this sense, VR is ideally even better. Another experiment of mine on Mediated Reality.

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