The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Road To VR) More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Upload VR) More info (Roblox on Quest may increase scrutiny on the platform) Other relevant news (Image by WIRED) Mark Lucovsky has left Google Mark Lucovsky has just left Google. More info iVRy makes the PSVR2 work with SteamVR!

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Due to the response from the Hollywood and Silicon Valley communities, this year’s event will require double the sound stage capacity to hold our group and the demonstrations,” said Jim Chabin, President of the Advanced Imaging and VR Societies, in a statement. LIFE VR, Unity, Unreal Engine, VRC and DTS (an Xperi company).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2021

Digital events are still less intriguing than physical ones, and this is especially true for CES, an event that is usually all about journalists going around enormous venues interviewing people and especially trying and reviewing new and innovative devices. Google AR Cloud Streaming. The whole thing is incredible.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Especially the first feature made most people go in awe : volumetric videos are very expensive, so they’re typically not used during XR events. The result was the one of having Alex Kipman as if he was really in front of you , a fantastic immersive feature for an XR event. Google stops selling Cardboard viewers.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 5, 2017

Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 started out in the high end, and it has moved lower through pricing tactics and revisions that enable it to be the foundation of mobile games. Riccitiello said in a press event and in our interview that Unity-based games were installed more than 16 billion times in 2016, up 31 percent from 2015.

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VRScout

JULY 4, 2016

This VRLO had support from BBC, Google, HTC and Epic Games and sponsorship from AMD, Unreal, Autodesk and more. Highlights of this years event included BBC R&D’s latest VR experience called Space which allows users to experience what it’s like be an astronaut outside the the international space station.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2022

“Varjo Reality Cloud is our platform that will allow the ultimate science fiction dream – photo-realistic teleportation – to come true,” CTO Urho Konttori said in a launch event last summer. As this article was being written, Varjo further expanded its cloud with Unreal and Unity engine integrations. CloudXR From NVIDIA.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2021

In case you use Unreal Engine, there are similar possibilities : here you can find an official blog post by Epic Games on how to shoot a 360 degrees trailer of your game inside the engine. For instance, I found the above method by Voxelkei with an extensive Google search that took me to some forums of VRChat creators. Surreal Capture.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

Years later, in 2014, my previous classmate Gianni Rosa Gallina called me because he wanted to create a startup about all the fancy things we were discussing in that period, in particular Google Glasses and my obsession about seeing virtual objects on top of the real world. Virtual events. A random tutorial found on Youtube.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In the meanwhile, if you want, you can attend an Awe Nite event about gaming on 30th September I have been invited to speak at. Apple Event was not about AR, like, at all. Actually, there was no news about XR at all, and AR was visible only for 20 seconds in the whole 80 minutes of the event. Top news of the week. It has 4.5DOF.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

At the same time, Facebook could have an approach similar to the one that Google has with Android: theoretically you can use an Android phone without a Google account, but good luck in doing it : since my phone is Chinese, I don’t have Google services and I can assure you that it is a true pain in the a**. Image by Google).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Let’s see how Apple and Google will answer. Do you want to know the best XR events of 2020? Dejan Gajsek has written a very long and detailed post on all the most important AR and VR events for this year. Google Glass 2 is now available for direct purchase. And Facebook has just made its first move.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The annual GTC event for NVIDIA has been a blast. Image by Google). Meta and Google announce layoffs. This week we had the announcement of both Meta and Google laying off people. Other relevant news. Image by NVIDIA). At GTC, NVIDIA introduces new RTX40 graphics cards and much more. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2024

It’s been a very pleasant experience and I’ve learned a thing or two about how it is being a mentor during this kind of event, so as usual, I want to share my learnings with you. I will focus in particular on my experience at XRCC, so in the end, I will also tell you how this event has been since many people asked me about it.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

Google’s investment for a 7.7% Google-Jio joint venture to develop an Android-based platform for an affordable 5G phone. Read about Google experiments with AR and wearables. A very interesting article on CNET highlights some of the experiments that Google has made with 1D glasses, smart tattoos and other cool stuff.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

After announcing Daydream earlier this year, Google’s platform for high-end virtual reality on Android, the company has now says the Daydream VR SDK has reached version 1.0 Building upon the prior Cardboard SDK, Google has now combined both Cardboard and Daydream development into the Google VR SDK.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2023

More info (Twitter post that describes the excitement around this project) More info (Official launch blog post) Other relevant news (Image by Google) Chrome ships WebGPU Chrome , the most popular browser around, has just implemented WebGPU. This research, taken further, could bring many interesting innovations in the AR field.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

If you remember well, there’s a scary leaked letter of Mark Zuckerberg where he claims that he doesn’t want to just make programs that run on Android, because they’re subject to the rules of another company (Google). The most viral news of the week has for sure been the one about MetaHuman Creator, a new software for Unreal Engine.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 16, 2024

During Google I/O 2024, a developer-focused product showcase, the firm unveiled new Geospatial Creator AR tools to boost location-based immersive experiences this week. Google also leverages its Maps application to allow smartphone users to operate AR content via integrated services such as Street View and Lens.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2022

As a full disclaimer, this is a paid article that I’m writing for a recent collaboration I started with NVIDIA to help them promote GTC , NVIDIA’s flagship event, that this year will be held online on March 21st-24nd. It is a bit like GIT (or Google Doc, if you find it easier to imagine), but for artists and designers.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

T he use of the Exynos chips makes me think even more that this is an old device : Samsung has recently announced that it is going to build its headset with Google and Qualcomm, so it is impossible that the to-be-released device doesn’t have a Qualcomm chip. The road toward widespread AR glasses is still very long and complicated.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Viveport is improving a lot, and now HTC is also launching the Vive XR Suite , which will be distributed thanks to the support of a strong network of partners like HP, NVIDIA, Baidu (the Chinese Google), and Accenture. Come and watch my talk on “The Five Senses of XR” at the Dimensions XR 2020 event! News from partners (and friends).

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VR Game Critic

MAY 19, 2016

One of gaming’s leading design toolsets is throwing its support behind Google’s new virtual reality project. Epic Games announced during the Google I/O event today that it is launching support for its Unreal Engine 4 game-design suites for Google Daydream, the company’s new mobile virtual reality platform.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The event, hosted by AIXR, aims to recognize outstanding achievements in 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. The third international VR Awards ceremony was held last Monday in London.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 31, 2024

The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. This repeated training ensures that, in the event of a real emergency, they can respond quickly and effectively, minimizing potential damage. ” It is easy to get caught up in the headset market.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Thanks to the vaccines and the pandemic that seemed more or less under control, this seemed a possible scenario, and in-person successful events like AWE 2021 confirmed this hypothesis. Some months ago, it was announced that CES 2022 would have had a physical edition again. But it said that it needs at least 6 years to make it become reality.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Unreal Engine eXtended Reality (XR) Technology Platforms | Source: [link] How to Select Extended Reality (XR) Toolkit? ? It provides a framework that makes 3D and UI interactions available from Unity input events. Three main eXtended Reality (XR) interaction toolkits/platforms are: ?? Unity Game Engine ?? Supported AR/VR devices ?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

This startup just exited from stealth mode, is like Google Maps but for the interior of shopping centers, offices, and other closed environments. Unreal Engine 4.25 update, Unreal Engine has added many features that may be useful in crafting XR experiences. 3D environment scans are in 2020 what pictures were in 2010.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Whether you’re attending the show or just scoping out the news and events from home, we’ve got you covered. The Oculus Rift and Touch, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR (PSVR), Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, and so many other headsets are all available for purchase. It’s a crazy time to be alive.

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Upload VR

JUNE 6, 2022

Apple is reportedly working on a VR client for FaceTime with face tracking driving Memoji avatars, as well as a VR version of Maps (similar to Google Earth VR?) Gurman also says Apple is “leveraging its entertainment arm” and acquisition of live events livestreaming startup NextVR to produce content for the headset.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The two-day event is essentially a mini-GDC, focused exclusively on VR headsets and related technologies. Making Daydream Real – Building for Google’s New VR platform. Nathan Martz, Product Manager, Google. Jason Finder, Software Engineer, Google. November 2nd, 3:30pm. Standford, Level 3. Standford, Level 3.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

Because of the damn coronavirus, always more events will be held online. Apart from the AWE that has become an online event, as I’ve highlighted in my intro, also Oculus Connect 7 and Gamescom will transition to a fully digital version for 2020. Google Glass can help Autistic kids. Other relevant news. Why does this matter?

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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 Last year, Google also acquired North, an AR smart glass manufactures. Snap Inc.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

But, in the early days of this industry, it is the developer conferences, the places where creators come together to share knowledge and reveal breakthroughs, that are the really exciting events to cover. Alon Or-bach (Samsung Electronics), Kaye Mason (Google). Stefan Walker (Google), Luca Prasso (Google).

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Worlds are created, people collaborate with others, events are held, digital meetings are organized?—?just Large companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, Valve, Epic Games, Roblox as well as smaller startups are working on creating products for the Metaverse as we speak. just with avatars instead of real people.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Googles solutions allow developers to quickly optimize their augmented reality experiences for android devices, with a convenient Software Development Kit (SDK). Companies can also take advantage of real-time and historical analytics from all of their campaigns.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2018

I spent 80% of my time on a slightly customized version of Unreal Engine for Developers in-VR Editor (by Epic Games). It enables sophisticated in-VR level design and a good part of Unreal’s interface is exposed within it. I also used Google TiltBrush for sketching and Blocks to create low-poly environments for Vive Focus.

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