The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

It was even featured on Google News. Image by Google). Google acquires micro-LED startup Raxium. This week Google has performed another strategic move towards the development of its future XR glasses. Exit Games finally announces Photon Fusion. More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Road Upload VR).

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ARPost

MARCH 8, 2022

With more and more business and sales being conducted in virtual worlds, one digital marketing agency with physical offices in California is expanding its services into the metaverse. With partners like Google, Salesforce, and Shopify, high-tech trends like big data analytics and online retail are not new to the company. “We

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Road to VR

JULY 6, 2017

Google wants to make it easier for VR/AR app developers to create 3D objects with its new app revealed today called Blocks, a program designed to let you build assets for the immersive mediums from within the VR headset itself. image courtesy Google. image courtesy Google. image courtesy Google. image courtesy Google.

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ARPost

JULY 26, 2023

Space Invaders is a shooting video game created by Tomohiro Nishikado in 1978 and manufactured and sold by TAITO. It was the first fixed shooter video game and is considered one of the most iconic arcade games ever. Players can defend their real-world neighborhoods from 3D invaders emerging from nearby buildings and landmarks.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2016

Google’s newly announced ‘Daydream’ promises to raise the bar for virtual reality on Android compared to Cardboard. In the video (above) we get the first glimpse of the Daydream ‘home’ space where users will be able to launch games and apps.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

You largely have to imagine the expressions of people as they interact with a virtual world. Google, however, showed off some impressive research that takes the technology to the next level. This work is the result of an “ongoing collaboration” between Research, Daydream Labs and the YouTube teams at Google.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

When you hear the term “VR,” you might think of entertainment, social media, or the exploration of virtual worlds; perhaps the last thing you’d ever think of is the healthcare industry. Does this sector of the world actually use VR and does it really bring with it any unique benefits? Augmented Medical Records.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2018

It’s notoriously difficult to transmit exactly what’s happening in a VR game without actually strapping on a headset yourself. In effect, this lets you walk around the VR user’s virtual environment and freely take in the scene at any practical perspective while the VR user goes about playing the game.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Niantic flipped the mobile gaming world upside down back in 2016 when they launched their AR mobile app Pokémon GO and started a global craze that still maintains a loyal player base to this very day. LinkBuds have an odd donut shape that creates an incredible audio experience without shutting out the real world.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

Educators are using virtual worlds, but not in the way they had used them in the past, and not in the same numbers. The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference is a good example that showcases this work. Those educators that remain in virtual worlds are leveraging them to create better experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2022

There is only one big problem: the form factor is terrible , they look super-dork, even worse than Google Glasses. Nowadays in social VR worlds like VRChat you can have a maximum of 50–100 people together in the same room. They managed to put 4,000 bots simulating 4,000 connected clients in the same WebXR virtual world.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2021

HeadOffice.Space announced their premier space for connection, it’s the world’s first metaverse on the moon designed for the ever-changing way remote teams work, play, learn, and explore together. I’m certain people will spend more time in work-related game-like experiences in the future. Image Credit: HeadOffice.Space.

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ARPost

APRIL 6, 2021

However, AR is no longer just for fun and games. An app called Spotselfie has been using augmented reality to enhance the online experience by blurring the divide between the real and virtual world. Many social media users see AR as a fun and engaging tool that brings us cute photo filters and interactive games.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Combining spatial computing with the Internet, the Metaverse seeks to seamlessly connect the digital and physical worlds and transform online interactions. Evan Gappelberg, Chief Executive and Founder of Nextech AR , said in an interview with XR Today that metaverse solutions would “bridge virtual, hybrid, and in-person experiences.”

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Building the Metaverse

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This article is a guide to the companies building the generative artificial intelligence technology that will lead to these virtual worlds ( games, simulations, metaverse applications). Creators Supported by Generative AI Game development provides a view into how virtual worlds will be supported by generative AI.

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ARPost

JULY 13, 2022

If you’ve played any video games at all – particularly open-world RPGs – you know that getting NPCs right can be hard. So, if we’re going to have a metaverse for games, shopping, business, etc., Gelfenbeyn was a co-founder of API.AI, which was purchased by Google and now exists as Dialogflow.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

Past attempts have been unsuccessful, such as Google Glass, due to reluctance and concerns over ethical issues such as privacy and security of AR glasses. Fast-forward a few years from the failing Google Glass, and now it turns out the popularity of smart-glasses has increased again, thanks to numerous new developments.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Launching November 17th as part of Virtual Reality Day, a 24-hour celebration of VR/AR across 50 cities and countries, FUVRE LANDS is a free VR entertainment festival event allowing users on multiple platforms to dive into various social experiences and limited-time events.

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VRScout

JULY 1, 2016

Deadmau5 has partnered up with Absolut Labs to create a VR gaming experience based on the electronic musician’s nightly lifestyle. ” The VR experience combines 360° live-action footage, like being in the recording studio or standing on stage for a live performance, along with motion captured game experiences. .”

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ARPost

JULY 29, 2022

Meta Horizon Home has been launched as an update to the Quest 2 headset, joining Meta Horizon Worlds – another VR app for socializing focused on playing games and attending concerts and sports events. In Rec Room, you can also build games, not only play existing ones. with your best friends and family members.

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ARPost

MARCH 3, 2022

Most of the virtual worlds that you probably think of when you think of VR ( VRChat , AltspaceVR , etc.) Ocean Descent relied on VR creation tools so that it could incorporate imagined VR elements but created an immersive cinematic experience rather than a game or a tool. are true VR experiences. What Is 360-Degree Video?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

It is a popular solution that lets you use your mobile or standalone VR headset as a tethered headset connected to your PC , so that you can use it to play games on Steam. Anyway, your VR friends are playing some amazing content on Steam and you would really want to play those same games as well with the VR headset that you own.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

On day two, Pico’s Elaine Wong will also sit on a panel discussion, “This is How We Play: The Role of Gaming in the Metaverse.” Among others, Wong will be joined on the panel by Zilliqa Head of Metaverse and NFTs Sandra Helou representing the Metapolis virtual world. Microsoft, Google, the XRA – and That’s Just One Talk.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Weve been eagerly awaiting some genuine news about Samsungs impending XR headset for months now ever since the company announced its partnership with Google and Qualcomm. Plus, we now know that the system is going to be powered by Googles brand-new Android XR platform in fact, its the first MR headset designed with Android XR.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 15, 2021

The company has produced virtual events headlined by well known artists like John Legend and Lindsey Stirling. Performances are rendered in real-time, with artists donning mo-cap suits and face-tracking tech to bring their likeness into the virtual world as their avatars perform in fantastical virtual venues.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 1, 2016

RalphVR announced that their award winning multiplayer VR game Daydream Blue is coming to Google Daydream. Our mission is to connect people together and help foster smiles in virtual reality. Connect with your friends from around the world online in Daydream Blue multiplay. But you don’t have to do it alone!

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The industry has been experiencing a boom in recent years with hundreds of startups and heavy investment from tech giants including Google, Apple, Samsung, and Facebook. The long-range goal for AR/VR is full immersion—the ability to deliver a user from the real to the virtual world without sensory interruption.

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ARPost

JULY 20, 2022

If that sounds familiar, earlier this month ARPost spoke to the team from Inworld AI – largely a team of Google AI veterans building virtually embodied conversational AI. MeetKai’s AI is built into the platform as a way to navigate the world, rather than being a character that users interact with. in the metaverse.”.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

NeosVR is a collaborative ‘world engine’ that that aims to provide a platform for building the Metaverse, all entirely within virtual reality itself. It’s a powerful way to visualise raw data, and allows non programmers to better comprehend what’s behind the code.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In the US, stores like Microsoft, Gamestop, and Micro Center host Vive setups offering public demos, while you can find the system in Europe in locations like Currys PC World, GAME, and Scan Computers. Sony is the first of the big three console makers to jump into virtual reality with the PSVR headset. Google Daydream.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

They both serve a similar purpose, that is blending the virtual and the real : if wearing a Varjo XR-1 headset you go to a greenscreen room, you will see the virtual world in the places where there is the green color and the real one in the other parts of your view. Google MediaPipe can now track 3D objects.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A broadcast used AR overlays to show the yellow yard lines on TV for an NFL game. In 1994, the term Mixed Reality was coined from a research paper that explored the idea of a virtuality continuum (more on that in the next section). Mixed reality is a blending of the physical and virtual worlds.

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ARPost

JULY 7, 2023

That is, until you remember that the metaverse isn’t just a collection of virtual worlds – it also means augmenting the physical world. Digital Twins as a User Interface “If you have a virtual representation of a thing, you can run software on that representation as though it was running on the thing itself.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Star Trek: Bridge Crew VR game // Image credit: Ubisoft. When you program [speech] into a game, you may have 10 intents that you will need to handle, but the freedom of being able to use your own voice as the user makes it feel like you’ve got infinite things to ask. RICHER ENVIRONMENTS.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

with which we of NTW have created the first mixed reality fitness game, HitMotion: Reloaded. All these references to Oculus Horizon make me think… I’m not sure they’re about the virtual world, though. Unluckily, this is not possible on the Quest, because the SDK doesn’t give you access to the cameras.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

Beat Games). It is becoming always more difficult for a new company entering the field: the key hardware suppliers of displays and other components are all being bought by Meta, Apple, Snap, Google, and other big players. Many great XR games are controlled by Meta. Dad creates a VR game using the drawings of his autistic child.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2019

Image by Fast Travel Games). I can say that this week we had no disruptive news about XR hardware or software , and most news that I’ve read on the most popular VR magazines have been about content, mostly games. On September, 17th , you will be able to buy this VR game inspired by the classic movie featuring Bill Murray.

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