The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2018

ILMxLab, Lucasfilm’s immersive media group, today announced Star Wars: Project Porg , an augmented reality “experiment” built for Magic Leap. Just ahead of this week’s Leap Con conference, ILMxLab has announced the Star Wars: Project Porg “experimental demo” for the headset.

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Next Reality AR

DECEMBER 5, 2018

One the leading game developers for the PlayStation 4 and Oculus Rift platforms, Insomniac Games, is finally releasing its first major augmented reality title: Seedling for the Magic Leap One. Back in November, we gave our impressions of the game after sampling it at the L.E.A.P.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

Vive Pro date and price, Magic Leap announcements, Nvidia’s real-time ray-tracing, and Budget Cuts resurfaces. Magic Leap announcements. image courtesy Magic Leap. Magic Leap has launched the SDK for the device’s Lumin OS , with support for Unity and Unreal engines. Image courtesy HTC.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2021

Bet on games of Blackjack and Roulette in this blockchain-powered virtual casino coming soon to major VR & AR devices. At launch, XR Casino will feature multiplayer games, public and private rooms, and text and voice chat.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Magic Leap is one of the most well-funded startups in history, boasting $2.6 A new report from The Information however alleges that the company has seen sluggish sales of its Magic Leap One AR headset, something that reportedly only sold 6,000 units in the first six months following its August 2018 launch.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

So many green pigs, so little time… Rovio and Resolution Games’ fully immersive version of their popular Angry Birds franchise is now available on the HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift. ” Image Credit: Resolution Games / Rovio Entertainment. . ” Image Credit: Resolution Games / Rovio Entertainment.

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Road to VR

MARCH 23, 2020

Playing VR games is a great way to stay active, both mentally and physically. Greg Madison, a UX designer at Unity and fellow indoorsman, opened up his playspace a bit by turning his apartment into a VR game platform, something he hopes to share soon with others. Enter his ‘Gamefied Real Estate’ project.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2025

Today SteamVR is still the gold standard for what concerns PCVR tracking and many enthusiasts have Lighthouses installed in their rooms to play VR games on their Valve Index, HTC Vive, or Pimax Crystal Light. The controller of Magic Leap 2 features onboard cameras that perform inside-out tracking, too.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 13, 2018

We are in the days of the Magic Leap hype : developers that have bought it are posting videos everywhere and every one of us is trying to understand if the device is valuable or not. So, here you are my editorial regarding Magic Leap. So, here you are my editorial regarding Magic Leap.

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Next Reality AR

AUGUST 29, 2018

Now that we've had a few days to recover from the VR geek versus augmented reality nerd battle between Oculus founder Palmer Luckey and Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz, we can get back to taking a closer look at the Magic Leap One. But calm down, Abductor is not meant to be a full-fledged game.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2019

OpenXR is a work-in-progress standard that aims to unify the underlying connections between VR and AR hardware, game engines, and content, making for a more interoperable ecosystem. Oculus says they plan to provide runtime support for apps built for OpenXR on Rift and Quest later this year.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2023

Microsoft, Qualcomm and Magic Leap announced a partnership to “guide the evolution” of the Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK), a cross-platform AR/VR development framework which has now gone open-source. The committee says more devices are “coming soon,” one of which will likely be the Magic Leap 2 AR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Tilt Five is a startup working on eponymous AR glasses that are focused on board games. It has been founded by Jeri Ellsworth , a former Valve employee that worked directly with Michael Abrash in the lab that was experimenting with AR and VR before Oculus was even a thing. The board and the controller necessary to play Tilt Five games.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2018

He has joined Rony Abovitz at Magic Leap and now he’s there, trying to build the MagicVerse as the SVP of Creative Strategy of the Florida company. One of the colleagues of mine of that time was Kim Libreri, that is now the CTO of Epic Games and he created the optical flow for the paint effect for What Dreams May Come.

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Road to VR

JULY 29, 2019

OpenXR is a royalty-free standard that aims to unify the underlying connections between VR and AR hardware, game engines, and content, making for a more interoperable ecosystem. Oculus has committed to bringing OpenXR runtime support to both Rift and Quest later this year. Epic says that it has previously implemented OpenXR 0.9

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2019

With Resolution Games already offering Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs on both SteamVR and Oculus, along with an AR version for the Magic Leap One Creator Edition and compatible smart devices, it appears as though Rovio Entertainment is doubling-down on its commitment to immersive entertainment.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

With it, VoxelGuy vacuums up virtual Euros using an Oculus Quest and Touch controller strapped to a physical vacuum cleaner; he envisions the in-game currency could be used to buy virtual decorations or new room skins to make it even more immersive. That’s not available on consumer VR headsets now, but it could be in the future.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 23, 2019

But it is very interesting , because it will touch a lot of hot topics, like: Data visualization in XR; Magic Leap; Being a woman working in XR; How is XR in Asia. Today the interview will cover the first two topics: dataviz in VR thanks to BadVR solution and Magic Leap. and many other interesting stuff!

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 8, 2019

nReal has been sued by Epic Games for the name too similar to Unreal and by Magic Leap that claims that nReal CEO Chi Xu has stolen the technology of the American company while working there. No one from Magic Leap or nReal is authorized to talk about this topic, so I won’t address it here. Controller.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Last week at Oculus Connect 6 there were major AR and VR announcements made. Oculus Quest and Rift News. At the OC6 keynote, Mark Zuckerberg shared Oculus’ goal was to have forward compatibility on all future devices. The first big reveal was the upcoming Oculus Link add-on. Most notably, with the Quest. Hand Tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2020

volumetric streaming of people), but due to its low diffusion, it won’t be a game-changer yet. Regarding big brands, I expect Apple and Facebook still to wait a bit before releasing something, while Magic Leap will have to make its move to come out from the quicksands. My duck-face while wearing Magic Leap One glasses.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Funds will be used to expand to more gaming platforms. The goal of the company is to translate the most popular and classic real-world games into immersive VR experiences for all ages. The first game to be released on the Oculus Store will be called ForeVR Bowl in 2021. Topgolf Pro Putt Hits Oculus Store Milestone.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

You know well that I’ve been at SXSW , but, shame on me, I haven’t stayed a few days more to attend the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. It has been interesting to watch the reportages of Alex VR and Skeeva from the show floor , where they met many game studios and had meaningful interviews with them.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Game of the Year. The virtual experience will be compatible with the following headsets: Oculus Quest, via Chromium. Magic Leap, via the Hello browser. Oculus, VIVE, Pico, and HoloLens via Mozilla’s Firefox Reality browser. The following fields will be recognized: Single User Experience of the Year.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 11, 2019

So many green pigs that must be got, yet so little time… Rovio and Resolution Games have brought out a fully immersive version of their popular Angry Birds franchise for the HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift. Angry Birds VR Now Available On Oculus Rift & HTC Vive via @alicebonasio [link] pic.twitter.com/AB2V4Bldbj.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Resolution Games and Rovio Entertainment today launched the next installment in the Angry Birds series, this time built from the ground-up for VR. Dubbed Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs (2019) , the bird-shooting puzzle game is now available on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Arctic Open, Wonderglade, Narrows, and Solitaire Jester.

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ARPost

MARCH 17, 2020

As many VR gamers are aware, the Game Developers Conference was canceled this year due to coronavirus fears. Facebook, owners of VR tech giant Oculus, launched the Facebook Game Developers Showcase as their alternative offering. However, seeing that kind of a move from Oculus is exciting for VR gamers and developers alike.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Magic Leap has just organized its first developers’ event, dubbed “L.E.A.P.” It is the first event of this kind organized by Magic Leap: we can say that LEAP Con is like the Oculus Connect of Magic Leap and will probably become always more important, year after year, exactly as it has happened to Oculus.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Current AR glasses, such as Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 and the Magic Leap One, can pack a lot of punch in terms of augmented reality. Compared side-by-side to the HoloLens or a Magic Leap One, the differences in power are significant. Adding 5G will be a game changer for these devices.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The latest clue is Mark Zuckerberg’s disclosure at OC6 that Oculus has sold $100 million worth of content, $20 million of which on Oculus Quest alone. And let’s say for the sake of argument that each Quest owner has bought 3 games on average. The post Has Oculus Sold 333,000 Quest’s So Far? 8)= 333,333.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Minecraft Earth was a game that had the potential of competing with Pokemon Go, but its shutdown has been announced some weeks ago because the lockdown has hurt its launch and adoption. while we have seen the complicated life of Oculus hands-on booths at Best Buy. Sounded good. Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

For sure, as someone pointed out on Reddit, that number includes people in every kind of role, from game developers to customer support not to mention researchers. In September, the new Facebook Avatars will come and substitute the current Oculus avatars. More info (App Lab team) More info (New games on App Lab).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

I’m trying to do my best… I hope you’ll appreciate that Before leaving you to the news… I’m hosting a giveaway of Gang V keys… it is a cool VR battle royal game with strong GTA V vibes that has just been released in Early Access on Steam ! Image by Oculus). Top news of the week. I will insta-buy it if it doesn’t cost too much.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Rovio’s Angry Birds defined the early days of mobile games. Called Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs, the game is set to debut early next year on “all major VR platforms,” the studio says. Now, the studio has set their sights on consumer VR with their next installment of their incredibly popular pig-smashing title.

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