The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

After the latest Unite event, Unity has released in Open Beta the tools to develop applications for the Apple Vision Pro. The development packages are usable only by people having Unity Pro or Enterprise, but the documentation is publicly available for everyone to see. PC), it can be built and deployed on all other platforms (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 11, 2021

These days I have finally managed to try it, so I can tell you everything that I have learned about it: What is it How does it work How to implement it in your Unity application Pros and cons. If you are a Unity beginner, I would advise you to watch the video. AppSW Unity prerequisite.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2021

and we of New Technology Walkers have launched our game HitMotion: Reloaded in passthrough MR on SideQuest ( try it here )! So let me show you how you can develop an AR app for Oculus Quest 2 using Oculus Passthrough APIs in Unity. In this tutorial, you are going to replicate the fantastic The Unity Cube experience, this time in AR!

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2025

Studio co-founder Brandon Laatsch outlined a number of goals for 2025 in a recent X post, stating that not only is the studio working on patches for its Marrow Enginephysics framework, which was developed by the studio for the Unity engine , but also the release of Boneworks for Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Pre-production for the next game.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 2, 2022

With the show floor still closed, the highlight of the day has been the speech by Unity CEO John Riccitiello that spoke about the metaverse , telling us what he thinks it is and how he thinks it can evolve. The Unity CEO talks about the metaverse. The Unity CEO on AWE stage to talk about the M-word. That was totally insane.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Meta released an XR UI kit for Unity, which some Quest developers have been requesting for years. But until recently , the only way to build XR apps for Meta's headsets was with a game engine, such as Unity or Unreal, and Meta didn't provide any kind of UI framework for either. Meta has finally released a solution to this.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2024

I wanted just to experiment with technology, not make a product I’m not going to do a step-by-step tutorial, but if you are a bit experienced with Unity, you can use the info I’m providing you to create something similar yourself. Initialization I launched Unity (I’m using version 2022.3 But how to do that?

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This week, we look at Quest 3 reactions and more gen-AI action. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The headset is already selling well, and it is currently the most-sold gaming console on Amazon. More info (Vive Focus Vision hands-on) More info (Vive Focus Vision teardown) Unity launches Unity 6 Unity has finally launched its new version: Unity 6.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Unity Cube is an objectively terrible game that was built to test the limits of what Quest content Meta would allow into its uncurated App Lab program. To test whether Meta was going truly hands-off when it came to the quality of App Lab apps, developer Tony “SkarredGhost” Vitillo created The Unity Cube.

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ARPost

MARCH 26, 2021

The virtual Game Developers Conference Showcase was held from March 15-19. The event wasn’t exclusively devoted to VR gaming, but a number of VR gaming companies and independent designers use Unity’s game engine. Last year, many game development groups held events independently. Unity visual scripting.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Social VR platform Rec Room announced it’s released a new creation suite that allows you to publish content directly to the Rec Room platform from inside Unity, essentially letting its users create content using a host of industry standard tools. Unity Terrain Editor. Unity ProBuilder. Complex Animations. Custom Sound.

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Upload VR

MARCH 7, 2025

Meta will recommend that developers use the built-in OpenXR support of Unity and Unreal from next week. The news comes shortly after we reported on developer frustration that Meta's Unity and Unreal integrations, which are described as using OpenXR, block other PC VR headsets. For Unity, the company says that version 1.14

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. Unity 6 takes back the original way of specifying engine versions and abandons the confusing one that bound a new Unity version to the year it was released.

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Upload VR

MARCH 6, 2025

Meta's Unity and Unreal "OpenXR" integrations block other PC VR headsets, and developers aren't happy about it. But companies like Meta and Pico still also offer their own integrations for Unity and Unreal. This is why many PC VR games still use SteamVR's legacy OpenVR API, rather than any OpenXR implementation.

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VRScout

JUNE 15, 2021

A former member of the VR Lab at NASA’s JSC is working on a VR rendition of the classic Nintendo game and it looks absolutely incredible. When you think about which classic arcade games would make for amazing VR experiences, Donkey Kong immediately comes to mind. Image Credit: Paul Nathan. Image Credit: Paul Nathan.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Unity has officially launched 1.0 support for visionOS, making its now Vision Pro-compatible game engine available to all Unity Pro, Enterprise, and Industry subscribers. Some of the key features of its Unity’s 1.0 The post Unity Releases 1.0 Check out the full guide here.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2024

The latest version of the Unity game engine—which is the basis for the vast majority of XR games made today—is now available to developers as a preview. Unity 6 Preview (formerly known as 2023.3 Unity’s Foveated Rendering API also supports eye-tracked foveated rendering for headsets like Quest Pro and PSVR 2.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

This game has had a very long and interesting story (maybe one day I’ll write a long post about it), and it has lived various transitions, with the last one being from a passthrough AR game to a standard VR game. It was an AR game that could be played on a VR headset , in 2019. The setting.

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VRScout

APRIL 29, 2021

Available now on the Oculus Quest via SideQuest, Real Commodore 64 – Virtually brings the original Commodore 64 experience to VR, allowing Quest and Quest 2 players the chance to explore a massive catalog of retro PC games. He then offered to send me the Unity Project files! I am a total C# and Unity noob so I learn as I go.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Meta released a new Desktop Editor for Horizon Worlds in preview, giving world creators a Unity-style game development platform for the first time. The newly released Desktop Editor allows developers familiar with traditional game engines, such as Unity, to create and publish worlds. But that appears to be changing.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Unity, makers of the popular game engine, announced earlier this week it’s getting ready to levy some pretty significant fees on developers , causing many to rethink whether it makes more sense to actually go with the main competition, Unreal Engine from Epic Games.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The only announced content is the G-suite and some games like Demeo or Vacation Simulator, but more is to come. Developers can already access a preview of the development environment for native, Unity, WebXR. This is not surprising at all, considering that the game is amazing and had a huge impact on the VR community.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 11, 2025

More info (Samsung Project Moohan may launch in Q3 2025) More info (Samsung headset may use displays from Sony) Other relevant news (Image by Wooster Games) Animal Company has been the most grossing game on the Meta Store If you think that Gorilla Tag is the game that is earning the most money on the Horizon Store, you are wrong.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 18, 2025

Top news of the week (Image by Niantic) Niantic sold its gaming division to Scopely Niantic has announced that it sold its whole gaming division (including its jewel Pokemon Go) to Scopely for $3.85 There is a new trailer where you can appreciate this game There is a new trailer for Hitman: World of Assassination for PSVR 2.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2022

You can’t go wrong with the following games and apps! Whether you’re on a standalone VR device such as the Meta Quest 2 or one of the many PC VR headsets currently available, you’ll find no shortage of incredible games and apps to immerse yourself in. The following are five VR games perfect for beginner players.

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ARPost

MARCH 28, 2023

Now, it could become an immersive gaming platform. A Look at the Toolkit The new “ Spatial Creator Toolkit ” is a Unity-powered interface that allows users to create custom avatars, items, and “quests.” The quests can be “games and immersive stories” as well as “interactive exhibitions” according to a release shared with ARPost.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2025

There is a Unity SDK, so it is also possible to create a VR game (e.g. You do not need complex MR setups to attract users, you just have to showcase your game the right way. And remember: Your game doesnt sell your game. Your trailer sells your game. for fitness) that integrates them!

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2025

NVIDIA also announced that its cloud streaming service Geforce Now is coming to Quest, Pico, and Apple Vision Pro, so MR users will be able to play flatscreen games on a giant virtual screen in front of them. It was even the third most-sold device of any kind in the whole Video Games category. This is impressive.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Watch YouTube with friends, mix your favorite music, or go head-to-head in a variety of classic board games. Another month, another round of free games and apps for the Oculus (Meta) Quest 2. Never Board is a board game lover’s dream. Try the in-game tutorial. NEVER BOARD. Not sure where to start?

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ARPost

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Space Dragon: Unchained is a new offering from 3lb Games. I talked with CEO, Robin Moulder, about how the game came together and where it’s going next. In addition to building immersive training solutions for enterprise clients, 3lb Games makes fun and moving VR games like Slime Rancher and Vault of Stars.

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ARPost

AUGUST 18, 2021

Unity VR Developer. Organization: Unity. Unity is one of the most popular and powerful engines for creating VR games. The Unity organization is keen on training and certifying professionals who will put their tool to the best possible use. Before you take the exam, you can use the Unity Learn platform for practice.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It starts with how you can install Unity and get started with hand tracking development and then proceeds with some suggestions about hands tracking UX. First, let’s start with installing Unity hand-tracking. How to Set Up Hand Tracking in Unity 3D. Let’s start there—let’s download Unity and set it up for hand-tracking.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Basketball games used to be about more than basketball. More people play basketball than professionals and, in the 1990s, basketball games reflected that. These games were about the sport, but were also about the life and style of everyday lovers of the game. Vinci Games and Blacktop Hoops.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. Long story short, all games that manage to have more than a certain number of downloads and revenues are subject to a per-install fee.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2022

PlayStation announces four games for PSVR 2. I remember Robert Scoble mentioning that Apple may propose its headset as a content-consumption device and not a gaming device, and this leak seems to confirm his theory. (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Other relevant news.

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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. Since she’s nerdy, she picked up tabletop games as the main field of application : Tilt Five is so amazing to play board games, and also whatever other application that must run on a limited planar surface. Tilt Five launch video.

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