The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

According to the very famous market analysis company Gartner, Augmented Reality is no more an “emerging” technology, but it has graduated as a mature one. This meant that for Gartner, VR was not an emerging and experimental technology anymore, but it had already become something usable and useful. Gartner Hype Cycle 2019.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

VR was a big part of last year with new experiences, hardware and companies pushing the technology to the forefront of our everyday lives. VR was a big part of last year with new experiences, hardware and companies pushing the technology to the forefront of our everyday lives. Google – Daydream View. Google – Tabel.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

HTC tells Road to VR that this function is specifically for coarse gesture recognition, not finger-level tracking like you might expect from something like Leap Motion. The company says it will launch the gesture recognition SDK to Viveport developers in the coming weeks.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2019

What is great is that this technology works with every already existing 360 videos. The SDK will support eye-tracked foveation and fixed foveation (like the one of Oculus Go); The Vive Focus will soon have finger tracking : for every hand, you will be able to have something similar to what Leap Motion offers.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 26, 2017

Earlier this year HTC became an official partner with Google in producing a Daydream-based standalone VR headset under the Vive brand. It looks like it will access HTC’s storefront, called Viveport, to get to virtual worlds rather than Google Play. ” More details to come on purchase models when we get closer to release.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

I attended the Experiential Technology Conference (XTech) in San Francisco this week to hear talks about creating virtual experiences that truly immerse you in another world. David Edwards, cofounder of Onotes , is making digital scent technology that is like a speaker for your sense of smell. It’s not just visual and sound.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

It seems cool, but I would like to try it to believe in it: all the times that someone promised me some kind of sensory magic, it never turned out so good as they told me (like with the phantom touch sensation that Leap Motion told me about ). More info (Volu official website) More info (The technology behind Volu).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 31, 2017

Smith has been using an HTC Vive for the project though, instead of the kit’s position-tracked controllers, he can be seen on News 4 Jax using a Leap Motion sensor for hand-tracking. Expect to see plenty more reports of this kind of use of the technology going forward. Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy stands alone among the current lineup of technologies available because it isn’t tethered to a desktop computer like HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, nor does it use a smartphone like Google Cardboard, Gear VR or Google Daydream.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy stands alone among the current lineup of technologies available because it isn’t tethered to a desktop computer like HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, nor does it use a smartphone like Google Cardboard, Gear VR or Google Daydream.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Image by Google). Google’s next flagship phone, the Pixel 4, won’t be compatible with Daydream View headset and Google has also stopped selling the Daydream View. Notice that only programs built with Varjo SDK will be able to exploit the special two-displays technology. Header image by Google). Daydream has died.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! Then he described virtual reality advancements, highlighting the dominant role of China and HTC in this technology.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 9, 2019

. — There were some high-profile flameouts in 2019, including Meta, ODG and Daqri, while others exited below previous funding totals (a veritable down-round), including Leap Motion. That period is defined by sobering realizations that the technology isn’t ready, or that it’s not gaining the traction previously expected.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

Unlike the Lucasfilm AR headset, which uses a smartphone to power it (like the Google Daydream or the Samsung Gear VR does), the company says this concept is a standalone, self-powered headset. San Francisco-based Leap Motion has raised a $50M Series C for their hand- and finger-tracking technology.

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Road to VR

JULY 4, 2016

She shot a video of of her co-worker in VR trying out the latest Leap Motion Orion update, and tweeted it out saying “This is the future.” It struck a chord and tapped into the public’s perception of VR, and some of the fears of social isolation that is a common perception of where VR technology is going.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 20, 2017

The latest headset from the company shown at E3 last week promises integration with Valve’s SteamVR Tracking technology and support for both PC-based SteamVR games as well as Android VR content. Images provided by GameFace.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2020

A very nice idea , mixing the art of the past with the technology of the present. A guy and a girl from Prague showcased in Stereopsia a simple demo where you could play the piano with a Vive with a Leap Motion mounted on. Miguel has also now a new company, called Eyedak, working as well on immersive technologies.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2016

The system is already used on the $3,000 HoloLens, an advanced augmented reality system, but with it employed on a low-cost VR headset Microsoft may have leapfrogged efforts by both Facebook and Google, powered by Windows. Low end VR on Xbox and these new headsets, all the way through high end mixed reality on HoloLens.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The mixes of the two appear so perfect to design technological and trendy glasses that all people would like to wear. It has bought the hand-tracking company Leap Motion various months ago for $30M since the two hardware are a perfect fit the one for the other. Its peculiarity? It is the first device of this kind.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 8, 2015

With 25,000 new developers registered since August, there are now over 150,000 developers in more than 186 countries building with Leap Motion technology. With new resources being added for GearVR and Google Cardboard, we’re looking forward to bringing the SDK to public developer beta very soon. New Widgets for VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I’m here to attend the WCVRI , a very big event about Virtual Reality in China, where I am exhibiting HitMotion: Reloaded , the mixed reality fitness game of my agency New Technology Walkers ( contact us if you need some VR development!). Leap Motion) on the same headset. Our booth at the exhibition… isn’t it cool?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The best news of the week has not been the release of a new fantastic VR headset or AR glass, but of a technology that will make a new generation of XR headsets possible: I’m talking about the XR2 chipset by Qualcomm. That is, the Quest 2 and the Vive Focus 2 may be based on this technology. Why am I so excited?

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

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. Both Azure Spatial Anchors and Google Cloud Anchors are leveraging existing strengths in mapping towards the AR Cloud. Insane, yet companies are mapping it already.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some months ago, we all read that letter where Zuckerberg claimed wanting to get complete control of the hardware and software stack so that Facebook shouldn’t depend on external companies, like Google or Apple for the SO, or phone manufacturers for the hardware. OVR Technology is working to bring smell in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2018

This is also an answer to Lenovo Mirage Solo, that lets you directly install apps from Google Play. This resembles a lot a feature that Google was researching and that was shown by Road To VR… so it seems that sooner or later all 3 DOF controllers will become 6 DOF ones. Now sorry but I have to play a bit with my new Focus 2.0!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2019

We of New Technology Walkers have taken there our MR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded , and made hundreds of people try it. At worst, use Google Translate. Personally, I have made the first translation with Google Translate, then I asked my assistant Miss S to check and correct the translation. Prepare in advance.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 22, 2014

Experimental headsets are changing how we see the world, either by creating the virtual worlds of our imaginations, like the Oculus Rift, or adding ghostly layers on top of the real world, like Google Glass. At the same time, GetVu wants to bring a new level of control to augmented reality with Leap Motion technology.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

AR mode will be everywhere else: calling a heads up display of Google Maps on the street, stopping to catch a Pokemon in a field, or scanning the person in the coffee meeting across from you to cross-reference their LinkedIn profile. Today, we’re seeing the very beginning of what VR technology will look like.

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Leapmotion

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Please try a new text input interface using Leap Motion!” Recommended: Google Chrome. Leap Opticals lets you swipe through a number of different eyewear options, along with facial mapping technology so you can preview your new look. Recommended: Google Chrome. ” Requires: Windows.

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Leapmotion

MAY 15, 2015

At a recent Designers + Geeks talk , Jody Medich and Daniel Plemmons talked about some of the discoveries our team has made (and the VR best practices we’ve developed) while building VR experiences with the Oculus Rift and the Leap Motion Controller. Here’s what we’ve learned building menus for Leap Motion.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Despite being an emerging concept for the last few years, Google’s April Fools-joke-turned-into-reality made the technology a mass hit. Picking up awards at two industry shows, VR Roulette combined Oculus Rift and Leap Motion controller s to plunge players into a virtually interactive casino. UCI Google Glass.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Google Cardboard ($15) . Google Cardboard, developed by Google for the promotion of the VR concept, is indeed made up of cardboard, and in different sizes for compatibility with different smartphones. It was first distributed to attendants at the 2014 Google I/O meeting as a gift. Google Daydream View ($99).

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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Delight XR

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

These are all very positive news for VR: the technology is slowly getting adoption and while not mainstream yet, I agree with Zuck that in 1–2 years we’ll start getting there. The technology is amazing, but I think it’s too rough to be reliably used nowadays in gaming. Google makes Tilt Brush opensource. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

We all love to make speculations on the technology and I am no exception. Not because I am a genius, but because the technology is still evolving very slowly and so it is very predictable. Magic Leap. Me, wearing a Magic Leap One. The most important news has been for sure the launch of the Magic Leap One.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

We did a project just using Google's hand tracking library. The deeper it is in the stack, the better performance you'll get, and the better synergies you'll get with all the other technologies that are working on these devices. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. Alan: We actually did it.

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