UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

What We Know: Microsoft is at the show in a multitude of capacities. What To Expect : The tricky thing about Microsoft’s headset is that they won’t actually let anyone turn them on yet. What We Know: In our world its easy to forget sometimes that Sony is much more than just a gaming company.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. I hope you’ll enjoy it…. SSD (8–9 GB/s).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 23, 2020

Content is the king, and Facebook knows it needs great content of its own to fight Microsoft, Sony, and the other big brands for the domination of the VR sector. Hands tracking on Quest gets always more interest. You can now buy HoloLens 2 directly from Microsoft. News worth a mention. Image by Nreal).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

More info (Quest 3 to feature color passthrough AR) More info (Quest 3 will not feature face tracking) Sony may be disappointed by PSVR 2 preorders A report by Bloomberg affirms that Sony is disappointed by the current preorders of the PSVR 2 and now plans to ship only 1.5M headsets in the next year. Don’t miss them!

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. There is instead a rumored partnership with Samsung , where Samsung would actually build a new XR device and Microsoft offer the platform on top of which the headset may run. Sony acquires Bungie and thinks about Capcom.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured. Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Experiments around MR and natural interactions We are in the middle of a paradigm shift: before the focus was on VR, while now is on MR. Before the focus was on controllers-driven interactions, while now natural interactions (like hand tracking) are getting always more important.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sony unveils a new virtual concert experience at CES. The product increases and improves upon haptic feedback, form factor, and hand tracking to enable a user’s feeling of shapes, textures, and resistance in VR. The company is currently developing an email service to compete with Google and Microsoft.

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2018

Indie studio Hyperbolic Magnetism announced ahead of the Sony conference that their VR rhythm game is on its way to PlayStation VR later this year. The game sold over 100,000 copies in its first month of availability on PC VR devices, and is set to launch on Sony’s platform with a new song, and potentially more content.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured. Their goal is to transform how users interact with XR solutions and applications.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

According to the CMA: “Microsoft already enjoys a powerful position and head start over other competitors in cloud gaming and this deal would strengthen that advantage giving it the ability to undermine new and innovative competitors.” So I wonder if this suspension could also change Microsoft’s future plans concerning the M-word.

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2022

The XRA is an industry organization founded by Google , HTC VIVE , Microsoft , Oculus , and Sony Interactive Entertainment. The world-facing cameras on XR devices that enable world-tracking in AR and hand-tracking in VR contribute to what some are calling “the era of constant reality capture.”

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Interhaptics is a Haptics software company specializing in tools for haptic design and rendering, and hand tracking interactions for digital platforms as Mobile, XR, and consoles. It supports an extensive list of XR controllers, hand tracking systems, and haptic devices. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Developers continue to have fun with Oculus Quest hands tracking! A new week, a new sheer of demos exploiting Oculus Quest hands tracking! A demo made by the creator of Holoception, that mixes portals and hands tracking. Image by Microsoft). My favorite from this week? News worth a mention.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film. Yamamura also presented the winner with a Sony Spatial Reality Display, a “glasses-free 3D display that will improve their workflow.” All these four awards are decided at the conference. Best Art or Film.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. PSVR 2 may have inside-out tracking. supports VR. 3D artists rejoice!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

So many developers could find themselves with the conundrum of what to offer and to which device : if the Quest 3 Lite will sell a lot of units, maybe developers will prefer to develop content that is compatible with hand tracking, shifting the current attention to games to something else.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. Sony has answered this question in the weekend. Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. This week, Facebook and Microsoft have released two interesting works from their R&D department. Maybe there is hope for broken Rift CV1 cables.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

For me this is not a fortunate sentence: this is what Alex Kipman said about the HoloLens, a few weeks before the whole Microsoft Mixed Reality division was disbanded and he was fired from the company. The most interesting ones for me are related to hand tacking. Meta Quest will receive Hand Tracking 2.2,

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In the videos, it is possible to see that the passthrough is great, but also that features like positional tracking and hand tracking are pretty wonky. There are more than 10 apps that are already compatible with it, like Figmin XR and Osso VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

But the greatest feature is that finally Oculus is accepting hands-tracked applications in the Oculus Store from the 28th of this month! A leak by the famous leaker WalkingCat shows some pictures of the HP Reverb G2, which is the result of a collaboration between HP, Microsoft, and Valve. Image by Microsoft).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Applications like Zoom and Microsoft Teams grew massively following the demand for video conferencing software during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, headsets like the Pico 4 and PSVR2 by Sony present a range of end-users with powerful immersive headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

While this decision was very smart on the business side because the major headset manufacturers were already building their hands tracking solutions (e.g. Image by Sony). Sony has confirmed once more than PlayStation 5 will work with the same hardware of the PSVR. Microsoft finally enables Research Mode on HoloLens 2.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. We now know that it will surely run on Quest, that you won’t have lightsabers but blasters, and that it is still in track for a 2020 release.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

The ring should have a double purpose: on one end, it should act as a health sensor, able to track heart data like a smartwatch; on the other end, it should act as a controller to be used in conjunction with XR glasses. Mocopi could be a good alternative to Vive Trackers for standalone VR users that want to have fun in VRChat.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

While Microsoft and its other VR partners seem to have largely abandoned the Windows VR platform, HP surprised us in 2019 with the launch of Reverb, its second VR headset. Stormland’s Innovative Open World and Developer Acquisition by Sony. Image courtesy HP. Big VR Game Launches and Growing Developer Success.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

The company switched to an enterprise model , but apart from a rebranding and an assistance service it is not clear what it actually means, especially if compared with the enormous enterprise offering that Microsoft is giving with HoloLens (Azure services, integration with Teams, etc…).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Vive Focus 3 now supports Hands Tracking even in PCVR mode (Thanks Paolo Leoncini for the tip). I honestly hope that also the other vendors will start selling similar modules, because sometimes I really would love my headsets to work even without Wi-Fi…. News worth a mention. Other news.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 21, 2020

PC-tethered headsets like the HTC Vive, Vive Index, Oculus Rift and Microsoft’s Hololens require a nearby computer to run the virtual reality application. Finally, one last option is headsets that are powered by a gaming console, like the Playstation VR from Sony. The next step in tracking movement is hand tracking.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 30, 2024

From Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 to Metro Awakening, November's another busy month for new VR games. Developed between XR Games and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR), Continuum takes place 25 years after the original film. Here are our monthly upcoming highlights.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Between Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 , The Thrill Of The Fight 2 in early access, By Grit Alone and Wall Town Wonders , there was something for everyone. Drakheir: The First Hand Tracking ARPG launches on December 5 for Quest. We're slowly nearing the end of November and the big releases haven't let up.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 28, 2022

Road To VR reported about Manus VR’s new Quantum Metagloves with very precise hand tracking for enterprise use (cost: $9000). Upload reported that Sony showcased PlayStation to some selected partners , but no one could speak about what he/she has seen. From the show floor, I have heard nothing mind-blowing, either. Other news.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 23, 2022

Before entering the UK consumer market, Nreal and Microsoft collaborated on a study, spearheaded by University of Bristol researchers, for a healthcare product based on Nreal technology. The device supports various phone models such as Samsung Galaxy, Sony Experia, and OPPO Find models, with a complete list available on EE’s website.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It was first widely shipped in PlayStation VR, and Sony still uses it for PSVR 2. Microsoft chose this approach for HoloLens 2, which Quest Pro actually bears a striking resemblance to. Pro Controllers & Hand Tracking. Quest Pro also supports controller-free hand tracking. Face Tracking.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Other devices from Magic Leap and Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets offer deeper levels of immersion. Developers can gain access to its deep AR, perception, hand-tracking, 3D reconstruction, and other technologies. We saw an opportunity to create a new category between the two with devices featuring AR viewers.

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