The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Boz explained to Heath the process that Meta follows from the conception to the release of hardware and it goes as follows (courtesy of Upload VR): Pre-Discovery: a dedicated team is always “prototyping the craziest stuff”, creating a “proof of experience” for each idea.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The standard has been in development since 2017 and is backed by virtually every major hardware, platform, and engine company in the VR industry, including key AR players. “Given the unbounded combinations of possible hardware/software configurations, we cannot test or guarantee that all configurations will work optimally.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

They teased a lot of interesting features and services of the device, and left the remaining technical details to some technical sheets on Microsoft website. But Microsoft, thanks to innovative 2K displays, has managed to keep the same high-quality pixel density of the HoloLens 1, that is 47 PPD (pixels per degree). Resolution.

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EON Reality

JULY 17, 2024

It supports a range of AR platforms such as ARKit (iOS), ARCore (Android), Microsoft HoloLens, and Magic Leap. Unreal Engine Unreal Engine by Epic Games is another powerhouse in the AR development arena. Microsoft HoloLens Microsoft HoloLens is a mixed reality headset that blends digital content with the real world.

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2021

Epic Games, the creators of Unreal Engine, said it would consider building a launch title for Sony’s “next VR platform” during negotiations about Fortnite cross-play on PlayStation in 2018. For the first time, thanks to the new hardware, players could lean into the table to see the tiny characters up close.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Well, now he has amazing hardware, a very good operating system, a profitable store, some of the best XR games, full control of the user accounts. Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic). Other relevant news. Image by Epic Games).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Additional collaboration with major telecoms like Vodafone would also help facilitate 5G connectivity to alleviate motion sickness, create more realistic immersive experiences, improve hardware performance and form factors, and boost opportunities for gaming to grow across the sector. This resulted in gaps in understanding.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible. We’re already seeing key metaverse players coming together in the collaboration between Meta and Microsoft.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 13, 2017

Gaming is likely to be the bridge to that change — the content that offers a reason to buy it and helps put immersive hardware in millions of homes. For many in 2016, the hardware that delivers the most immersive experiences was too expensive and the software too shallow for many to justify the purchase just yet.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

HP appears to be the latest hardware manufacturer to be making a strong push into the VR space, after announcing a range of developments including the pending release of a professional version of its mixed reality headset. The post HP muscles into VR hardware space appeared first on VR World.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 22, 2023

Recently Microsoft noted how MR represents the “ eyes and ears ” of AI. Following a mainstream steer away from the Metaverse by some towards genAI – the latter may be gaining the most focus currently – but roadmaps are already in place by firms such as Microsoft to develop the industrial Metaverse by 2024.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 11, 2024

While Apple is creating a closed ecosystem for its hardware, Meta is taking an open approach, providing developers with a customizable framework for specific solutions, which was only boosted with the Ocean launch. This will allow a broader range of developers to create applications for Meta’s XR products.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 29, 2018

We worked with key industry players and academia on the right algorithm (BVH) and then developed the right hardware to accelerate that algorithm (RT Cores). RTX games use the Microsoft DX12 DXR ray tracing API. Microsoft has already released an SDK for ray-tracing, supporting NVIDIA algorithms. What about Unity, instead?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I’ve very limited time, but luckily this week has not been very relevant for the ecosystem, so I’m managing to write this newsletter anyway Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) AltspaceVR shuts down In one of the saddest moments of the latest years in VR, AltspaceVR has closed its doors.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 19, 2018

without limitation, Oculus, Google, Microsoft, Valve, Steam, HTC)”, venture capital, or crowdsourcing. ” SEE ALSO Facebook Founder Says Company Invested $250M in VR Content, Will Invest $250M More. The post ‘Oculus Start’ Program Aims to Help Indies Jump into VR Development appeared first on Road to VR.

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Upload VR

APRIL 3, 2023

That includes Microsoft Flight Simulator, iRacing, the open beta branch of DCS World, War Thunder (though not with EAC), the Steam version of Bonelab, Hubris, Everslaught, Contractors, The Light Brigade, and A Township Tale. OpenXR Toolkit added eye-tracked foveated rendering support for Meta Quest Pro.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

While the firm has not delivered an AI service via its hardware, including the recently released Air 2 Pro device, the comment may suggest Xreal’s interest in AI – which is not surprising considering the impact of genAI across every sector.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

The intention appears straightforward, directly aiming at Apple’s approach to its hardware ecosystem. In the PC era, the open model won out; you can do many more things, install mods, more diversity of hardware and software, and more. Cristiano Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm Inc.,

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

For instance: Meta: Meta’s Oculus devices not only work alongside a wide range of different hardware solutions, but they’re also designed to support countless different types of software too seamlessly. As Meta continues to build out its version of the ”metaverse”, we will likely see new partnerships emerge.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 11, 2023

Now our customers will be able to represent high-fidelity cities and terrain, and unlock use cases like line of sight and digital twins” The comments come a year after Epic Games debuted a series of partnerships with NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Cesium. This will lead to developing ecosystems of products and use cases for potential clients.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 2, 2024

It appears that Meta is trying to compete with Apple’s approach to its hardware ecosystem. Carmack stated: VR is held back more by software than hardware. ” More on Meta Horizon Store and Open OS Meta recently launched a new version of its Meta Horizon OS, designed to facilitate XR application and hardware development.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

RealWear Exploring various aspects of the immersive technology landscape, RealWear produces sensors, apps, and hardware for the XR space. Goertek Goertek produces a variety of hardware and device options for the XR space, including augmented reality smart glasses and comprehensive VR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

In the meanwhile, Microsoft is working on a 1.1 More info Microsoft adds Mesh features to Teams At the annual Build event, Microsoft has not announced any stellar XR- or metaverse-related news. But still, there have been some interesting announcements about Microsoft Mesh.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Competition For Magic Leap, Microsoft, And Varjo? Targeting enterprise customers and applications will put Vision Pro in direct competition with the existing trifecta of enterprise AR headsets: Magic Leap 2 , Microsoft's HoloLens 2 , and Varjo's XR-3 series.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

The company not only produces hardware, but also has its own “Viverse” metaverse solution, where marketing companies can create unique exhibitions and virtual experiences. The Viverse includes access to a customizable world platform for companies marketing in the metaverse, as well as an open-platform avatar creator.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo. Moreover, RT3D development services like Autodesk VRED, Blender, Godot, NVIDIA’s Omniverse, StereoKit, Unreal Engine, and Unity support OpenXR integration.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 19, 2024

It’s helping companies to create more realistic, immersive environments and unique assets and enhancing the development of new XR hardware. For example, Copilot in Microsoft Mesh for Microsoft Teams can give each employee a real-time assistant to help them complete tasks.

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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. T his standard, dubbed OpenXR, was about the interoperability of different VR hardware and software together. OpenXR is now ready for prime time.

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Peter Graham

JULY 29, 2019

This makes it far easier for software developers or hardware manufacturers who support the ecosystem to build products that work across devices, allowing for less fragmentation and therefore less confusion for consumers looking to invest in XR technology. Unreal Engine led the way with support for the OpenXR 0.9

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

It seems to me a great piece of hardware. Furthermore, Microsoft 365 apps such as Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint, will be connected with Omniverse Project Mellon has been unveiled. Reviewers told that the tracking quality was very good. Of course, Epic is completely against Apple and its vision of its own walled garden.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Jim Ryan hints at a possible PlayStation metaverse The court documents related to the FTC vs Microsoft trial related to the acquisition of Activision contain a very interesting piece of information related to what Sony may be working on. This would be great for having a more natural interaction on Quest 3.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Combining 360-degree capture with solutions for spatial sound and integrations with tools like Unity, Unreal, and other engines, VR cameras are highly flexible. Some companies, like Meta, are even investing in combining haptic solutions with electromyography hardware capable of detecting minute muscle movements.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

It is also the time when all magazines create a list of “best of” the year and give awards to the best content and hardware … about which there is always someone that doesn’t agree. Somnium Space gives detail on its new hardware. It’s the end of the year, and it’s time to look back at what has happened in 2021. I like this approach.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

On the hardware side, we don’t expect much news. What to Expect from Microsoft. With 2017 now in full swing and Microsoft moving their conference to a full day earlier at E3, we can expect that Scorpio and its VR functionality are likely being saved for that show too. What to Expect from PC Hardware Companies.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents like Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft or Snap already own global social graphs, but perhaps looking to unseat them could be the multiplayer gaming behemoths like Sony, Activision Blizzard or EA, or 3D-specific ideas like Aura’s “avatar as a service”.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Speaking earlier this year at the Microsoft Garage for the New York edition of The Creativity Conference was a pleasure. I also use technologies such as Epic Games’ Unreal Engine , motion capture (mocap), and Disguise Designer to produce my VNCCII XR stage shows. Additionally, Unreal Engine’s latest update , v5.3,

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Using the Unreal Engine 4, NASA has created an extremely detailed and realistic VR model of the interior of the ISS, and astronauts use the Manus gloves in the model for training simulations. This is not NASA’s first foray into mixed reality – they also have a partnership with the Microsoft Hololens for support on the ISS as well.

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