The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2020

I want to start this year and this decade (that will be pervaded by immersive technologies) with an amazing tutorial about how you can get started with Oculus Quest hands tracking SDK and create in Unity fantastic VR experiences with natural interactions! Where to find Oculus Hands Tracking SDK. Are you ready? Prerequisites.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 6, 2023

Let’s see what it is about and let me tell you how to implement it. User Reporting Tool In the effort to make its Virtual Reality (or should I say the M-word ?) If the application has multiplayer components, then it has to implement a User Reporting Tool easily accessible via the Oculus button on the right controller.

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ARPost

JULY 20, 2021

With the Oculus app , users can easily go through the steps on the Oculus phone app, create a link for the group launch, and share that with their friends through social media such as Discord, Facebook, or private chat. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to create your group launch: 1. Open the Oculus app on your phone.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2022

Windows 11, Oculus, and SteamVR. If you have Windows 11, you may have issues with virtual reality, especially if you are using Oculus Link or Oculus Air Link. These problems become even worse when you use Oculus in conjunction with SteamVR. How to solve SteamVR performances issues with Oculus Link on Windows 11.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2020

Some days ago, the popular opensource 3D modeling software Blender has launched a new VR view tool to let you see your 3D scene in VR! How to view your 3D scene in VR in Blender – Video. How to view your 3D scene in VR in Blender – Text. Oculus Rift. Oculus only provides prototype OpenXR support.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2020

WebXR is a technology with enormous potential, but at the moment it offers far worse tools to develop for it than standalone VR , where we all use Unity and Unreal Engine. I’ve spent the last days giving this pluging a try, so let me show you how to create your first WebXR experience inside Unity! How to set up the environment.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 11, 2021

At Facebook Connect 2021, Meta has announced Application SpaceWarp, a new solution to boost the framerate of Oculus Quest 2 applications up to +70%. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

” Given my recent experience with Unity developing, I could give myself only a clear answer: “NO” With nowadays Unity tools, it is much easier to make cross-platform content, and with OpenXR this will be even better. So let me show you how it is easy to create cross-platform VR content in Unity!

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VRScout

MAY 4, 2018

Facebook’s Oculus Go is a great device made even better by easy access to your personal files. During Facebook’s recent F8 developers conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced that everyone in attendance would be walking home with a brand new Oculus Go – the company’s brand new standalone VR headset. Well you can!

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2024

How to create an augmented virtuality experience for Quest in Unity Creating this experience has been easier than I thought, thanks to the facilities offered by the Meta SDK. At that point, I used the new cool tools offered by Meta to set up passthrough into my project. Initialization I launched Unity (I’m using version 2022.3

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Available now on PC VR headsets like the Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, and Valve Index, Portable Emulator is a nifty piece of software that allows you to play a wide range of classic games in VR. The post How To Play 2D Games Inside Your Favorite VR Games appeared first on VRScout. from virtualreality. Feature Image Credit: BarShiftGames.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2020

One of the projects on which I collaborated with him is Holo-BLSD, a training solution aimed at teaching everyone how to behave when someone has a stroke in front of us. I know that your team has created a tool called Holo-BLSD. Holo-BLSD is a self-learning tool in AR. And is it a reliable self-evaluation tool?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 26, 2021

After I have written my post on how to handle unwanted permissions in Unity , many Oculus Quest developers asked me to make another tutorial to solve another common problem: Facebook showing a warning for 32-bit builds submitted to App Lab. Your Ghost is here to tell you how! Method 2 – The Oculus Way.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At Oculus Connect 5 , Oculus has announced Casting, an amazing feature that lets you stream the content of an Oculus Go to a smartphone. But how to use it? How to use Casting to stream Oculus Go content to your smartphone. I think it is especially useful for demoing Oculus Go to our friends or customers.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2020

I tried a few existing things and mashing up tools but all of them had some issues for this use-case. So I wrote a better tool.” “There are a bunch of great tools to have meetings if everyone has VR already. The post How To Attend Zoom, Skype, Hangouts Meetings In VR With SPACES appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 7, 2022

They’ll also talk about the various tools and programs that Reality Labs has available to help bring those ideas into your workflow with the least amount of disruption. Carmack joined Oculus in 2013 and worked with Palmer Luckey to develop and launch the original Oculus Rift. Carmack Unscripted. Whatever you do.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

It may seem like no surprise that music—in the form of creation tools, rhythm games, mind-bending visualizations, and virtual performance venues—have intersected with virtual reality (VR) in a large way. So much so that I’ve taught myself how to play certain songs just by practicing them in VR for my drum covers. And it worked!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

These days, I am experimenting a lot with Oculus Quest because of its new amazing features. One of these is the Oculus Link, that lets you connect your Quest to your PC and use it as a PC VR headset. In my review , I highlighted how I liked it, even if it needs some improvements, especially because I had some problems in setting it up.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 24, 2021

For sure you remember that together with my tutorial on how to develop and submit an application for App Lab , I have actually submitted to App Lab my majestic “The Unity Cube App” , an application with just a cube and some avatar hands (Yes, I’m a troll). Well, they are added via the Oculus Avatar SDK.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Because of his work, he finds himself working every day on XR headsets in professional settings, and he was one of the first people to share a photo of the Oculus Quest 2 For Business on my Linkedin feed. Here you are my chat with him about Oculus For Business! What are the advantages that Oculus For Business has given you?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2024

Some people asked me how I did that and in this post, I’m sharing my knowledge giving you some hints about how to replicate the same experience in Unity. The streaming of data for development purposes must be unlocked in the Meta Quest Link app on your computer (previously known as the Oculus app), or it won’t work.

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VRScout

JUNE 2, 2019

Facebook’s standalone 6DOF headset, Oculus Quest hit retail stores on May 21 st , and in just one week after launch, the VR headset was listed as sold out at many U.S. Dominguez writes, “His wife was so excited to see his reaction and immediately asked me for more info on the product and how to get one. Image Credit: Oculus.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 30, 2018

Google Blocks, the 3D object creation tool for VR/AR app developers, just got a big update that includes new environments, improved object snapping, and a number of experimental features that the company says makes Blocks “more powerful and even easier to use.” Loop subdivide : Subdivision can be a really powerful tool.

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2021

Its ability to run basic games, office productivity software, and development tools made it one of the highest-selling single home PCs of all time. And now you can experience all of its retro charm through the lens of an Oculus Quest. Image courtesy OPEN PC Reviews.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2019

It’s a while that I don’t write something about entrepreneurship, so I thought it could be a good idea to give you some pieces of advice on how to be a good VR startupper. The only sure purchase for me on day 1 among the above devices has been the Oculus Quest. Focus on how to make money. The reasons?

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VRScout

MARCH 23, 2022

Existing members of the Oculus Start and Oculus Launch Pad VR developer programs will have access to a wide variety of tools and support catering specifically to Horizon Worlds. Developers who are already enrolled in either the Oculus Start or Oculus Launch Pad programs can apply for one of the Builder Tracks here.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2018

Some days ago, I’ve published on Linkedin a video with the Home of my Oculus Go and lots of people have asked me how I did such a recording. So, I decided to write a post about it and also about how to perform the streaming of your Oculus Go to an external PC. It will perform the hard work for you.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

I mean, this step is pretty obvious… create a Unity project to learn how to use this hack. The post How to make SteamVR input work with Unity XR Interaction Toolkit in Unity appeared first on The Ghost Howls. 1 Create your project. For this guide, I’ll imagine you will start from scratch. I personally used Unity 2019.4

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VRScout

OCTOBER 23, 2018

As a little-known initiative, Oculus is actively funneling in talent with the promise of training, tools and other resources that developers — new and old — can use to build projects for the Oculus platform as well as for the greater VR ecosystem. The majority of our team consists of USC students.

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2017

With content for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive maturing since their respective launches last year, there’s more reason than ever to finally jump into VR—especially now that the Rift + Touch is on sale for $400. Here’s how to find out. SEE ALSO The Top 5 Games for Oculus Rift. CPU: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Do you remember this post of mine from one year ago when I showed you that it was possible to do some kind of “hacking” of the Oculus Quest using the adb command line tool? The makers and developers community (me included) are asking Facebook for a more open Oculus Quest , even something that can be rootable, if possible.

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Road to VR

JULY 4, 2017

Oculus recently revealed in a blog post that in the past months they’ve been working on bringing native mixed reality capture support to Oculus Rift, and it’s available today for developers to start creating mixed reality videos. image courtesy Oculus. 3D printable mixed reality mount, image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 10, 2019

I’m writing my review on the Oculus Quest (it will be out tomorrow!) All the developer studios working on Oculus Quest when the Quest was announced (Image by Upload VR). Oculus wants to ensure that every person buying a Quest will be able to play only high-quality games. So, I am ok with content review.

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2017

Oculus is giving the Rift & Touch their biggest discount yet for a six week-long sale. At the start of 2017, the Oculus Rift + Touch controllers cost $800, the same as the HTC Vive. Oculus had dropped the price to $600 earlier this year, which is what it will return to after the special six week-long sale. In The Box.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2019

I made various tests and so I can not only review it, but also compare it with its competitor solution, the Oculus Link. I made a nice video where I present to you: How to activate Viveport Streaming; Me playing SuperHot and Beat Saber with it; A video on controllers tracking; My opinion about it. Are you intrigued?

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Oculus recently published a new guide on how to optimize VR experiences along with some of the common pitfalls for devs to watch out for when tracking down and solving VR performance issues. SEE ALSO Oculus Research Devises High-accuracy Low-cost Stylus for Writing & Drawing in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2019

They could be a great innovative tool to market your AR and VR applications (and even for the non-XR ones) … so let’s see how you can create them for you game directly from your Unity project! How to upload a 3D Photo on Facebook. But… how to create this depth map? How does it work?

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