The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2018

The HTC Vive Pro page on Amazon US. Of course, these are US prices : here in Italy, the headset only costs €879 and all other bundles are more expensive because of taxes (damn taxes). The tiers of the Vive Pro business licenses (Image from HTC Vive website). Today, finally, we have all the pricing info that we need.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Mindesk , a startup developing a platform for real-time CAD collaboration in AR/VR, today announced a $900,000 seed round from HTC Vive, Barcamper Ventures, A11 Venture and Invitalia Ventures. Mindesk was founded in Bari, Italy.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

I’m back in Turin, Italy! More info Meta AI now available on Ray-Ban Meta in some EU countries After an initial launch only in the US, Meta released its Meta AI assistant for Ray-Ban Meta glasses in Ireland, France, Italy, and Spain. Did you know that I met Santa Claus and that I pet some reindeer in the Lapland?

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

TPCast, the wireless streaming device that lets HTC Vive owners play VR games cable-free, is now available for pre-order in most of continental Europe starting at €349 (or the regional equivalent). ” TPCAST has already been available for pre-order via HTC’s Chinese Vive online store since November last year.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

(2017), is dialing in on CS:GO territory with its recently released trailer which shows all of the trappings of the popular PC shooter, replete with Italy-inspired map, AWPs, and bomb planting galore. The game is slated for a 2018 with its release targeting cross-play for PSVR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2025

Today is the last day of the Carnival celebrations, and there are many people having fun in the streets here in Italy. More info (HTC VIVERSE WorldsRoad To VR) More info (HTC VIVERSE WorldsUpload VR) AMD is launching its new graphics cards AMD is now launching the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT graphics cards it had announced at CES.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

Where: Turin, Italy (and Online). We start our list of XR events in 2021 with AWE Asia because of the sheer size of the opportunities to explore and network. This event mostly benefits professionals, executives, and businesspersons who are interested in the current and future applications of XR technologies in their field of activity.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

No, Flower isn’t coming to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but Italy-based developer Storm in a Teacup’s Lantern is. Next week, though, you’ll get a taste of what the developer’s previous release, Flower , might be like in headsets.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Notably, the headset doesn’t include the requiste SteamVR tracking base stations or SteamVR-compatible controllers like the Valve Index controller or HTC Vive wand—you’ll have to purchase those separately. Valve Index, HTC Vive). HTC Vive Tracker, Tundra Tracker). Base Stations. Not included. Not included.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

That’s what’s so unique about Tiny Bull Studios Blind , an upcoming VR puzzle game for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, and Open Source VR that pulls a switcheroo of sorts, using VR technology to actually limit the visual senses of the player for a unique gameplay experience unlike any other. Image Credit: Tiny Bull Studios.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

MyndVR is a veteran of HTC VIVE’s Accelerator Program and has maintained a close relationship with the hardware giant – including through the development of the recently announced VIVE Flow. “We Is Flow’s Biggest Market the Elderly? We think it’s going to be a huge breakthrough for our audience,” MyndVR CEO Chris Brickler told ARPost.

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VRScout

AUGUST 3, 2020

This September marks the start of the 77th annual Venice Film Festival in Lido di Venezia, Italy. Great Hoax: The Moon Landing arrives on Viveport this September as part of the Venice Film Festival.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2018

In effort to make his life easier in the some 7 to 16-hour sessions split between an HTC Vive, Vive Focus, and the new HTC Vive Pro, Le Fons completely ‘digitized’ his entire apartment using photogrammetry, and even created individual captures of things like chairs, tables and dishware.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

HoloLens 2 availability has been expanded to 15 new regions : Italy (YESSS!), HTC Vive celebrates the holidays giving 100% rev share to developers. Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2019

HTC is sending these devkits to selected developers to let them experiment with the devices, provide feedback and create 6 DOF applications. They arrived yesterday evening at my home, after a complicated journey going from China to Italy.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Now after more than three years in development, the studio has finally announced that Runes is heading to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on November 14th. Runes: The Forgotten Path is a single-player fantasy spell-caster from StormBorn Studio that puts you in the magical garb of a renegade wizard fighting for survival.

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VRScout

APRIL 18, 2018

Thanks to new more comfortable hardware releases like the HTC Vive Pro and tetherless HTC Vive Focus, people are spending more consecutive time in VR than ever before. Enea Le Fons, an immersive developer based out of Italy, has been eager to find out with his recent “30 Days In VR” challenge.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2023

More info HTC VIVE launches VIVE Business+ HTC is one of the leading companies in enterprise virtual reality. It also features a heartbeat sensor, even if it is not clear where it is installed. OPPO MR Glass will be available as a Snapdragon Spaces developer kit in China, distributed in the second half of 2023.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

I’m back to Italy after my trip to Helsinki! More info (Quest 3 going ok in Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Quest 2 selling much better than Quest 3 on Amazon) HTC announced the Vive Ultimate Tracker Finally, HTC has officially announced the Vive Ultimate Tracker, its standalone inside-out tracker unit.

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Road to VR

APRIL 9, 2018

Blind was inspired by Tiny Bull Studios’ prototype PC game Come to See My House, which won The Best Game award at the Turin, Italy jam site for the 2014 Global Game Jam. Gramophones and other objects that make sound become lighthouses in the all-encompassing blackness.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2018

actually, he was in my city (Turin, Italy) because here there is an epic guy that is living 30 days inside virtual reality! That’s why HTC couldn’t do anything but accepting his proposal. And then, of course, there is HTC that is supporting them. He has this idea of a VR ecosystem that is completely free of chains.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2018

From my tests, the image on the screen appears slightly distorted, so there will be something to fix on HTC’s side. Better integration with HTC phones. Yesterday HTC has also unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC U12+. The Vive Focus and its friend the HTC U12+ phone (Image by HTC). Image by HTC).

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

Anyway, in these two weeks, even with some difficulties, I’ve managed to work quite at the same pace that I had in Italy , and we are going full speed ahead in improving the platform (some news about it is coming very soon…). While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Tiny Bull Studios and Fellow Traveller (ex-Surprise Attack Games), today announced that Blind, the long-awaited psychological thriller, is slated to launch globally on September 18th for PSVR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and OSVR. Instead of seeing, she uses echolocation to reveal the curious world around her. Image courtesy Tiny Bull Studios.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2019

Created in partnership with UK-based studio Just Add Water , Sniper Elite VR takes place in World War II Italy, set prior to the events of Rebellion’s latest entry in the series, Sniper Elite 4 (2017). The studio also confirmed that PS Aim support is definitely coming to the PSVR version of the game.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Italy won the Tennis Davis Cup, and that was pretty cool to see (the match between Sinner and Djokovic was just incredible). And talking about “cool” things (pun intended), today I’m traveling to Helsinki, Finland, where I hope to have a great time at MatchXR. Will we meet there? Prepare your wallet for this Cyber Monday!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 20, 2021

Italy, Canada, and China together to create an amazing video about these VR glasses! This remind me of the initial choice that HTC took when it released the 6DOF tracking add-on for the Vive Focus : in the end, it was never released and the company just launched the new Vive Focus Plus. I strongly advise you to watch it here below.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s interesting that HTC is keeping the name Vive both for VR and Web3 solutions. I am in the team organizing On|Metaverse Summit 2022, the first international B2B summit on metaverse and virtual transformation in Italy. News from partners (and friends). Join the On|Metaverse summit.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

Development is divided evenly across the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift platforms, each accounting for 31% of projects created, with other major VR platforms such as Samsung Gear VR, OSVR, and Daydream rounding out the bottom numbers. VIGAMUS Academy, Italy. University College London, UK. University of Florida, USA.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2020

As you can see, it is a hybrid event, a bit like the just organized HTC event that was held simultaneously in Shanghai and on ENGAGE. And then there is the need to coordinate people from Russia, Italy, France and lots of other countries and this is not always easy.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 17, 2018

To perform this experiment, they supplied HTC Vive headsets (of course Vive Immersive Labs doesn’t work with Oculus Go :D) to 207 office workers in three Chinese cities: Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai (three Chinese cities that are very distant the one from the others). This means sparing money, time and also stress.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

While in Italy we get ready for the “Phase 2” of the lockdown, I write the best AR/VR news of the week just for you! Image by HTC Vive). HTC is now selling Vive Cosmos Elite headset-only. Finally, HTC is selling the Vive Cosmos Elite not only as a full bundle anymore but also as a headset-only option for $550.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2022

It has become one of the headset manufacturers with the biggest worldwide market, and the market leader (together with HTC) in the B2B virtual reality sector. The pre-orders for the beta will start on April, 15th (at 12 pm) in Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, and France, and a few weeks later in Italy and UK.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

When a journalist of IGN Italy was trying to install the new Xbox Wireless Headset on the platform, he was greeted with an Italian message saying “The VR goggle must be updated”. Vive Facial Tracker works also with non-HTC headsets. (Image by Microsoft). Xbox VR support has been leaked, or maybe not. As long as it works….

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

VR enthusiast and professional Cecilia Lascialfari has just interviewed me for a podcast of hers, asking me some questions about VR in general, VR in Italy, and the VR concert of Jean-Michel Jarre. You can imagine that after it has been released through two official blog posts, an enormous backlash from the community started to happen.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 11, 2019

I wrote to HTC and in the end, I managed to someway solve the issue… so I am writing this post for everyone that may find him/herself in the same situation. I asked this to Tony Lin of HTC and he kindly pointed me towards the solution. Header image by HTC). Needless to say, this is a bit unusual.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

Inflation here in Italy is ramping up, and the impression I have is that we are entering into a recession phase. HTC releases its “metaverse phone”. HTC has just announced its new phone, the Desire 22 Pro, and defined it as a “metaverse phone”. And all these problems are also creating unfavorable economic conditions.

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