The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Beyond that, Metas headsets support: Wireless, standalone capabilities Unlike other companies such as Varjo and HTC VIVE, which primarily offer tethered devices, Meta focuses on convenient, standalone functionality. Meta makes it easy to create VR experiences with existing platforms like Unity and Unreal.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Global tech giants such as NVIDIA, Lenovo, Unity, Epic Games, HTC VIVE, and others have already entered the metaverse space race. Employers can also create bespoke, repeat, and smart immersive training modules to upskill workers for simple jobs such as retail to even the most complex surgical procedures in medicine.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 14, 2016

HTC’s China Regional President of Vive, Alvin Wang Graylin, took to the stage at the Unity Vision Summit in Asia this week and made a series of bold predictions for where we’ll see VR in the next two years. All key retailers begin offering VR shopping models. Employers begin offering work from home programs via VR.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. Remember, HTC is the Taiwanese-based hardware manufacturer and the HTC Vive Tech Corporation is a subsidiary that partners with American-based software company Valve for content via their huge Steam library. Now this is what I call retail theater.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Major immersive firms like Meta and HTC provide unique funding opportunities for various use cases. The internationally available programmes help scale XR solutions for arts & entertainment, industry, tourism, retail, and more. Unity runs a yearly Humanity Grant programme promoting XR projects that change the world for the better.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive…. The Seebright Ripple is the first of its kind, using your smartphone to access augmented reality apps and is very accessible at the $40 price point.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

More info News worth a mention Information leaks on Vive’s inside-out Tracker There is a new leak about the inside-out tracked Vive Tracker that HTC teased a few months ago. The news is that the device may be called Vive Ultimate Tracker and retail at $200 per unit. To work, trackers need a custom Vive dongle which costs $39.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Google also offers ARCore , a developer tool for Android, iOS, Unreal, and Unity which help integrate AR elements into the real environment. The Unity game engine is A top choice for game developers, designers, and artists and is compatible with many other platforms supporting the creating of AR/VR applications, including echoAR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Digital twin technologies were rising as emerging trends, namely from major tech firms such as NVIDIA, Unity Technologies , and others. More broadly, companies may leverage digital twins of office and retail spaces a lot more. Enterprises were expected to adopt digital twin and 3D asset management strategy, she added.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

2: Augmented Reality in a Browser We’ve seen AR experiences become increasingly popular in our daily lives, from Snapchat filters to at-home retail try-on applications. You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these Mozilla has recently released the 2.0

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

And since then, it has failed to build its own software development platform besides a fragmented series of integrations for game engines like Unity, nor has it built out its own suite of vital first-party applications beyond Horizon Workrooms. Until 2018 it was mostly focused on PC VR, a market it has mostly abandoned.

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XROM

MAY 15, 2023

Previous AWE Asia conferences have featured sessions from senior leadership at organizations such as #Intel, #Qualcomm, #Microsoft, #HTC, #Lenovo, #IEEE, #Sony, #Niantic, #Walmart, #Oppo, #Unity, #Baidu, and #PTC. AWE Asia has been hosted annually since 2015.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 30, 2022

Verizon is working with business leaders on AR-Enabled retail displays, as well as AR and MR solutions for collaboration. The brand has also worked hand-in-hand with leading immersive software development companies like Unity. Looking forward, the company could be responsible for creating a host of new entertainment experiences.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 16, 2022

Supported devices from firms include Meta’s Quest series, HTC VIVE, Microsoft HoloLens, Magic Leap, Nreal, and Pico Interactive. Furthermore, Delta Reality supports a selection of software development kits and real-time 3D engines such as Unity, Snap Studio, and ARCore. ETH (approximately £14809) in September last year.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Five Boroughs of Igloo Vision According to Igloo Vision, its immersive spaces now include: Immersive visualisation room with floor projection : In a 5 x 5-metre space, Igloo Vision displayed 360 video, Insta360 live streams, Unity-based architectural models, Matterport-based photogrammetry models, and immersive presentations built on Slides.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

The reveal that Apple will be using Unity to bring 3D applications and games to Vision Pro was exciting. Additionally, sports, retail, logistics, healthcare and, more recently, financial services will lead the way. Their partnership with Unity will get them there quickly. Will they contribute to and support the OpenXR standard?

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

.” The conference description states that VRX is “the only B2B event which covers the full spectrum of where VR is having the biggest impact; with insights and solutions from those leading the charge in gaming, film, broadcasting, automotive, engineering, architecture, healthcare, retail, tourism, hospitality, marketing and beyond.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

This night I woke up at 3am to participate in HTC Vive’s event on ENGAGE because I read that it was an “HTC VIVE LAUNCH EVENT” and I was super-confident in the launch of the Cosmos XR or at least of the Cosmos Play. Some of these key players, like ENGAGE, are companies in which HTC already invests into.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One example is retail employees. Michael: And this is why I’ve been working on starting this dojo, or this VR maker space; because the tools for building — there’s VRTK for Unity… there’s just all these tools. Unity is always my top one. You were talking about exercise and fitness. Amazon Sumerian.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One example is retail employees. Michael: And this is why I’ve been working on starting this dojo, or this VR maker space; because the tools for building — there’s VRTK for Unity… there’s just all these tools. Unity is always my top one. You were talking about exercise and fitness. Amazon Sumerian.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

One example is retail employees. just in this very short, six-minute conversation that we've been in here, you've talked about VR being used for design, and for previsualization, and for training in retail. Unity is always my top one. As someone who grew up as a game designer and player, I definitely side towards Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

While in all past years the answer had always been “HTC Vive”, now the king is Oculus, with both the Rift S and the Oculus Quest getting the majority of answers (especially the Quest). Unity changes how it handles XR Plugins. There will be an XR plugins manager, and some of them will be managed by Unity together with its partners (e.g.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

Today we're speaking with Martin Enthed, digital manager at IKEA Communications, who's also part of the IKEA Digital Lab, looking five to seven years out into the future of how we bring retail to the masses. Alan: Actually, I would say all of them are based on Unity or Unreal. Martin: That's what I've found, too. It's still out there.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

Today we're speaking with Martin Enthed, digital manager at IKEA Communications, who's also part of the IKEA Digital Lab, looking five to seven years out into the future of how we bring retail to the masses. Alan: Actually, I would say all of them are based on Unity or Unreal. Martin: That's what I've found, too. It's still out there.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 23, 2020

Today we're speaking with Martin Enthed, digital manager at IKEA Communications, who's also part of the IKEA Digital Lab, looking five to seven years out into the future of how we bring retail to the masses. Alan: Actually, I would say all of them are based on Unity or Unreal. Martin: That's what I've found, too. It's still out there.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 30, 2025

If you think this is bad, wait to discover the second one, The HTC Vive, which was the best headset around in 2017 and is now dead, too. And the price for this camera is definitely affordable: it is available on its website or on major retailers for $550. The first mentioned is the Oculus Quest 2, which is dead.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

If you know that there are less than two people per day coming into a retail shop to actually buy a car, you have to take it a little bit more step-by-step approach.” HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. That’s where it really needs to push. Alan: Yeah?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

If you know that there are less than two people per day coming into a retail shop to actually buy a car, you have to take it a little bit more step-by-step approach.” HTC did something with Batman; that Game of Thrones thing; some of the demos that Magic Leap had really. That’s where it really needs to push. Alan: Yeah?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Before leaving you to the best news of the week, I would like to highlight two notable things about my work: My crazy trolling game “The Unity Cube” has been featured in a video by Upload VR! Image by HTC Vive). HTC Vive Air is a design concept for a fitness-focused VR headset. Unity developers will get this joke Funny link.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

So, I opened a chain of retail computer stores in the 90s, I ran a fairly large chain in Oregon with five computer stores and then in 2000 I started working in Silicon Valley doing electronics and engineering… and eventually, I got into doing consumer products. Part of all of this is merit of Jeri (Image by HTC). The Vive Wands.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It has made significant contributions in various verticals such as entertainment, education, retail etc. Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. Virtual trial is one of the widely appreciated feature from the retail side.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 24, 2021

Thanks to HTC that has kindly provided me a loaner device, I have been able to test in the last days the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. The latest standalone headset from HTC was announced a month ago, and it generated a lot of buzz in the community for its premium features associated with a high price. Are you ready? (PS

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 3, 2023

The firm puts the final retail price of the product at just under $500 for the pair. It’s compatible with HTC Vive headsets, as well as Steam VR hardware. The company is also making an SDK available for Unity and Unreal Engine developers to make better use of the system.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

I’ve used it with the HTC Vive, and you can literally stand in the middle of your creation, and hold the virtual paintbrush in your hand to paint in the air around you. There are also app stores for the Oculus Rift , the Gear VR , the HTC Vive , and on Steam for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

This got some press, because HTC VIVE released a press release with Bell, saying that their latest helicopter was created 10 times faster using VR, and you guys were the company doing that. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. Alan: I think the zSpace thing could be used for retail on location. Cameron: Absolutely.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

This got some press, because HTC VIVE released a press release with Bell, saying that their latest helicopter was created 10 times faster using VR, and you guys were the company doing that. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller. Alan: I think the zSpace thing could be used for retail on location. Cameron: Absolutely.

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