The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. Unity 6 takes back the original way of specifying engine versions and abandons the confusing one that bound a new Unity version to the year it was released.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 3, 2025

For many companies investing in immersive tech, choosing the best HTC XR headset isnt as simple as it seems. The good news is HTC offers a range of great headsets for various business use cases, from the streamlined and simple HTC VIVE Flow , to VIVE Focus 3 with best-in-class graphics. and feature requirements carefully.

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2017

At Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference today, the company made a major shift in their embrace of virtual reality with several new VR announcements during the event’s opening keynote. Today marks a major shift in Apple’s public support for virtual reality. ” SteamVR and HTC Vive on Mac OS.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

Image by Road To VR, from HTC images). HTC launches Vive Tracker 3.0 HTC was not teasing a new standalone headset, but a new Vive Tracker. I know that many of you won’t be excited by this news, but remember the Vive Tracker is one of the most successful accessories ever created by HTC. Come and visit it!

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

It’s in part thanks to a production pipeline that uniquely relies on virtual reality to better incorporate traditional live-action story telling techniques to the computer generated world. Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel lines up a shot using an HTC Vive, Image courtesy MPC, Technicolor.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 2, 2021

After I have written my super in-depth review on the Vive Focus 3 , HTC has finally enabled hands tracking on its device , so I decided to talk about it to you. Hands tracking was already enabled on the Vive Focus Plus , but some days ago, HTC has released the first package to use it also on the Focus 3. How to install Wave XR Plugin.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) will be natively supported for HDRP in Unity 2021.2. More info (NVIDIA CloudXR upgrade) More info (NVIDIA CloudXR on Tencent Cloud) More info (NVIDIA VRSS v2) More info (DLSS integrated inside Unity) More info (Jarvis) More info (NVIDIA RTX cards shortage). Learn more and sign up.

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2017

The successor to macOS Sierra promises a slew of new features and most notably among them—support for virtual reality. Apple Embracing Virtual Reality. Also continuing the theme of VR support for Mac, Industrial Light and Magic staffers demonstrated the first-ever native HTC Vive demo on a Mac system.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

That’s the consensus that seems to emerge from “Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR” , a report published today by Unity Technologies where 15 industry experts (yours truly among them) outline how mixed reality (or XR depending on what flavor acronym you favor) will supercharge and transform the world of work. .

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 5, 2022

With virtual reality, companies can build models of projects in a digital landscape, and make it easier to interact with specialists from all over the world. Meta recently announced the arrival of a popular architectural tool “ Unity Reflect ” in the Meta Quest environment for 2022.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 31, 2022

Last month, in a VIVE TALK session, HTC VIVE introduced a virtual reality (VR) behavioural training solution that helps individuals with public speaking by placing users in a virtual environment – like a stage – with digital humans. Mobile World Live (@mobileworldlive) March 1, 2022.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

VRChat , one of the earliest social VR apps, announced that they’ve completed a $4 million Series A investment round lead by HTC’s Vive group. Joining HTC are venture capital firms Brightstone VC , GVR Fund and Rothenberg Ventures. VRChat says HTC is both a key investor and strategic partner now.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 18, 2021

While the spotlight is all on Oculus and its Quest, actually Pico and HTC are evolving their hardware and software offerings without almost no one talking about it. I’ve made a nice Youtube video with me saying random stuff and exploring the Vive Hand Tracking SDK at first in Unity and then in action using my hands in VR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2020

In a time of conscientious social distancing, virtual reality has made large-format gatherings a possibility, albeit remotely. In that spirit, this year’s fourth annual VR Awards , one of the industry’s longest-running award shows, is being hosted entirely in virtual reality via social VR platform VRChat.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. One of the biggest international events dedicated to the augmented and virtual reality will take place at the beginning of September in Chengdu Financial City in Sichuan, China.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The brand offers one of the most affordable and straightforward hardware solutions for users interested in virtual reality on the market. One of the most popular companies in the virtual reality space today, HTC VIVE specialises in delivering high-quality immersive experiences to enterprises and everyday users alike.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

To design in virtual reality, we need the high resolution of the Varjo device. With this high resolution there is a seamless transfer between the real world and the virtual world,” said Jan Pflueger, Coordination Augmented & Virtual Reality at Audi, in an official release.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 19, 2024

Mike Nisbet, Unity Engineer at SideQuest and Icosa Foundation Team Member , expressed his enthusiasm to be working on Open Blocks when the news landed that it was being open-sourced last month : “We’re thrilled to see Blocks join Tilt Brush in being released to the community, allowing another fantastic tool to grow and evolve.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 22, 2025

Izadi said: Augmented and virtual reality have moved computing from the rectangular screen to the 360 immersive display, and now even the world itself is becoming the display. We now refer to this broad collection of experiences as extended reality, or XR. In exchange, Google will receive valuable XR-related support from HTC.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

The firm entered a definitive agreement with HTC VIVE, giving the leading XR firm a massive $250 million investment. Notably, the move gives Google access to “certain HTC employees from its XR team” who will join Google to help the firm develop its own XR solutions. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 18, 2024

Google and Magic Leap Form XR Partnership Google I/O 2024: The Latest XR Updates from Google Google Blocks is a 3D modelling platform for virtual reality that does not require expert knowledge to use. It was originally released for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The Launch of Google Blocks Google blocks was introduced in 2017.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Now, I don’t want to sound like a balloon popper, but VRChat basically lets you use Unity for the development, so most of the content that can be developed in Unity and that does not require low-level features like reading files or connecting with custom servers can be done in VRChat.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2021

HitMotion: Reloaded has been one of the 20 launch titles of the Vive Focus Plus , and we can never thank enough HTC for the support that has given us. It’s been a true emotion to launch the game in Shenzhen, China as probably the first mixed reality fitness game.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The extended reality landscape has come a long way since Virtualware, a pioneer in virtual reality solutions, first launched back in 2003. A VR Pioneer Considered one of the top global innovators in the extended reality market, Virtualware is a solution provider, focusing on enterprise-level virtual reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Speaking on the Unity integrations, Ivan Rajkovic, CEO of SpectreXR, noted: We’re excited to expand hand-tracking support for OctoXR and enable even more Unity developers to create immersive and engaging interactive VR/AR experiences. Unity itself is a highly accessible graphics engine ready for a range of developers.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 25, 2018

One of the ideas that we liked the most was the one of offering augmented reality on the Focus, exploiting the camera stream of the device. The Focus features two frontal cameras that are used for the inside-out tracking and through scripting, in Unity, it is possible to access their stream. Of course, HTC can do the same.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Speaking of the Metaverse and the rise of new digital experiences for ecommerce companies, retail brands, and their clients, Unity is another market leader worth looking into in this evolving space. Unity provides users with access to a comprehensive real-time development platform, ideal for building 3D, immersive experiences.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Some 110 VR games for PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive got all the attention with new demos and mixed reality performances. HTC Vive had a huge presence as well, taking the form of mixed reality demo booths that had attendees all snapping photos and video. See our video below. Additional Reporting by Stephen Ip.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2020

VR events are one of the big trends of virtual reality of the last 3 months. Electronic French composer Jean-Michel Jarre , that is very famous in the electronic music environment , is going to seize this opportunity and host one of the first live concerts all in virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

With much surprise for us all, HTC has just announced the Vive Focus Plus , its first full 6 DOF standalone headset! The Vive Focus Plus, in all its majesty (Image by HTC). Internal view of the Vive Focus Plus (Image by HTC). Do you want to know more? Well, you are in the right place. The Vive Focus Plus.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

That’s the consensus that seems to emerge from “Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR” a report published today by Unity Technologies, where 15 industry experts (yours truly among them) outlined how Mixed Reality (or XR depending on what flavor acronym you favor) will supercharge and transform the world of work. Look no further!

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Connecting the worlds of virtual reality and non-fungible tokens, Somnium 2.0 officially launches on February 20th on all mainstream VR headsets, including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift S, Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and many more. allows you to place any NFT directly onto Somnium Land Parcels you own and explore them in VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2020

Theoretically, the SenseGlove can be used outside VR, but practically speaking it is inside the virtual reality that it shines , because it is able to give more realism to your VR experiences by offering more realistic touch sensations. This way your gloves are powered and can communicate with your PC; Setup of the HTC Vive system.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

The firm entered a definitive agreement with HTC VIVE, giving the leading XR firm a massive $250 million investment. Notably, the move gives Google access to “certain HTC employees from its XR team” who will join Google to help the firm develop its own XR solutions. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Virtual reality (VR) no longer champions the consumer market. Many businesses are realising the value and potential of integrating virtual solutions. Multinational XR firms like Lenovo, ByteDance’s Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Varjo, and Microsoft are leading the charge for immersive transformations.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 11, 2019

I was porting our Unity game Hit Motion: Reloaded to the new Vive Wave SDK 3.0.2 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. How to make controllers’ buttons to work in Unity with Vive Wave SDK 3.0?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2019

As I said in the introduction, Viveport Streaming is HTC’s solution to let you play PC VR games with your HTC Standalone headset (in the future, with all Vive Wave standalone devices). I guess that HTC has given priority to stability over visual quality because the frames appeared compressed. I guess you will like it!

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