The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by VRTUOLUO) A leak shows a prototype of the Samsung XR headset We finally have a leak of the Samsung headset that makes us see something about it. The report talks about Samsung wanting to target the $1000–2000 range, which in my opinion risks being neither expensive nor affordable.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

At VRLA 2017, Unity CEO and games industry vet John Riccitiello dumped a little cold water wisdom on the hype surrounding the red-hot VR industry. John Riccitiello is the CEO of Unity Technologies , one of the world’s leading game engines. billion in 2016 alone. Photo courtesy VRLA.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The specifications on paper look nice, and for sure the one between Google and Samsung looks like a strong partnership. As a Unity developer (also knowledgeable of VRChat), I’m not surprised at all, honestly.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 4, 2025

Several major firms are taking to the event to showcase the latest in their AR/VR/MR endeavours, with a headline-stealing showcase coming via Samsung’s Moohan exhibition. At MWC 2025, Samsung showcased many products, from its mobile AI suite to new smartphones. The hardware design reflects Samsungs ecosystem-first approach.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

With Android XR, Google wants to power a broad range of proprietary and third-party experiences, spanning all the way from the upcoming Samsung XR headset , to smart glasses, and extended reality applications infused with artificial intelligence. Instead, the company is laying the foundations for a huge XR portfolio.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Ultimately, it’s these experiences that will drive mass-adoption of immersive technologies. . Technology Agnostic. “ Technology Agnostic. “ Even today, we still maintain the technology-agnostic policy,” said Stone. The ‘Casual VR’ Phase. Why and how? ” Browsers.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

These technologies are so important and have so much business potential (see the success of OpenAI services) that companies can not stop pursuing them because there is too much money at stake. We are going to repeat the same errors, again. We don’t know, but this shows that the Korean company is still committed to XR developments.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The success of the Ray-Ban Meta has triggered the smartglasses hype: when I was at CES, I saw many startups launching their AI-powered smartglasses and we have heard rumors of all the major brands (including Apple and Samsung) working on their own smartglasses devices, too. But as usual, I warn you to be careful of the hype.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 15, 2025

But according to a report from The Korea Economic Daily, Samsung and Google ditched the previous plans and now they are not working anymore on a clone of the Ray-Ban Meta, but directly on glasses featuring a display and cameras, coupled with some AI elements baked in. It is an application that starts with the Made with Unity logo.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Building on the momentum set into motion by the inaugural event, Unity Technologies is hosting Vision VR/AR Summit Asia in Beijing. Unity revealed that representatives from Google, Samsung Gear VR, PTC Vuforia, Sony PlayStation VR, and Microsoft HoloLens will be on hand to discuss new developments in their individual technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

That’s why we rejoiced when Apple launched its headset: while Google and Microsoft can discard new technologies pretty easily, Apple is slower at deciding to take a step, but when it makes it, it commits to it. Furthermore, he decided that Unity Personal will remain free and the funding ceiling to use it will double from $100k to $200k.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 13, 2020

When it comes to developing virtual reality (VR) videogames there are two primary engines studios use, either Epic Games’ Unreal Engine or Unity by Unity Technologies. Unity’s HDRP targets high-end PCs and consoles, allowing creators to build high-definition and photorealistic visuals.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2024

.’ According to insiders, the La Jolla prototype, initially planned for release in the coming years, used similar display technology to the Apple Vision Pro to offer an alternative to the breakout device. However, Meta cancelled La Jolla due to the cost of the competitive OLED display technology.

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ARPost

JUNE 15, 2020

According to Statista research , projects for 2023 place AR technology value at more than 18 billion US dollars, while mobile AR user growth should hit 2.4 If you want to embrace this new technology in 2020, one way to do so is to create an augmented reality mobile application. Unity Support. billion that same year.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

More info John Riccitiello steps down from its role as Unity CEO The last chapter of the drama about Unity’s pricing change is that John Riccitiello has left his role of CEO at the company. Meta refused to answer any questions, and this makes me think that the game may have been abandoned or at least been in an uncertain situation.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2017

In a reverse engineering exercise, two students at Utah State University have hacked positional tracking onto a Gear VR headset using SteamVR Tracking technology. Mobile VR solutions like Samsung’s Gear VR currently employ rotational tracking only. A detailed breakdown of the project and its inner workings is available here.

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VRScout

APRIL 9, 2018

Thanks to custom designed waterproof VR headsets housing Samsung S8 mobile devices, over 9,600 attendees have gone down the VR slide since opening in February. The VR experiences are rendered in real-time inside Unity, so the tracking system can adapt to each user’s speed in real time. Image Credit: Ballast.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 24, 2025

According to the firms, the collaboration will help to further research into B2B digital twin services and the information the technology leverages, alongside industry-wide education and utilization of 3D digital twin environments. For example, in 2022, South Koreas Ministry of ICT, Science, and Future Planning pledged roughly $186.7

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 21, 2025

You can demo this technology with a PCVR headset through the Immersix application. Who Are We Looking For Unity Developers (both Junior and Senior levels) Join our Unity team and be at the forefront of innovation in the global mobile-AR industry. You can so watch it in VR. Contact me and Ill forward your CV to the team!

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 31, 2024

The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. For example, Unity is a critical component of the workplace-focused Vision Pro. The gamification trap… XR is always linked to gaming, whether business like it or not.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

More info (Leaked pictures of Quest 3s shell) More info (Quest 3s passed FCC certification) Samsung MR headset is close, but the endgame may be AR glasses It’s not a secret that Samsung is working with Google and Qualcomm on a new mixed reality headset that could rival Apple Vision Pro and that should be released this year.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Unity Technologies has reportedly backtracked on the controversial fees it introduced last week, triggering a public outcry from the developer community. Many Unity developers have slammed the new fees as unfair, prompting the San Francisco-based firm to rescind its announcement partially.

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2017

A short video (heading this article) of two people wildly hitting a giant ball with foam swords (captured by Super Ventures ) is an amusing showcase of PhaseSpace’s motion tracking technology. The system uses Samsung Gear VR headsets for visual output. The usual limitations of this mobile VR solution—i.e. says McSheery.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The Unity game engine is a versatile tool that developers, from beginners to those well-versed, utilize to fully realize their video game concepts. Such a move eases the process for developers, increasing efficiency by allowing them to do a larger amount of their augmented and mixed reality work within the Unity Editor.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 21, 2023

3D social and shared immersive space platform Spatial announced on Monday that its Unity Creator Toolkit had moved to its beta version. The new iteration of Spatial’s widely-celebrated extended reality (XR) platform now integrates Unity Technologies’ industry-leading solutions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Most notable is Samsung’s entry into the headset space with an XR device, which leverages the AndriodXR OS. Moreover, the Samsung headset comes as other leading XR technology firms, including Qualcomm, Sony, XREAL, and Magic Leap, are championing the AndriodXR OS. Its upcoming moves may reflect this pressure.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In this guide, we’ll discuss the details of augmented reality development in 2022, including the choice of technologies and the development flow. The camera uses the patterns on the actual book as a reference to display the AR content, a technology that is often used today on Snapchat and Instagram. This is how location-based AR works.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Todays release is a preview for developers, and by supporting tools like ARCore, Android Studio, Jetpack Compose, Unity, and OpenXR from the beginning, developers can easily start building apps and games for upcoming Android XR devices. And, we are continuing to collaborate with Magic Leap on XR technology and future products with AR and AI.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

It was not a perfect day because I also had some work-related issues to cope with, but it’s part of life when you are working with cutting-edge technologies I’m curious to know how the holidays are going for you, so answer this post letting me know how life is going for you! But before, let me list the most important XR news of the past week.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 11, 2017

The road to photorealistic VR is long, but OTOY is helping to shorten it with the integration of its technology into the free version of Unity. You could import a simple item from the Unity asset store, apply the renderer, and have it look strikingly realistic.

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VRScout

APRIL 29, 2019

Her first VR creation, Cardboard City , earned an award at the Samsung Gear Indie Milk VR contest in 2016. I wanted to work with all types of wearable technology. This is the technology that I’ve been longing for!’. ”. We’re working with Unity on this project. But that wasn’t her first rodeo by a long shot.

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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. We invite all industry technology providers and stakeholders to join us in this meaningful program.”.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

This week, following last month’s AndriodXR announcement and this week’s Samsung Moohan teasers, Google made a massive parrel move. HTC has a storied history in the market, and with the meeting of minds between itself and Google, two giants of the technology industry, a new form of completion may arise.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Road to VR spoke with Nokia’s Head of VR Technologies, Tarif Sayed to learn more about the offering. The cross-platform nature of the OZO Player SDK will be especially useful for those who want to widely distribute VR apps with VR video across multiple platforms, says Nokia’s Head of VR Technologies, Sarif Sayed.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2021

Now it’s time to make some forecasts about its companion technology, that is augmented reality! This won’t be the year of AR : exactly as I said for virtual reality, let’s not hype the technology and think that this is the year when mainstream adoption of wearable AR glasses is going to happen. Sounded good.

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ARPost

JULY 29, 2022

However, technology stepped in to allow people to stay in touch with each other. You can create your own world using the Unity SDK. vTime XR is available for download on Google Play, and App Store, and works with Samsung Gear VR, Windows Mixed Reality, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, and Google Daydream.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Meanwhile, the immersive industry is coming closer to a potential paradigm shift in 2024, as big technology brands plan to make a mark on the emerging sector. Parkinson also noted other major trends would involve the “expansion of display technology” as well as further AI integrations.

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