The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

More info Get started with Apple Vision Pro development Unity has just released the tools to start developing for Apple Vision Pro and interested developers can already start experimenting with them. Who will it be… Sony or Meta? Now Microsoft is discontinuing them , putting another nail in the coffin of the HoloLens.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Omniverse doesn’t only care about the synchronization (a bit like if it were a visual Git), but it also provides services like AI and physical simulations. NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) will be natively supported for HDRP in Unity 2021.2. All you need is an Android device (API level 26+) or a HoloLens 2 and Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

In total, I counted something like 32 games, which is ok to start with, but then Sony should be fast in collecting more content to not make the PSVR2 players get bored fast for the lack of playable games. But still, the fact that all the PSVR 1 content won’t be available for the new headset gives Sony a good challenge on the content side.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Some are easy like VivePort, which is basically a Steam build with the Steam stuff removed, but then on the other hand you have Sony’s eldritch submission process and things like Quest performance optimizations. Going deeply technical, how you managed your workflow for handling so many different Unity projects?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 15, 2020

Image by Sony, from Road To VR). Sony announces PS5, it supports PSVR. With an online livestream of around 1 hour, Sony has finally unveiled the design of the PlayStation 5. But Sony has confirmed that while we wait for it, the PS5 will be able to work with the current PSVR device. Unity details its MARS solution.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Also noteworthy: Final Cut Pro X will be able to support 360 video editing, Unity and Unreal now have VR support for Macs, and SteamVR is coming to Mac… and although there was a sweet on-stage mixed reality demo using Star Wars assets and an HTC Vive, there was no mention of support for Oculus. America’s largest employer recently spent $2.7B

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

OpenXR has arrived at the first version of the standard, and now it has been implemented by all the major vendors : Microsoft has implemented it for HoloLens and WMR; Oculus for Rift and Quest; Valve has implemented it in SteamVR; etc… Talking about game engines, Unreal Engine now already offers it, while Unity is still lagging behind.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

Also announced was the judging panel that includes virtual reality experts such as Josh Naylor of Unity Technologies, Jenn Duong of Shiift, and CEO of Spiral Media Megan Gaiser. Sony – Playstation VR. Industrial Training International – ITI Crane Simulator. The complete list of judges can be found here. Cerevrum Inc.

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Upload VR

APRIL 8, 2025

Sony's] focus is the hardcore of the hardcore, yeah. That doesn't mean hand tracking support for Job Simulator is coming to PlayStation VR2 anytime soon, however. At the time, Owlchemy advised that Sony doesn't have a direct path through Unity for this, meaning Aldin Dynamics had to create their own for Waltz of the Wizard.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In a future update, Meta will use the tracking cameras to track the full body of the user and provide a decent estimation of the pose of the torso, the elbows, and the arms, and a simulated pose for the legs. More info Some news about content Sony has announced a few new games for its PSVR 2 headset.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2016

So despite the great early response in which time we partnered with Sony, many early testers came away saying “man, I loved it but I really suck” So we had to figure out how to make it controllable and as intuitive as it could be. I met Alex and Devin from Owlchemy, Chet and Aaron from Valve, and Pete Moss from Unity there.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

Sony reveals finger tracking technology for controllers. In a research paper released by Sony and presented at CHI2020 it is possible to see the work that Sony is doing in finger tracking inside VR controllers. More info (Preview facilities in Unity) More info (Dynamic FFR). How to make mixed reality videos for Quest.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The entire short film, embedded below, was created in Unity and is driven by a synthwave soundtrack scored by Emmy award winning composer RAD LAZER (aka Rafter Roberts). UploadVR: Why did you choose to make this entirely in Unity? Josh Hassin: I come from a background making video games for Sony and others. Unity changed that.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content. The vendor has one of the most compelling collections of tools and headsets on the market, custom-made for different industries like training and simulation, design, and engineering.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

There is a small tab (visible in the image above) that starts a simple Unity-based application, with a series of white and green dots that must be followed by the user. Though 72Hz is listed as “Lab Mode”, it’s fully functional and stable when running in all software I tried including simulation, action games, and visual experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

RT3D engines such as Adobe Substance, Unity, and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. Google first introduced RawNeRF in 2020 as an automated photogrammetry tool that can simulate the real-world lighting of a scanned object. Sony is also empowering the emerging industry 4.0

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

RT3D engines such as Unity and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. Google: RawNeRF Google first introduced RawNeRF in 2020 as an automated photogrammetry tool that can simulate the real-world lighting of a scanned object. Sony is also empowering the emerging industry 4.0

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Upload VR

JUNE 12, 2024

Partnering with Sony, it developed Everybody’s Golf and even created a PlayStation VR version in 2019 , which saw the company make its first steps towards VR. This isn’t aiming to be an accurate true-to-life simulator in the vein of Golf+ , nor is it an off-the-rails mini-golf title.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 11, 2017

This summer, it launched on Sony’s PlayStation VR. According to the team, between the bundling deal and individual sales (of which platform owners like Sony, Facebook and Valve usually take nearly a third) the title has generated more than $1 million. It was a moment that changed their lives. Learning New Skills.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Collectively, these people have shipped Island 359 , Job Simulator , and Fantastic Contraption , some of the most well-known titles out today. Tom Bruckbock (SIEA), Seth Luisi (Impulse Gear), Greg Koreman (Impulse Gear), Richard Marks (Sony Interactive Entertainment). Liz Mercuri (Unity). Room 2024, West Hall.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Attendees learned and experienced the firm’s technologies and the growing number of use cases for simulations, collaboration, engagement, and visualisation. Additionally, the room incorporates a Lenovo ThinkSmart Teams Room device, Crystal Vox Loqui 1 Speakers, a Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling mic, and a Sony digital camera.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2024

Osso Health simulates medical training workflows to suit two standard orthopaedic procedure use cases, such as carpal tunnel release and total knee replacement. The OpenXR API plays a crucial role in many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The image above, clearly an homage to the legendary Unity Cube , demonstrates the position and orientation of optical sensors across different surfaces of the object… this would ensure that sensors are always available as the object is turned or moved. The AIM controller was a very cool peripheral built for Sony’s PSVR system.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. Eye tracking technology detects where a user is looking and simulates that in a virtual space, which developers can leverage for UI, avatar interactions, or gameplay loops.

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Voices of VR

JULY 13, 2023

Liz Hyman President and the CEO of the XR Association (XRA), which is a non-profit, industry trade association representing 47 XR companies including major players like Meta, Google, Microsoft, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, and HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Furthermore, when the remastered version of Resident Evil 4 has been announced, Sony stated that some VR-related content will be released for it (but it is not clear what). Thank you for your understanding and support! Top news of the week. PlayStation announces four games for PSVR 2.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. Eye tracking technology detects where a user is looking and simulates that in a virtual space, which developers can leverage for UI, avatar interactions, or gameplay loops.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

I mean, a game is everything about a simulated world and a story mixed together. So what a game engine do, they can provide you with real time simulated worlds and/or stories. Again, think of it of a simulated world. They do hundreds of simulation for a year, just to solve some very basic problem. What is a game?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

I mean, a game is everything about a simulated world and a story mixed together. So what a game engine do, they can provide you with real time simulated worlds and/or stories. Again, think of it of a simulated world. They do hundreds of simulation for a year, just to solve some very basic problem. What is a game?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

More info (Meta Quest+ gaming service) More info (Cross-buy available for Meta Quest+ games) Unity announces AI tools when Valve stops AI games This week has been an emotional rollercoaster for games (VR and not) made with the support of artificial intelligence. Muse looks a lot like ChatGPT integrated inside Unity.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

I mean, a game is everything about a simulated world and a story mixed together. So what a game engine do, they can provide you with real time simulated worlds and/or stories. Again, think of it of a simulated world. They do hundreds of simulation for a year, just to solve some very basic problem. What is a game?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Unity talked about PlayStation VR 2 at GDC. Unity had a talk about developing for PlayStation VR 2 at GDC 2022. More info (Foveated Tracking boost inside PSVR 2) More info (Full Unity talk at GDC). News worth a mention. boost over a non-foveated-rendered frame and a 1.1–1.4x

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. Cooking Simulator VR is the best VR game of 2021 on SteamVR. What a true pity. More info (E3 Online) More info (Sundance Festival Online).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Jim Ryan hints at a possible PlayStation metaverse The court documents related to the FTC vs Microsoft trial related to the acquisition of Activision contain a very interesting piece of information related to what Sony may be working on. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.”

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Sony will give PS4 camera adapters for PS5 for free. Sony has answered this question in the weekend. Simple WebXR” aims at bringing WebXR to Unity. On GitHub has appeared a new project called “Simple WebXR” aimed at letting you develop WebXR experiences inside Unity.

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