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Author: Skarredghost

AR/VR developer, startupper, zombie killer. Sometimes I pretend I can blog, but actually I've no idea what I'm doing. I tried to change the world with my startup Immotionar, offering super-awesome full body virtual reality, but now the dream is over. But I'm not giving up: I've started an AR/VR agency called New Technology Walkers with which help you in realizing your XR dreams with our consultancies (Contact us if you need a project done!)
ONTOP’s ARcade Sports showed me that AR arenas can be fun

ONTOP’s ARcade Sports showed me that AR arenas can be fun

When I was at AWE Europe in Lisbon at the end of 2022, I had the opportunity of meeting with ONTOP‘s CEO Nuno Folhadela and try its very interesting solution, called ARcade Sports, which showed me that multiplayer mobile AR can be fun. I absolutely wanted to write for you a review about this experience […]

April 29, 2023April 29, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.04.24): Apple headset to have iOS apps, Pico launches Pico 4 Pro in China, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.04.24): Apple headset to have iOS apps, Pico launches Pico 4 Pro in China, and more!

This week we had quite a few interesting pieces of XR news. From the nth rumor on the Apple headset to the announcement of the Pico 4 Pro in China, there have been a few things happening that you as an XR enthusiast can’t miss. Here in this roundup, of course, you can find them […]

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023
by Skarredghost
Editorial: Apple Reality may aim to replace the iPad, while Meta…

Editorial: Apple Reality may aim to replace the iPad, while Meta…

I was reading Mark Gurman’s latest rumors about the upcoming Apple headset, and I found his article very intriguing. But not much for the rumored specifications of the device, but more for the applications that were reported to be present at the launch. Let me explain to you why. Apple Reality may be the new […]

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.04.18): Valve confirms it’s working on a VR headset, Quest 2 has 6M+ active users, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.04.18): Valve confirms it’s working on a VR headset, Quest 2 has 6M+ active users, and more!

This hasn’t been the most interesting week ever for XR, because we had no big news. But we had many interesting small pieces of news that are worth a read. And guess where you can find them? Yes, here below, personally curated by your favorite ghost! Top news of the week Valve confirms it is working […]

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023
by Skarredghost
Pico announces G3 headset and gives new life to 3DOF

Pico announces G3 headset and gives new life to 3DOF

At Laval Virtual, Pico has just announced a new headset for its enterprise line: the G3. Surprisingly, it is a 3DOF headset. Pico G3 Headset launched I wasn’t at Laval Virtual this year and I wasn’t even properly briefed about this launch. So when I was lazily looking at an XR news roundup and I […]

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023
by Skarredghost
The 300th XR Week Peek (2023.04.10): Meta innovates image segmentation, Chrome implements WebGPU, and more!

The 300th XR Week Peek (2023.04.10): Meta innovates image segmentation, Chrome implements WebGPU, and more!

It’s the 300th edition of my XR Week Peek. A lot of time has passed by, and I can’t even recall all the countless days I’ve spent reading news about XR and then summarizing them at the end of the week. It’s been a lot of effort, that required me a lot of discipline every […]

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023
by Skarredghost
VR is dead, the metaverse is dead. Maybe.

VR is dead, the metaverse is dead. Maybe.

Here we are again. A few days ago, I was reading some suggested posts on Twitter, and I found a comment from a guy to a post from someone in our VR community saying something like “Admit it, VR is the 3D TV of our times” and getting lots of likes. I hoped that that […]

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.04.03): Apple may unveil its headset on June, 5th; PSVR 2 sales are not great, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.04.03): Apple may unveil its headset on June, 5th; PSVR 2 sales are not great, and more!

Are you ready to read about some interesting pieces of XR news? You are in the right place… Top news of the week Apple may launch its headset on June, 5th Apple has finally announced the date of its upcoming WWDC event: it will be held on June 5–9. The event will be pre-recorded and visible online, […]

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023
by Skarredghost
Skarredghost does not exist, he has always been an artificial intelligence [APRIL FOOLS’ POST]

Skarredghost does not exist, he has always been an artificial intelligence [APRIL FOOLS’ POST]

Today’s article will be a bit different than usual. Who is writing is not Skarredghost, but a spokesperson of UmbrellAI which has been authorized by the company to speak publicly. With today’s post, we want to communicate to the whole VR community a piece of news that may shock some of you, but that signals […]

April 1, 2023April 3, 2023
by Skarredghost
The Fatboy Slim’s concert on ENGAGE was a good moment of fun

The Fatboy Slim’s concert on ENGAGE was a good moment of fun

On Tuesday I had the pleasure of participating in a preview of the concert that Fatboy Slim held inside the VR platform ENGAGE. Could I avoid writing a review for you? Of course not! Fatboy Slim concert ENGAGE is one of the best VR platforms for enterprise usage, and I’ve used it myself a few […]

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.03.27): Vive inside-out Tracker announced, Pico’s launch in the US delayed, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.03.27): Vive inside-out Tracker announced, Pico’s launch in the US delayed, and more!

This has been quite an interesting week. We had at the same time the Game Developer Conference (the GDC) and the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) by NVIDIA, so we had lots of announcements about 3D technology in general and also about XR. Since there are these two conferences with a very similar name happening at […]

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023
by Skarredghost

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