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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!)
The 5 most important XR-related pieces of news from Google I/O 2023

The 5 most important XR-related pieces of news from Google I/O 2023

Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. During its keynote, the CEO Sundar Pichai announced many new products of the company. Of course, AI has been the star of the show, with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there […]

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
by Skarredghost
My experience with GitHub Copilot: can AI speed up the work of a VR developer?

My experience with GitHub Copilot: can AI speed up the work of a VR developer?

The first time I heard about GitHub Copilot I was like WOW. It was far before the hype for artificial intelligence, and it was already promising an AI-powered system to speed up the work of developers. The teaser video showed a system that was able to predict what you wanted to write and write it […]

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.05.08): Quest Gaming Showcase to come on June 1, Zappar shows Zapbox cheap AR headset, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.05.08): Quest Gaming Showcase to come on June 1, Zappar shows Zapbox cheap AR headset, and more!

Welcome back to the last completely human-written newsletter that remained on Earth! You can be sure that this article has been entirely crafted by some breathing meat… for the good and the bad.  It’s a few weeks that nothing truly relevant is happening in the XR field: it seems the most interesting articles lately are all […]

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023
by Skarredghost
How to implement the new required User Reporting Tool for your Meta Quest app

How to implement the new required User Reporting Tool for your Meta Quest app

A new requirement for all multiplayer applications that are already published or will be published on the Meta Quest Store is to implement the “User Reporting” system. Let’s see what it is about and let me tell you how to implement it. User Reporting Tool In the effort to make its Virtual Reality (or should […]

May 6, 2023May 6, 2023
by Skarredghost
Hands-On Quest Menu Direct Touch Interactions

Hands-On Quest Menu Direct Touch Interactions

Quest runtime v50 has brought with it an interesting innovation: the ability to interact with the main menu by directly touching it with your fingers as if it were a tablet. But is it as cool as it seems from the videos? Read my review and you will discover it! Direct touch interactions Before Meta […]

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.05.01): Meta still committed to the Metaverse, Jio launches Dive headset, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.05.01): Meta still committed to the Metaverse, Jio launches Dive headset, and more!

Happy International Workers’ Day! I hope you are enjoying this day of rest that is recognized in many countries all around the world. Personally, I’m celebrating it by working, so that today you can have your favorite weekly summary of XR news! The past week has been actually quite positive for me: I have discovered that […]

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
by Skarredghost
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

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