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The XR Week Peek (2024.07.16): Samsung to reveal its headset this year, IDC says XR market has plummeted, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.07.16): Samsung to reveal its headset this year, IDC says XR market has plummeted, and more!

I’m back in Italy after all those trips of the previous weeks. I feel tired, but very satisfied with the fantastic people I met and the new hardware I tried. I also caught a cold, so wish me to get well soon!  Summer is not the best season for VR news, but there are some interesting […]

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024
by Skarredghost
Somnium Connect and my hands-on with Teslasuit

Somnium Connect and my hands-on with Teslasuit

On Friday I was in Prague to attend the Somnium Connect 2024. There I had the opportunity to meet with some amazing friends from the VR community and to try very interesting pieces of hardware like the Somnium VR1 headset (hands-on impressions coming soon!) and the Teslasuit haptic suit. Let me tell you everything about […]

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.07.09): App Lab is merging with Quest Store, Lynx complains about the EU fundraising scene, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.07.09): App Lab is merging with Quest Store, Lynx complains about the EU fundraising scene, and more!

I have finally eaten some good pasta here in Italy, but now I’m ready to travel again to London and Prague. I’ve been traveling a bit too much recently… I feel like a rockstar doing a world tour! It’s cool because I’ve been able to connect with amazing people from many countries, but at the […]

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024
by Skarredghost
Hands-on the Pimax Crystal Light at Pimax Global Roadshow London 2024

Hands-on the Pimax Crystal Light at Pimax Global Roadshow London 2024

Today I host another amazing guest article by Rob Cole, the VR ergonomics expert who has ideated the XR Caliper (later XR Modular) controller and has reviewed headsets like the Pimax Crystal already on this blog. Today Rob will tell us about his experience at the Pimax Global Roadshow episode that happened in London a […]

July 8, 2024July 9, 2024
by Skarredghost
How to be a good mentor at an XR hackathon

How to be a good mentor at an XR hackathon

In the last month, I’ve been a mentor/judge at two XR hackathons: the XR Game Jam in Helsinki and the XRCC in Berlin. It’s been a very pleasant experience and I’ve learned a thing or two about how it is being a mentor during this kind of event, so as usual, I want to share […]

July 5, 2024July 7, 2024
by Skarredghost
4 Amazing pieces of advice for VR indie management by Daniel Sproll

4 Amazing pieces of advice for VR indie management by Daniel Sproll

Last week I was in Berlin to attend the XRCC glamhathon (a very glam hackathon) as a mentor and in the mentors’ team there were other very talented XR professionals. One of them was Daniel Sproll, the CEO of Realities.io, the game studio behind Puzzling Places, one of the most successful indie VR games out […]

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.07.02): Upload VR Summer Showcase, Meta Quest’s movable windows, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.07.02): Upload VR Summer Showcase, Meta Quest’s movable windows, and more!

I’m back in Italy after having been a mentor at the XRCC in Berlin! My experience there has been great… maybe I’ll write something about it soon. But there are a lot of pieces of interesting XR news to talk about… so why should I speak about me now? 😀 Top news of the week The UploadVR […]

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2024.06.25): Apple is working on a cheaper Vision Pro, Meta reorganizes Reality Labs, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2024.06.25): Apple is working on a cheaper Vision Pro, Meta reorganizes Reality Labs, and more!

AWE has come to an end. I’m spending my last night in LA and tomorrow (which will be “today” when the newsletter is published) I’m going to fly to Berlin to be a mentor at the XRCC hackathon. My experience at AWE has been great: I reached the goals I had set for myself before […]

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024
by Skarredghost
AWE: Hands-on Logitech stylus for Quest, Petaray lightfield AR, and Spacebar Arcade!

AWE: Hands-on Logitech stylus for Quest, Petaray lightfield AR, and Spacebar Arcade!

AWE US has come to an end. It’s been very tiresome, but in the end, I loved to go there. It has been a great occasion to reconnect with many friends, meet new people, and do useful business meetings. I also met Palmer Luckey for the first time there! I am super tired, but I’m […]

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024
by Skarredghost
AWE: Hands-on haptic gloves HaptX, a test of Varjo Teleport, and Palmer Luckey’s announcement!

AWE: Hands-on haptic gloves HaptX, a test of Varjo Teleport, and Palmer Luckey’s announcement!

These days at AWE are being intense… in a good way. Today I have selected two cool things to talk about with you: the new version of the haptic gloves HaptX, and the new “Teleport” service by Varjo. Then I am reporting you the (in)famous announcement by Palmer Luckey about him working on a new […]

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024
by Skarredghost
AWE: Hands-on Freeaim walking shoes, some pictures of WEART new gloves… and a selfie with a giant chicken!

AWE: Hands-on Freeaim walking shoes, some pictures of WEART new gloves… and a selfie with a giant chicken!

The 1st day of AWE has just ended and I’m back at my apartment very tired but also very happy. It’s been a great day: I’ve tried many amazing products, I’ve met a lot of good friends, and I’ve got to know new interesting people. It’s the magic of AWE: every single day is so […]

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024
by Skarredghost

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