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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.30): Quest 3 preview, XR journalists invited to WWDC, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.05.30): Quest 3 preview, XR journalists invited to WWDC, and more!

This will be a newsletter written on the road: I’ve prepared the material in Italy, I’m currently writing these words from the Frankfurt airport (Germany), I will keep writing on the plane across the ocean and I will finalize everything in Sunnyvale (California, USA). I’m traveling to the US to attend AWE, but this is […]

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023
by Skarredghost
Dynaimic Apps: How to create a mixed reality experience whose logic is generated at runtime by AI

Dynaimic Apps: How to create a mixed reality experience whose logic is generated at runtime by AI

Today I want to take you on a journey on one of the coolest prototypes I’ve ever worked on, which is about creating Unity applications that can dynamically modify their logic at runtime depending on the user’s needs thanks to generative artificial intelligence. And it will have a happy open-source ending, so make sure to […]

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023
by Skarredghost
Let’s meet at AWE… and “storm” Apple Park together!

Let’s meet at AWE… and “storm” Apple Park together!

Next week I’ll fly again to the US, and in particular to Silicon Valley to attend AWE again. It’s a good occasion to meet there or to do something together for the possible launch of the Apple headset. AWE US It’s again the time of the year when I attend the Augmented World Expo (AWE) […]

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.05.23): Leaks and rumors about Apple headset intensify, VRChat to launch Creator Economy, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.05.23): Leaks and rumors about Apple headset intensify, VRChat to launch Creator Economy, and more!

It’s been a strange week. On the technological side, it has been exciting. Since there is the possibility that Apple announces its headset soon, all the companies are rushing to announce what they have in the pipeline before the big day. This means that these days we are going to have a lot of announcements. […]

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
by Skarredghost
Netvios tells us the differences between the VR gaming market in China and in the West

Netvios tells us the differences between the VR gaming market in China and in the West

When I visited China at the beginning of the year, I had the pleasure of visiting Netvios offices in Guangzhou and speaking with Anjie Cao, the CEO of the company. She gave me a very interesting presentation about the status of VR in China and the difficulties of launching a VR game there. In this […]

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
by Skarredghost
Pico 4 Spotlight hands-on: a must-have for VR demos in exhibitions

Pico 4 Spotlight hands-on: a must-have for VR demos in exhibitions

While everyone is focused on every minimal update on the Quest operating system, Pico has just added to its runtime a feature called Spotlight that makes it become the to-go device for VR demos in exhibitions and B2B settings. Let me tell you everything about it! Pico 4 Spotlight – Video I’ve come back to […]

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023
by Skarredghost
Super-Interview with Jan Goetgeluk, the CEO of Virtuix, about the story of his company, the Omni One, and the future of VR

Super-Interview with Jan Goetgeluk, the CEO of Virtuix, about the story of his company, the Omni One, and the future of VR

Today I’m very proud to publish an interview with Jan Goetgeluk, the CEO of Virtuix. Virtuix is one of the first VR startups I got to hear about when I started with VR. I was doing full-body VR with Kinects at Immotionar, when Virtuix started its Kickstarter campaign and generated a lot of hype. I […]

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.05.15): Google confirms headset with Samsung, Ultraleap teases a new device, and more!

It’s time for another roundup of amazing XR news. Are you ready? Top news of the week Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. During the keynote, CEO Sundar Pichai and his collaborators announced interesting features both for AR and VR. I’ve written […]

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
by Skarredghost
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
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

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