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7 pieces of advice if you have to remotely work as a VR developer from China

7 pieces of advice if you have to remotely work as a VR developer from China

You all know that I’m spending a few weeks in China, and apart from eating a lot, I’ve also to keep working remotely at our VRROOM platform for concerts and live shows. I was a bit worried about the possibility of working remotely from here, and some people from the team were, too. There is […]

January 28, 2023January 31, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.01.23): Microsoft shuts down Altspace and MRTK, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.01.23): Microsoft shuts down Altspace and MRTK, and more!

Welcome to another roundup of AR/VR news of the week! I’m still writing from China, and this week I spent the Chinese New Year here… it was an interesting experience, and if you lost my funny story about it, you can still have a look at it in my dedicated post.  Wishing you all a very […]

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023
by Skarredghost
All the best AR/VR news from CES 2023

All the best AR/VR news from CES 2023

It is a tradition of this blog to have a long roundup of the best XR news from CES every year. Could I make an exception for this year? Of course not. So here you are a collection of the best news in immersive realities from the CES 2023, with many links to go deeper! […]

January 19, 2023January 20, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.01.16): Meta discontinues Quest 1, Apple HMD is in the hand of developers, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.01.16): Meta discontinues Quest 1, Apple HMD is in the hand of developers, and more!

Hello from Qingdao, China! I’m happy to be back in the Far East of the world after such a long time, and I’m actually quite enjoying my time here, even if I still spend a lot of hours working remotely. I want to start this newsletter by thanking you all that attended the alpha concert […]

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.01.10): HTC launches Vive XR Elite at CES, new rumors about Apple, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.01.10): HTC launches Vive XR Elite at CES, new rumors about Apple, and more!

It’s another tough day of work, with me finishing most of my tasks at midnight. But it’s ok… we are all excited because tomorrow we are finally launching our platform for virtual concerts and live shows! Please join the alpha launch of the VRROOM platform today Jan, 10th at 8 pm CET and live with […]

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023
by Skarredghost
A few thoughts on the Vive XR Elite

A few thoughts on the Vive XR Elite

One of the most important XR news from CES has been the reveal by HTC of the Vive XR Elite. I’ve always published news articles about the release of all the most recent HTC headsets, but this time I wasn’t at CES and I hadn’t received any kind of press material from the company, so […]

January 8, 2023January 8, 2023
by Skarredghost
Enjoy an innovative VR concert during the VRROOM Alpha

Enjoy an innovative VR concert during the VRROOM Alpha

The time for the big reveal has come. You know that I’ve been very busy the last few months with a project I was working on. Finally, I can tell you what I was working on: a cool platform for VR concerts that you will be able to join on January, 10th! VRROOM I started […]

January 3, 2023January 8, 2023
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2023.01.02): HTC’s new headset is the Vive XR Elite, Meta buys Luxecel, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2023.01.02): HTC’s new headset is the Vive XR Elite, Meta buys Luxecel, and much more!

HAPPY 2023! I wish you all that your dream may come true in this new year.  And I know that one of your dreams was having a weekly roundup of the best XR news… so… here you are! Top news of the week HTC’s new headset may be called Vive XR Elite Thanks to the support of the […]

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023
by Skarredghost
HTC’s upcoming headset name and (maybe) price could have been leaked

HTC’s upcoming headset name and (maybe) price could have been leaked

Let’s start this 2023 with a leak! I’ve been tipped about the fact that the Korean store of HTC may have accidentally leaked the name of the new Vive headset that will be revealed at CES… and maybe also its price. The Vive “Flowcus” HTC has been teasing a new standalone headset for months, without […]

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023
by Skarredghost
Mixed Reality: why it is cool and when it does fit your VR experience (…or not)

Mixed Reality: why it is cool and when it does fit your VR experience (…or not)

For this end of the year, I want to talk about one of the big trends we are experiencing in the immersive realities ecosystem: the growing attention to mixed reality. All the new headsets (starting from Quest Pro and Pico 4) are featuring color passthrough vision and this trend is here to stay because every […]

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2022.12.27): Somnium VR1 to be revealed at CES, Wireless PSVR 2 still a possibility, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2022.12.27): Somnium VR1 to be revealed at CES, Wireless PSVR 2 still a possibility, and more!

Welcome to the last newsletter of 2022! It’s been an interesting year for XR, and I’m glad that we did this journey together. Thanks for the trust you are giving me and for reading this column I publish every week… I hope it has been useful for you this year and that it will still […]

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022
by Skarredghost

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