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KLM’s Chris Koomen teaches us how to use AR/VR in the civil aviation sector

KLM’s Chris Koomen teaches us how to use AR/VR in the civil aviation sector

It’s a while that I virtually know Chris Koomen, a talented professional that works with immersive technologies at KLM. During all these months, I had the occasion of reading on Linkedin about all his cool prototypes and enterprise solutions that he and his colleagues have developed inside the company, ranging from 360 videos to hand-tracked […]

September 3, 2020September 13, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.08.31): Oculus becomes Facebook Reality Labs, Horizon gets revealed and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.08.31): Oculus becomes Facebook Reality Labs, Horizon gets revealed and more!

This week we have lots of news about Ocu…ehm Facebook! But before digging into them, let me invite you to the official Venice VR Expanded world that I helped building inside VRChat that kickstarts September, 2nd! More info in the article below. Top news of the week Facebook Connect is coming September, 16th Oculus de facto […]

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020
by Skarredghost
My professional opinion on Facebook Horizon

My professional opinion on Facebook Horizon

Today I woke up finding on the various VR magazines the preview reviews about the upcoming Facebook Horizon. Unluckily I have not been among the lucky ones that have had the opportunity of trying it in preview (probably the meme of Zuck dressed as an angel that I used in my previous posts has not […]

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020
by Skarredghost
MetaVRse is the XR engine for enterprise

MetaVRse is the XR engine for enterprise

Today I feature a great interview with one of the most important people in the AR space: Alan Smithson. I virtually know Alan since some years, and I have always admired his ability to combine his entrepreneurial skills with his passion for immersive realities so that to be successful by doing the things that he […]

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

This week in XR has been incredibly calm and nothing important has happened, apart from little things like the riot of the entire XR community against Facebook 🙂 Jokes apart, I’m working to organize my blog’s 4th birthday party on VRChat… you asked for it, and you will have it! Top news of the week Oculus devices will […]

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020
by Skarredghost
All you need to know about developing and sideloading on Quest under the new Facebook account policy

All you need to know about developing and sideloading on Quest under the new Facebook account policy

This week in VR has been pretty explosive because of the announcement made by Facebook that will force VR people to have a Facebook account to use their VR headsets. I’ve read news, editorials, and also lots of memes about it, and I think you too. But as a developer, I also wondered what this […]

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020
by Skarredghost
Crisis VRigade 2 Review: hide and shoot to your victory!

Crisis VRigade 2 Review: hide and shoot to your victory!

Crisis VRigade has been one of the most successful game on SideQuest, and strong of this success, indie dev studio Sumalab has decided to create a new episode of the saga, Crisis VRigade 2, that has been released to various platforms. I have tried the PC VR version on Steam, and here I’m sharing with […]

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.08.17): Facebook Horizon avatars revealed, Mozilla dismantles its XR team, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.08.17): Facebook Horizon avatars revealed, Mozilla dismantles its XR team, and more!

My blog has just turned 4 years old and I’m incredibly happy about it! I’m thinking about making a VRChat party to celebrate this anniversary and I will keep you posted about when this is going to happen! For the rest, this week in VR has been the typical summer week when nothing special has happened […]

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
by Skarredghost
In Death: Unchained review: a cool VR rogue-lite game

In Death: Unchained review: a cool VR rogue-lite game

It’s a while I haven’t written a gaming review on this blog, so let’s break this long time interval with the review of one of the cool new games for the Oculus Quest: “In Death: Unchained”. In Death is a famous VR game for PC by Solfar Studios, and the game has been recently ported […]

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020
by Skarredghost
Daniel Beauchamp inspires us to do more crazy experiments in VR

Daniel Beauchamp inspires us to do more crazy experiments in VR

In 4 days it will be the 4th birthday of my blog, and so in this period, I want to write some special posts to celebrate. One of them is today’s article, where I interview one of the people whose work has inspired me the most this year: Daniel Beauchamp. Daniel is an XR professional […]

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.08.10): Valve Index gains market share, Hitman 3 is coming to PSVR and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.08.10): Valve Index gains market share, Hitman 3 is coming to PSVR and more!

It’s a sunny Summer day here, and many people are in vacation. But XR never stops, so here below you’ll find the roundup of the most interesting news of the past week. Before leaving you to it, I want to remind you that in 5 days it will be my blog’s birthday! This year I’m unsure […]

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
by Skarredghost

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