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5 Top Highlights from Facebook Connect keynote

5 Top Highlights from Facebook Connect keynote

Some hours ago the Facebook Connect keynote has finished, so I think it is time to do a quick recap of the most important news announced there. This post is just a short summary of the best of the announcements until now, in case you missed it and you wanted to catch up with the […]

September 16, 2020September 17, 2020
by Skarredghost
My predictions for the Facebook Connect

My predictions for the Facebook Connect

Tomorrow is the big day of the Oculus Connect 7, which has now been sadly rebranded as Facebook Connect. Every year, Oculus has always made astonishing announcements during this yearly event, and we are sure that this year will be no exception to this rule. But what can we expect from it? Let me make […]

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2019.14.09): a new powerful Vive Focus appears, Facebook Connect is coming, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2019.14.09): a new powerful Vive Focus appears, Facebook Connect is coming, and more!

This week has been incredible for me because of the Venice VR Expanded worlds on VRChat I have developed with the VRrOOm team. It’s been a great adventure, and I’m very proud of having been part of it. I hope you have found the time to visit it! This week in VR had interesting news as […]

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
by Skarredghost
The MetaMovie review: Theater meets Virtual Reality in a fun adventure

The MetaMovie review: Theater meets Virtual Reality in a fun adventure

Yesterday at the Venice VR Expanded festival, I finally managed to try “The MetaMovie”, an experience of improvisational theater in VR. I already talked about this project many months ago, when I interviewed its creator Jason Moore and was intrigued by this project, and now I’ve finally been able to experience it. I have to […]

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.09.07): new Quest is coming at $299 and $399, NVIDIA RTX3070 is powerful and affordable and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.09.07): new Quest is coming at $299 and $399, NVIDIA RTX3070 is powerful and affordable and more!

This fall promises to be very interesting for AR and VR, and in this first week of September we had many interesting XR news that are going to heat up the competition in the space! But before talking about it, let me invite you once more to visit the Venice VR Expanded virtual worlds that we […]

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020
by Skarredghost
9 practical lessons for VR events that I’ve learned developing Venice VR Expanded

9 practical lessons for VR events that I’ve learned developing Venice VR Expanded

These are the days of the Venice Film Festival, one of the most important movie festivals in the world. In the last few years, this festival has always had a section dedicated to VR, that according to many was incredibly well-curated. This year, the Venice VR event, called Venice VR Expanded, is going to be […]

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020
by Skarredghost
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

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