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The XR Week Peek (2020.04.20): Oculus Quest goes AR, Oculus Jedi may be like Valve Knuckles and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.04.20): Oculus Quest goes AR, Oculus Jedi may be like Valve Knuckles and much more!

Heeeeelllo VR people! It’s time for another mega roundup of news! But before reporting to you what has happened this week, I’m pleased to announce that I will actually be a speaker at AWE in the end! There won’t be a physical AWE, but there will be an online one, made through online webinars. The AWE […]

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020
by Skarredghost
How to activate AR in your Oculus Quest Home Menu

How to activate AR in your Oculus Quest Home Menu

Today I was reading Upload VR, and I’ve found a very interesting article by David Heaney stating that now it is possible to use your real environment as your Oculus Quest Home environment. I immediately got excited, because this meant that the Oculus Quest has now some augmented reality functionalities! I tried this new feature, […]

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020
by Skarredghost
Holo-BLSD is a powerful AR tool to teach first-aid procedures and save lives

Holo-BLSD is a powerful AR tool to teach first-aid procedures and save lives

When I was at the Polytechnic of Turin, I already had a strong passion for multimedia technologies, and since VR was still a dream at that time, my first passions were the two technologies that are its foundations, that is computer graphics and computer vision. My teacher of computer vision, that later on would have […]

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.04.13): iPhone 12 adds depth camera, StarVR One is back to the market and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.04.13): iPhone 12 adds depth camera, StarVR One is back to the market and much more!

Happy Easter everyone, and if you don’t celebrate Easter, Happy Sunday! I really wish you and all your families a lot of peace and joy. These are harsh times, but we must stay united and resist. We can do it 🙂 As it is tradition, I prepared a terribly photoshopped image to wish you Happy Holidays! You […]

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.04.06): Niantic buys 6d.ai, Facebook signs deal with Plessey and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.04.06): Niantic buys 6d.ai, Facebook signs deal with Plessey and much more!

This has been the week of the April’s Fool Day, but many brands have canceled their usual pranks because of the current sad situation. I have kept my tradition because I think that in this period we need more smiles than ever and I’ve written this funny post where I spread some fake news on […]

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.03.30): Half-Life: Alyx breaks every VR record, HP teases Reverb G2, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.03.30): Half-Life: Alyx breaks every VR record, HP teases Reverb G2, and more!

The past week has been the week of Half-Life: Alyx, but something else has also happened in the XR world! If you were too focused on smashing headcrabs to read VR news, don’t worry, because the Ghost has got you covered! PS Down in this post, I also describe a virtual festival initiative that we’ve built […]

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.03.23): Half-Life: Alyx launches, Oculus Del Mar leaked, PS5 revealed and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.03.23): Half-Life: Alyx launches, Oculus Del Mar leaked, PS5 revealed and more!

Today is the day! There are a lot of things I will tell you in this roundup of news, but I already know that no one of you is going to care because, well, Half-Life! 😀 Jokes apart, before starting, let me send a big hug to all of you that are in quarantine because of the […]

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.06.13): Magic Leap exploring a sale, events are going virtual and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.06.13): Magic Leap exploring a sale, events are going virtual and more!

Another week closed at home, sending big hugs to all of you VR enthusiasts of the world. Many countries are locking down because of the coronavirus, so I hope you all stay safe, healthy and will be able to keep in touch with the people you love. And if you need some pieces of advice […]

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020
by Skarredghost
How you (a VR professional) can go through the coronavirus lockdown

How you (a VR professional) can go through the coronavirus lockdown

Greetings from the lockdown! As you probably know I’m a VR consultant/developer, and I’m Italian. Here we are currently in lockdown and the situation is pretty frustrating: we can’t travel, we are strongly advised not to go out from home (we must carry a paper that justifies why we are exiting even just to have […]

March 14, 2020March 15, 2020
by Skarredghost
How Mozilla is working on the (privacy-safe) immersive web of the future

How Mozilla is working on the (privacy-safe) immersive web of the future

I’ve had the great pleasure of speaking with Lars Bergstrom, a very smart professional that with the Mixed Reality team at Mozilla works every day to improve the WebXR platform, working for a future immersive web that preserves our privacy and doesn’t clutter us with banners and fake news. He provided me very interesting insights […]

March 13, 2020March 15, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.03.09): New Half-Life: Alyx videos and details, coronavirus makes events go virtual and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.03.09): New Half-Life: Alyx videos and details, coronavirus makes events go virtual and much more!

Yesterday it was International Women’s Day. So I want to thank all the wonderful women that are part of our AR and VR community for what they do every day and I also wish them the best for their future. You’re amazing. As for me, I’ve been flooded by worldwide requests asking how I am here […]

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020
by Skarredghost

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