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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.12): HTC and Pico are ready to launch new VR headsets, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2021.04.12): HTC and Pico are ready to launch new VR headsets, and more!

This week has been pretty crazy: It all started with Facebook approving my silly The Unity Cube application (an application with just a cube) on App Lab. I’ve written a post to spread the news, highlighting the lessons learned from this app that I made to test the App Lab process and promote freedom for […]

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2021.04.05): Rumors on a Apple headset intensify, Quest 2 sales grow fast, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2021.04.05): Rumors on a Apple headset intensify, Quest 2 sales grow fast, and more!

I hope yesterday you had a Happy Easter or a peaceful 清明节. Today in Italy it should be the day when we go pic-nicking… but given the fact that we are in lockdown, I’ll just eat a lot at home 🙂 While I send you a lot of good vibes, let’s see together what have been the […]

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021
by Skarredghost
How to easily make a cross-platform VR application in Unity for Oculus, Wave, and SteamVR

How to easily make a cross-platform VR application in Unity for Oculus, Wave, and SteamVR

Some days ago, I was looking at the code of HitMotion: Reloaded, the fitness game that we of New Technology Walkers developed some years ago for the Vive Focus Plus, and all the intricate system I had to make in Unity to have a cross-platform VR game… and I wondered: “Is all of this mess […]

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2021.01.11): CES is starting, Facebook smartglasses are coming “soon”, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2021.01.11): CES is starting, Facebook smartglasses are coming “soon”, and much more!

2021 has just started and we’re all curious to know what are the big XR surprises it will gift to us. Until now, nothing special has happened yet, but I want to be confident about the future… Top news of the week Virtual CES is about to start and will feature AR and VR devices CES is […]

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021
by Skarredghost
How to gift a game on the Oculus Store

How to gift a game on the Oculus Store

Christmas is coming, and it is the time of the year where people make gifts for each other. One of the best gifts that you can make to a virtual reality gamer is a VR game, and finally, after years that we have awaited for this feature, it is possible to gift a game to […]

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

Coronavirus is back in Italy and from yesterday we’re having new restrictions like a night curfew, some kind of shops closed, etc… I hope that you and the people you love are safe. These will be complicated weeks, and I hope that we’ll be able to go through them together. Now let’s dig into the best […]

October 26, 2020October 26, 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 (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
Interview with Robert Scoble about Oculus Quest 2, Apple Glasses and more!

Interview with Robert Scoble about Oculus Quest 2, Apple Glasses and more!

Some days ago, I have been very pleased to interview Robert Scoble, the famous technologist. He has seen Silicon Valley come to life, he has been the first one to test Siri, Flipboard and even the first one to go on a Tesla with Elon Musk. He has a very interesting working story, having worked […]

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.05.17): Apple Glasses are sleek, UE5 rises hype, NVIDIA releases CloudXR SDK, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.05.17): Apple Glasses are sleek, UE5 rises hype, NVIDIA releases CloudXR SDK, and more!

This week has been like an out-of-season Christmas for us XR enthusiast! Lots of interesting news, some of which have just made my jaw to drop! So let me stop talking and let’s dig into them immediately! Top news of the week Apple glasses are coming in 2021–2022 and they are incredibly sleek Apple glasses are […]

May 17, 2020May 17, 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

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