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Skarredghost

@skarredghost.bsky.social

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#AR #VR developer, consultant, blogger. I love #gamedev, #China, and the Zergs' #QueenOfBlades. Most of the time I've no idea what I'm doing.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · Sep 1

The time has come! My hands-on review of the Vivo Vision Discovery Edition is here! 5000+ words with all the details of my demo session, to tell you everything you need to know about this new device!

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#VirtualReality #MixedReality #technology #Vivo #China

Vivo Vision hands-on: a good, cheaper clone of the Apple Vision Pro

Find out why the Vivo Vision exceeded my expectations. Discover key features and comparisons in this hands-on review article.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 9m

As an enthusiast, I'm disappointed by the release of an #Apple Vision Pro that is just a refresh of the old one. But as an entrepreneur, I understand, because it may make sense on the business side. This is what I talk about in my latest editorial skarredghost.com/2025/10/16/a...

#MixedReality

The new M5 Vision Pro is boring, but it may be the right move for Apple

Discover the M5 Vision Pro launch. While it may seem similar, find out what advantages Apple will have in releasing it

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 11h

After many rumors, the refresh has come!
Apple’s Next Vision Pro with New M5 Chip Launches on October 22nd, Starting at $3,500
www.roadtovr.com/apple-vision...

#Apple #AppleVisionPro #MixedReality

Apple's Next Vision Pro with New M5 Chip Launches on October 22nd, Starting at $3,500

Apple today unveiled its hardware refresh of Vision Pro, which includes its latest M5 chip and a new Dual Knit Band. The News Apple has unveiled the new Vision Pro featuring the M5 chip, which is said...

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 12h

We finally have a launch date for Project Moohan, the first Android XR headset: October, 21st!

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#VirtualReality #MixedReality

Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 2d

According to the latest rumors, Apple has de-preoritized the Vision Pro in favor of glasses.
This, together with other news, is part of my weekly roundup of the best AR/VR news of the week!

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#VirtualReality #MixedReality #Apple

The XR Week Peek (2025.10.13): Valve is ramping up the production of Steam Frame, Apple is prioritizing smartglasses, and more!

Roundup of the most interesting AR/VR news of the week: Valve is ramping up the production of its VR headset, Apple is deprioritizing AVP, and more!

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 4d

It seems that SHARP is working on a lightweight PC #VR headset, something similar to BigScreen Beyond. It is very small and lightweight. The company is also working on some special hardware to provide haptic feedback with controllers

More info on Gizmodo Japan: www.gizmodo.jp/2025/10/3092...

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 4d

I would also add that with v81, people can use Horizon Hyperscape Capture!

Quest v81 Rolling Out With New Immersive Home, Window Anchoring & QuickPlay
www.uploadvr.com/quest-v81-ne...

#VirtualReality #MixedReality #MetaQuest3

Quest v81 Rolling Out With New Immersive Home, Window Anchoring & QuickPlay

Quest's Horizon OS v81 is rolling out now, bringing the Horizon Engine Immersive Home, persistent window anchoring, QuickPlay, and more.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 5d

Hallelujah, it was about time that those low effort clones were removed. They just ruined discoverability without giving no value to the users

Meta Is Delisting Gorilla Tag Clones From Quest's Horizon Store
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#VirtualReality #VR #Meta

Meta Is Delisting Gorilla Tag Clones From Quest's Horizon Store

Over one hundred Gorilla Tag clones have been removed from the Meta Horizon Store in a recent series of mass delistings.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 7d

I suggest watching the full interview so that you can access all the knowledge that Ben has and that he has shared with us. Plus, you can also listen to a fun anecdote involving Palmer Luckey...

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 7d

- What should we expect from the next 15 years in XR (things should move faster than the previous 15 years)

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 7d

- How to be a good VR journalist (be independent, speak only out of verified sources)
- How to design a proper UX in your VR games (copy and evolve some smart solutions that have already been implemented by other games)

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 7d

We covered a lot of topics, and he gave us many lessons, like for instance:
- How a VR indie game studio should perform outreach to be featured in magazines (having a unique value proposition and a custom pitch helps a lot)
- How to write a good VR review (being objective is key)

Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 7d

Watching this #interview, you'll learn a lot of things. I've had the pleasure of speaking with Ben Lang, the founder of Road To #VR, someone who has been in the industry since 2011 (before Oculus was a thing).

skarredghost.com/2025/10/08/b...

#VirtualReality #journalism

Ben Lang gives us great lessons about XR journalism, marketing, and technology

Explore the thoughts of Ben Lang, a leading journalist in XR, as he discusses the industry's evolution and fun anecdotes.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 8d

Ben Lang telling me an interesting anecdote from the early days of #VR. It seems that Palmer Luckey was already nerding on Anduril before Anduril even existed...

The full interview with Ben is coming very soon on my blog. Stay tuned!

#VirtualReality #technology

Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 9d

My roundup of the most interesting XR news of the week is out! Read about the complicated Ray-Ban Meta Display launch, the cancellation of the cheaper Vision Pro, and much more!

skarredghost.com/2025/10/06/m...

#VirtualReality #smartglasses #technology

The XR Week Peek (2025.10.06): Meta launches its display glasses, Apple prepares to launch a refresh of AVP, and more!

Roundup of the most interesting pieces of XR news of the week: Ray-Ban Meta Display glasses have been launched with some issues, ...

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 10d

My hope is that something like this could come in the upcoming years... that would be the real game-changer paradigm if compared to the camera-based tracking.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 10d

Many people (me included) are praising the accuracy of the Neural Band, and this is amazing, because an input mechanism should have a reliability close to 100%. Then we as users have never been trained to just think about actions, it would feel weird and hard to learn.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 10d

Then why isn't this feature available today? My guess is that the reason is twofold. First of all, we have accuracy: the full gesture is more easy to detect for the system.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 10d

If the Neural Band is evolved to this stage, and the users are educated to this, potentially we may not even need to perform air taps, or writing gestures, but we could just think about doing them. This would reduce a lot the fatigue of using XR devices.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 10d

As long as the brain is sending an electric message to the fingers, the full action is not necessary anymore

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 10d

At the beginning of the video, the guy makes an action (a keyboard key press) with his hands, then the bracelet is able to substitute the key pressure, and at the end of the video, the guy doesn't even have to do the action, it is just sufficient that he thinks about it.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 10d

This can be the superpower of the Neural Band that Meta is giving together with the Ray-Ban Meta Display glasses. The video shows a prototype bracelet by CTRL+LABS, the startup acquired by Meta and whose technology was used to develop the Neural Band.

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 11d

Hey Meta, I don't like it Typescript either, but age-restricting it is too much even for my standards

Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 11d

You can do everything

Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 14d

I'm happy to support the XRCC again as a media partner, because it's one of the best hackathons we have in the AR/VR ecosystem!

Register now at XRCC Online forms.immersive-insiders.com/xrcc-global-... and join this cool event!

#VirtualReality #hackathon #technology #innovation #gamedev

immersive insiders – Form

Join XRCC Online – The world's biggest independent XR hackathon: Oct 31 - Nov 21

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Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · 15d

My roundup of the most interesting pieces of #XR news of the week is out! There is a lot to talk about Meta and its strategy revolving around mobile and physical stores, but there are also pieces of news about Niantic, enterprise #AR, and fighting robots!

skarredghost.com/2025/09/30/m...

The XR Week Peek (2025.09.30): Meta bets on Horizon Worlds on mobile, Meta opens physical stores, and more!

Roundup of the most relevant XR news of the week: Meta bets on Horizon Worlds on mobile, while it opens physical stores... and more!

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