Amazon, How To, Microsoft and Unreal

The XR Week Peek (2020.09.28): The debate on Facebook continues, Microsoft acquires Zenimax, and more!

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Let’s see how things will turn out: IMHO the Quest 2 will sell a lot, because even if Facebook loses some hardcore VR users, it will gain many new casual users , and so its business will stay healthy. Microsoft has acquired Zenimax for $7.5B. More info (Microsoft acquiring Zenimax) More info (John Carmack commenting the news).

Microsoft

Microsoft Magic Leap Europe AR

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

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Someone invokes saviors like Google and Amazon, but even if they managed to succeed, they are other data-harvesting companies , so in any case, we are f**ked. Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic). Other relevant news.

Unreal

Unreal Apple Government Data

The XR Week Peek (2021.05.24): Snap releases new Spectacles AR glasses, Quest releases runtime v29, and more!

The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

The Verge) More info (How to get Snapchat Spectacles 4) More info (Snap acquires WaveOptics). Quest 2 recalled from Amazon EU for skin irritation issue. Facebook is working with Amazon to solve all the bureaucratic stuff and we hope that sales can start again soon. Microsoft confirms (again) it wants to build consumer HoloLens.

AR

AR Google Machine Learning Haptic

The XR Week Peek (2021.03.01): Sony confirms PSVR 2, Facebook teases Quest 2 Pro, and more!

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

All the 3 major VR runtimes (Oculus, SteamVR, Microsoft) are now compatible with OpenXR , and this means that on the runtime layer on PC, now OpenXR has been fully integrated. This means that if you develop an experience using OpenXR, you can run it on Oculus, SteamVR, and Microsoft runtimes with no modification. Learn more.

Sony

Sony Oculus Unity AR

Assembling a Billion Polygons in Real-Time, with Epic Games' Marc Petit

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

Gaming

Gaming Unreal Data Machine Learning

Assembling a Billion Polygons in Real-Time, with Epic Games' Marc Petit

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

Gaming

Gaming Unreal Data Machine Learning

Assembling a Billion Polygons in Real-Time, with Epic Game’s Marc Petit

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

Unreal

Unreal Data Machine Learning Tools

Lighting the Torch for In-App AR Development, with TORCH’s Paul Reynolds

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

What we really wanted to focus on was allowing people to iterate in augmented reality — directly within augmented reality — as opposed to sitting on a desktop computer and trying to figure out how to work a game editor, and get more people able to work productively in 3D. And brands are trying to figure out how to get into that.

AR

AR Magic Leap Unity Augmented Reality

Lighting the Torch for In-App AR Development, with TORCH’s Paul Reynolds

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

What we really wanted to focus on was allowing people to iterate in augmented reality — directly within augmented reality — as opposed to sitting on a desktop computer and trying to figure out how to work a game editor, and get more people able to work productively in 3D. And brands are trying to figure out how to get into that.

AR

AR Magic Leap Unity Augmented Reality

Lighting the Torch for In-App AR Development, with TORCH's Paul Reynolds

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

What we really wanted to focus on was allowing people to iterate in augmented reality -- directly within augmented reality -- as opposed to sitting on a desktop computer and trying to figure out how to work a game editor, and get more people able to work productively in 3D. And brands are trying to figure out how to get into that.

AR

AR Magic Leap Unity Augmented Reality

HR in XR, with BrainXchange’s Emily Friedman

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I pulled down the thing and it walked me step by step how to change an air filter. And while I don’t think the use cases are really there for consumers yet, and the devices aren’t quite there– although I was really impressed with Unreal’s mixed reality glasses. How would they get started? Emily: Yeah.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning Training Wearables AR

HR in XR, with BrainXchange’s Emily Friedman

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I pulled down the thing and it walked me step by step how to change an air filter. And while I don’t think the use cases are really there for consumers yet, and the devices aren’t quite there– although I was really impressed with Unreal’s mixed reality glasses. How would they get started? Emily: Yeah.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning Training Wearables AR

HR in XR, with BrainXchange's Emily Friedman

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I pulled down the thing and it walked me step by step how to change an air filter. And while I don't think the use cases are really there for consumers yet, and the devices aren't quite there-- although I was really impressed with Unreal's mixed reality glasses. How would they get started? I don't know anything about a tractor.

Machine Learning

Machine Learning Training Wearables AR

XR Podcast Hosts Unite, with Voices of VR Podcast’s Kent Bye – Part 1

XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And I feel like there’s going to be this great convergence at some point in terms of figuring out how to engage people within a story to help teach them these different concepts. We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. But once the WebXR 2.0

Industry

Industry Augmented Reality AR Technology

Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?’s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

I started working on VR versions of things, so they could reach in and grab the cables that they would have to unplug and plug in, essentially saving the IT techs time on the phone by training the employees as how to run their cafés. Amazon Sumerian. We’re not tied to Microsoft. I reached out, grab a cup of coffee.

Tips

Tips Training Augmented Reality Exercises

Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?’s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

I started working on VR versions of things, so they could reach in and grab the cables that they would have to unplug and plug in, essentially saving the IT techs time on the phone by training the employees as how to run their cafés. Amazon Sumerian. We’re not tied to Microsoft. I reached out, grab a cup of coffee.

Tips

Tips Training Augmented Reality Exercises

XR Podcast Hosts Unite, with Voices of VR Podcast's Kent Bye - Part 1

XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And I feel like there's going to be this great convergence at some point in terms of figuring out how to engage people within a story to help teach them these different concepts. We've got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. Anybody can do this, not just developers.

Industry

Industry Augmented Reality AR Technology

Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?'s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

I started working on VR versions of things, so they could reach in and grab the cables that they would have to unplug and plug in, essentially saving the IT techs time on the phone by training the employees as how to run their cafés. Amazon Sumerian. We're not tied to Microsoft. there's just all these tools. I jumped back.

Tips

Tips Training Augmented Reality Exercises

XR Podcast Hosts Unite, with Voices of VR Podcast’s Kent Bye – Part 1

XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

And I feel like there’s going to be this great convergence at some point in terms of figuring out how to engage people within a story to help teach them these different concepts. We’ve got AR platforms being hosted by Amazon, by Facebook, by Snapchat, where you can develop your own AR lenses. But once the WebXR 2.0

Industry

Industry Augmented Reality AR Technology

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Lighting the Torch for In-App AR Development, with TORCH’s Paul Reynolds

Lighting the Torch for In-App AR Development, with TORCH’s Paul Reynolds

Lighting the Torch for In-App AR Development, with TORCH's Paul Reynolds

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HR in XR, with BrainXchange’s Emily Friedman

HR in XR, with BrainXchange's Emily Friedman

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