AR Insider

MAY 21, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , geospatial gaming experiences from Niantic, or location-specific social AR experiences like Snap’s Local Lenses. In web and mobile search for example, click values are higher when “local intent” is inferred by things like geo-modifiers (e.g. Orbiting Efforts.

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MAY 8, 2021

Work and game on a 148″ augmented reality screen using the companies Pro 3e 5G smart glasses. AR company NuEyes is taking its passion for AR and gaming to the next level with the launch of the Pro 3e 5G-enabled smart glasses through their gaming division, NuGaming. Image Credit: NuEyes. Image Credit: NuEyes.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As reported by Road to VR , Google recently confirmed that the latest iteration of the framework, WebVR 1.1, Speaking at the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality last month, Megan Lindsay, WebVR Product Manager at Google stated that a beta version should launch in December 2016 followed by a stable launch in January 2017.

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MARCH 1, 2024

The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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An explanation of what WebXR is and examples of how it is used. In this post, I will explain the impact of WebXR on the future of the internet and show some examples of what it is capable of. Microsoft Azure’s Mixed Reality API ). Example of WebXR with Spatial.io Examples of WebXR? Gaming Aframe.io

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. Examples of Augmented Reality in Action. Visual augmented reality became mainstream with Pokemon Go (2016) and Snapchat filters, but its use cases are now moving beyond gaming and entertainment.

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For example, like opening your inventory or activating your map and zooming in and tilting your map. The thing is there is a huge amount of possibilities that are unexplored and which could work for games like these. A more challenging thing is how to access the Google Maps API and enabling it within a running app.

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JUNE 18, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , geospatial gaming experiences from Niantic, or location-specific social AR experiences like Snap’s Local Lenses. We’re featuring the video and takeaways for this week’s XR Talks, continuing here in Part I with insights from Google, Niantic and ARWay. First Steps.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Many games are getting a mixed reality update, and the most impressive for me was Eleven Table Tennis, which lets you play in mixed reality with other people that are in your same physical room, so it is like you are playing ping pong for real on the table of your living room! More info — Use Google Translate!

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As we mentioned after Facebook bought Beat Games, it validates exit potential for other startups and game studios in VR, and could stimulate more early-stage activity to work towards that prize. For example, its similarly-named Visual Positioning Service utilizes its database of Street View imagery to localize a given device.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

For some developers, porting an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive game to PlayStation VR is easier said than done. Sports Bar VR and Job Simulator both came from Vive to PS VR with a good degree of success, while games like The Brookhaven Experiment have only made small compromises to make it onto the platform. Tilt Brush, from Google.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

You may not be aware of this but for years now Microsoft has been steadily working to build the world’s smartest computer brain. Today, Microsoft is announcing Custom Speech Service, the latest program to join the ranks of Microsoft Cognitive Services. Now, that brain is getting a whole lot smarter. Meet CRIS and LUIS.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. The time has come: one of the most awaited VR games of the year (or better, one of the most awaited VR modes of a 2D game) has been released. Asobo and Microsoft have worked hard for this and on 22nd, the VR patch has been released. Do you need some examples?

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JULY 28, 2023

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. Microsoft Begin IVAS 1.2 Testing Microsoft may be fighting for Hololens.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Meta announces at Connect Quest Pro and a partnership with Microsoft. There have been a few key announcements at Connect: Meta has launched Quest Pro , its new premium headset, for $1500 Meta announced its focus on a new vertical, productivity Meta has partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to tackle the XR enterprise world.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The same holds for mobile AR apps and glasses: interactions aside, a game like Pokemon Go could be a blast on AR glasses, when they will be launched. This has been the first example of a persistent shared filter. AR games and experiences. Didn’t work (Image by Microsoft). Sounded good. Tech convergence in general.

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MARCH 16, 2023

For example, AR glasses’ style crimes aren’t the same issue in workplace contexts. As seen in the Google Glass era, consumer acceptance and comfort for face-worn hardware (with a camera, no less) is a critical gating factor, and will take a while to overcome. This also comes as headwinds challenge its chief competitor: Microsoft.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. Virtual reality has long ceased to be just a game story and is actively being implemented in all areas of human activity. See Also: 4 Inventive Examples of Virtual Reality in Education.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Eye-tracking is very important for marketing scenarios, to evaluate what you are looking at when you’re watching a commercial of a product, for example. Star Wars: Squadron is the game of the moment. The spaceship dogfighting game set in the Star Wars universe has been awaited for long and in the end, it has fulfilled all its promises.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

It’s been pivotal in aiding remote experts during COVID-19, for example, allowing them to view the physical world in video and annotate objects during video calls. AR has also been making its way into the sports gaming sector. See Also: AR in Sports: Augmented Reality Apps that Bring Fans into the Game. Healthcare.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

The Quest 2 is a great gaming machine offered at a ridiculous price, and it has totally crushed the competition. Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. No one can compete now.

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2021

Just as Google began indexing the web 20 years ago, the next evolution could be for someone to index the physical world in potentially more valuable ways. In fact, Google is a natural candidate to build this physical-world index. The AR Location Wars, Part I: Google. Yet another analogy is the “Internet of places.”

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

The video game industry is a source of constant innovation, with many of its breakthrough technologies being adopted by the business world. The concept of the metaverse is not new to gamers either – persistent, avatar-driven digital environments and even digital currencies have long been accepted as part of mainstream gaming.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

A lot of virtual reality game developers would be VERY happy to have a user spend that much time in their game. Here’s are a few examples of a few sessions, some in excess of 3 hours.[below]. Tilt Brush (Google). Skype (Microsoft) (to stream his sessions so that other can see what he’s doing.). With Tilt Brush….

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AR Insider

JULY 22, 2021

They make it up on the games. Sony, for example, has a mature console ecosystem, with a huge relative advantage in game prices (3x), sales channels and customer base (10x+) over Quest. It’s likely that Sony and Microsoft start to actually make money on the massive quantities of identical hardware by mid-cycle.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Image courtesy Google. Examples of Smartglasses: Everysight Raptor. Google Glass. Image courtesy Microsoft. Examples of AR Headsets: Microsoft HoloLens. Alas, even Google never called Glass “augmented reality,” since the headset was just too limited for AR to be a primary feature.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Allowing users to install and run Android apps on the headset—if just in a ‘flat’ mode on a virtual screen controlled by a laser pointer—could drastically boost the value of the headset by bringing all manner of video players, web browsers, productivity tools, utilities, and even flat games to the device.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. Pokemon Go is the best example for an augmented reality game. Microsoft Hololens is a key player in the MR market. Pokemon Go is a popular example that uses location-based AR.

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JANUARY 14, 2023

I put on the white frames, she put on the other pair and rolled out a fan-made retroreflective mat instead of the standard game board from the box. Creatures and cards sprang to life on the mat in front of me as we played a series of games she launched from her laptop. Must-have games ( Catan is confirmed) and Android support.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) and covered more than 80% of the XR pioneers as communities members.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

Past attempts have been unsuccessful, such as Google Glass, due to reluctance and concerns over ethical issues such as privacy and security of AR glasses. Fast-forward a few years from the failing Google Glass, and now it turns out the popularity of smart-glasses has increased again, thanks to numerous new developments.

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AR Insider

JUNE 23, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” Lastly, Gowalla joins the AR space race with less reach and spending power than the Googles and Snaps of the world.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

So if you just want to play VR games, you had better buy a Quest 2 or a Pico 4. all the games, the integration with an external keyboard, the passthrough, the runtime updates, etc…), and the level of polish it offered, was much superior. Partnership with Microsoft. Highlights of the partnership between Meta and Microsoft.

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JUNE 20, 2021

Another slightly different example is when they acquire a game studio like Beat Games and they say that “Beat Saber will continue being supported on all current platforms” And this is 100% true. On the web, Google has similar behaviors.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

According to CBINSIGHTS , tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) have all been acquiring AI startups aggressively in the last decade. Let’s explain this with the help of an example. This type of technology can be useful to offer smooth experience while playing MMO games.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

An older, but interesting example of marker-based AR is the PlayStation 3 Wonderbook, a gaming ‘peripheral’ that allows players to view a spell book on their screen. For example, an app that can digitally change the color of your couch could be considered superimposition AR. Earlier this year, ARCore v.1.31.0

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ARVR

AUGUST 25, 2022

How the Metaverse will affect the future of the Organizations Image Credit: Unit 2 Games Limited I think that if I ask most people what the Metaverse is, they will start mumbling something related to virtual reality, and some will say online meeting. Since it is still in the making, no one knows. And last year, Warner Bros.

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