ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel. He gave examples of some applications of VR that have nothing to do with gaming, such as house tours, and meetings.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2019

I can say that this week we had no disruptive news about XR hardware or software , and most news that I’ve read on the most popular VR magazines have been about content, mostly games. Sony has acquired Insomniac Games. Sony has acquired Insomniac Games , one of the most talented game studios among the ones focused on Virtual Reality.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For example, companies will need to develop and deploy benchmarks and evaluation standards. It will also “foster a vibrant AI hardware accelerator ecosystem” by increasing the number of contributions and adoptions of key software technologies.

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VRWorld

MAY 11, 2016

For example, AMD sealed the deal with THATIC , Chinese government owned investment fund – which will see their x86 processors enter Chinese enterprise and government sectors in a big way. However, according to sources in the know, this placeholder has another existing customer, whose name is SONY. 120-220 million).

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JANUARY 31, 2024

AR|VR|MR 2024, apart from other emerging technology, shows its focus display and waveguide solutions – the hardware and software that powers immersive visualisation on MR headsets, AR smart glasses, and more. What sets SPIE?AR|VR|MR Zinn Labs Debuts AI-ready Eye-Tracking System at SPIE.AR|VR|MR Moreover, events like SPIE.AR|VR|MR

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ARVR

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Beyond the much-anticipated and highly-leaked cousin of the Quest 2, orbiting news from Meta Connect included Microsoft gaming and productivity integrations, as well as highly-demanded avatar legs. the rest going to Valve and Sony?—?this Hardware volume is also a key step as larger installed bases attract content creators.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

Both Apple and Google already have very popular stores , they have full suits of tools (think about the Google Docs suite) and entertainment channels (think about Apple TV), and they have enormous expertise in building hardware and operating systems. And they are entering it to dominate it. This is the moment of the truth for Meta.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For example, those using a flight simulator can use 3D sound to locate a fault signal or briefing intercom. These tools leverage existing device hardware across smartphones, laptops, PCs, tablets, and headsets to recreate immersive audio for listeners. This comes amid a series of collaborations between manufacturers and big tech firms.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image by Sony). Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment. So, PSVR2 probably won’t launch before 2022 : Sony can afford that also because it has no competition in the console VR space , so there is no need to rush.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 24, 2017

Facebook and Oculus are insistent that 2017 is all about content; we won’t see any new hardware released in the remaining five months of the year. Are Microsoft’s Mixed Reality headsets any good? Microsoft seems like the wild card in VR right now. Can we expect a cut in the near future? If not, it could be disasters.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 5, 2022

Some of the very first mainstream examples of augmented and virtual reality were delivered directly to the entertainment world, and many were met with significant levels of demand. The Metaverse: Virtually every major gaming company, from Sony and Microsoft to Ubisoft is now investing in the Metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta has not explained why it was removed: some people suspect it was because it could have been used “to see through some clothes”, but I don’t know if the truth is actually some software/hardware incompatibility. Partnership with Microsoft. Highlights of the partnership between Meta and Microsoft.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 5, 2016

. “This may not be the most technologically advanced headset on the market, but for console gamers that want a taste of the power and potential of virtual reality, it’s hard not to recommend what Sony has created,” we concluded, stating that the future of console gaming has finally arrived.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

We have no clue of when it will be released, but if you remember, last week Youtuber Eric For President revealed that some sources of his talk about a September reveal for the “VR hardware we want” from Facebook. Some reviews of VR hardware. If you love technical hardware details about XR devices, I recommend you read this article!

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

At a time when modern VR was finding its feet, Sony championed the potential of console-based virtual reality with PlayStation VR on PS4, housing an impressive library of exclusive games like WipeOut: Omega Collection , Astro Bot: Rescue Mission and Blood & Truth. Sony remains the only console manufacturer committed to VR at this level.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 20, 2021

I’m not surprised at all: I’m more surprised actually that Facebook entered the hardware business than I am for Facebook doing ads in AR and VR. The undercost hardware subsidized by other forms of content is something that consoles have made far before Facebook. It builds its own hardware. Personally, I did not.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. Take, for example, Lufthansa – they train their aircrew through a VR application created by NMY Mixed Reality Studio.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, with more recent commercial headsets like the Meta Quest Pro and Sony’s PSVR 2, the technology is finding a home in affordable immersive products. Take, for example, Lufthansa – they train their aircrew through a VR application created by NMY Mixed Reality Studio.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

Networking libraries, VR hardware, AR glasses, common standards… nothing is ready to build the metaverse in the short term. PSVR 2 Controllers (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). The new Sony headset may convince more developers to create high-end games for this console , if it sells enough.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This includes Varjo’s XR-2, Microsoft’s HoloLens 2, Pico Interactive’s Pico 4 Enterprise, and Meta Platform’s Quest Pro. Along with hardware solutions, these companies are creating their own comprehensive solutions for their respective headset lineups.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 24, 2023

Instead, he has concentrated his journalistic efforts on a stereotypical dystopia of avatars and social media white elephants from a caricatured Meta, Microsoft AltSpaceVR, and Decentraland. This fallacy consciously overlooks the massive numbers of startups, tech firms, analysts, experts, and others involved in the industry.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Snapchat finally announced their hardware play and changed the company name to Snap, Inc. SONY PARTNERS WITH CONTENT STUDIO REALITY ONE. MICROSOFT NABS MARK BOLAS, RENOWNED VR PIONEER. SNAPCHAT LETS THE SPECTACLES OUT OF THE BAG. …and more. NBC TEAMS UP W/ ALTSPACE TO STREAM PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN VR. SEE (AND SMELL?)

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

As a standalone VR headset built on smartphone hardware, Quest can’t compete in the graphics department against high-end PC VR headsets, but there’s no question that it’s the class leader in ease-of-use (a place where tethered headsets are still struggling). Valve Index. Image courtesy Valve. Image courtesy HP.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Recently, Valve announced delays to their new Steam Deck handheld, whilst Megadodo Games announced a delayed, limited production run of their DecaGear before leaving the hardware market completely. It wasn’t even possible to buy another Tundra HDK, and months later they are still showing out of stock. Image provided by Rob Cole).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Oculus wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. The bombshell comes directly from Jason Rubin, that interviewed from Kotaku, has clearly said that he wants to trade exclusive games with Sony. Microsoft has showcased a great holographic translating technology. Do you want some examples? (Image by Capcom).

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Uptake of virtual reality hardware continues its upward trend, according to the latest numbers from independent market analysis firm, Canalys. Meanwhile, Sony, Oculus , and HTC continue to dominate the VR hardware marketplace, with an 86% combined market share. Cultural factors also appear to be driving VR demand.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Small startups can’t compete with big companies, so usually, startups produce expensive headsets at a smaller scale to survive : see VRgineers or Varjo as an example. While HTC is struggling on the hardware side, I think that it is moving very well to create a good software ecosystem, at least in China. HTC launches Vive XR Suite.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 14, 2023

For example, a real-time strategy game like Command & Conquer might feel amazing on the hardware. And if you stack the billions spent there against Sony, Microsoft, Magic Leap, Google, Apple and others, are all these executives investing too much on AR & VR, or too little?

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents like Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft or Snap already own global social graphs, but perhaps looking to unseat them could be the multiplayer gaming behemoths like Sony, Activision Blizzard or EA, or 3D-specific ideas like Aura’s “avatar as a service”.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 8, 2019

2019 has been a big year for virtual reality (VR) hardware, with the launch of Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive Cosmos, HP Reverb and Valve Index, giving customers plenty of choices. A big part of the announcement focused on the new controllers, updating the current DualShock 4 device with haptics and adaptive triggers.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 26, 2017

Why do people fork over cash for new hardware when the well is dry, but shy away from it during a boom? For example, let’s say you bought Gears of War 2 in November 2008 when it launched. And that’s a conservative example. Then consider their platforms, made by Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. What gives?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2018

This is the first post in a series of technical posts in which we will be covering the bare bones of a Virtual Reality API (Application Programming Interface) and coding a few examples using it. Where OpenVR stands between our application and the hardware (Image by Valve).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

Sony is going to try to put PS VR’s in 53 million homes this year too and the price of PCs capable of running nausea-free room-scale VR will undoubtedly continue to drop. For example, you could easily halve a 4 meter x 4 meter room split into a pair of 2 meter x 2 meter spaces without moving the lighthouses.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Introduction Following my first article earlier this year, Pimax’s Crystal has pleasantly surprised me with a series of software updates that activated new hardware features , whilst bringing quality-of-life improvements to headset connection and tracking. If you want to read his previous post, you can find it here.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 provided hints of where Facebook, HTC, Sony, Google, and more will take their headsets in the near future, but where does the industry’s best and brightest think we’ll end up this time next year? They are going to come from unexpected places and they are going to be software not hardware. 2) Costs need to be reduced dramatically.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2020

In addition to established players like Immersion Corporation , founded in 1993 and active working on haptics applications ranging from gaming and automotive to medical, mobile and industrial, Sony, Apple, Microsoft, Disney and Facebook each have dedicated teams working on new haptics products.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Nintendo's own Switch console has been a level-up moment for mobile gaming, but its brand-burnishing hits like Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild don't go toe-to-technical-toe with the visual splendor of something like Sony's Horizon Zero Dawn. inches vs. 11.7 inches, respectively).

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