XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Recently, Atlas officially announced the acquisition of roughly $6 million in a seed funding round following two years of the firm developing its enterprise and commercial-grade genAI-powered XR content creation platform under wraps. Easy-to-use XR content creation platforms are vital to supporting adoption rates. Atlas secured $4.5

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Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2021

Third-person VR platformer Ven VR Adventure , which launched on PC VR last holiday season, is now set for an August 12th release date on Oculus Quest. With a promise of four to six hours of gameplay, it’s seen generally favorable reviews, currently sitting at 4.2 — Ven Adventure (@ven_adventure) August 4, 2021.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 13, 2022

“We are excited to offer an unprecedented level of engagement for FIGHT PASS subscribers and MMA fans around the world by producing a live MMA event in virtual reality,” said Crowley Sullivan, Vice President and General Manager, UFC Fight Pass. Meta’s Horizon Worlds is available to download free on Meta Quest 2.

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VRScout

JANUARY 31, 2022

Today, the company announced new updates the promise to expand the platform even further. You can create separate avatars for each platform or use the same avatar across all three. Image Credit: Meta. This includes new facial shapes as well as improvements to the skin shader that add even more customizations. Image Credit: Meta.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2021

By adding the optional Yaw platform, you can take your experience even further with full 360-degree rotations. feet (74 x 66 cm) Weight: 110 lbs (50 kg) Communication: Wifi, LAN Wifi Setup: Bluetooth setup by Yaw2 app General setup: Yaw2 app for android, iOS, Windows SDK: unity, UNREAL Emulator: android, iOS, Windows.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 28, 2024

I’ve played a good chunk of the VR game Max Mustard and I can confirm what the other reviewers are saying about it: it is a very entertaining VR platform game. Gameplay Max Mustard is a platform game. Max Mustard is a platformer that you play in 3rd person. Let me explain to you why.

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ARPost

JULY 15, 2022

The Motorola Hall of Fame augmented reality experience was built with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform , motorola edge+, and Lenovo ThinkReality A3 AR glasses. The Major League Baseball club and the telecommunications company worked together on a unique AR fan experience.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2023

Microsoft, Qualcomm and Magic Leap announced a partnership to “guide the evolution” of the Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK), a cross-platform AR/VR development framework which has now gone open-source. “Additionally, our support for MRTK3 will allow for simple porting of MRTK3 apps from other OpenXR devices to our platform.”

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VRScout

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Platforms: Quest 2 , Rift , SteamVR , PlayStation VR. Platform: SteamVR. There’s even cross-platform support, allowing you to play with non-VR players. Platforms: Quest 2 , Rift , SteamVR. Platform: Quest 2. Platform: SteamVR. Here are five VR games to get you in the Halloween spirit: AFTER THE FALL.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2021

You can monetize that in a ton of different ways down the line, but first, it’s about figuring out how these NFTs have some form of utility that will appeal to the general fan. Tools need to be made available to make these platforms accessible to more than just large brands, big artists, and big budgets. How do they engage?

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VRScout

JANUARY 25, 2022

HTC today announced the upcoming launch of Vive Bytes, a new marketplace specializing in anime, cartoon, and games (ACG) themed NFTs coming soon to its VR content platform Viveport. Opening next month to the general public, visitors can purchase exclusive NFTs and “NFT mystery boxes” using modern fiat and cryptocurrencies.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2021

Today, anyone can build a following online and begin selling their digital assets through third-party marketplaces like OpenSea, Rarible, Mintable, Superare, and other platforms that have become popular with digital creatives. THE GENERAL CONSENSUS. Image: Levitate AR NFT, powered by Geenee AR. Demo here. .

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VRScout

MARCH 22, 2023

Meta today announced update V102 for Horizon Worlds , the company’s social VR metaverse platform. The following is a comprehensive breakdown of the bug fixes included in update V102 (as provided by Meta): General Some people were having trouble canceling a party invite; this has been fixed in V102.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 5, 2020

VR Education’s virtual education and training platform ENGAGE has been selected by the United Nations to host the organizations annual ‘Global Youth Takeover’ later this month, marking the first time the youth-focused event has been conducted in VR. ” Credit: VR Education.

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Anand Tech

MARCH 21, 2024

MediaTek's family of next-generation Dimensity Auto Cockpit processors consists of four distinct system-on-chip, including CX-1 for range-topping vehicles, CY-1, CM-1, and CV-1 for entry-level cars.

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Road to VR

MARCH 4, 2024

Shortly afterwards, Bosworth re-posted on X (formerly Twitter) a comment made by UploadVR’s David Heaney which seems to sum up Meta’s thought process: “Meta and Google both launched standalone VR platforms in 2018. “Now years later, after the market is already proven, Google wants Meta to kowtow to its attempt #2?

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

” A Look at the Virtual Store To be clear, PINKO isn’t a stranger to e-commerce generally. The release also expresses the intent to work with more partners in the space, which is always exciting for the product and the general field. PINKO , the other name in our story, might be less familiar to ARPost readers. “The

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ARPost

APRIL 5, 2023

There is still room to explore things like spatial platforms visited in 2D. While ARPost tends to avoid these platforms to dedicate coverage to immersive technology, we haven’t insisted that they be excluded from the dialogue. Similarly, some experiences feature presence, persistence, and immersion, but not platform interoperability.

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ARPost

AUGUST 2, 2022

The NYC-based VR and AR platform company, Glimpse Group , brings forth an ecosystem of diverse augmented reality and virtual reality solutions on a global scale. Foretell Reality is an AR/VR platform with a focus on collaboration and life-like interaction. A Diverse Ecosystem of AR/VR Solutions .

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Earlier this month Niantic released its Lightship platform which gives developers a foundation for building shared, world-scale AR applications. Niantic is building a platform for AR based on a 3D map of the world that we believe will play a critical role in the next transition in computing,” said Matt Mazzeo, a General Partner at Coatue. “We

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

8th Wall’s Reality Engine makes it easier to launch realistic WebAR experiences across multiple platforms. That’s a lot of online traffic, and considering how AR is becoming a big part of social media through face filters, consumerism , entertainment , education , and the metaverse in general. Feature Image Credit: 8th Wall.

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Next Reality AR

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

After opening up its Spark AR platform on Instagram for all creators, Facebook is already expanding the platform's capabilities on its Snapchat killer.

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ARPost

MAY 22, 2020

The release included several layers of content – some for general users and some for developers. We’ll start with the general public announcements and finish on the developer notes. This WebXR support will be supported through Nebula, the persistent XR experience platform that Nreal unveiled at CES. Let’s dive in.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2024

While this sounds great for consumers in general, it may point to troubled waters for the company’s VR strategy moving forward.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2023

It’s been nearly four years since the release of Valve Index, a leading PC VR headset which has held its ground as the second most-popular headset on the platform for longer than most might have expected. But Valve may not be done with VR yet.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2023

We’ve seen our fair share of unique VR locomotion solutions in the past, from consumer-ready omnidirectional treadmills like the KAT Walk C2 and Omni One to slightly-less practical devices, such as the Taco VR platform.

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ARPost

MARCH 15, 2023

Arthur, an immersive virtual collaboration platform for enterprise, has recently rolled out its first major set of updates since its “Pro” version launched in 2021. The update brings solutions that are helpful in the platform but that VR in general has needed for a long time. You can also request a demo of the Pro version.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 18, 2021

HTC’s VR platform Viveport is spreading its wings with the announcement of BIRDIE WING – Golf Girls’ Story , an original anime developed in collaboration with Bandai Namco Pictures. Birdie Wing is not only the first-ever anime released on Viveport, but the first original anime featuring women’s golf.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Today at AWE 2021, Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform, a head-worn AR software suite the company is using to kickstart a broader move towards smartphone-tethered AR glasses. Snapdragon Spaces is slated for a more general release in Spring 2022. Qualcomm isn’t leading the push with its own hardware though.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 6, 2023

HTC's VIVERSE platform will be utilizing Lamina1's layer one tools to enable more efficient cross-world cross-platform asset distribution and management, so users can seamlessly keep their digital assets (avatars, clothes, artwork, etc.) Lamina1 recently launched its Lamina1 Ecosystem Fund (L1EF) on venture platform AngelList.

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ARPost

APRIL 7, 2022

A 3D visualization and AR-based platform, MagicLens, recently became part of the nesting-doll company that is CareAR. MagicLens is an augmented reality and interactive 3D visualization platform. We started building a platform that would have a number of building blocks … AR is just a part of it.”. We’ll get back to that.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Resolution Games, a leading developer of XR content, has acquired Zero Index, the studio which helped bring Odd Raven Studios’ VR co-op game Carly and the Reaperman (2018) to the Quest platform earlier this year. Zero Index is a game studio and consulting firm focused on B2B services within both the game and IT industry.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 21, 2023

More on Immerse Immerse created its platform for human resource departments, education, and enterprise end-users. The platform promotes seamless user experiences, scalable distribution, flexible access flows, and reporting/data insights. ACE provides platform developers with tools to streamline avatar production pipelines.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2024

While Vision Pro is largely being pitched as a general computing platform, we’re hoping to see a bigger push from the company to attract the sort of XR apps you’d come to expect on such an immersive device, including both AR and VR stuff.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The VR component will be open the general public and will be available natively on the Oculus Quest platform, SteamVR headsets, and PC/Mac for a flatscreen experience at some point. Once live on September 30th, it’s slated to be available on those platforms until October 3rd.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 14, 2024

CareAR: A History of Partner Success CareAR is dedicated to working with enterprise clients to distribute its remote communication platform worldwide. The ServiceNow platform developed by CareAR aims to assist field technicians by using Lenovo glasses to connect them with remote guidance experts.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 11, 2022

According to Liu, Agora is re-architecting its SDK and digital network to increase its builder efficiency, following RTE’s general increase in technical sophistication and scale. content creation platforms, which debuted in September 2022. The firm is releasing the updates via its Agora Voice and Video SDK 4.0

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