Road to VR

JANUARY 21, 2022

Bernard Kress, principal optical architect on Microsoft’s HoloLens team, has left the company to take on the role of Director of XR Engineering at the recently formed Google Labs. Now Kress is back at Mountain View working on Google’s next AR headset.

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Road to VR

MAY 16, 2023

It’s been nearly two years since Google first introduced Project Starline, a telepresence platform designed to facilitate natural-feeling remote communication between two people. Google says that makes the latest prototype “more practical,” and says that select companies are trialing the new version.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Snap’s latest AR blitz, Google’s Starline 3D video calls and Amazon’s grand acquisition. See the quick summary below, followed by embedded video. The post Reality Bytes: Snap, Google & Amazon appeared first on AR Insider.

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Next Reality AR

APRIL 20, 2021

Gamers, anime fans, and those with an interest in Japanese culture are in for an AR treat courtesy of Google. On Tuesday, the company added 14 3D renditions of popular Japanese characters, headlined by pop culture icons Pac-Man and Hello Kitty, to its roster of augmented reality content available in Google Search.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2019

Google seems to be taking somewhat of a step back from VR, as Variety reports the company will be shutting down its Jump program for good next month. Google posted an updated Jump FAQ recently regarding the shutdown of the VR video service, outlining that Jump will officially go offline on June 28th, 2019.

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Next Reality AR

JULY 8, 2021

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Google has packed new functionality into Google Meet to compete with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other video conferencing platforms. Don't Miss: Snap Releases Lens Studio 4.0

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Road to VR

JANUARY 19, 2022

Google Earth VR is a fun and useful way of seeing the world—it’s easy to lose yourself visiting your home town, or mapping out new adventures thanks to the company’s extensive 3D building scans. Unfortunately Google Earth VR is a PC VR only app, meaning it doesn’t work natively on Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. But to summarize, the most important XR-related tidbits have been: Google confirmed that is still working with Qualcomm and Samsung to build an XR headset.

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VRScout

APRIL 7, 2020

Step into the world of French illusionist and film director Georges Mélíès in AR, VR, or standard video. Back to the Moon was first released in 2018 as a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Nexus Studios , Google Spotlight Stories , Google Arts & Culture , Cinématèque Française , and Google Doodles.

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VRScout

MAY 22, 2019

Sorry Google Jump users, but Google has made the decision to shut down their cloud-based video stitching service on June 28 th citing a decline in Jump Assembler users. Anything left on Google’s Cloud Storage will be deleted immediately after Google suspends their service on June 28 th. Google thinks so too.

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Road to VR

MAY 20, 2021

This week Google revealed Project Starline, a booth-sized experimental system for immersive video chatting, purportedly using a bevy of sensors, a light-field display, spatial audio, and novel compression to make the whole experience possible over the web. Image courtesy Google. Hopefully we’ll get more info eventually.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

If you watch the video , you can see me say stupid things about XR… well, more or less as I do every day in my life… Have fun! In a video published on Facebook, he showed himself wearing the headset and let us also see what he was seeing inside , with some footage directly from his point of view. Image by Google).

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 7, 2021

Mobile augmented reality for iOS via ARKit, but Apple is borrowing a few pages from Google's playbook and bringing AR directly to iOS 15. Don't Miss: Apple's AR Spaces in Updated Clips App Uses iPhone & iPad LiDAR to Give You New AR Video Powers Live Text will enable iPhone users to point their capture.

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2023

For video chat apps like Zoom, Messenger, Discord, and others, the company says that an ‘avatar webcam’ will be supplied to apps, making them automatically able to handle video calls between the headset and other devices. Developers will be able to opt-out from having their apps on the headset if they’d like.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 24, 2020

See the quick summary below, followed by embedded video. Amazon wants you to take those Zoom and video calls on your #Echo device. Forty more states have targeted #Google in its third antitrust lawsuit in two months. Out of the Big Four: Why Google? And stay tuned each week for more AR-related musings from Maher.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Google Earth VR , which is available today on PC VR, is a breathtaking way to explore our fascinating planet. With Google unfortunately abandoning many of its VR initiatives, it’s unlikely that we’ll see a version of Google Earth VR with multiplayer, let alone Quest support.

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Anand Tech

APRIL 9, 2024

Google was among the first hyperscalers build custom silicon for its services, starting first with tensor processing units (TPUs) for its AI initiatives, and then video transcoding units (VCUs) for the YouTube service. Sources: Google , Wall Street Journal

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Google is reportedly testing a new mobile search feature that would surface TikTok and Instagram videos in their own dedicated carousel — the search giant’s apparent answer to a growing appetite for short-form video content. Read more.

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Next Reality AR

JULY 27, 2021

However, thanks to AR content in Google Search, fans can get closer to select athletes than they would have if they had a ticket to the events.

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AR Insider

MARCH 18, 2021

We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Google’s Career Certificate, Disney’s MagicBand transition and Audi’s AR windshields. See the quick summary below, followed by embedded video. Google’s Career Certificate just got real with 100,000 scholarships and 130 employer partnerships lined up.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Samsung’s AR glasses, Google Maps’ new parking integration and film festivals in Fortnite. See the quick summary below, followed by embedded video. Google Maps integrates with a few tech companies to allow you to pay for parking within its app.

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Road to VR

MAY 15, 2020

With the end of Samsung Gear VR, it seems the South Korean tech giant is also doing away with its VR video apps as well. Samsung XR (ex-Samsung VR) is the company’s VR video hosting platform which featured both premium and user-uploaded content. SEE ALSO Oculus CTO Explains Why "Gear VR's days are numbered".

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AR Insider

MAY 24, 2021

This week, we dive into Snap’s new AR Spectacles, Google I/O takeaways and Digilens’ new reference frames. Starline promises telepresence technology to reimage video conferencing as we’ve never seen. Starline promises telepresence technology to reimage video conferencing as we’ve never seen. More from AR Insider….

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

The first huge leak we had this week was a full unboxing video of the device. This time was not some hotel employees finding some random Quest boxes, but a n anonymous guy uploading the unboxing video on Reddit. The video was later republished by “VR Panda” on Twitter.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Google introduces customizable backgrounds, new animation settings, and realistic reflections. Google Poly editor in-action. Image Credit: Google. Immersive ads running on Google’s Swirl platform. Image Credit: Google. Image Credit: Google. Feature Image Credit: Google.

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VRScout

JUNE 28, 2017

The new video also teases “puppet skinning” for Tilt Brush. When YouTube channel Nat and Friends toured Google VR, we were honestly expecting to see experiments from Google’s Daydream Labs that we’ve already seen. We’ve actually done more than a hundred prototypes,” comments Google software engineer Rob Jagnow in the video.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 23, 2020

XR Talks is a series that features the best presentations and educational videos from the XR universe. It includes embedded video, narrative analysis and top takeaways. The most notable updates came from Google, Apple and Facebook, in order of recency. Let’s dive in… Google .

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AR Insider

JULY 20, 2020

But could greater impact come from the biggest ad giant of all: Google? But the concept of 3D/AR models populating search results took a step forward with Google’s Swirl rollout. Available previously on a limited basis, it’s now available globally to Display and Video 360 advertisers. Header Image Credit: Google.

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Road to VR

APRIL 11, 2018

Google this week introduced a new “High Quality” option for their Jump Assembler, an automated 3D 360 video stitching service for creators shooting with Jump cameras. In a blog post this week, Google software engineer David Gallup detailed the new High Quality stitching option for creators using the Jump Assembler. .”

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GizModo VR

JUNE 6, 2022

An Australian Court announced Monday that Google will need to pay $515,000 for refusing to remove two YouTube videos about John Barilaro, the former New South Wales state deputy premier. Despite those damages being a small drop in the bucket for Google and its owner Alphabet, it may be a canary in a coal mine for how… Read more.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 18, 2021

Both Google and Ring have some of the best video doorbells, but which option is right for you? Here's everything to know about how the two brands stack up.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 18, 2024

Recently, Google released an update to its Quest 3 YouTube application, which allows users to stream 8K videos to their Meta Quest 3 – at least in theory. Despite the update, Quest 3 headsets cannot stream up to 8K video, as the device’s quality is capped at 4K.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 17, 2020

We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Google’s latest AR incubation in search results; Disney’s streaming play; and Twitter’s Squad. See the quick summary below, followed by embedded video. Google releases 50 animals in Augmented Reality (Google “Tiger” on your mobile device).

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AR Insider

MARCH 11, 2021

We continue the narrative this week with Maher’s look at Google’s augmented hearing, Alexa’s new Xbox home and a new twist on escape rooms. See the quick summary below, followed by embedded video. Google is building an Augmented Reality-enabled product that will give you superhuman hearing, We dive into the tech.

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Road to VR

JULY 24, 2019

Amazon today announced the launch of Prime Video VR on Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR. In addition to bringing the entire Prime Video catalog onto the headsets, Amazon is also for the first time adding VR content to its Prime Video library. Amazon is also committing to bringing VR content to Prime Video VR.

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ARVR

MARCH 17, 2023

In all the excitement around generative and conversational AI, Google has gotten lots of grief for missing the party. The common refrain is that these technologies are Google killers. However, there’s just one issue with that take: Google is better positioned than anyone for AI. In other words, where can I buy it locally?

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Next Reality AR

MAY 19, 2021

For most mainstream users, LiDAR sensors for precision depth sensing remain the exclusive domain of Apple iPhones and iPads, but Google is helping Android device makers close the depth gap on the software side via its ARCore toolkit.

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