2024

article thumbnail

Killabears Kills It With AR

AR Insider

Killabears was one of the first brands to try out Snap's In-Lens Digital Goods program. As a digital collectible, it was a natural fit. and the results show. We talk to the company to break down the campaign lessons & learnings. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

AR 470
article thumbnail

The point that Zuck is missing when he says that Quest 3 is better than the Vision Pro

The Ghost Howls

Some days ago, Mark Zuckerberg made a video specifically to say that the Quest 3 is better than the Vision Pro. It’s been literally my highlight of the week: Zuck trying to make an objective review and concluding that his own product is better… literally makes no sense. It’s like me making a video tomorrow and saying that our social VR space VRROOM is better than Horizon Worlds because, well, it’s my product… and also because we have legs.

Apple 448
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Apple is Adding Support for Vision Pro’s Input System to WebXR

Road to VR

Apple is adding support for Vision Pro’s unique input system to WebXR, the web standard which allows XR experiences to run right from a web browser. One of the most unique things about Apple Vision Pro is its input system which eschews motion controllers in favor of a ‘look and pinch’ system which combines eye-tracking with a pinch gesture.

Apple 351
article thumbnail

HTC VIVE XR Elite Business Edition Gains AI, Productivity Features – MWC 2024

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Continuing the large wave of announcements and highlights from the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 conference in Barcelona, Spain, HTC VIVE also introduced new enterprise immersive services for its XR Elite Bussiness Edition product. The new business features from HTC VIVE include a revamped VIVERSE platform ready for productivity and remote collaboration use cases, with new AI assistant features.

HTC 290
article thumbnail

The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

article thumbnail

VWBPE 2024 Conference Mythic Origins starts this Thursday

Hypergrid Business

Screenshot from VWBPE 2023 spotlight presentation. The seventeenth annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference , beginning on Thursday, March 14, 2024, will be an online distributed conference happening in multiple virtual spaces. This conference focuses on the use of immersive virtual environments for educational purposes including virtual and augmented reality.

More Trending

article thumbnail

#1348: The Journey from VRvana to Apple Vision Pro with co-founder Bert Nepveu

Voices of VR

Bert Nepveu is a co-founder of VRvana, which made a enterprise mixed reality headset that was acquired by Apple in 2017 and provided a number of key innovations that have now shipped with the Apple Vision Pro. I had a chance to sit down with Nepveu to capture a comprehensive founder’s journey from the beginning […] Bert Nepveu is a co-founder of VRvana, which made a enterprise mixed reality headset that was acquired by Apple in 2017 and provided a number of key innovations that have

Apple 143
article thumbnail

AR Helping The Handicapped To See And Hear At CES 2024

Charlie Fink

Augmented Reality is providing remarkable solutions for hearing and vision impared people.

article thumbnail

Samsung Enters XR Device Marketplace, MWC 2024

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Today at MWC 2024, Samsung unveiled an upcoming XR headset the firm created alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, with a scheduled release window coming in 2025. At the event, Samsung unveiled several innovative tech products, including the immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device. The device is currently early in its lifespan.

Samsung 133
article thumbnail

Apple Vision Pro Competitor Gains Half a Billion in Funding

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

This week, AR headset vendor Magic Leap secured roughly $590 million via Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, following the region becoming the firm’s majority owner in 2022. The Saudi Arabia funding has launched Magic Leap’s valuation to more than $4.5 billion, providing the firm with a solid foundation to continue its journey of delivering enterprise-grade XR solutions.

article thumbnail

How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

article thumbnail

NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture and B200/B100 Accelerators Announced: Going Bigger With Smaller Data

Anand Tech

Already solidly in the driver’s seat of the generative AI accelerator market at this time, NVIDIA has long made it clear that the company isn’t about to slow down and check out the view. Instead, NVIDIA intends to continue iterating along its multi-generational product roadmap for GPUs and accelerators, to leverage its early advantage and stay ahead of its ever-growing coterie of competitors in the accelerator market.

article thumbnail

How Much is Spent on AR Commerce Enablement?

AR Insider

How much do brands spend on technologies to AR-enable their eCommerce shopping flows, including product try-ons, and other 3D visualization? Our latest Behind-the-Numbers installment dives in. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

AR 428
article thumbnail

Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. So (a bit late) here you are a list of some of the most relevant XR trends to follow in 2024, with some predictions of what to expect next. (Some of them have been brainstormed with Lorenzo Cappannari with whom I wrote an article a few months ago and who I thank for the collaboration ).

Trends 415
article thumbnail

PSVR 2 Firmware Update Points to Wired PC VR Support, Potentially Freeing Users From PlayStation 5

Road to VR

Sony announced last month it was bringing PC VR support to PSVR 2 sometime this year, although the company didn’t specify how or exactly when this would happen. While we’re no closer to knowing when , all signs now point to a direct wired connection—holding a few implications for Sony’s VR strategy. According to the latest PS5 firmware update , PSVR 2 now works without needing Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) and DisplayPort Compression (DSC), two things which were b

Sony 349
article thumbnail

AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

article thumbnail

Tokyo’s Government Launches Promo Metaverse on Roblox

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The Metropolitan Government of Tokyo has introduced a virtual Tokyo Metaverse on Roblox to promote the city as a tourist destination. Gamefam Explores Roblox Concerts for Next-Level Experiences Meta Makes Roblox Available on Its Quest VR Headsets Roblox Opens Immersive Ad Partner Programme at Cannes Lions The interactive portal, “HELLO! TOKYO FRIENDS”, uses AR photography within the leading immersive platform Roblox to provide users with a lifelike sightseeing experience of Tokyo.

article thumbnail

Linden Lab Is Investigating Serious (and Possibly Defamatory) Allegations Made Against Some Second Life Users and Companies, and Linden Lab Staff

Ryan Schultz

I follow a number of Second Life YouTubers using Feedbin ( a handy tool which I wrote about here ; what I like about it is that I can organize my viewing, and not have to deal with YouTube’s notorious recommendation algorithm). Last night, I watched a video from a Second Life user who announced that they were stepping away from SL, and why. In the description of the video was a link to an anonymous article which had been published on Medium on Feb. 24th, 2024, and updated Feb, 29th, which

Groups 121
article thumbnail

New Apple Pencil Model With Vision Pro Support Reportedly Being Tested By Apple

Upload VR

A new Apple Pencil that supports Vision Pro is being tested by Apple, according to MacRumors. MacRumors cites "a source familiar with the matter" as saying Apple has internally tested such a stylus to allow drawing in visionOS apps like Freeform. The report doesn't however go into any specific detail on how the new device works. Supporting the report's claims, in February a VR developer found a reference to a 'Stylus' in the Unity PolySpatial package for visionOS. 0:00 / 0:17 1× Drawing in Visio

Apple 136
article thumbnail

The New Frontier In Workplace Safety: Data Analytics And AI

Bernard Marr

Almost all employers want to ensure their workplaces are safe zones that are free from accidents. But despite this, work-related incidents and health concerns persist. The UK Health and Safety Executive disclosed that 565,000 workers suffered from work-related injuries during the fiscal year 2021-2022. The economic burden of injuries and illnesses due to work conditions exceeded a whopping £18 billion.

Data 122
article thumbnail

Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

article thumbnail

The Worst Funding News In Tech, Leia’s New CEO, Cinematic AI

Charlie Fink

Saudi Arabia's additional $590 million investment in Magic Leap is not good news.

article thumbnail

HTC VIVE Speaks on Apple Vision Pro, AI at MWC 2024

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This week at Mobile World Congress (CES) 2024 in Spain, HTC VIVE is showing face with a strong presence as a leading enterprise XR solutions provider reacting to industry trends to create its products. Shen Ye, Global Head of Product at HTC VIVE , talked to CNBC about major XR industry drivers, as the firm also unveiled new details regarding its XR XR Elite Bussiness Edition product at the same event.

HTC 116
article thumbnail

#1361: Agog Immersive Media Institute Launches to Help Social Good Orgs Leverage XR

Voices of VR

The Agog Immersive Media Institute officially launched today by Grist-founder Chip Giller and philanthropist / investor Wendy Schmit. They describe Agog as “a groundbreaking initiative at the intersection of technology, communications, and social impact. Agog, a philanthropic organization, will help creators and nonprofit leaders harness the power of extended reality (XR) technologies to spur positive […] The Agog Immersive Media Institute officially launched today by Grist-founder C

Immersion 110
article thumbnail

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger to Deliver Computex Keynote, Showcasing Next-Gen Products

Anand Tech

Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the organizer of Computex, has announced that Pat Gelsinger, chief executive of Intel, will deliver a keynote at Computex 2024 on June 4, 2024. Focusing on the trade show's theme of artificial intelligence, he will showcase Intel's next-generation AI-enhanced products for client and datacenter computers.

Taiwan 129
article thumbnail

Who C.A.R.E.S.!? How Learning Got Its Bad Rap & What We Can Do About It

Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning

Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?

article thumbnail

Lessons From Developing a Vision Pro App

AR Insider

What are early lessons in Vision Pro app design as the playbook is still being written? Ludenso breaks down its biggest learnings and insights from its educational AVP app. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

Education 419
article thumbnail

We need camera access to unleash the full potential of Mixed Reality

The Ghost Howls

These days I’m carrying on some experiments with XR and other technologies. I had some wonderful ideas of Mixed Reality applications I would like to prototype, but most of them are impossible to do in this moment because of a decision that almost all VR/MR headset manufacturers have taken: preventing developers from accessing camera data. My early start with MR As you may know, I got started with passthrough mixed reality in 2019, far before Quest enabled the use of passthrough.

article thumbnail

Quest Massively Outsold PSVR 2 on Amazon Over the Holiday Season

Road to VR

Judging by sales volume on Amazon, Quest 2 & Quest 3 massively outsold PSVR 2 during the 2023 holiday season. Tracking Quest 2, Quest 3, and PSVR 2 sales volume on Amazon US gives strong evidence that Quest headsets did quite well this holiday season, while PSVR 2 saw concerningly low sales. Looking at the numbers over the course of the holiday season shows that for every 1 unit of PSVR 2 sold, Quest sold more than 30 units.

Amazon 363
article thumbnail

Over 2,000 Meta Quest Headsets Deployed in Kentucky Schools

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In a recent report by XR MDM solutions provider MangeXR, the firm highlighted a recent success story with educational end users in the Kentucky region. According to the report, the Kentucky Department of Education – under the leadership of Dr Shannon Putman, PhD – deployed roughly 2,450 Meta Quest 2 VR headsets across the region’s learning institutions.

Kentucky 271
article thumbnail

The Key to Getting the Best Out of Video-Based Practice & Coaching

Speaker: Micah Eppler, Account Executive for Rehearsal of eLearning Brothers

Did you know that companies such as Paychex, 3M, and Honeywell are getting better results by incorporating video-based practice and coaching within their L&D strategy? From sales pitches to soft skills, learners are becoming top performers by applying and validating knowledge transfer using the unique benefits of video. Whether used as a stand-alone application or integrated with a learning platform, video-based practice and coaching platforms give learners the ultimate opportunity to repeatedly