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AR 101?—?A brief summary (Part 1)

ARVR

Advantages AR’s advantages are the tools it provides for various tasks in scientific, industrial, and entertainment areas (Peddie, 2017). 80s : American Air Force developed a high-cost Super Cockpit plane simulator that mixed virtual and physical elements through an optical vision helmet (Krevelen, 2010). Read more here: AR 101?—?Augmented

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How science fiction precedes science fact and what it means for the metaverse

Hypergrid Business

I wrote my own ViFi novel, MetaWars , in 2010 after the Icelandic ash cloud grounded flights across Europe. Anyone who spends their days working from home, on what feels like non-stop Zoom meetings or Microsoft Teams sessions, is living a type of virtual reality. I wonder if that’s the direction of travel for Microsoft.

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Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Supports Essential Businesses With Mixed Reality

Gravity Jack

Serving as a hands-free tool, the HoloLens 2 combines the real with the virtual and offers users the best of both worlds. To our knowledge, Microsoft is one of very few companies to put out a second iteration of an HMD — and we at Gravity Jack wanted to know what improvements were made. . Credit: Microsoft.

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Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Supports Essential Businesses With Mixed Reality

Gravity Jack

Serving as a hands-free tool, the HoloLens 2 combines the real with the virtual and offers users the best of both worlds. To our knowledge, Microsoft is one of very few companies to put out a second iteration of an HMD — and we at Gravity Jack wanted to know what improvements were made. . Credit: Microsoft.

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Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Supports Essential Businesses With Mixed Reality

Gravity Jack

Serving as a hands-free tool, the HoloLens 2 combines the real with the virtual and offers users the best of both worlds. To our knowledge, Microsoft is one of very few companies to put out a second iteration of an HMD — and we at Gravity Jack wanted to know what improvements were made. . Credit: Microsoft.

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Spatial raises $14M more for a holographic 3D workspace app, a VR/AR version of Zoom or Hangouts

TechCrunch VR

They’re taking us beyond everyday tools like Zoom and Slack and pointing the way towards what conferencing and collaboration can be like if they were invented today and I’m excited to support the journey.”. But that too appears to be getting bumped up, so to speak, because of the positive outlook. .

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The company switched to an enterprise model , but apart from a rebranding and an assistance service it is not clear what it actually means, especially if compared with the enormous enterprise offering that Microsoft is giving with HoloLens (Azure services, integration with Teams, etc…). The future of world scanning has just begun.