AllThingsVR

MAY 23, 2017

Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy Labs VR game studio, Improbable grabs $502M, Vivid Vision raises $2.2M, Oculus’s first employee just left 1) Google has acquired the VR game studio behind such popular gaming titles as Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. months away!

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2017

Apple and Google beat the billionaire social media magnate to creating the smartphone — the dominant platform underpinning the Facebook network. Companies like Google and Apple have done that instead. Microsoft has invested aggressively in the technology: it unveiled its HoloLens AR headset two years ago.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Mondly , a successful language app with over 20 million downloads, and named Facebook’s “Europe, Middle East and Africa App of the Year” for 2017, looks to use this idea to make learning a new language a lot easier in VR with the launch of Mondly VR for Google Daydream.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

And since it’s Sunday and it’s a bright day outside of the window, I want to restart writing articles with something bright and funny … a satirical post about all the hype around technology that I’ve seen these months. The Meta Connect was all about AI, so investors were happy. Can we plan ahead for the buzzwords?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 13, 2017

They are all unabashed fans of science fiction, and yet they have to deal with the realities of where technology is. He founded Oblong in 2006, and launched Mezzanine for enterprise collaborators in 2012. Osterhout is a developer, designer and entrepreneur.

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Upload VR

JUNE 9, 2023

Google chickened out , Microsoft got distracted , and it's totally understandable if you lost interest in VR when they did. Yes, Google might still be resurgent with Android, powered by Owlchemy's insights and Samsung's hardware , and other companies might surprise with a novel strategy too. This is happening.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Bar-Zeev helped found and invent the core technologies behind HoloLens at Microsoft, assembling the company’s very first AR prototypes, demos and UX concepts. SEE ALSO Report: Apple Developing AR/VR Headset with 8K Resolution Per-eye Slated for 2020.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

IBM predicts that AI will unlock the next generation of interactivity for XR experiences, describing in the 2021 Unity Technology Trends Report that the maturity of AI will play a key role beyond hand tracking, and into the world of voice. IBM’s key technology in this area is Watson, their AI assistant. NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING.

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VRScout

JUNE 8, 2016

Dawn Airey, Chief Executive Officer of Getty Images, spoke of the budding industry: “The technology is still in its infancy – as are the business models addressing how to use it – but we can expect to see VR become a leading tool for visual storytelling. All the sights and sounds of Rio, minus the smell.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The event, hosted by AIXR, aims to recognize outstanding achievements in VR technology. Their site also posts educational and informative articles relating to the world of MR, AR, and VR technology. The VR Awards recognize innovations in VR technology through twelve categories. What Is AIXR? VR Film of the Year. VR Marketing.

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ARVR

JUNE 29, 2020

Source: [link] When it debuted in 2013 the Google Glass was the first of its kind. Recent advances in computer hardwares and AI assistants are charting a path for AR devices to to re-emerge into a more technology-savvy generation. Source: [link] AR App Store AR technologies have been silently improving in the past couple of years.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Outward, founded in 2012, is a 3D imaging and augmented reality technology company focused on applying this technology to the home furnishings and decor industry. Outward provides visual merchandising to make shopping experiences more interactive and engaging.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2018

Most people think that the tracking technologies of both headsets offer the same performances. I also tried to go upstairs and downstairs and everything continued working, even in outdoor conditions, so kudos to both Google and HTC. But Google’s technology showed better performances over time.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Two Bit Circus was founded in 2012 by Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman. They also produced a NAS concert for KCRW’s Sound in Focus and a couple pieces with Google Daydream including NFL Immersed and rag & bone. None of that technology existed out-of-the-box at that time but they knew it was all possible.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

However, technological advancement has generated new opportunities to apply virtual reality to more than just video games. While technology is constantly changing in the digital world, it is crucial to investigate how advancement in technology can impact learning. Virtual reality has been a known concept for the past 32 years.

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Doc-Ok

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Googling for “measure ipd mirror ruler” brought up a bunch of results predating my article, such as this one from 2012, this video from 2011, and some with, again, prettier diagrams , and even one by a sometimes reader of my blog ! I should have consulted the Googles back then. Alas, not so fast.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2022

One such platform, the Microsoft Reactor meetup, has united many thought leaders, tech giants, and organisations as a guiding compass for the growing community of technology enthusiasts, developers, journalists, and even senior executives. Google is coming back in and they had a great experience with Google Glass.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Watch YouTube in VR with your friends, Google pours resources into shared social VR experiences, upcoming standalone headsets will be wireless, the Snapchat vs. Facebook continues, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: WATCH YOUTUBE IN VR… WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

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Cats and VR

JUNE 8, 2016

The Getty Images Virtual Reality Group brings the very latest in photographic and video technology together with Getty Images’ 21 years of experience in visual storytelling, to offer exceptional content for existing and future VR platforms. High quality VR production is also being offered through Getty Images Assignments.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 29, 2024

To help change this, a team of language technology companies and volunteers have been training GPT-4 on proper Icelandic language, grammar, and cultural knowledge. You can access them through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. The project was named one of the Best Inventions of 2023 by Time Magazine.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While it’s one thing to go out and push both the technological and social boundaries to see what’s possible, it’s another to put others in harm’s way, which leads me to the danger zone. What’s Just Plain Dangerous We’ve all seen it by now.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 27, 2017

Then in September it opened a new office in Salt Lake City, and took on former members of PlayStation, Google, and Activision in October. Finally in November it acquired Eat, Sleep, Play, which formerly worked with games industry legend David Jaffe on the 2012 entry in the Twisted Metal series.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 17, 2020

But it also includes Disney, Google Earth, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple. ” Around 2012, he then landed at Amazon where he worked on the device that would become the recently-announced Echo Frames (audio AR). He first got the attention of Microsoft when blogging about the detriments of 3D immersive universes like Second Life.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Computers weren’t as ubiquitous as they are now, so I was fortunate to have access to the technology and realized I could edit two clips together. Then, in 2012 they posted the video that would go viral and change everything for them. It was just magic to my eyes.”. Image Credit: SOKRISPYMEDIA.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

This isn’t his first foray into technology. In 2011, he was named Director of Creative Innovation by Intel, and in 2012 founded i.am+, a consumer technology startup that recently raised $117 million for a voice-assistant for customer service. The post Will.i.am

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Mashable VR

JUNE 16, 2022

Audible is available for download on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Audiobooks.com has been going since 2012, is based in Canada, and is run by "a bunch of book and tech nerds," according to its website. Audiobooks.com is available for download on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. Google Play Books.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Facebook acquired face recognition technology provider FacioMetrics to beef up the social network giant’s photo and video capabilities. In response to the acquisition, it appears that all of the startup’s apps have been removed from both the App Store and the Google Play store. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

Their facial tracking modification technology eventually enabled the popular “Lenses” feature. Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard? In a clear Google snub, you can view Facebook 360 photos with a Gear VR… but not with Cardboard. In 2015, Snapchat acquired Looksery for $150M.

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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2021

FWIW, Google had also partnered with Luxottica but never shipped a more fashionable version of Glass.]. Automatic electric tinting sunglasses is another desirable feature for sunglasses, but the options are limited by technology. It’s basically the Facebook of eyewear. The question is: What will they ship? 2022+: Aria Grows.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Anyone involved at the intersection of real estate and Virtual Reality has probably experienced a immersive walkthrough made with Matterport technology. Bell and I discuss what it was like founding the company, building the prototype and looking forward to Google Project Tango. How did Matterport come to be?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 8, 2017

Montreal-based Minority Media, which also created the groundbreaking PSN title Papo Y Yo in 2012, created the dinosaur undersea adventure game that launched on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets in May 2017. The headsets and the technology for continuous virtual worlds and the blockchain for ecommerce, all the pieces are here.

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Ryan Schultz

AUGUST 17, 2022

The response to this on two different subreddit communities on Reddit, r/technology and r/Buttcoin, proves to be quite illuminating. (By Here are some of the better comments on the r/technology post , sparked by Paul Tessi’s biting August 17th, 2022 Fortune article, Does Mark Zuckerberg Not Understand How Bad His Metaverse Looks ?

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Google VR SDK is popular for building virtual reality applications for Android and iOS. WebVR is also becoming a formidable force for those who love HTC Vive, Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard, in a web browser. Edx.org is an online learning destination founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012.

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AIXR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Meta SEO With Meta (formerly Facebook) committing to the Metaverse, all eyes are on fellow digital juggernauts such as Google, Bing, and Microsoft to see which – if any – becomes the next to buy into the Metaverse in a big way. Brands will need to develop campaigns with this in mind. MIT reported similar results.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

Even though the technology has been around for years, the current generation of products and devices gets closer than ever to the VR’s original promise: getting elsewhere and connecting to whatever matters most to you. With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Google Cardboard ($15) . Google Cardboard, developed by Google for the promotion of the VR concept, is indeed made up of cardboard, and in different sizes for compatibility with different smartphones. It was first distributed to attendants at the 2014 Google I/O meeting as a gift. Google Daydream View ($99).

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Road to VR

JULY 18, 2017

Google Glass, the iconic heads-up display (HUD) introduced back in 2012—known for spawning the portmanteau “glasshole”—is finally back, this time albeit it as a special business model dubbed Glass Enterprise Edition. image courtesy Alphabet. The company hasn’t published any specs around Glass 2.0,

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