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Microsoft Reactor Rallies London Tech Community

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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. Excellent @Microsoft Reactor #meetup in #London with @VR2AR , Alexander Karim, and @seanmtracey.

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3 Ways Generative AI Is Making Our World A Better Place

Bernard Marr

When it comes to using generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the underlying models are trained on vast swathes of text on the internet – meaning much of the training data is in English and other widely spoken languages. For example, a computer is called a “tölva,” or “number prophetess.”)

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BISim tells us how XR is relevant for the Army

The Ghost Howls

Military simulations are one of the fields where virtual reality has always been an important technology , even before that VR had its new renaissance in 2012. BISim’s technology portfolio encompasses desktop training, simulation host, image generation, terrain editing and management, AI, and software development tools.

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It’s Time To Develop A Consent Framework For Virtual Beings

VRScout

A scan of Sir David Attenborough in a VR app (Image Credit: Microsoft ). However, immersive technology tools have made it easier than ever for real, living people to be turned into 3D models. Tupac hologram performing at Coachella 2012 (Image Credit: SnoopDoggTV). Basing virtual beings on real people is not a new concept.

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Building The VR Experiences And Worlds of the Future

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Assisting Intel’s original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners, from Microsoft to HTC and Oculus, Pallister works closely with the underlying solutions making VR possible. His game credits include Ultima Underworld 2, System Shock, Trespasser, Deus Ex, Epic Mickey, and Dishonored, which received the 2012 BAFTA award for Best Game.

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Q&A With Matt Bell: How Matterport Started Capturing The Real Estate Market In VR

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Matt Bell founded Matterport after the release of Microsoft Kinect and seeing it’s potential to create 3D environments to give someone that immersive feeling in a space. It sounds like you guys had a pivot somewhere around 2011–2012 when you had that realization. tl;dr — VR wasn’t even around when Matterport was founded.

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Looking for the iPhone moment of AI in Spatial Computing

The Ghost Howls

Palmer Luckey’s intuition in 2012 was realizing that with the launch of the iPhone, finally VR could have its iPhone moment (many of them, actually) and that’s how the Oculus Rift was born. Probably this is the reason why VR never succeded before… it couldn’t have its iPhone moment because there was no iPhone yet.

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