VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2021

Not even the second-world authoritarian regime can ignore the impact immersive technology is having on modern education. According to a 2014 inquiry by the United Nations, “The gravity, scale, and nature of these violations reveal a state that does not have any parallel in the contemporary world.”

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 12, 2020

When Hammerhead first opened its doors back in 2014, it was one of the very first pure-play immersive content studios. Landmark launches included Britannia VR, Virtual Vikings, ABE, Syren and Feel Wimbledon featuring Andy Murray and the re-creation of Wimbledon in UE4 as well as a hugely ambitious immersive production of H.

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VRScout

JANUARY 21, 2022

Google has a long history in the immersive technology industry. In 2014, the company released the first iteration of Google Carboard , a cost-effective head-mounted display designed specifically for mobile VR. Rumor has it a pilot program is already underway with several participating Fortune 500 company’s.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The new name “Meta” was chosen to represent a new focus on immersive reality and the “metaverse.” While many of Facebook’s properties retained their original branding, the “Oculus” brand, previously acquired by Facebook in 2014, adopted the new name. In 2014, Facebook acquired Oculus for a massive $2 billion. What’s Next?

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VRScout

APRIL 24, 2021

Despite having released back in 2014, Creative Assembly’s Alien: Isolation remains one of the most unsettling survival horror games currently available. Experience one of the scariest VR games currently available 100% free-of-charge courtesy of the Epic Games Store.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In 2014, The US National Library of Medicine published a report that outlined how the benefits of having a daily meditation routine can actually reduce anxiety symptoms, improve stress reactivity, and boost your coping mechanisms. Each location is designed to immerse you in the experience and deepen your meditative state.

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VRScout

AUGUST 26, 2020

Developed by immersive content studio REWIND and Cut Media, Danny MacAskill’s VR Ride Out has participants peddling their way through two vertigo-inducing locations—Collies Ledge in the Isle of Skye, Scotland and the Landwasser Bridge in Switzerland—using a one-of-a-kind motion rig.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The event also saw Meta refocusing away from its social media foundations, moving the firm towards immersive Web3 technology and software. During the showcase, the firm introduced its vision of the Metaverse as an immersive social space where users can work and socialise. What is Project Cambria?

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Road to VR

MAY 26, 2017

Google’s overarching mission is to organize all of the world’s information, and so it’s a natural fit for the company to be one of the leading innovators for using VR for immersive education.

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2022

Developers Codemasters say VR users will get “the ultimate immersive F1 experience with virtual reality compatibility on PC that lets you feel the drama of the race from right inside the cockpit.” In F1 22 , you get a chance to race new cars of the Formula 1 2022 season, and can play as 20 drivers across 10 teams.

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Bernard Marr

JULY 30, 2023

And there’s one underlying message that’s startlingly clear: as the internet becomes more immersive, the boundaries between the physical world around us and the virtual world are becoming extremely blurred. Such immersive dining experiences are already available. Here are five examples. Going on a date isn’t such a big leap from that.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2021

Further underling Facebook’s bet that immersive technologies are the future of computing, a report from The Information claims that the company is currently employing nearly 10,000 people to work on AR/VR. Facebook has been very forward with its intentions to own the space since acquiring Oculus in 2014 for $2 billions.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 29, 2021

It promises a more immersive digital experience for users, and it’s poised to become the internet’s successor. Meta (formerly Facebook) acquired Oculus in 2014 in a bid to bring virtual reality experiences to the real world. The tech world is abuzz with news of the metaverse and how it can open up a world of opportunities.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 2, 2017

Trinity VR is an ambitious new virtual reality company behind DiamondFX — an experience that combines the immersive power of the HTC Vive with the unending statistics of Major League Baseball. Back in 2014, we had a product called the Trinity Magnum that was a bit too early for its time.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2022

As part of the study, 77 participants were split up into three groups—a control group with no gum, an experimental group chewing peppermint gum, and a second experimental group chewing ginger gum—and immersed in a 15-minute VR helicopter flight. 2018 ), pleasant odors (Keshavarz et al.

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ARPost

APRIL 28, 2021

The fully immersive experience that VR provides makes it an excellent medium for storytelling. In 2014, Zero Point was released as the first 360-degree movie made for the Oculus Rift. It’s about immersive filmmaking and follows the researchers, developers, and pioneers of virtual reality. Why Virtual Reality?

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VRScout

JANUARY 28, 2020

Leading the design of these ambitious locations is Napoleon Smith III, the producer behind the 2014 film reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ; he’ll be working alongside Arizona-based real estate developer True North Studio to bring his vision to life in Phoenix later this year.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Continuous advancements with ARKit, AR Core, and Lidar combined with increased adoption in WebAR, the ongoing evolution of AR glasses, projection mapping, and gesture-based experiences have made immersive technology more accessible for creators as well as everyday people. . Ultra Agents (2014). LEGO Fusion (2014).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 8, 2023

This Sunday, reports revealed that leading immersive technology firm Meta Platforms Inc. Moreover, the move marks Meta’s goals of driving device adoption with immersive system-selling applications. is paying roughly $725 million in a class action lawsuit to its social media users.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

” It’s not clear what sort of device it will be, since ‘XR’ essentially covers the entire gamut of immersive headsets, including augmented reality (e.g. HoloLens), virtual reality (e.g. Meta Quest 2), and mixed reality (e.g. Meta Quest Pro).

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Frontier Developments’ VR-compatible space sim Elite Dangerous (2014) is going free on the Epic Games Store next week. It was a great first ‘wow’ moment, and still is for anyone with a PC VR headset looking for immersion. You can add it to your wishlist by clicking the heart symbol on the game’s store page.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 1, 2018

Immersive Reality Welcome Center. Image courtesy Immersive Reality.). The Immersive Reality grid, founded in late 2014, will close at the end of April due to new regulations and a lack of interest, owner Bob Reite announced yesterday. ” Immersive Reality uses the IR$ local currency.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The glaciers have lost roughly 70% of their mass since Gadd’s first climb in 2014, illustrating how fast the ice is melting because of our warming climate. eyecandylab developed the technology behind the film, which enhances the storyline by adding interactive and immersive experiences throughout the film.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2020

We wanted developers to be able to explore the possibilities of immersive 6DoF MR and VR experiences, without the high cost of entry for dedicated hardware,” said Simon Taylor, Co-Founder and Chief R&D Officer at Zappar. Inspired by Google’s cardboard headset, ZapBox was conceived in 2014 as a way to meet consumers where they were at.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The company was founded back in 2014, originally called Vrse, two years before the first consumer VR headsets hit the market. Eventually the company expanded beyond producing its own content and built a streaming content library of immersive films, and raised tens of millions of dollars along the way.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The metaverse is loosely defined as a sort of immersive internet where virtual experiences and worlds share some level of connectivity, interoperability, and identity (ie: a shared avatar across experiences). The company says it aims to hire 10,000 new employees, all in the EU. “No one company will own and operate the metaverse.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The question is: can this immersive technology persuade people to pursue a more ethical lifestyle? Armed with immersive experiences, advocates continue to educate consumers about the realities of farmed animals. Thanks to its immersive format, wearers can not only see but also feel what it’s like to be a farmed animal.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The goal, the company says, is to realign its name with its primary objective of building out the metaverse—a sort of immersive internet that the company believes wholeheartedly is the future of human communication and interaction.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2021

For collaboration, Ready Player Me works with platforms such as Immersed, vSpatial, MeetinVR , and many others. I was impressed by the immersion of the experience. Otherwise, none of the social VR experiences will feel immersive.”. Image Credit: Ready Player Me. Image Credit: Ready Player Me. He wasn’t wrong.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Walmart scanned roughly 270,000 items of woman’s clothing for its application, and shoppers can access the immersive experience via the Walmart iOS application. Walmart’s Immersive Tools. The news comes as the retail giant leverages AR to enhance in-app or in-store shopping experiences.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

.” Although AR and VR technology is already here and available to consumers, most of what you can do with that immersive technology today is discrete experiences that aren’t related to each other.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 1, 2023

The “Skarredghost” project The Skarredghost logo In 2014, the management of our company understood that virtual humans may become one of the biggest trends of the future. If we had chosen the Silicon Valley, everyone would have wanted to meet him in 2014, and this would have been a problem for us.

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ARVR

JUNE 28, 2022

Part 3— An Immersive Transmedia Storytelling Design & Cross-cultural Educational Strategy. Immersive: the experience connects across platforms and to the real world. Jackie Turnure (2014) called The Rules of Engagement. Photo by Freepik.com (2021) What is possible for us to sense, understand, articulate, want and imagine?

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Veative

AUGUST 20, 2018

To elucidate upon Donally’s view, she believes that though students of today may have already encountered immersive technology in some shape or form (games, etc…), seeing it figure into a lesson or curricular activity holds the palpable possibility of engaging and intriguing them. JHU Press, 2014. Ferster, Bill.

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Hypergrid Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Mondly’s an app I recently tried, and if you’re looking for an immersive language learning experience, I recommend you take it for a spin yourself. Originally released in 2014, and available on PC, iPhone and Android, Mondly has expanded into the VR and AR world with some good results. I called the company and asked them.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2023

Founded in 2014, AntVR is the China-based VR startup originally behind an early crowdfunding campaign for a PC VR headset (which didn’t ultimately catch on) and a more recent crowdfunding campaign for an AR headset which wound up tanking the company after failing to raise enough money to get the headset out the door.

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2018

The open metaverse is going to be built on web standards like the WebXR Device API (formly WebVR), but the larger community of web developers has been waiting to fully commit to building immersive WebVR experiences until there’s universal support in all web browsers. 13: Vlad Vukicevic at SVVR 2014. #40:

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