Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Yesterday Apple held a keynote presentation to update the world on their latest products. It’s too early for Apple to jump into the AR/VR game. That much was made clear on stage at the company’s latest keynote where they revealed the iPhone 7 and the Apple Watch Series 2. Acquisitions.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

French startup Lynx has finally unveiled the R1, the first mixed reality standalone headset. While with other VR headsets like the Vive Focus Plus it is already possible to do some kind of augmented reality , this is the first standalone headset that can provide both good quality AR and VR on the same device. No availability.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 14, 2016

One name is notably absent from that list: Apple. Despite the occasional patent or acquisition , Apple has yet to make any concrete statement concerning its commitment to VR. In an interview with Buzzfeed , Apple CEO Tim Cook made some interesting comments related to AR and VR. It’s been a big few years for Apple and AR.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. IDC themselves predicted in 2011 that by 2015, Microsoft’s then new (and now dead) Windows Phone platform would overtake Apple’s IOS as in the mobile phone market.

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Road to VR

APRIL 11, 2018

vTime founder and CEO Martin Kenwright says the investment will “accelerate global growth and product development, and fuel R&D for the brand’s augmented reality (AR) experience coming later in the year.” vTime , the social VR platform, today announced the closure of a $7.6 million (£5.4

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The following paragraph is directly quoted from one of these job descriptions: Our team is building the software components that control and manage the hardware on our Augmented Reality (AR) products. More info (Meta Avatars SDK) More info (Meta Quest hand tracking in UE) More info (Oculus Browser has now resizable windows).

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2017

Google wants you to play with Blocks, this smartphone wants you to get rid of your headset, a new marketplace connecting content creators with funding, the price of the Oculus Rift is slashed, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. APPLE IS HIRING FOR VR/AR POSITIONS. AUGMENTED REALITY ON YOUR FEET.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 9, 2017

In 2014, 2015 and 2016 The Proto Awards were held to recognize some of the groundbreaking efforts pushing forward the emerging medium of VR content. The event is organized by The Virtual Reality Foundation, which is composed of many of the same people behind the Virtual Reality Los Angeles conference and startup Mindshow.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

Streaming services Netflix and Hulu have been in the VR space for a while (Netflix announced their app for Gear VR all the way back in the fall of 2015), and Sony-owned Crackle is attempting to catch up. If you already have an Oculus Rift and Touch controllers, you can join the early open beta and dial in your parents via Facebook Messenger.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Hi, I am Chris Koomen, a Virtual Reality specialist and consult at KLM and board of advisory members at Bootcamp. In 2015 my girlfriend came with a Cardboard and with no experience with Unity I created my first 360 photo which I’ve shown to my manger. For 360 video we use Oculus Go, because a Vive Index would be an overkill.

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ARVR

JANUARY 29, 2021

© Apple, Inc. While Apple fans have long been waiting for Apple to launch its own augmented and virtual reality ( AR/VR ) wearables, and despite many competitors already presenting market-ready AR glasses and VR headsets , there are still more questions than answers around what Apple’s AR/VR first product will look like.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Not only are these devices cheaper than the Oculus Rift and Vive, but Microsoft says they’re better too. “Unlike every other virtual reality headsets in the market today this means there’ll be zero need for a separate room, zero need for a complicated setup. .” Stay tuned.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

The most interesting insight of the week comes from analyst Mark Mahaney, that, among other things has analyzed Facebook’s Virtual Reality business, and has reported very interesting data. The first interesting forecast is about the number of sold Oculus Quest 2 headsets. But actually, this has not happened. Judge James E.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We're going to be talking about the investment landscape of virtual and augmented reality as it pertains to investment in startups, companies going public. Over the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of capital invested into virtual and augmented reality startups, in the hundreds of millions, billions of dollars.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We're going to be talking about the investment landscape of virtual and augmented reality as it pertains to investment in startups, companies going public. Over the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of capital invested into virtual and augmented reality startups, in the hundreds of millions, billions of dollars.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

The term “augmented reality” wasn’t officially coined until 1990, but the 80s also saw important breakthroughs in the space. Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus VR Inc., Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The first Oculus Rift prototype reignited the conversation when it arrived in 2012.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We're going to be talking about the investment landscape of virtual and augmented reality as it pertains to investment in startups, companies going public. Over the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of capital invested into virtual and augmented reality startups, in the hundreds of millions, billions of dollars.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 13, 2021

I didn’t know that the name of that thing was “augmented reality”, but it impressed me a lot. In that period, the Oculus DK2 ordered by Gianni arrived, and he told me that I should go to his office to try that device, and my reaction at that time was like “Oculus what??”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In November 2015, UploadVR.com marked its first birthday at the dawn of the consumer VR age. November 2015. The $100 consumer Gear VR also debuts during this same period, arriving alongside a virtual arcade from Oculus to let people play some classic games. December 2015.

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VRWorld

APRIL 28, 2017

Since Magic Leap’s inception in 2011, there has been great innovation in the technology sector focused in the virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR)/mixed reality (MR) space with Magic Leap trying to create a new hardware interface designs. Google discontinued the interface in January 2015.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 13, 2018

This means that we are talking about a good augmented reality headset. When I’ve tried HoloLens , I was really impressed by this, because I know how it is hard to make no-jittery augmented reality and Microsoft has really done a terrific job in doing this. All big companies, with deep pockets.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I mean, if you look at the latest batch of VR headsets, the capabilities of something like the Oculus Quest, and what you get for that price bracket, it’s just unbelievable just how far it’s gone, because I still look back to case studies from places like the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I mean, if you look at the latest batch of VR headsets, the capabilities of something like the Oculus Quest, and what you get for that price bracket, it’s just unbelievable just how far it’s gone, because I still look back to case studies from places like the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

I think we first met with them late 2015, when they’re still at the Rosenberg Ventures — a surrender program — and they were quite small back then, it’s only like a thousand users, but what was really fascinating about them was they have real active users. Teppei: Yeah. Nothing really been improved in my opinion.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

I think we first met with them late 2015, when they’re still at the Rosenberg Ventures — a surrender program — and they were quite small back then, it’s only like a thousand users, but what was really fascinating about them was they have real active users. Teppei: Yeah. Nothing really been improved in my opinion.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I mean, if you look at the latest batch of VR headsets, the capabilities of something like the Oculus Quest, and what you get for that price bracket, it's just unbelievable just how far it's gone, because I still look back to case studies from places like the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford. Alan: It's pretty impressive.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I mean, if you look at the latest batch of VR headsets, the capabilities of something like the Oculus Quest, and what you get for that price bracket, it’s just unbelievable just how far it’s gone, because I still look back to case studies from places like the Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

I think we first met with them late 2015, when they’re still at the Rosenberg Ventures — a surrender program — and they were quite small back then, it’s only like a thousand users, but what was really fascinating about them was they have real active users. Teppei: Yeah. Nothing really been improved in my opinion.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The Louvre, for example, has been using AR as early as 2015. This is the idea that Apple piloted in its AR[T] walks, where digital works of art were placed around cities such as Tokyo, San Francisco and New York. If there’s an elephant in this virtual room, its name is Apple. One More Thing….

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The Louvre, for example, has been using AR as early as 2015. This is the idea that Apple piloted in its AR[T] walks, where digital works of art were placed around cities such as Tokyo, San Francisco and New York. If there’s an elephant in this virtual room, its name is Apple. One More Thing….

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

GAP’s augmented reality dressing room, ZeniMax wins Oculus lawsuit, VR porn has a super creepy head camera, NYU combines VR and dance, the investment and funding wrapup, and much more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: GAP ENVISIONS A FUTURE WITH AR DRESSING ROOMS. MORE APPLE AUGMENTED REALITY PATENTS.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Something that doesn’t surprise me much, considering that is since 2015 that “Apple is coming next year” every year. It means that the OpenXR standard is being fully embraced also in the standalone world, and in the future, it will be possible to create for every application a single APK that works both on Pico and Oculus seamlessly.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In its ease of use and lack of friction for consumers, WebVR presents a glimmer of hope for the mainstream adoption of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). . Mozilla took the lead in pioneering WebVR, launching its A-Frame VR content authoring tool in 2015, along with its MozVR resource. Looking Forward.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

China’s XR Industry has been growing rapidly and so is India’s, In the year 2015 India had under 10 XR Startups, today we have over 2000 XR focussed Startups in the Country. Founder CEO of #JaduAR he is working on Building the future of musical experiences with Augmented Reality. She has worked in the XR space since 2015.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Although not meant to be an exhaustive list, here are the top 10 recent investments and funding events in the virtual reality and augmented reality space as we approach the close of Q3. in seed funding from the likes of The Venture Reality Fund (yes, they’re in on this one too!), Sliver TV has raised $6.2M

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