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APRIL 13, 2017

billion in global revenues, driven in part by the increased spending in several enterprise sectors and in location-based entertainment (LBE) industry. “We Consumer reaction to the rapid proliferation of LBE centers, which emerged in 2015, are now a core component of an early distribution marketplace for VR content producers.

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Road to VR

JULY 15, 2017

This ‘new generation’ KUKA Coaster was revealed at the end of 2015, but KUKA has been active in the entertainment sector for well over a decade; their ‘robocoaster’ arms have been in service at Legoland parks since 2003. The first entertainment installation is also expected at the end of the year in Dubai.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Starting as a hardware company and evolving into a software company as well, Razer is now also growing into an investing company. Triple-A games are a big business, and Santa Monica-based First Contact Entertainment has raised $5M to bring that caliber of gaming to virtual reality. Santa Monica-based First Contact Entertainment.

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JULY 9, 2020

Augmented Reality Definition Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that overlays digital content (graphics, text, audio, and video) on real-world images using mobile devices, PCs, or glasses, which have an integrated camera and specialized software (Papagiannis, 2017). Read more here: AR 101?—?Augmented Jaimini and M. 2368–2372.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 25, 2017

The two technologies have long been considered the future of entertainment and convenience. However it’s the software behind this impressive method of control that’s the real magic. This intermediary software can then smooth out the rough edges during the translation of information, resulting in a fluid and human-like response.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

Positional tracking is the dream for immersive video content, but it is a complex hardware and software challenge. The company haven’t provided details about their process, but 6DoF support has been on their road map for some time, having spoken about the use of light field technology for this purpose in 2015.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Bennett was an entertainment industry veteran with 27 years of experience in film, television, and music. You may have read a couple stories here about haptic installations they produced for Verizon with the NFL and IndyCar in 2015. Bushnell is an engineer, entrepreneur, and son of Atari founder, Nolan Bushnell.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Some of the world’s top institutions featured across the XR medical, defence, education, and entertainment sectors debuted and highlighted their latest immersive solutions. XR Today spoke to Nancy Farrow, Executive Director of Global HoloAnatomy & HoloNeuroAnatomy Software Suite at Case Western Reserve University.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The studio was opened by Disney Infinity developers Avalanche Software back in September. Eat Sleep Play itself was formed almost a decade ago, and was comprised of members of Incognito Entertainment, the studio behind PlayStation 2-era Twisted Metal games and Warhawk.

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JUNE 29, 2017

Even when René Pinnell launched Kaleidoscope’s virtual reality festival in 2015, his vision had always been to build a funding platform to help independent VR creators and studios raise money for their original VR projects. Now that day is here. And this future is coming sooner than many realize.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Devine has been part of the digital games industry for more than 30 years, starting at Virgin Games in the ‘80s with stints at id Software, Ensemble Studios, Microsoft and Apple where he worked on a variety of projects from 7th Guest to Quake to Halo Wars. It all sounds frightfully eerie, but also very interesting and entertaining.

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2017

Skybound Entertainment in partnership with Skydance Interactive have confirmed that multiple interactive VR games based on the hugely popular The Walking Dead franchise are in the works. At E3 2015 the company used the experience to launch it’s in-house developed StarVR 210 degree VR headset, formerly InfinitEye.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

It produces high quality 360 content complete with native pipelining software for stitching and live broadcasting. Founded in 2015, Vantage.tv The purpose of the class is to teach aspiring immersive filmmakers how to perfect and grow their art form for this fledgling medium. – This is a sponsored post from Nokia. .

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MAY 13, 2017

Our panelists included John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Labs and co-creator of Pokémon Go; Ralph Osterhout, CEO of Osterhout Design Group, maker of augmented reality glasses; and John Underkoffler, CEO of Oblong Industries, maker of the Mezzanine collaboration software and science advisor for the film Minority Report.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

In addition to the cash, winners will be awarded, “high-end hardware products such as the newest MSI GP62M VR gaming laptop, Aegis gaming desktop, Intel X99 motherboard, and GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR 8G OC graphics card, as well as software license of Unity Plus as sponsored by Unity.” Innovation in VR Mechanics (30%).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The company launched in 2015 and released its first product in 2016 – focusing on spatial analytic services. Driving XR Adoption Rates XR analytics can also help drive XR device and software adoption across a workforce by delivering core insights into employee usage. So, data collection is in that particular category.

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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 organizers of VR’s biggest awards ceremony, The Proto Awards, say they won’t be hosting an event in 2017.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

While Valve Software is working on improved base stations for its innovative lighthouse tracking system used by the HTC Vive, we haven’t heard a definitive answer one way or the other about whether the technology might one day be extensible to cover very large regions. So in 2017, it seems like the market is getting traction.”

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MAY 2, 2017

As spotted by Variety , a recent job listing for a Windows Senior Software Engineer at Netflix confirms that the company is looking into a version of its app for Microsoft’s HoloLens. Tagged with: netflix Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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JULY 27, 2017

Most VR companies right now are surviving on venture capital funding, limited software and hardware sales, or sheer force of will and passion in spite of dwindling bank accounts. “We had a supportive group of investors that last gave us money in 2015.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It is not only about physical health because these tools are very adapted to bring “useful” entertainment. With Surgical Theater software, she was “in” her own brain to see the problematic artery.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

During all these months, I had the occasion of reading on Linkedin about all his cool prototypes and enterprise solutions that he and his colleagues have developed inside the company, ranging from 360 videos to hand-tracked training solutions with the Quest, not to mention XR entertainment solutions for airplane passengers.

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JULY 27, 2017

Most VR companies right now are surviving on venture capital funding, limited software and hardware sales, or sheer force of will and passion in spite of dwindling bank accounts. “We had a supportive group of investors that last gave us money in 2015.

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Cats and VR

AUGUST 18, 2016

Sundance Institute and Jaunt Studios announced today their latest class of creatives, at the forefront of innovation in media and entertainment, to join the Sundance Institute New Frontier | Jaunt VR Residency Program.

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APRIL 5, 2021

Its XR headset will be the first major product launch since 2015, and Apple surely wants to launch it in the best way possible, with a cheering audience, on-site demos to journalists, and a well-orchestrated performance. It’s nice to see how Facebook is updating the Quest software constantly. So, don’t give PCVR for dead yet….

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JULY 19, 2017

” According to the company, Xenoma’s Software Development kit (SDK) enables development of apps using Java SDK, Visual C# and Unity Engine. Xenoma’s e-skin and software developer’s kit (SDK) supports application development using Java SDK, Visual C# and Unity. Technical Specs.

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Delight XR

AUGUST 7, 2022

With the technology advancing every year, the hardware is getting cheaper and the software base is growing steadily. In other words, virtual reality becomes affordable and thanks to massive price drops and discounts on hardware and software bundles, now is the perfect time to get your own VR headset and discover what all the hype is about.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Founded at Carnegie Mellon in 2015, the company created an app (now unavailable) called Intraface – which could recognize seven different emotions (anger, fear, joy, etc.). GE creates “digital twins” – copies of actual machines at customer sites – and uses software to allow customers to communicate with the digital twin.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

units since its release at the end of 2015– not bad for a headset that is only compatible with six of the most recent Samsung phones. The report also says that Pokémon GO brought in the lion’s share of all AR software revenue in 2016 with a whopping 96% of earnings. The popular Gear VR has moved 5.5M

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

Juan brings over 8 years of experience creating software and content for immersive experiences in sports and entertainment prior to Vantage.tv; including being the executive producer of immersive projects for Nascar, Wimbledon, PGA Tour, The Black Eyed Peas and AT&T events. Founded in 2015, Vantage.tv

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Powered by brick recognition software, Life of George challenges players to build physical models, scan them into the digital game and receive a score based on accuracy and speed. Life of Geroge was retired by the LEGO Group in 2015. . Ultra Agents retired in 2015. . LEGO Fusion retired from the LEGO Group in 2015. .

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. So Talon Simulations specializes in dynamic and immersive experiences for entertainment centers and training institutes. Today's guest is Brandon Naids.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Talon Simulations was making great strides in the location-based entertainment industry, until COVID-19 hit. They have full motion simulators for entertainment and training. So Talon Simulations specializes in dynamic and immersive experiences for entertainment centers and training institutes. Today's guest is Brandon Naids.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 15, 2023

With the free-to-use DreamGrid software, anyone can easily create virtual worlds through a graphical interface and one-click install feature on their home computer. Learn here how to create and host a new Dreamgrid on your home computer using the software. We are keeping the mobile app purely for gameplay, roleplay, and entertainment.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

The ZED stereo camera is now shipping to developers: it’s a depth-sensing camera that can be attached to any mobile VR headset – there are 2 RGB cameras in unit send data to an external graphics processor and use Sterolabs’ custom software to map your environment in real-time. NEW LAUNCHES, MOVEMENTS, AND MONEY.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

The recently released report noted how “Meta employees see the Quest and its software ecosystem emerging as a primary alternative to Apple in the space, filling the role played by Google’s Android in smartphones.” They were using expressions like spatial understanding and so on.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, a key difference and benefit that Apple has over some of its competition is the already-established iOS ecosystem of products and software. On the other hand, Apple is not the only XR firm pushing for interoperability and cross-pollination of hardware and software.

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