Ryan Schultz

JANUARY 20, 2023

Screen capture of the official announcement that AltspaceVR is shutting down Well, it’s official: Microsoft has decided to shutter (or “sunset”, to use their corporate-speak) the social VR platform AltspaceVR. (I To learn more about what is next for Microsoft Mesh, visit Mesh.com and sign up for updates here.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

recently teased an update to their project that aims to replicate the official Microsoft version of Minecraft for HoloLens, the company’s $3000 AR headset, and put it on mobile devices capable of running Google’s ARCore and Apple’s ARKit. says they’ll release a version soon to a select group to start playing.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

I myself switched from Apple to Samsung in 2015 specifically for Samsung’s Gear VR headset. ” Roh also mentioned that Samsung’s XR venture will involve service partnerships with Meta and Microsoft, but declined to provide specific details. Microsoft recently said it will lay off 10,000 employees.

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ARPost

MARCH 12, 2021

Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. It took place from the 1980s (when these were initially introduced into the markets) to 2015 (when they were finally fully adopted). I am not the only one who has identified this trend.

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ARVR

JULY 9, 2020

70s : Group of researchers at different organizations, such as NASA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of North Carolina, continued research in computer graphics and virtual reality (Krevelen, 2010). Proceedings of the 23rd ACM International Conference on Multimedia, pages 1271{1274, 2015. Jaimini and M.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In just a few days time, Microsoft will host WinHEC , its annual hardware / platform conference. Intel has 600 people here working on hardware form factors, while the similar story is with Microsoft and a few other known global players. Microsoft is not playing such tricks. 4 GB of RAM. A graphics card with DirectX 12 support.

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XROM

MAY 15, 2023

We chose to host AWE Asia 2023 in Singapore not only because of its convenience for our diverse group of participants who join us from across the globe, but also in recognition of the growth of the extended reality industry in Singapore and across Asia. AWE Asia has been hosted annually since 2015.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Microsoft product lineup surprised everyone today, but the biggest surprise was planned for VR fans. Not only are these devices cheaper than the Oculus Rift and Vive, but Microsoft says they’re better too. Following that, presentation continued with several features using Microsoft HoloLens. Stay tuned. Stay tuned.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Yesterday at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft unveiled HoloLens 2, the company’s next iteration of its enterprise-focused standalone AR headset. Microsoft’s Julia Schwarz demoing on-stage, Image courtesy Microsoft. The short answer: yes. For a split second my attention drew to a slight breeze in the room.

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AllThingsVR

JULY 5, 2016

Deals to AR/VR startups have seen a massive boom in recent years , with 2015 seeing a record 135 deals and $700M in funding. Other notable acquisitions in 2015 included GoPro buying French VR software company Kolor , along with HP acquiring mobile AR game maker Mind Pirate. Read more here.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Emteq Ltd was founded in 2015 to improve lives through the development of facial sensing healthcare solutions and is applying its technology to VR. He was tech lead on the BAFTA-award-winning Monument Valley (2014) and co-directed Gear VR hit Land’s End (2015). Daniel Efergan – Group Creative Director of Digital, Aardman Animations.

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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. Apple’s eye-catching ARKit is on the verge of release alongside a series of Microsoft-backed VR headsets.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 11, 2017

In 2016 it hosted the Immerse conference in Bellevue, Washington and it managed to raise a respectable $4 million in investment in October, 2015. The round was led by Madrnoa Venture Group and marked that fund’s first ever virtual reality investment. Looming on the horizon for VR/AR productivity is Microsoft.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

In 2015, Snapchat acquired Looksery for $150M. The Osterhout Design Group is an integrated hardware company with a deep background in advanced augmented reality innovation with the US military, and have their principal outsider investor in 21st Century FOX. Facebook Enables Native 360 Photos.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Made from high-res satellite imagery, aerial photography, and Street View data, Google Earth VR is surprisingly meditative when alone and fun when with a group. 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.).

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Given the size of the AR/VR market today, and its practical applications for a broad groups of users, it’s too early for the company to execute that plan. No that’s (sadly) not a stereo camera on the iPhone 7. But that doesn’t mean Apple isn’t actively engaged in AR/VR research and development. Acquisitions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

” Bollinger added: I think spatial computing is also a terminology that Microsoft has used a lot when introducing HoloLens in 2015/16 they used obviously mixed reality, but they were using also spatial computing. They were using expressions like spatial understanding and so on. .”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The firm’s first XR headset is due soon, and with it comes a spatial computing ambition that draws similarities and differences to Lenovo, Microsoft, Meta, HTC VIVE, and other XR headset vendors. Apple is gearing up for the Vision Pro debut. The Benefits of XR Interoperability and Cross-Pollination Competition is clearly at large.

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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. The two designs will be licensed to a select group of commercial partners… and the x24 claims to shoot 8K with 6 degrees of freedom.

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HaptX

MARCH 6, 2018

Edwards, who received her degree in Geography, seems an unlikely candidate to lead the game industry’s largest professional group based solely on her educational focus. When one finds out that she worked at Microsoft in the early days of Encarta Encyclopedia and World Atlas , it starts to make sense.

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ARVR

MARCH 5, 2021

Furthermore, my involvement is primarily confined to one particular social VR platform, AltspaceVR, owned by Microsoft, making most of my experience the product of a niche within a niche within a niche. Microsoft has been very active in this area for years and their video on the history of flight simulation is a good introduction.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2016

The legendary video game studio had recently lost its most famous IP, the Halo series, due to a round of corporate maneuvering with Microsoft. However, rumor had it that the ambitious group was working on something even more impressive — something the gaming world had never seen before. Startups and Seagulls .

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

While talking on WeChat on the XR Story group, an XR professional in China, Alex of Simfinity, has clarified that the situation in China is not easy, but until now it has not been much worse than what usually happens during Chinese New Year vacations when factories close for 2–4 weeks. Sony closes its game studio in Manchester. Great post.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Pixvana, a Seattle-based startup creating a cloud-based processing and delivery platform for VR video, today announced a $14 million Series A funding round led by Vulcan Capital with participation from Raine Ventures, Microsoft Ventures, Cisco Investments and Hearst Ventures, and existing investor Madrona Venture Group.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

I first tried to headset on near the end of 2015 and it struck me that this type of technology would change the world. In September of 2016, I attended a group meeting with some folks in Dallas, and then by January of 2017, we had our first major product in a school. We had a nice big bump at the beginning of the year with Microsoft.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

I first tried to headset on near the end of 2015 and it struck me that this type of technology would change the world. In September of 2016, I attended a group meeting with some folks in Dallas, and then by January of 2017, we had our first major product in a school. We had a nice big bump at the beginning of the year with Microsoft.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

I first tried to headset on near the end of 2015 and it struck me that this type of technology would change the world. In September of 2016, I attended a group meeting with some folks in Dallas, and then by January of 2017, we had our first major product in a school. We had a nice big bump at the beginning of the year with Microsoft.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 16, 2016

And don’t forget that UploadVR has a Steam community group complete with a curated list of recommendations so that you don’t have to waste any money finding out what’s good in the world of VR. Xbox One Streaming, from Microsoft. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions!

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Ended up at Vuzix in 2015 and had a great run with those guys. Alan: We’ve got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, “We want that!” ” Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Is it the training group? Is it the operations group? And who owns the process?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Ended up at Vuzix in 2015 and had a great run with those guys. Alan: We’ve got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, “We want that!” ” Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Is it the training group? Is it the operations group? And who owns the process?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

Ended up at Vuzix in 2015 and had a great run with those guys. Alan: We've got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, "We want that!". Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. Is it the training group? Is it the operations group? Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014.

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AR Insider

APRIL 15, 2020

The company began with 3DTV broadcasting technology in 2009, pivoted skillfully to VR during the halcyon days of 2015–2016, and attracted funding to the tune of $115m from media investors like Comcast Ventures and MSG. These patents give Apple a strong IP defense against Microsoft as well as the MPEG consortium members. Still … $100m?

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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. December 2015. The month closes with Microsoft finally awakening, announcing it will ship the $3,000 self-contained HoloLens augmented reality developer kit to developers at the end of March. March 2016.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. It was around 2015, the first Hololens had come out. They are a passionate team of 3D designers, VR and AR experts based in New York and San Francisco.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. It was around 2015, the first Hololens had come out. They are a passionate team of 3D designers, VR and AR experts based in New York and San Francisco.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Jinha Lee developed pioneering AR interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung and then also showed them at a TED talk. It was around 2015, the first Hololens had come out. Co-founder Anand Agarawala sold his previous startup, BumpTop -- a 3D physics multi-touch desktop -- to Google, and also demoed this in a TED Talk.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

2015's Until Dawn is a natural matchmaker, especially for the horror-movie lovers looking to be eased into the world of video game horror. Every choice you make -- even a seemingly irrelevant one like shooting a squirrel -- has a butterfly effect on both your #RelationshipStatus with the rest of the group, and also your #MortalityStatus.

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