Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2020

Existing Spatial investors also include the likes of Samsung NEXT, Baidu Ventures, and LG Ventures to name a few. Spatial has made a compelling argument for its workspace tech, and while it’s equally early days for the company and augmented reality, it’s clear Spatial is headed in an inevitable direction.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Hearables with augmented reality features are becoming ubiquitous thanks to the overall spread of wearables, the contribution of tech giants, and the growing demand for emerging technologies. How Augmented Reality Works. See Also: What Is the Difference between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas last week, was loaded with augmented reality smartglasses, which layer digital animations and information on top of the real world. Mainstream venture capitalists pumped up startups in virtual and augmented reality in the third quarter, with a record $2.3 Ellsworth: Right.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 19, 2017

for creating, publishing, and sharing augmented reality objects and experiences in Snapchat , as overlays known as ‘Lenses’. SEE ALSO Samsung Uses Snapchat's AR as a VR Advertisement. intends to be a global force in augmented reality, but it has strong competition, as Facebook also just launched their AR Studio in open beta.

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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. billion in 2016 to $18.6 This sets the stage for the multiple aspects of the market that device makers, platforms and content providers, and developers will be addressing in the months and years to come.”

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2017

In an answer to Apple’s recently released ARKit , a developer tool used for making augmented reality apps and games that run on newer iPad and iPhones, Google today released a preview of a new Android-compatible software development kit (SDK) called ARCore. Nougat and above.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2017

Samsung keeps us on our virtual toes, your phone’s packaging is VR headset, YouTube gets 360° help from Daydream, AR helps you make stuff better & faster, the investment & funding wrap-up, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: SAMSUNG KEEPS US ON OUR VIRTUAL TOES. …and a few more.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

Upskill, an augmented reality software training company, has cited seeing on average a 32% improvement in the workforc e of their clients. zSpace and Nearpod, which both provide VR software solutions for K-12 teachers, raised impressive amounts of $56mm in 2015 and $30mm in 2016/2017, respectively. Image Credit: Samsung.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2016

The virtual and augmented reality industry is just starting to take off. According to research from the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide revenues for the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market is forecast to grow from $5.2 billion in 2016 to more than $162 billion in 2020.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

I’ve been a big fan of the cute little Samsung Gear 360 camera since its first unveiling in the spring of 2016, and always recommend it to people inquiring about the best consumer-friendly 360 cameras out there. The cost is lower than the 2016 version with a pricetag of $229 and you can record in up to 4K resolution.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

But Samsung isn’t stopping there… THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEAR VR MAY COME WITH CONTROLLER. Although not yet officially confirmed by the Korean company, a recent FCC filing indicates that the next version of the Samsung Gear VR will boast its own controller. this year , which is a 142% increase from 2016.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2017

A Series A funding round of $5M at the end of 2016 helped the company also expand into corporate training, announcing a customer service training program with Walmart employees at the beginning of June. AUGMENTED MAGAZINE COVERS…IS THIS GOING TO BE A THING? Augmented reality that makes graphics on t-shirts, posters, album covers, etc.,

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2017

Augmented Reality. This year, the star of the show was Augmented Reality. This is why Facebook announced their intention to make the camera “the first augmented reality platform.” It’s been viewed 15 million times so far, since it was posted in December 2016. Impact on Consumers. Impact on Consumers.

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The DOE is incentivizing the competition with $680,000 in cash prizes and additional sponsor prizes from IBM, Microsoft, and Samsung. Information provided by WhiteHouse.gov https://www.edsimchallenge.com/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/11/15/new-prize-challenge-virtual-and-augmented-reality-learning-tools.

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ARPost

JUNE 28, 2021

Spatial was founded in 2016 driven by an impressive line-up of investors including Macintosh co-founder Andy Hertzfeld and Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger. The company’s own co-founders, Anand Agarawala and Jinha Lee, have their own impressive pasts including working at Google, MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung. Meet Spatial.

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Road to VR

JULY 11, 2016

They’ve released two virtual reality applications so far including Guided Meditation VR and the augmented reality filter app Spectacle. — Josh Farkas (@JoshuaFarkas) February 6, 2016. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes. Donate to the Voices of VR Podcast Patreon. Music: Fatality & Summer Trip.

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Next Reality VR

MARCH 25, 2016

In that spirit, Microsoft-owned Mojang has been developing virtual- and augmented-reality versions of the blocky sandbox game. Recently, Oculus, whose technology powers the Samsung Gear VR, demoed a modified Minecraft Pocket Edition for the Gear VR at GDC 2016.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In December of last year, Khronos group made headlines for adding Epic Games to the list of companies in support of their pursuit of an API standard for virtual and augmented reality. A handful of games have been released utilizing the standard since it was made available back in February of 2016.

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ARVR

JULY 6, 2020

The ability to create 360 video has been around since around 2016 when users could attach a few GoPro’s together in a rig to capture pictures and video. Using a 360 Camera Using a personal 360 camera like the Insta360 S or the Samsung Gear 360 is super easy. Augmented reality (AR) is the future of Restaurant Menu?

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TechCrunch VR

OCTOBER 2, 2020

After aggressive product rollouts in 2016 and 2017, Google quickly abandoned its VR efforts, which, much like the Samsung Gear VR, allowed users to drop a compatible phone into a headset holster and use the phone’s display and compute to power VR experiences.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

You can also access these clips via LIFE VR’s channel on Samsung VR for the Gear VR, time.com/lifevr or the LIFE VR Windows Mixed Reality app. Back in 2016, Sports Illustrated bundled 500k Cardboard viewers with the Swimsuit issue, giving many subscribers their first taste of VR.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 20, 2016

[In case you’ve managed to miss out on all the VR hype, an article on this site from earlier this year offers a pretty good overview – Will 2016 be the year of Virtual Reality? ] How is it different from augmented reality (AR)? And what’s this new “Mixed Reality” term that’s popped up all of a sudden?

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Slashgear

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Following Microsoft’s reveal of Samsung’s HMD Odyssey headset, the company has announced the start of pre-orders for a variety of Windows mixed reality headsets. We’re closing in on the roll out … Continue reading.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 19, 2016

If you have a Samsung Gear VR, you can now connect with your Facebook friends through Oculus Home. Survios – $50M in two rounds in 2016. …and more… CYCLISTS & TRIATHLETES SPORT AUGMENTED REALITY GLASSES. THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE’S AUGMENTED REALITY APP.

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2023

Provided the report is true, it appears Google will now need to rely on Samsung to compete with Meta and Apple in XR. Still, it seems its Samsung XR headset partnership and AR software development has become the main focus. And Google’s ambitions were, let’s say, very big.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 28, 2017

“Hugo shares my belief that virtual and augmented reality will be the next major computing platform. ” “It’s been a dream of mine to work in virtual reality even back when AR/VR were just figments of science fiction; now we’re taking selfies in virtual worlds,” writes Barra.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 23, 2023

The most relevant datapoint on this issue is Pokémon GO, an augmented reality video game where players see the world in real time but mediated through their smartphone or AR headset—watching a camera feed on the screen which is overlaid with video game content. A Purdue University study quantified the phenomenon.

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ARVR

MARCH 29, 2021

That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.” But when technical and practical realities caught up with spatial computing….it It’s not the revolutionary platform shift touted circa-2016.

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AllThingsVR

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Led by Samsung NEXT (the VC arm of the South Korean giant) and Two Sigma Ventures (a division of the investment manager of the same name), the round also includes Indicator Ventures, KBS Ventures, Galvanize Ventures, Social Starts, Female Founders Fund and Virtual Reality Investments. Read more on Fortune. Read more on UploadVR.

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XROM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Both #facebook & #rayban see's them as a step toward more advanced augmented reality glasses that overlay graphics onto the real world. While they’re limited in what they can do, Ray-Ban Stories are the most normal-looking, accessible pair of smart glasses to hit the market so far.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The industry has been experiencing a boom in recent years with hundreds of startups and heavy investment from tech giants including Google, Apple, Samsung, and Facebook. As a point of reference, Tobii’s sales nearly doubled from 2014 to 2016, shortly after the company began investing in VR technology. Social Response. “The

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2017

At this year’s E3, we got a chance to go hands-on with Augmented Empire, a narrative-driven tactical RPG coming exclusively to Gear VR on July 13th. Created by Coatsink , the studio known for the Esper series and Gang Beasts (2016) , the action plays out on a tiled game board displayed as an augmented reality diorama.

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Everything VR & AR

AUGUST 1, 2016

As the VR/AR Association continues to expand around the world and grow with new members excited at the future of virtual & augmented reality. Aisle411 was an early augmented reality development partner of Google’s Project Tango solution in 2014, offering 3D AR navigation solutions for leading retailers.

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RealVision VR

JUNE 26, 2018

RealVision’s work in Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Stereo 3D. Dirrogate has been invited by Samsung to feature on their SamsungVR platform, and as of Aug 1st 2016, is the only indie film to feature alongside VR films from AAA studios such as Disnety, Fox Interactive and Warner Bros.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The 1990s saw a boom in both augmented reality and virtual reality, giving users a more sensory feel and for the first time allowing them to see their own body in relation to others in the room. . 2014 was also the year that Samsung announced the Samsung VR gear that would eventually be released in 2016. .

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

Snapchat is so planning to compete with similar products like Google Lens or Samsung Bixby. For instance, you can frame a plant to identify what species it belongs to or a piece of clothing that you like to identify similar items that you may like and eventually buy.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Immersive media is a collective term that incorporates 360-degree video, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and volumetric capture (includes both CGI and 3-D scanning). The Times’ arrangement with Samsung will wrap up at the end of 2017, and the Times will continue to produce 360-degree videos on a smaller scale after.

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