Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2018

At Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple announced a new avatar system, dubbed ‘Memoji’, the company’s next step into the world of iPhone X animated emojis mapped to a user’s facial movements. Move over Samsung AR Emoji , because Apple looks to have gotten the cutesy Pixar-vibe down pat.

Apple 161

Apple Samsung AR Wearables 161

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

With the release of iOS 11, hundreds of millions of Apple devices gained the ability to perform basic augmented reality functions, albeit viewed through the screens of iPhones and iPads. Apple doesn’t plan to sell the headset though, and will likely only use it for testing purposes.

Apple 192

Apple AR Augmented Reality Software 192

Voices of VR

APRIL 15, 2024

minor release comes out today, which moves some of the more commonly used extensions into core and it also marks a new Khronos Group commitment to a yearly release cycle. on July 29, 2019, and Khronos Group President Neil Trevett […] The OpenXR 1.1 The OpenXR 1.1

Industry 58

Industry Groups Apple 58

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 9, 2017

They aim to bring the awards back in 2018, skipping the 2017 season “in order to assess the changing landscape of immersive technology and entertainment,” according to a prepared statement. The move to 2018 by the Proto Awards comes when the emerging mixed reality industry is in a transitional period.

Los Angeles 104

Los Angeles Virtual Reality Industry Groups 104

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. — Benjamin Lang (@benz145) March 23, 2018. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

AR 160

AR Magic Leap Oculus Virtual Reality 160

The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2018

On Friday, a report on CNET shook a bit the XR community revealing that Apple is working on an AR/VR headset for 2020. An article that has become pretty popular, since every time that Apple makes something in an industry, it for sure changes all the market dynamics. Let’s take point 1: Apple is working on an AR/VR headset.

Apple 153

Apple AR Magic Leap Eye Tracking 153

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

The last days of AltspaceVR have seen many events happening in the platform where people said farewell not only to the platform, but also to the communities and the groups they were part of. Now all these groups of people do not have a house anymore: some of them will migrate to other social VR platforms (e.g.

Ukraine 310

Ukraine Apple Groups Augmented Reality 310

VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Life of Geroge was retired by the LEGO Group in 2015. . LEGO Fusion retired from the LEGO Group in 2015. . In 2017, the Creative Play Lab, LEGO Group’s department that explores the future of play, launched LEGO AR Studio. LEGO BrickHeadz Builder (2018). LEGO Playgrounds (2018). Ultra Agents (2014).

Augmented Reality 503

Augmented Reality Retail AR Machine Learning 503

AR Insider

JANUARY 11, 2021

B from Google, Disney, AT&T, Alibaba Group, JP Morgan, Kleiner Perkins, Qualcomm, and other brand name investors to make see-through AR glasses, and the content, optics, chips, and AI that go in them. The first developer version was released in late 2018 to mixed reviews. Image source: Apple. Niantic acquired 6D.ai

Magic Leap 222

Magic Leap Government Apple AR 222

Mashable VR

JULY 16, 2022

Signal is a free, privacy-focused messaging and voice talk app you can use on Apple and Android smartphones, and via desktop. You can text or make voice or video calls with friends, either one-on-one or in groups , and use emoji reactions or stickers just like in other apps. OK, so what is Signal?

Groups 145

Groups Data America Apple 145

EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This year was going to be the year of augmented reality, but by the end of 2018 market analysts were pointing to 2020 or 2021 as the “golden year” of AR. Going into 2019, the industry eagerly awaits HoloLens 2 and Glass Enterprise Edition 2, as rumors swirl around the possibility of AR glasses from Apple and/or Facebook in the near future.

Magic Leap 58

Magic Leap Training Wearables Immersion 58

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? Augmented Reality in 2018. More or less AR in 2018 has gone as I predicted in 2017. Apple glasses. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple (Image by iDropNews). Leap Motion. But I don’t expect any launch.

Augmented Reality 394

Augmented Reality Magic Leap Leap Motion AR 394

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

That’s not entirely true, as a group of AR/VR developers are currently testing out the headset’s abilities to create multiplayer experiences with a pretty inspiring first success. — JJ Castillo (@JJCastilloVR) September 6, 2018.

Magic Leap 173

Magic Leap AR Groups Apple 173

Mashable VR

APRIL 13, 2022

” The Supreme Court decision in Texas has since prompted other major tech companies — like Apple , Match Group (Tinder's parent company), and dating app Bumble — to implement similar travel reimbursements for employees. According to OpenSecrets , a nonprofit research group charting money in U.S.

Texas 87

Texas San Francisco Oklahoma Healthcare 87

ARVR

JULY 20, 2022

At the moment, Kura Technologies is the clear frontrunner of being the most intriguing brain-teaser in the group. The Korean company LetinAR has publicly demonstrated glasses based on this technology as early as 2018, (thought with far more modest specifications), and there are plenty of academic papers that discuss the technology.

Technology 130

Technology AR Samsung Virtual Reality 130

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Packing a 7-megapixel front-facing depth camera, Apple’s iPhone X can do some pretty impressive things with its facial recognition capabilities. Bebylon Battle Royale, a comedic multiplayer arena brawler, is due out sometime in 2018 on Rift and Vive via Steam. ” image courtesy Kite & Lightning.

Motion Capture 196

Motion Capture New York Data Groups 196

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 16, 2023

Furthermore, Amazon Germany listings display an “Xreal Air Adapter”, which could be a successor to Nreal’s Apple Adapter, which the firm released last year, selling out in 24 hours ! Nreal Vs. Epic Games: A Background The story of Nreal’s potential rebranding starts back in 2018.

Unreal 95

Unreal Germany Hardware Technology 95

Mashable VR

APRIL 23, 2022

It’s been a busy spring for the EU’s tech legislation groups. Just last month, another tentative agreement was reached on a bill that would no longer allow companies like Apple to give preferential treatment to their own apps on their devices.

Google 98

Google Data Examples Groups 98

XROM

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

With companies like Meta and apple betting heavily on the future of virtual reality, so has one entomologist. In 2024, Gustin plans to offer group experiences to schools and license it out to other educational institutions. In 2018 Gustin founded the Gateway Science Project, Inc.,

Virtual Reality 98

Virtual Reality Education Immersion Technology 98

XROM

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Notably, renowned Apple designer Jony Ive is reportedly working on a competing product. The device has garnered interest from diverse backgrounds and age groups globally. Humane was founded in 2018 by Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri, former Apple employees with extensive experience in hardware design and software engineering.

Wearables 59

Wearables Technology Apple Augmented Reality 59

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2023

The ruling comes after the 27-country bloc inked its General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in 2018, restricting social media companies from mining data without user consent. The news comes after changes in Apple’s data collection policies battered Meta’s advert revenues in 2021. Meta’s Revenue Headwinds.

Data 108

Data United States DC Washington 108

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

It will also be a defensive move against Apple. Apple could announce its headset. Apple could announce its headset. Concept render of the upcoming Apple headset (Image by Antonio DeRosa). And there is still the possibility that Apple cancels the project, something that wouldn’t be new to it.

Virtual Reality 480

Virtual Reality Eye Tracking Apple Government 480

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Bloomberg publishes new hints on Apple glasses. Every week we have new hints on Apple glasses: it is no more a matter of “if” they will come to the market, but a matter of “when” and “what”. They will also have a dedicated store of AR apps , like it already happens for other Apple gadgets, like the Apple Watch and Apple TV.

Magic Leap 169

Magic Leap AR Samsung Virtual Reality 169

VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

& 13-15, 2018 Venue: To be announced South by Southwest is an annual conglomerate of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. IEEE Virtual Reality Conference Date: March 18-22, 2018 Venue: Stadthalle Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany Check here for pricing.

Conference 27

Conference San Jose San Francisco AR 27

The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

It actually reveals some details that are cool to know, like for instance: Valve has an internal team working on a secret project since 2018. According to a blog post on the company’s website, Linden Labs has already been sold to an investment group led by Randy Waterfield and Brad Oberwager. Linden Research a.k.a.

Sony 399

Sony Magic Leap Gaming Unreal 399

ARVR

JULY 8, 2021

That’s the heart of the accusation about Mindfulness: It’s Not Making Positive Change Happen in the World I don’t believe we will ever get from Here to There and I see Positive Change as an Apple of Discord, an idea the Gods threw at us so we’d squabble forever about what it means instead of challenging them. pressure, or ever.

Tunisia 130

Tunisia Philippines Georgia Study 130

VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2018

I was familiar with Austin, Texas because of SXSW — having attended with my previous employer, Emblematic Group. Texas’ business incentives have attracted the attention of IBM, Motorola, Apple, and Indeed. Premiering at Fantastic Arcade in 2017, they had even larger draws at SXSW and RTX 2018.

Austin 259

Austin Los Angeles Texas Milwaukee 259

Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Prior to Tumblr's "adult content" ban in 2018, a swift decision by the company to remove all sexually explicit posts, the site was a hub for sex workers, queer kids, and anyone else who wanted to display their sexual interests alongside different aspects of their personality. "It Tumblr was somehow anonymous, but social.

Apple 103

Apple Trends Netherlands Industry 103

ARVR

JUNE 16, 2020

Prototyping for AR - WWDC 2018 - Videos - Apple Developer Low Fi Prototyping for AR With the new goal in mind, I started with my camera and paper. In addition, I had to group the parts to allow users to select different pieces of the model. Inspired by the video above, I had a friend film as I moved paper to imitate buttons.

AR 130

AR Machine Learning Tools Video 130

VRScout

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

A WebVR Community Group to decide on WebVR standards was formed by Mozilla, Google, Samsung, Facebook, Intel, Microsoft and other major tech players, with Apple recently joining the community in July this year. Google , Oculus and Samsung Internet also published their WebVR and open-source developer resources. . ” Browsers. “The

Unity 349

Unity Singapore Asia AR 349

AR Insider

MARCH 5, 2020

The first killer app of the Apple II personal computer was VisiCalc?—?a On one hand, groups like Microsoft with their Hololens 2 have recognized the great need for three-dimensional representations of data in the medical field, but in many cases a doctor may not want to gear up to get access to that critical missing depth information.

Training 213

Training California Software Technology 213

The Ghost Howls

JULY 16, 2021

I lived a similar situation in the years 2017-2018 , that is the Winter of VR, the period that you may remember the most for being the “VR is dead” era. The rumors of an Apple XR headset are making everyone excited. If you don’t have such a group, then probably you are in the wrong place.

AR 543

AR Technology Gaming Groups 543

Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 30, 2018

But I also remember doing that for the first time in a crowded Apple store, with no real intention of buying the first-generation iPhone I was playing with. VRScout (@VRScout) January 30, 2018. I’m still old enough to remember a time when typing a message on a touchscreen keyboard felt very cutting-edge indeed.

Virtual Reality 281

Virtual Reality Trends Augmented Reality Virtual World 281

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2019

I gave a presentation of the first idea of a videodisc of the “ Plastico ” at a private conference held at Apple Computer in 1986 (my talk was published in 1998 here ). In July 2018, the project completed version 3.0 Much of what survives of the ancient city dates to the period around A.D. Version 1.0 in 2008, 2.1

Virtual Reality 242

Virtual Reality Study Education Oculus 242

Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

based inventor Alex Kipman as a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2018. His current position as Technical Fellow of the Windows and Devices Group enables him to maintain a hands-on approach to building the HoloLens and related Windows Mixed Reality software platform.

Microsoft 207

Microsoft Trends Machine Learning Data 207

Mashable VR

APRIL 28, 2022

To understand why, exactly, the “To Watch” list in your Letterboxd needs to bend to the will of whatever streaming service decides to play host to a particular movie, let’s roll things back to 2018 for a second. Others can't focus on anything but the indistinguishable blobs. How do I stream outside the US?

Filming 118

Filming Groups America Amazon 118

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

— Alvin Wang Graylin (@AGraylin) October 18, 2018. The event hosts people from very important companies like NVIDIA, VR Chat, The Khronos Group, Alibaba (there is Jack Ma!), — Alvin Wang Graylin (@AGraylin) October 19, 2018. VR signage everywhere! pic.twitter.com/X1dWr780Se. pic.twitter.com/9Z7TimKFWW.

Hand tracking 219

Hand tracking HTC Controllers China 219