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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.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 23, 2022

Once passed, big tech companies like Google and Meta would be forced to reveal how their algorithms work, change their approaches to targeted advertising, and more. It’s been a busy spring for the EU’s tech legislation groups.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2024

” With the entrance of Apple Vision Pro, one such entity to follow suit is Stryker’s Mako , a robotic surgery group initially founded as a standalone company by Rony Abovitz, the founder and first CEO of AR unicorn Magic Leap. billion in 2013, or just around three years after Magic Leap was founded by Abovitz in stealth mode.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2019

Light Field Lab is the first firm to secure major funding for ongoing light-field tech development since its spiritual predecessor, Lytro, was purchased and subsequently sunsetted by Google , ceasing over 12 years of operations in ‘light-field camera’ development at the end of March 2018.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 10, 2018

The game is optimised for WorldSense, a new six degrees of freedom (6DoF) positional tracking system developed by Google, found in upcoming mobile devices such as the standalone Lenovo Mirage Solo. Announced at Google I/O last year, the Mirage Solo is the first standalone mobile VR headset using the Daydream VR platform.

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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).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 15, 2017

It’s been a long while coming, but Google has finally launched a YouTube VR app on PC. Google expects YouTube VR to remain in Early Access through 2018 as they continue to develop it based on feedback. Image courtesy Google. Image courtesy Google. It took a while, but YouTube VR on PC was largely inevitable.

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VRScout

APRIL 29, 2019

— YouTube Space London (@YouTubeSpaceLon) October 2, 2018. In 2018, we took our efforts to the Swinging City, aka London, bringing insight and resources to some of Europe’s hottest talents; the results exceeded our wildest expectations. Groups are welcome to participate, however, there is a maximum of three members per team.

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Road to VR

MAY 28, 2018

With a starting focus on University-level education and vocational schools in sectors such as mechanical engineering, VivEdu branched out to K-12 education in 2018, boasting a comprehensive VR approach to learning science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and art for kids. Image courtesy HTC.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

They’re just not ready to fork over the dough for a pricey gaming PC or they don’t have a compatible mobile device that makes snatching up a Samsung Gear VR or Google Daydream View an easy purchase decision. There are large swaths of consumers sitting on the sidelines waiting to jump into VR.

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Mashable VR

JULY 16, 2022

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. Though a small group of privacy activists created Signal in 2013, it has grown in recent years. All you need is a phone number to join. Is the Signal app secure?

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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.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Despite having launched back in 2018, Beat Saber remains one of if not the most popular VR rhythm games currently available on VR headsets. Just this month the game received yet another paid music pack, Rock Mixtape, featuring the music of legendary rock groups like KISS, Nervana, The White Stripes, and more. Beat Saber. Price: $29.99.

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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. Charismatic founder and CEO Rony Abovitz raised $3.4

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Google’s ARCore technology was used for the augmented reality overlays, the Google Cloud Vision AI API for object detection, as well as early access to some of Google’s cutting-edge Human Sensing Technology that could detect emotional expressions of the participants.

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VRScout

MARCH 1, 2020

The pavilion space will also prominently feature a retrospective of large-format AR artworks from 2011-2018 by HEAVY , an award-winning creative studio that specializes in using immersive technology to reclaim public spaces for civic engagement, enlightened interactivity, and fun & thoughtful experiences.

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VRScout

APRIL 29, 2017

Snatch is about a group of on-the-rise young hustlers in London who are thrust into the dangerous, high-stakes world of organized crime. Crackle mentioned that the VR theater will be developed for smartphones, Google Cardboard, Gear VR and PlayStation VR. The virtual theater will let you stream Crackle content on a big screen.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

Here’s the full press release for VRLA 2018 ( Road to VR readers can save 15% on passes, details here ): Announcing VRLA 2018 Keynotes & Expo Highlights. Passes are available now and start at just $30, and for the first time ever attendees can register in VR via the official Payscout VRLA Registration 2018 app.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

When showing off to family, the key to an enjoyable time is getting them in quick and not overwhelming with complicated controls, so pretty much anything with artificial locomotion should probably be reserved for the gamers among the group. You’ll find Oculus Go , Gear VR , and Google Daydream further below too: Rift, Vive & PSVR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 23, 2018

recommendations from professors and by posting in the GDC Party Facebook group.”. Because of the time difference and distance, we communicated through Facebook messenger, kept all our assets on a shared google drive folder, and built the game using Unity’s collab version control system.”.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2017

Also remember: we’re soon going to have a Gear VR controller (it’ll be similar to Google Daydream’s controller, which operates like a laser pointer). Brands have customized Google Cardboards for… well, as long as “marketing” and “virtual reality” have been in the same sentence (a year and a half, really). …and a few more.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 14, 2019

For those not familiar with the concept, an escape room is a location-based experience where a group of people – family, friends, colleagues – go to role play and solve interactive puzzles as part of a narrative adventure, typically lasting around an hour, but it can vary. VRScout (@VRScout) December 13, 2018.

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ARPost

APRIL 28, 2022

According to one survey , even back in 2018, 18% of US educational institutions fully deployed VR, and 46% of colleges employed VR in some form on campus. Fortune Business Insights even predicts that the VR in education market will grow from $656 million in 2018 to $13 billion in 2026. 5 Ways VR Is Improving Education.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

A group of cartoon-looking androids, buzzing with anticipation, enter the large assembly hall. Each female founder has been paired with complementary women leaders from companies such as Google, Magic Leap, Norwest Venture Partners, and Warner Bros., — Sarah Hill (@SarahMidMO) January 6, 2018.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

The term “ virtual reality” was first used in 1987 by Jaron Lanier, who was researching goggles that could display digital creations (Lowood, 2018). Students in the virtual reality experimental group also achieved higher scores compared to students who learned with traditional methods of teaching. The findings of Passig et al.

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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. Yes, there have been some nice AR apps launched in 2018 (like Ikea Place), but mobile AR usage is really lagging. Google Maps in AR).

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

And a survey of 2,000 Chinese Internet users by iResearch Consulting Group found that 78% proactively seek out AR products to try. . This gives the Chinese pioneers of AR—such as Baidu, the “Google” of China—a huge market for AR content. Landmark Entertainment Group, known for creating U.S. consumers had used the technologies.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 7, 2022

It's possible that there is a translation issue at play: Durov speaks both Russian and English, so perhaps he used a Google translate-like tool to help compose the post. In 2018, the Russian government moved to shut down Telegram, but ended up dropping the initiative in 2020. Today, VK is controlled by the state.

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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.

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XROM

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

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. The Humane Ai Pin represents a significant leap in wearable technology.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 3, 2020

The pavilion space will also prominently feature a retrospective of large-format Augmented Reality artworks from 2011-2018 by HEAVY , a multiple award-winning creative studio that specializes in using immersive technology to reclaim public spaces for civic engagement, enlightened interactivity, and fun & thoughtful experiences.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. VRScout (@VRScout) June 19, 2018.

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2018

I was familiar with Austin, Texas because of SXSW — having attended with my previous employer, Emblematic Group. In May 2017, Owlchemy Labs was acquired by Google. Premiering at Fantastic Arcade in 2017, they had even larger draws at SXSW and RTX 2018. This was a question I asked myself several times last summer before moving.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some of the biggest names in social impact will be in attendance, including: Participant Media, Conservation International, the Rainforest Alliance, Connect for Climate/World Bank, and the Milken Institute, as well as tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oculus.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 3, 2023

Moreover, the investment secures the Saudi Arabian PIF group with four out of eight seats on Magic Leap’s board of directors as of November 2022. Previously, Saudi Arabia gave Magic Leap roughly $400 million in a 2018 funding round.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

How has VR performed in 2018? Let me do some speculations… Virtual Reality in 2018. Virtual Reality in 2018 has not performed that awesomely good : in my opinion, it has just laid the foundations for the success that will come in the upcoming years. 2018 has been the year of standalone headsets. PC VR headsets.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This year’s 70+ person judging panel included academic professors and researchers as well as representatives from Google, HTC, HP, Deloitte, NVIDIA, Apache, and others. The experience now sits in the hall of fame with Google Tilt Brush , which won the category in 2017. VR Lifetime Achievement. VR Film of the Year. VR in Healthcare.

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