Road to VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Now that turkey day has come and gone, holiday shopping season has arrived and we’re tracking the best Windows Mixed Reality Black Friday 2018 deals on the Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, and Samsung Odyssey headsets. The Best Windows Mixed Reality Black Friday 2018 Deal. Image courtesy Microsoft. Asus Mixed Reality – $430.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I’ve very limited time, but luckily this week has not been very relevant for the ecosystem, so I’m managing to write this newsletter anyway Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) AltspaceVR shuts down In one of the saddest moments of the latest years in VR, AltspaceVR has closed its doors.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

ACORD Solutions Group , accounting giant EY, technology giant Microsoft and the Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company have combined to launch the world’s first marine insurance blockchain platform. A group of European insurance companies including Aegon, Zurich, Allianz and Swiss Re is looking into its use in reinsurance.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2018

Following financial difficulties , which almost saw the complete shut down of the social VR app, AltspaceVR found new life when it was acquired by Microsoft back in October. With lots to tackle in 2018, I’m thrilled to have Eric on board. I can’t wait to see what they’ll do next, and wish them all the best.”

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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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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. HoloLens got a major software update , and Microsoft introduced new enterprise mixed reality applications like Microsoft Remote Assist and Microsoft Layout.

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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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Unfortunately the standard didn’t gain traction and appears to now be abandoned by the group that created it. VirtualLink was announced back in 2018 with the backing of NVIDIA, AMD, Microsoft, Valve, Oculus, and HTC—representing a bulk of the most significant hardware players in the VR industry.

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ARPost

JUNE 5, 2023

ARPost started speculating in 2018 on a 2019 release. The “Building Open Standards for the Metaverse” panel moderated by Moor Insights and Strategy Senior Analyst Anshel Sag brought together XR Safety Initiative (XRSI) founder and CEO Kavya Pearlman, XRSI Advisor Elizabeth Rothman, and Khronos Group President Neil Trevett.

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Slashgear

AUGUST 29, 2018

Acer has a new Windows Mixed Reality Headset, the Acer OJO 500, for IFA 2018, and since AR and VR are more fun in a group, it’s focused on simpler sharing. … Continue reading.

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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. On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. Leap Motion.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

We are waiting and hoping and praying a white knight swoops in to rescue Poly like Microsoft rescued AltspaceVR in the VR winter of 2018. Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart is an immersive art experience with over 50 collaborating visual and musical artists and artist groups from all over the world. Not a good sign. What’s Next After Zoom?

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2020

THEN I fangirl'd out and got his autograph pic.twitter.com/eHne2emqVQ — Sarah Sexton (@Saelia) January 8, 2018. “[The XR for Classroom Learning featured a group of 20 developers who have created educational content designed for XR with support from ten different government programs.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

A group of cartoon-looking androids, buzzing with anticipation, enter the large assembly hall. The founders received a Microsoft mixed reality headset and are currently enrolled in the WXR Mentorship Program beta. — Sarah Hill (@SarahMidMO) January 6, 2018. It settles in next to another bot by the stage.

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VRWorld

MAY 2, 2017

During its newly established EDU event, Microsoft announced Windows 10 S (S for Student, not for Superman ), a new Surface laptop and several partner PCs. Years ago, Microsoft dominated schools with affordable Windows PCs, taking a back seat when Apple rebuilt itself with the iMac and then MacBook. Let us find out. Surface Laptop.

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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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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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Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. based inventor Alex Kipman as a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2018. The European Patent Office (EPO) announced that it has nominated U.S.-based billion in 2016.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2019

SEE ALSO Microsoft 'DreamWalker' Experiment Takes First Steps into Always-on World-scale VR. In July 2018, the company raised a seed investment round of $1.1 In July 2018, the company raised a seed investment round of $1.1

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 22, 2020

Designed for headsets like Microsoft’s HoloLens or Magic Leap 1, VRFocus had a chance to sit down with CEO and co-founder Anand Agarawala to learn about the company’s plans and where it’s headed. . The software also supports VR headsets like Oculus Quest and integrates with Microsoft Teams. to create an account.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 23, 2018

Eric Romo, who founded AltspaceVR in January 2013, will be moving to the role of Director of Product at Facebooks’s Social VR team, the group behind Facebook Spaces. With lots to tackle in 2018, I'm thrilled to have Eric on board. Today the Facebook Social VR team is getting one avatar bigger! Eric, welcome to the team."

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Endspace VR launched on the Oculus Rift in 2018, and it immediately became a favorite amongst VR gamers going so far as to be labeled “Game of the Year” by multiple critics. This explosive first-person space shooter has you joining an elite group of special pilots for the United Trade Consortium (UTC). Endspace VR.

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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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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 11, 2018

VRScout (@VRScout) December 9, 2018. Tickets went on sale for $9.99 Tickets went on sale for $9.99 for the first event in the series Click To Tweet. This idea itself is nothing new, of course. There are many companies out there trying to monetize on virtual live events such as concerts. This article was originally published on VRScout.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Telecoms have played a massive role in facilitating the expanded use of unified communications apps such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, and multiple social media platforms. We understand that different groups are exploring the Metaverse in their own ways and make sure we take a similar strategy. .

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Voices of VR

JULY 13, 2023

Liz Hyman President and the CEO of the XR Association (XRA), which is a non-profit, industry trade association representing 47 XR companies including major players like Meta, Google, Microsoft, HTC, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, and HTC. The final rule went into effect on January 18, 2018."

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 24, 2016

Following from the $15 million funding led by Shanda Group and Crystal-Optech in June, Lumus Ltd. Alvin Wang Graylin, HTC China Regional President of Vive, recently predicted that the first ‘integrated selectable AR+VR product’ would arrive in 2018. “We recently confirmed a $30 million funding round led by Quanta and HTC.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Developer(s) : Mojang, Microsoft Studios , Sony Computer Entertainment. Platform(s) : PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows Mixed Reality. Microsoft Windows , macOS , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , iOS , Nintendo Switch , Android. Publisher(s) : Mojang. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Publisher(s) ?: ?Ninja

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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. After scoring a partnership with Microsoft, they’ve talked at length about relocating to San Francisco. Premiering at Fantastic Arcade in 2017, they had even larger draws at SXSW and RTX 2018.

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AIXR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The story came to greater prominence when it was adapted into a 2018 film directed by Steven Spielberg. Meta SEO With Meta (formerly Facebook) committing to the Metaverse, all eyes are on fellow digital juggernauts such as Google, Bing, and Microsoft to see which – if any – becomes the next to buy into the Metaverse in a big way.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

The first version of the VR headset was launched in 2018, back when the industry was less mature. Microsoft Windows Operating System compatibility. Supports Lockheed Martin Prepar3D , Bohemia Interactive Simulations (VBS3, VBS4), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Aero FS 2, and other major simulator variants. as well as USB 3.2

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Road to VR

AUGUST 21, 2019

In recent years the studio has been well known in the VR space, having developed three exclusive titles for Oculus Studios: Edge of Nowhere (2016) , The Unspoken (2016) , and Feral Rights (2016) , not to mention the non-VR hit Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018) which was a PlayStation exclusive. Image courtesy Insomniac Games.

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AR Insider

MARCH 5, 2020

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. Real memory, late 2018. Fictional memory. Blade Runner 2049.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. Linden Research a.k.a. Linden Labs is in the process of being acquired.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

For example, Microsoft recently partnered with Meta to integrate its Office Suite into the Meta Quest Pro. Moreover, in August, Taqtile integrated Microsoft Azure into its product portfolio to enhance remote guidance and collaboration. Tuval Chomut (@TuvalChomut1) March 14, 2018. A Range of Distribution Opportunities.

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Anand Tech

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

S standard was a new intermediate thickness heatsink option proposed by Microsoft and intended for their Azure datacenters. While not formally part of the EDSFF specifications, the Open Compute Project's storage working group has developed the OCP NVMe Cloud SSD specification. Earlier this month version 2.0 S Form Factor variants.

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Upload VR

MAY 15, 2022

nDreams also came on board later in the process, for publishing support, but for the most part, it was quite a tight-knit group. But how did this tiny indie studio go from inception in 2018 to releasing a nDreams-supported title on the biggest VR headset of the moment just a few years later? Starting Small, Expanding Out.

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