AR Insider

DECEMBER 26, 2019

What were the biggest spatial computing trends and events in 2019? Our research arm, ARtillery Intelligence took a deep dive in its latest report on 2019 lessons & 2020 predictions. So as 2019 winds down, we’re featuring the year’s most popular posts. Will ‘Picks & Shovels’ Accelerate AR in 2019?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

It’s the beginning of 2019, and this means that this is that time of the year when we all make predictions for this year in AR and VR! Jokes apart, what has happened in AR in 2018… and what can you expect to happen in 2019? Predictions for Augmented Reality in 2019. Let’s see how AR can evolve in 2019!

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VRScout

MARCH 29, 2019

Valve was a no-show at both GDC 2019 and PAX East this year, a frustrating decision for fans who’ve been patiently awaiting any new updates on the companies VR hardware or the trio of mysterious games they’ve long been teasing. The post ‘Valve Index’ VR Headset Announced, Arrives May 2019 appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Now, a little under four years since the big names in hardware released their first generation consumer headsets, we live in a time when a number of VR games have actually approached the best that any gaming platform has to offer. Without further ado, Road to VR’s 2019 Game of the Year Award winners: Asgard’s Wrath.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

A report on Thurrott.com indicates Microsoft is skipping an incremental hardware update to its Hololens in favor of a generational upgrade in 2019. My sources are telling me that this version of Hololens will not arrive until 2019. This framing of the information could be representative of Microsoft’s outlook.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The Venture Reality Fund , which invests primarily in immersive applications and games, has just released its latest quarterly update covering Q1 and Q2 of 2019. For consumers, we are seeing launches of specialized hardware, like North’s Focals smart glasses, Form’s AR swimming goggles or BOSE AR’s audio-only sunglasses.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Thanks to Steam’s hardware agnostic approach, it’s become the defacto repository of all things PC VR (excluding Oculus exclusives, of course). You may find a couple repeats from our 10 Best Rift Games of 2019 , but there’s still plenty of top-scoring games to dig into here. The 10 Best SteamVR Games of 2019.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

It’s only day one of Oculus Connect 5 and already we’ve seen new hardware, new content, and bold new ideas for the future of VR. Our friends at Oculus share ILMxLAB’s ambition to bring compelling immersive narratives to life, and using Oculus’ hardware, we will invite fans to experience Darth Vader as never before.”.

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VRScout

JANUARY 7, 2019

Fresh hardware, a bold new social platform, and Vive Pro eye-tracking are on the way. The 2019 Consumer Electronic Expo is off to an exciting start as HTC Vive debuted not only a new VR headset capable of inside-out tracking, but a new social platform, new subscription service, and new updates to their existing Viveport platform.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Facebook has supposedly abandoned their plans for a next-gen Rift headset in favor of minor hardware updates. According to a new report by TechCrunch , Facebook has abandoned their plans for a next-gen Oculus Rift headset in favor of minor hardware updates to the original model. Image Credit: VRScout.

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ARPost

JUNE 22, 2020

See Also: A Comprehensive Review of 2019 and 2020 VR Headsets. That doesn’t mean that the larger public isn’t benefiting from VR-2 ’s presence in the market. Aerospace company Boeing is using the headsets to train pilots for their Starliner – a craft developed in partnership with NASA. NASA, Boeing, and Varjo.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 12, 2019

Sony is the market share leader for VR hardware revenues according to the latest report from Strategy Insights. billion (see above) VR hardware revenues are close to Strategy Analitics’ $2.02 But the proof will be in the next 12 months of sales, including the 2019 holiday period. And its projected $2.02

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

We’ve seen over 100 VR titles break $1 million in revenue, growing the total VR software market by 3x in 2019. From our estimates, there is relatively small software sales for the first couple of years, and then a major inflection point in 2019. Our estimates suggest nearly $110 million in software revenue recorded in 2019.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Julia Schwarz, a senior researcher at the company’s Mixed Reality division, took the stage to show off some prototype software built to take advantage of HoloLens 2’s hardware capabilities. The post Watch Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Reveal Demo from MWC 2019 appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 22, 2019

From asymmetrical party games to epic sci-fi RPGs, 2019 was one hell of a year for VR gaming. The final days of 2019 are almost upon us, marking the end of arguably the biggest year for VR gaming so far. Before we wrap-up the decade, let’s take a look at some of the most impactful VR releases of 2019.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 22, 2018

As we head into 2019, there’s a growing sense of bated breath within the VR industry as the Oculus Quest launch draws near. Today the headset popped up in FCC listings, seemingly indicating that things are on track for the Spring 2019 release. Now filings for the headset from Facebook have appeared at the U.S.

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VRScout

JUNE 13, 2019

“The dream of delivering SVR experiences without compromise will soon become possible with the release of future standalone consumer hardware combined with new rendering technologies leveraging 5G networks and Edge Computing,” said Laurent Scallie, CEO, Redpill VR, in an official release. Image Credit: VRScout.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

The MWC 2019 in Barcelona has finished some days ago. In my opinion, there are 3-4 pieces of news that are really worth a mention and I’m going to tell you about them in this post so that reading it you will have a clear picture of what has happened at MWC 2019 for what concerns XR. So, ready for this short roundup of mine?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2019

The CES is going to start tomorrow, but today HTC has already made its great announcements, showing to the world the upcoming new hardware Vive Pro Eye, Vive Cosmos and software solutions Viveport Infinity and Vive Reality system. HTCVIVE #VIVEPORT pic.twitter.com/lkwKE7plPw — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) January 3, 2019.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Like all on-stage HoloLens demos to date, footage was captured with an external camera which included mixed reality & depth-sensing hardware to better visually demonstrate how a user can interact with virtual objects in their physical environment.

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VRScout

JANUARY 17, 2019

Where many high-end VR platforms pride themselves in touting the latest advances in hardware and the highest resolutions, Sony has instead chosen to focus their efforts on content, establishing a solid library of engaging VR experiences in the process. The post PSVR 2019 ‘Demo Disc’ Includes Nine Kick-Ass Titles appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. In a new consumer VR report just released by SuperData Research , the findings show that global VR hardware revenue is expected to hit $3.6 billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2019

CES 2019 has been chock full of exciting VR and AR announcements, including the unexpected reveal of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon powered VR headset that boasts twice the pixels of the Vive Pro. The post CES 2019: Qualcomm’s Mystery VR Headset Offers Twice The Pixels Of Vive Pro appeared first on VRScout.

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ARPost

JANUARY 13, 2020

2019 was a big year for XR headsets, applications, and technology. Here, we’ll be taking a look at the AR and MR headsets and glasses that caught our attention in 2019 and that we’ll be keeping an eye on going into 2020. Tethered MR headsets require a hardware connection to a computer. MR Headsets. Magic Leap 1.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The annual ceremony returned with its first in-person since 2019. The 6th international VR Awards took place this past weekend in Rotterdam, Netherlands, celebrating the best VR games, films, hardware, companies, and influencers of 2022.

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Road to VR

MARCH 29, 2019

This makes sense, considering hardware specs are entirely unchanged from Vive Pro, save for the integration of Tobii eye-tracking , which is poised to seed content creators with a laundry list of cool things like foveated rendering, improved avatars, better app analytics and more. The headset rendering used is exactly the same.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

LONDON, September 15, 2019 — VR Intelligence, a leader in senior level conferences and content for the extended reality (XR) industry, announced today the release of the XR Industry Insight Report 2019-2020. Get the XR Industry Insight Report 2019-2020 here. Press release. working on AR/MR. in the VR for enterprise segment.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 3, 2018

We did not add any dedicated hardware to act as a PC display (it was debated a lot), but we have a research project going to see what we can do with maxing out WiFi streaming. However you slice it though, we’ll just have to wait for Spring 2019 to find out.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

VR Hardware of the Year. This Year’s VR Hardware of the Year Award went to the Oculus Quest. That same year, Oculus Touch won VR Hardware of the Year. Carmack is a computer programmer best known for his work on the Quake , Doom , and Wolfenstein video games. The Oculus Rift S was also nominated for the award.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

Google will also drop official support for its enterprise-grade immersive hardware on September 15, 2023. Following its debut and during the early days of the modern XR landscape, Google debuted Glass Enterprise Edition 2 for £999 in 2019. However, Google will not release any future updates.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Despite its $3,500 sticker price, Vision Pro has shown that big and expensive is okay as long as you can engage diehard fans with compelling hardware and greater ecosystem integration. Provided that carries over to Samsung hardware, it would put it somewhere north of Quest Pro in hardware features, and very likely price as well.

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Road to VR

MAY 29, 2019

Sony is getting ready to host their annual ‘Days of Play’ sale again, and there’s a few deals this time around on newly released hardware bundles that should have you excited. The post PlayStation ‘Days of Play’ Sale Knocks $50 off PSVR Hardware Bundles & PS4 Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2019

This is far better than having the devkit, especially because this removes the glitches that may happen when two pieces of hardware have to work together. pic.twitter.com/T5m2wJGm1Y — Alvin Wang Graylin (@AGraylin) March 28, 2019. All the Vive Wave compatible headsets exposed at VEC 2019. And that’s it!

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 18, 2019

After consultation with numerous stakeholders, the VRX Conference & Expo 2019 has adopted a new format, focusing on the particular challenges of specific industries Click To Tweet. VRX Conference & Expo 2019 will return to San Francisco, taking place December 12–13 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel Click To Tweet.

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2024

It needs external hardware partners to do this though, since the company has shuttered a number of recent XR hardware projects in addition to entirely giving up on Google Daydream platform in 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2019

Me at VEC 2019. SRanipal will offer hardware-agnostic APIs to let for instance developers animate 3D avatars using the info from eye and lip tracking devices or offer foveated rendering thanks to eye tracking. The post VEC 2019 – All the most important news from the Vive Ecosystem Conference appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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InstaVR

JANUARY 3, 2019

VR Predictions for 2019. Now we turn our attention to 2019. While VR hardware and software continues to improve, what we’re really excited about is *you* , the content creators. The main bottleneck now is authoring value-added content, and that’s what we think 2019 will be all about. Conclusion.

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