Road to VR

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Image courtesy Khronos Group. Facebook, Microsoft, Valve, Unreal Engine, and others have been making progress toward supporting OpenXR in their platforms and now Unity says it’s moving to do the same. Earlier this year the standard took a huge step forward by announcing the start of certifications for compliant implementations.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 22, 2020

The was a lot going at CES 2020 this month when it came to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies, with Spatial ‘s collaboration tool of particular note. The software also supports VR headsets like Oculus Quest and integrates with Microsoft Teams. to create an account.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Perhaps the biggest company in the mixed reality landscape right now, Microsoft is paving the way to a future of incredible hybrid learning. According to Microsoft, implementing mixed reality into the training landscape leads to a reduction in training times of approximately 30%.

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Road to VR

APRIL 30, 2020

Back at CES 2020 in January, Mojo announced that it was building its smart contact lens with built-in display, Mojo Lens. Dr. Greg Papadopoulos, PhD, venture partner at New Enterprise Associates, will join Mojo Vision’s board of directors. SEE ALSO Mojo is Making Contacts Smarter with Its Incredibly Tiny Microdisplay.

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AR Insider

MARCH 22, 2021

It found that content delivered in this format produced greater memory retention than a control group. — Microsoft AR visionary and Hololens lead Alex Kipman reports that in a recent study, HoloLens2 helped Case Western Reserve medical students score 50 percent better while learning faster and retaining knowledge more comprehensively.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

2020 showed us that it shouldn’t just be a creation tool, it should be a collaboration tool.”. The award for Best Developer Tool was presented by Khronos Group President Neil Trevett to Mixed Reality Toolkit for Unity (MRTK-Unity) by Microsoft. ?. The award was accepted by founder and CEO Inga Petryaevskaya. Best Developer Tool.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

Plus, it was a proprietary system, owned by Microsoft, and didn’t play well with other metaverse platforms. In its blog post, the company said that it will be focusing on other metaverse-related efforts, such as the launch of Microsoft Mesh , an enterprise-focused metaverse platform. ” And it’s making money.

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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. The developer of “Omni Arena,” a four-player full-body VR attraction, aims to attract guests back to entertainment venues after the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. Digital games closed out 2020 with $12.0B

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VRScout

MAY 23, 2016

That’s what a group of researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California wanted to show us. The software, called OnSight, is a collaboration between NASA and Microsoft to give rover scientists the ability to walk around and explore Mars right from their offices. Inspecting the Mars 2020 Rover.

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Anand Tech

JULY 21, 2023

This week the Linux Foundation has announced that the group will be overseeing the formation of a new Ethernet consortium, with a focus on adapting and refining the technology for high performance computing workloads. GPT-3 was trained with 175 billion of parameters back in 2020. The size of large AI models is increasing rapidly.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The Khronos Group, a major organisation dedicated to developing interoperable, open-sourced assets and standards for web3 platforms, hosts the Forum. It also includes a massive 3D object library backed by the Khronos Group for easy world-building and deployment.

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ARPost

JUNE 4, 2020

Brands like Bosch, Nreal, 0glasses, and Am Glass by Pacific Future joined Magic Leap, Vuzix, Microsoft HoloLens, and Epson Moverio this year, delivering a new way to experience 2D and 3D content and features. See Also: Reasons Why Brands Will Be Using WebAR Marketing In 2020. They will also impact the e-commerce industry.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2021

The United States Army confirmed via an official statement yesterday that it has awarded Microsoft a contract to deliver 120,000 military-grade HoloLens AR headsets designed for use in a variety of combat scenarios. ” Image Credit: Microsoft. Image Credit: US Army. Feature Image Credit: US Army.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2020

Department of Education (@usedgov) January 6, 2020. 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. It's #EDGamesExpo week! Are you ready for some game-based learning?

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ARVR

MARCH 31, 2021

It found that content delivered in this format produced greater memory retention than a control group. NHS and Virti studied the effects of VR training for medical professionals and found that 92 percent of trainees adequately understood training materials versus 16 percent for a control group. . - Enter The Monarchy 3.

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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. This year's addition to the E1.S

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

The seed round was led by KB Partners and TitletownTech, with participation from Greycroft, Verizon Ventures, Haslam Sports Group, 49ers Enterprises, and SC Holdings, and “additional strategic celebrity investors.”. The minority-owned startup StatusPRO is building the Larmar Jackson Experience with the NFL quarterback.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. 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. billion in 2016.

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ARPost

MARCH 24, 2020

See Also: State of the XR Industry in 2020. Amazon has a system, Microsoft has a system, Magic Leap has a system. A list of projects prioritized by the group begins with “Spatial Indexing and GeoPose.”. This kind of thinking is made possible through GeoPose. “In Spatial Computing and AR as an Operating System.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. It has released experiences like Microsoft Remote Assist, that let different teams in a company work together to solve maintenance problems. Of course, it will exploit the already awesome Microsoft platform.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Image by Khronos Group). Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. These may be upcoming features or possible features Oculus is experimenting with a selected group of beta testers.

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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. The finalists for the VR Awards 2020 have been revealed! Linden Research a.k.a.

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ARVR

MARCH 5, 2021

Furthermore, my involvement is primarily confined to one particular social VR platform, AltspaceVR, owned by Microsoft, making most of my experience the product of a niche within a niche within a niche. Microsoft has been very active in this area for years and their video on the history of flight simulation is a good introduction.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Axel Springer developed the project, in collaboration with Deutsche Telekom, the BMW Group, and AUTO BILD for the Nreal platform. The group digitised Robin Hornig, created an iX1 digital twin, and developed an application for Nebula OS. BMW has a history of leveraging immersive technologies since the COVID pandemic.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

In a Youtube video, he revealed some juicy details, like: The cost of the glasses is $499 + prescription lenses; They are connected to the iPhone, that does all the heavy lifting; They were planned for a “one more thing” announcement for Q4 2020- Q1 2021 , and for release one year later. Image by Microsoft). Image taken from Facebook).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Inviting around 75 companies to participate in the accelerator, Taqtile collaborated with the International Airlines Group (IAG) to demo digital transformation tools for aviation repair and maintenance operations. Trainees could use Microsoft HoloLens 2 and Magic Leap headsets, as well as tablets and smartphones for the platform.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

I believe that in 2020 the Go will finish its existence. Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2. Microsoft negated the issue, but now, after continuous reporting from users, it has been forced to admit it. It is also possible that Microsoft is suspending the shipping of the device until this problem gets solved.

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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Meet GIGXR , the new owner of all of the assets of Pearson Immersive Learning Group , a subsidiary of the education and media publishing giant, Pearson. The group has intellectual property for virtual and augmented reality training programs for hospitals, nursing schools and universities, according to a statement.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) and covered more than 80% of the XR pioneers as communities members.

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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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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

CES 2020 in January was a bit of a mixed bag when it came to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) announcements. During the demo, Agarawala dropped a model of the Mars surface into the workspace, with any of the users able to spin or resize it, all in real-time and viewable by the group, not just them.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 29, 2021

million in 2017 and its first Series B round in April 2020, from backers that included South Korea-based Shinsegae Information & Communication, Woomi Construction, SL Investment, KDB Capital, Shinhan Capital, Enlight Ventures, CKD Venture Capital, and Breeze Investment, Ha said. Existing investors did not join this round.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The headset even won the Red Dot Product Design award in 2020. The product has been designed in collaboration with a group of international Air Force pilots, to ensure it adheres to the needs of these professionals. However, for companies and military groups trying to train new pilots, there are few tools with more value out there.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

XTAL won the prestigious Red Dot Product Design Award in 2020 and was also among the finalists for VR Awards 2021. 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.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2020

After a slow start, 2019 rounded out to be an undeniably strong year for consumer VR, setting up a springboard into a big 2020. Here’s an overview of the major happenings in VR over the last year, and a glimpse of what will come in 2020. 5 Major New Headsets and What They Mean for the Market. Image courtesy HP.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

It has also launched similar projects for enterprise, consumer, and industrial devices with Microsoft. Huawei outperformed Samsung, Apple, and Xiaomi in Q2 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. This aims “create new and exciting [Generative AI] applications,” leveraging Snapdragon capabilities from 2024, the executive noted.

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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, Feb 2020. Created by Ikuo Nakamura.

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