Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

At the same time, despite the general focus on VR’s entertainment prospects, IDC sees the technology’s wider appeal to other verticals as key to its growth predictions. billion in 2021. . billion in 2021. billion in 2021,” states IDC’s report. Meanwhile, VR headsets grow from $2.1

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ARPost

JULY 7, 2021

The creator will want all users to be engaged and depending on the particular experience, there will be varying objectives to entertain, educate, and enhance brand experience. See Also: How Will VR and AR Change Marketing In 2021 (And Beyond)? Live AR provides an opportunity for users to be more than passive observers.

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ARVR

MARCH 16, 2023

billion in 2021 to $35.1 Several signs point to a potential VR-like entertainment device with passthrough AR in 2023, followed in later years by AR glasses. One of the most notable events of the past year in the world of headworn AR was the return of Magic Leap… this time with an enterprise focus. billion in 2026.

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ARVR

JULY 28, 2021

Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 3. Entertain Is that your application will entertain the customer? Always use animation or cartoon characters to entertain the user. Even though it is a professional purpose like giving product instructions, add some effective animations to entertain the user.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I was expecting a PSVR 2 launch in 2021, but then suddenly Jim Ryan in an interview with The Washington Post has commented on VR with these exact words: PlayStation believes in VR. Sony believes in VR, and we definitely believe at some point in the future, VR will represent a meaningful component of interactive entertainment.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The tech giant has certainly seen some success in this era, producing some of the most affordable and popular devices for gaming and entertainment. This offering could be the key to helping the tech giant preserve its market share, as innovators like Apple , Microsoft, and Magic Leap all increase their focus in the business world.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

In the 90s, virtual reality was the future of entertainment, gaming, socialization and work. In the intervening decade, virtual reality has begun to take on outsized influence at the company, culminating with its 2021 rebrand to “Meta.” In fact, the program was only officially discontinued in 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B Magic Leap partners with AMD for its next-generation device. Magic Leap has announced that it has partnered with AMD to build the next generation of its glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

I think that in 2022 we’ll mostly see in AR the growth of the same trends that we saw in the second half of 2021. The main applications of filters will be the same as today: entertainment, fashion, advertisement, and eCommerce. Magic Leap 2 is going to launch this year. Adult entertainment. GENERAL TRENDS.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 29, 2021

If we exclude the major tech companies (Facebook, Valve, etc…) and the meteor Magic Leap, this is the first VR company to reach this status, and this is another sign of the health of the virtual reality ecosystem. One of the sectors that have been hit the hardest by COVID has been LBEVR (Location-Based Entertainment in VR).

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

With the world reeling from COVID-19, changes to consumer experience across numerous industries, from live sports and entertainment to education, are inevitable. Apple seems to be cornering the popular entertainment industry, with the acquisition of NextVR, as industry rivals such as Magic Leap focus on enterprise solutions.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2017

Iger also said he spends his Tuesday afternoons wearing a some kind of head-mounted device at the Disney engineering lab (prompting speculation that he’s referencing their partnership with Magic Leap , which was announced back in June). ENTERPRISE-FOCUSED VR MARKET TO GROW TO OVER $9B BY 2021. …and just a few more.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2023

Some of the largest takeaways from the report found that the augmented reality (AR) market had taken over 55 percent of global markets in 2021. However, virtual reality (VR) was set to grow from 2022 to 2030, with software making significant gains in the same period. North America would also lead global markets for the same period.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

As he discusses with Jason McDowall on The AR Show , a background combining business, education and entertainment shaped his path to XR and primed him as a thought leader. My guess is Apple will announce in 2021 and release in 2022. This principle is embodied in former DJ and current XR influencer/executive Alan Smithson.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

The Quest 2 is quite powerful and so Facebook has confirmed tha t in 2021 there won’t be the need for a Quest 2 Pro as some people were supposing. NVIDIA doubles down on Cloud Rendering and Omniverse at GTC 2021. On the client side, the system will become compatible with iOS devices, and a Magic Leap client has also been developed.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 14, 2020

Well, in one of the arms will be a USB-C connector which can either go to a smartphone or an external battery/processor unit – sounding similar to Magic Leap 1. Applications will be focused towards enterprise use cases such as entertainment consumption whilst travelling. So how will the VR Eyeglasses work without the PC?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This is not a tweet, it is a #metaverse message… #VirtualReality #VR #AR pic.twitter.com/f9aDJ2mbc3 — TonyVT SkarredGhost (@SkarredGhost) July 25, 2021. I remember one of the first patents from Magic Leap talking about possible AR games that could help us in doing our basic tasks like going shopping or doing the chores.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

In the latest invitation to WWDC 2021 , the yearly Apple developers’ conference, there is a picture of an animoji wearing glasses in front of a Mac. Good news for the LBEVR (Location-Based Entertainment in VR) sector. The hype is rising, and Apple is playing with it. So, don’t give PCVR for dead yet…. and LBEVR is not dead either.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

And according to journalist Robert Scoble, it will be probably announced in 2020 and released in 2021. “Apple has invented the glasses of the future” is probably what journals and magazines will say the day of launch, and all the various HoloLens , Magic Leap , etc… will be forgotten by mainstream media.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 24, 2023

Deconstruct the Zuck Since unveiling that Facebook would shift to Meta Platforms at the Connect 2021 event, the media has de facto placed Zuckerberg front and centre of the Metaverse. Nowhere in Zucker 2021 Founders Letter did he mention he was the Metaverse , nor would he become the centre of it.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 11, 2019

HTC Vive is at the second place; Oculus Quest, even if it is so new, has already gathered a lot of interest from developers; Gaming is still the most popular content developed in XR, but now there is also interest in other kinds of applications , like entertainment (e.g. that should be released around 2021 should add support for VR devices.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Magic Leap rebrands and kills the whale. Magic Leap’s transition to an enterprise company is now complete after this week the company has killed the last sign of its creative-oriented past. Take the survey to help the global community learn more about the skills and technologies necessary to succeed in 2021.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They work on Oculus Quest, they work on the Magic Leap. Alex: So as the market is limping its way towards 2021, what do you think the XR landscape looks like? If anybody's tried The Void or Sandbox, these companies, they've spent millions of dollars on providing really great out-of-home entertainment experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They work on Oculus Quest, they work on the Magic Leap. Alex: So as the market is limping its way towards 2021, what do you think the XR landscape looks like? If anybody's tried The Void or Sandbox, these companies, they've spent millions of dollars on providing really great out-of-home entertainment experience.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They work on Oculus Quest, they work on the Magic Leap. Alex: So as the market is limping its way towards 2021, what do you think the XR landscape looks like? If anybody's tried The Void or Sandbox, these companies, they've spent millions of dollars on providing really great out-of-home entertainment experience.

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Robert Scoble

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Not as much as if it talked to you in a human way, and, even, entertained you. If you feel it really knows you and entertains you, then you will learn to trust it with, say, doing the groceries. It must show the beginnings of a personality with ability to entertain and delight. Same with a cake. Same with eggs.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

It is standalone (as HoloLens and Magic Leap ) and has cameras through which it sees the environment. IMHO that would be a crazy move… no one would buy a Rift 1 in 2021, considering that a lot of interesting PC VR headsets like Pimax are entering now the market. There is a new trailer for Defector that will launch in 2019.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

So, yes, we do work with people with ideas for games, entertainment, and productivity tools. They’ve got Disney and Universal, so tourism and entertainment. Are they building stuff for Magic Leap? In 2021, they’re anticipating that will jump to $110-billion. They’ve got military. Lou: Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

So, yes, we do work with people with ideas for games, entertainment, and productivity tools. They’ve got Disney and Universal, so tourism and entertainment. Are they building stuff for Magic Leap? In 2021, they’re anticipating that will jump to $110-billion. They’ve got military. Lou: Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

So back in 2017, we were saying 5G would be around by the end of 2020, beginning of 2021. Sandro: As I mentioned, we’re in the very early stages of 5G deployments, which actually happen faster than initially thought by the industry. And in reality we had the first networks getting commercial in the beginning of 2019.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

So back in 2017, we were saying 5G would be around by the end of 2020, beginning of 2021. Sandro: As I mentioned, we’re in the very early stages of 5G deployments, which actually happen faster than initially thought by the industry. And in reality we had the first networks getting commercial in the beginning of 2019.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

So, yes, we do work with people with ideas for games, entertainment, and productivity tools. They've got Disney and Universal, so tourism and entertainment. Are they building stuff for Magic Leap? In 2021, they're anticipating that will jump to $110-billion. They've got military. Lou: Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

So, yes, we do work with people with ideas for games, entertainment, and productivity tools. They've got Disney and Universal, so tourism and entertainment. Are they building stuff for Magic Leap? In 2021, they're anticipating that will jump to $110-billion. They've got military. Lou: Right.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

So back in 2017, we were saying 5G would be around by the end of 2020, beginning of 2021. Alan: So let me ask you, if we wear glasses, let's say Apple comes out with glasses in, -- let's call it five years, I don't know -- Magic Leap gets miniaturized, maybe North glasses expands their field of view, we've got access to glasses.

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