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MARCH 27, 2017

HTC’s Vive X accelerator program is welcoming more than 30 new VR and AR startups to the fold with investments in North America and Asia. The companies join the inaugural group of 33 startups funded in July last year. Our sensing technologies are creating a more immersive experience for VR users.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2024

XR solutions for transportation are equally growing with new investments – the industry’s relationship with XR and simulation technology is booming. HTC VIVE is currently providing their devices for North Dakota Classrooms, and Meta recently gave thousands of Quests to Kentucky Schools.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

Metaverse and virtual reality sells beyond gaming and technology markets if it solves problems. We’re getting better on hardware and high quality content, but how do we actually distribute the fabulous 360 degrees pieces? The technology is absolutely great. It will not sell if it creates them. Photo: Meridian Treehouse.

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2018

Using state-of-the-art photogrammetry technology with millimeter accuracy, Experius VR and CuriosityStream have digitally scanned Nerfertari’s tomb, letting owners of Vive, Rift, and Windows VR headsets to step inside the fabled burial site and learn about the over 3,000 year-old Egyptian queen’s life, religion, and culture.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

It’s a while that I virtually know Chris Koomen , a talented professional that works with immersive technologies at KLM. There started to grow the use of interactions in 360 videos. For example, creating and processing 360 videos creates a lot of data. It’s like creating your startup within a company.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Attendees learned and experienced the firm’s technologies and the growing number of use cases for simulations, collaboration, engagement, and visualisation. People can also view YouTube 360 videos, Google Street View, as well as the enterprise’s bespoke 360 web browser.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

360 videos were implemented into your Newsfeed over a year ago, and 360 photo functionality was instituted over the summer. Now I nstant Articles get some virtual love and supports mobile-optimized 360 photos and videos from publishers, with USA Today Networks and BILD as the initial launch partners.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Pixvana , a cloud-based VR video company, today announced their much awaited solution for publishing and streaming 360 video, a platform that promises to deliver up to 10K resolution streaming playback from the cloud to your VR devices. Even 4K video spread across a 360-degree sphere leaves much to imagination.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2019

To be a technological city, it is surprisingly full of green : there are trees everywhere. It is also worth a visit the technological district , where you can find a lot of electronic devices and electric parts from which building your own prototype there. Lip Tracking module for the HTC Vive Pro.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Pixvana, a Seattle-based startup creating a cloud-based processing and delivery platform for VR video, today announced a $14 million Series A funding round led by Vulcan Capital with participation from Raine Ventures, Microsoft Ventures, Cisco Investments and Hearst Ventures, and existing investor Madrona Venture Group.

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JUNE 2, 2017

This week’s collection of new releases for the HTC Vive is quite dense and includes a solid handful of titles for you to consider adding to your library. We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. New HTC Vive Releases on Steam.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

I expect all these trends to continue in 2021, for a year that will see the growth of the technology on all its sides (software and hardware). Companies like Pico, HP, Valve, and HTC are already performing very well in this sector. The rise of enterprise.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The tracking system leaves something to be desired, with two sensors that track only 180 degrees of motion (as opposed to the laser-powered Lighthouse tracking system from the HTC Vive, which tracks in full 360 degrees). HTC VIVE LAUNCHES VIVE STUDIOS. GOOGLE DAYDREAM SCORES NETFLIX AND HBO APPS. in funding (with a $4.4B

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2019

NextVR, the VR livestreaming event app, is now available on Oculus Quest for free, which is said to come alongside a new technology that promises clearer and sharper video rendering. The studio calls the new rendering technology ‘PAVE’, which is said to enable new features like enhanced in-experience graphic overlays (e.g.

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2018

Their first foray into the technology, Smashparty VR , embodies the very spirit of the company itself, allowing users to destroy a collection of household items with various colorful weaponry as a crowd wildly cheers you on. An intense dogfight between a group of enemy spaceships? Hypnotic symmetrical patterns of varying colors?

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

Their facial tracking modification technology eventually enabled the popular “Lenses” feature. The Osterhout Design Group is an integrated hardware company with a deep background in advanced augmented reality innovation with the US military, and have their principal outsider investor in 21st Century FOX.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

The content will also be available in stereo 3D through the Littlstar app on Sony’s Playstation VR, Google Daydream, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR and more. We are excited to be one of the only groups facilitating A-list film star debuts in virtual reality, and we hope that others will follow our lead.”.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Considering the release date (and the technology that will be available in 2021), the price tag, and the sensors, this looks like a smartglass. Someone on Reddit has found a Facebook group dedicated to Facebook Horizon that features as header image what seems a screenshot from the application, a screenshot that we have never seen.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 29, 2017

Providing people with the perspectives that VR can afford gives the impression of a premium experience and more groups continue to embrace the technology for their shows, concerts, and sporting events. You can get a taste of the VR concert on the VRTGO website and get a 360-degree look at the show.

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Unlike 360 video with its fixed viewing location, VR Capture offers the full live experience where users can move throughout the event space, experiencing the show from any angle. Now, for the first time, this content can be captured and then scheduled for a fully immersive VR experience at a later time for groups of any size.

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VRScout

JULY 9, 2017

Slow-motion shots of soldiers killed in action sinking into dark waters, the first-person perspective of a pilot as he crashes into the ocean, a group of desperate soldiers routinely preparing for incoming fire. These moments are made all the more impactful by their choice to trade in action for tone. headquarters in NYC.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2022

Linux users tend to be open-minded technologists, who are often willing to experiment with cutting edge technology for a better way of doing things. We believe that something similar could happen with VR computing, but it will only be possible with the right group of early enthusiasts helping Linux VR get there early. Headset specs.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

There are both 360 video experiences and interactive CGI ones. HTC Vive is supporting 6 experience showcased there, among which shines Inory , that accompanies the viewer on a spiritual journey. Insta360 Go is maybe the smallest 360 camera on the market. But it is able to shoot 3K 360 videos.

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VirtualiTeach

APRIL 16, 2020

Find out more about those here ) and after keynoting my #CPDinVR first anniversary event in 2018, Alvin Wang Graylin (China President of HTC Vive) chose Engage to host the recent Vive Ecosystem Conference ( and was joined by other former #CPDinVR alumni including Tom Furness and Charlie Fink.).

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Infinityleap

MAY 11, 2016

The best of those photos will be collected in a section of the Oculus 360 Photos app, which you’ll be able to explore from your headset. 360 video is already supported in a similar way, but photos are dramatically easier to create, and should catch on more quickly. Facebook Explores a New Dimension. Photo credit: Facebook).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Do you remember when everyone was mocking HTC for its super-high prices and people were praising Meta for its cheap costs? And because avatars can now show non-verbal cues like eye contact and facial expressions, meetings in Workrooms will give you a much greater sense of “being there” than traditional video calls.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 is a great piece of technology. The tracking technology is almost the same , with just the cameras being a bit better in low light conditions. Yes, the Oculus Link works also for the Quest 2, and the whole Link technology will finally come out from Beta this Fall. Description. Oculus Link.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

The latest generation of XR technologies introduces radical new capabilities, from multi-user tracking in massive spaces, to 6DOF standalone headsets, to the ability to track hands, eyes, and lips. HTC’s Alvin Wang Graylin discusses what this means for everything from automotive design to helping children learn about the universe.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

The latest generation of XR technologies introduces radical new capabilities, from multi-user tracking in massive spaces, to 6DOF standalone headsets, to the ability to track hands, eyes, and lips. HTC’s Alvin Wang Graylin discusses what this means for everything from automotive design to helping children learn about the universe.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But if the people developing the technology don’t understand how kids’ brains learn, it’s not going to take, no matter how innovative. I was working a school group here known as GESS -- which is the acronym for Jumeirah English Speaking School -- also broadly referred to as GESS Dubai now. Using VR in the classroom is a no-brainer.

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XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But if the people developing the technology don’t understand how kids’ brains learn, it’s not going to take, no matter how innovative. I was working a school group here known as GESS -- which is the acronym for Jumeirah English Speaking School -- also broadly referred to as GESS Dubai now. Using VR in the classroom is a no-brainer.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The GFR Fund is one such investor group, and this one in particular has cultivated an impressive portfolio of XR up-and-comers. So the GFR Fund is a seed stage fund that’s investing technology companies, disrupting the digital media and entertainment space, including VR and AR. Teppei: Sure. Yeah, absolutely. Teppei: Yes we did.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The GFR Fund is one such investor group, and this one in particular has cultivated an impressive portfolio of XR up-and-comers. So the GFR Fund is a seed stage fund that’s investing technology companies, disrupting the digital media and entertainment space, including VR and AR. Teppei: Sure. Yeah, absolutely. Teppei: Yes we did.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

XR is no different, and VRdōjō founder Michael Eichenseer runs Alan through a few of the cardiovascular benefits to the technology. Everybody’s getting this interest in, “what can this technology do for my business? I worked at their technology headquarters, and we did technology training for the employees.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

founder Michael Eichenseer runs Alan through a few of the cardiovascular benefits to the technology. Everybody’s getting this interest in, “what can this technology do for my business? Personally, I think there’s no facet of human communication that we won’t be touched by these technologies. Michael: Yep.

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

If this fact isn’t enough to convince you of the terrifying speed at which ideas and technology move, here’s another: A hundred years ago, the first supermarket was opened in Memphis, Tennessee. Whereas in other industries, you’re confident you’re making a difference, technology is always a bit of a toss up. As I said, terrifying.

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VirtualiTeach

JANUARY 5, 2020

It’s crazy to think that whilst Tom has worked with immersive technologies since the 60’s, this was his first ever interview inside VR. I spoke at a lot of conferences in 2019 but as the year came to a close, I was invited to fly to Saudi Arabia and deliver the closing keynote to a group of G20 delegates visiting King Faisal School in Riyadh.

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