The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Huawei and Pico are rumored to be working on an Apple Vision Pro competitor).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Innovations in the “industrial metaverse” and the demand for enhanced training opportunities have highlighted an incredible chance for enterprise VR. Apple began building the Apple Vision Pro with a focus on enterprise needs. Innovators like Apple are taking a similar approach with the Apple Vision Pro.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 16, 2023

As the market for extended reality has grown, companies in virtually every industry have started discovering the benefits of immersion. With VR headsets, business leaders can rapidly enhance workplace collaboration , improve training sessions, and foster higher levels of creativity and innovation.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 22, 2024

IDC has predicted the number of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset shipments to rocket upwards due to the rise of mixed reality (MR). VR sales are also being pushed up by its use cases expanding from gaming into design, training, and more. Despite shipments for AR and VR headset declining by 23.5 million units.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 8, 2024

In a conversation with the BBC, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple , highlighted some of the productivity gains and accessibility considerations of the firm’s upcoming MR headset, the Vision Pro. More on the Vision Pro Apple is preparing to release the Vision Pro in 2024 at a retail price of $3,499.

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ARPost

JUNE 21, 2023

However, as AI gets stronger, it is increasingly used to create virtual assets and environments themselves. Artificial Intelligence and Professional Content Creation Talespin makes immersive XR experiences for training soft skills in the workplace. Inworld AI makes brains that can animate Ready Player Me avatars in virtual worlds.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

More info Apple Vision Pro offers an incredible hand segmentation A leaked screenshot from an Apple Vision Pro devkit shows how the Vision Pro is able to show almost perfectly the hand of the user above virtual content. This would show the level of polish of the upcoming Apple headset.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2023

MR-integrated immersive wearables allow a user to combine their surrounding real and virtual worlds. MR passthrough enables users to display augmented visuals in real-world locations or introduce real-world items, such as a keyboard, into a workplace VR environment. are making jobs easier and better.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 8, 2024

Though mixed reality hasn’t earned as much attention as virtual and augmented reality in the past, that’s all starting to change. Innovators like Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and Varjo have revolutionized the space, showing how flexible, versatile, and powerful mixed reality can be.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 14, 2023

Kevin Miller, Chief Technology Officer, Americas, IFS , discussed with XR Today the latest updates and analyses on the Apple Vision Pro, digital twins, and immersive advertising in a fireside chat. XR Today: What are your general thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro, and how does it compare to Meta’s family of XR products?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Meta’s open approach comes as Apple establishes a walled garden ecosystem to support its spatial computing vision. The intention appears straightforward, directly aiming at Apple’s approach to its hardware ecosystem. Horizon is also the immersive framework behind the firm’s Worlds metaverse platform.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 4, 2024

The studio also accommodates training and onboarding sessions to teach professionals wishing to explore teh possiblity of digital twins, showcasing how a business can leverage the technology. ” Grey also said: I think when people start to take a much more holistic, virtual production approach, that’s where you’ll see the cost-benefit.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2024

Mesh for Teams, an Overview Mesh for Teams is a set of tools that enterprise clients can use to create virtual immersive spaces ready to meet specific business needs, such as employee events, tours, product showcases, and training. However, competitors can say the same, with Apple and Meta having deep enterprise connections.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In the last couple of years alone, we’ve seen everyone from major vendors like Apple and Meta to new innovators like XReal entering the AR market. If you’re planning on exploring immersive solutions for collaboration, training, product design, and more in 2024, now could be the perfect time to start assessing the benefits of AR tech.

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ARPost

JULY 11, 2023

As if our smartphones weren’t already incredible enough, startup company AR-Generation is using them to bridge the gap between the real and virtual worlds. They developed their technology to perform accurate measurements so it could be helpful in self-driving cars and virtual shopping for eyeglass frames.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

More info (iVRy makes PSVR tracking work on PC) More info (IMU is now supported by the tracking) The European Union announces a strategy to lead on virtual worlds and Web 4.0 Government: supporting societal progress and virtual public services to leverage the opportunities virtual worlds can offer. Kudos to him.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 8, 2024

With the right technology, companies can build, customize, and deploy spaces for collaboration , employee training, and customer service. These team members can use these environments to collaborate with external contacts, explore training opportunities, and even design products in a digital space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple’s Vision Pro triggered new discourse on the future of virutal, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR). Revealed at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), the Apple Vision Pro has sparked both praise and criticism from the global XR community. Apple is adept at proposing something you didn’t think you needed.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 21, 2022

These professionals use new devices to merge the physical and virtual worlds with creative, engaging immersive content. XR blends the physical and virtual worlds with digital overlays that interact in real-time with real-life objects. Create virtual meeting rooms for collaboration between teams. Defining XR.

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VRScout

JANUARY 30, 2018

But I also remember doing that for the first time in a crowded Apple store, with no real intention of buying the first-generation iPhone I was playing with. Several – often rather bizarre – experiments in the book describe how experiencing a simulated virtual scenario first-hand can result in instant and lasting changes in behavior.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In the gaming and entertainment industry, metaverse AI is helping companies like Second Life generate dynamic virtual worlds and environments that feel more realistic than ever. In the retail world, companies are investing in AI-powered virtual storefronts, which allow customers to browse through and buy products more immersively.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2022

Many journalists wrote bad things about Meta’s M-word efforts: they said that Meta invested $10B just to have this cringy virtual world. Apple releases new interesting research on Nerf. There is a lot of hype on Apple’s research on Neural Radiance Fields, and their ability to reconstruct 3D scenes. Do you like esports?

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MARCH 6, 2023

Many revealed new use cases for XR technologies, impressive virtual worlds, and upcoming enterprise solutions. GIGXR Debuts Immersive HoloScenarios: BLS Training GigXR, an immersive healthcare training platform, launched updates for its HoloScenarios platform.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The vendor has one of the most compelling collections of tools and headsets on the market, custom-made for different industries like training and simulation, design, and engineering. This cloud environment could have an important part to play in the new era of virtual content streaming.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 30, 2018

But I also remember doing that for the first time in a crowded Apple store, with no real intention of buying the first-generation iPhone I was playing with. Several bizarre experiments describe how experiencing a simulated virtual scenario first-hand can result in instant and lasting changes in behaviour Click To Tweet.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

The Apple Vision Pro brought expected eyes to the technology, and late last year, Meta launched its Quest 3, which introduced its brand of MR at an affordable price following its Quest Pro launch. This level of immersion is ideal for hard skills and soft skills training, education, entertainment and wellness.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

According to him, the technology can be used for training and delivering first-hand experiences to learners. This is supported by a 2022 PwC survey , which shows that 42% of business leaders are planning to use the metaverse to provide onboarding and training for their employees.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

PSVR 2, Apple XR visor) and games, will be fundamental to understand its evolution and its potential. For instance, since I work on a VR fitness game , I’m thinking about all the new training experiences that will become now possible. References to Apple RealityOS have been leaked. Virtual worlds then and now Funny link.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 23, 2023

VR simulations allow patients with limited mobility to enter virtual worlds to fly, swim with dolphins, and space travel, among others. Companies featured on the list included Zoom, Netflix, Apple, Nintendo, Moderna, and others.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Apple has recently added a new sensor to its iPhone 12 pro that adds depth scanning for better photos, but the future points to AR glasses, 3D imaging, and more. AR Portals Transport your audience into new virtual worlds using AR portals. LIDAR An acronym for “light detection and ranging” and LIDAR has been around for a while.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 30, 2023

For instance, the Apple Vision Pro allows users to interact with apps and technologies using innate actions like gestures and eye movement. Spatial computing concepts allow us to interact with computers and virtual worlds using our natural actions, from raising a hand to looking at a certain point on a screen.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 27, 2023

According to Pimax, it’s one of the most impressive VR headsets on the market, suitable for gaming, enterprise use, and even pilot training. Compared to other headsets like the Apple Vision Pro , it’s a little heavier, weighing around 960 grams. per month. Pros: Incredible visual fidelity with excellent resolution per eye.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

New rumors on Apple and Meta devices. I know it may sound weird to you, but we have new rumors on Apple headsets and also about the future Meta Project Cambria and Quest 3. Regarding Apple, the super-reliable analysts have stated that the headset may feature three displays because just two are for losers. Other relevant news.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The term metaverse continues to be a runaway train in the gaming, media and XR worlds. Broadly speaking, metaverse denotes virtual domains that host placeshifted participants for synchronous interaction. Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors. Turf Battle Google isn’t alone.

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2017

With that end in mind, Google is making it super simple for anyone to create 3D objects with their hands (instead of complex programs that use 2D screens, a mouse that is limited to a flat x/y axis of movement, and require specialized training). APPLE IS HIRING FOR VR/AR POSITIONS. GO SKYDIVING SAFELY… AND INDOORS!

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ARVR

MARCH 9, 2022

A great example of augmented reality is Pokemon Go, where pokemon were hidden like Easter eggs for users to find in the real world. As for Virtual Reality (VR), it’s a complete immersion into a virtual world, shutting off the physical world entirely through special VR devices like HTC Vive, Google Cardboard, and Oculus Rift.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Already, many leading digital brands have begun to invest heavily in spatial solutions from Apple and Varjo, to Microsoft and Sony. For instance, in the VR world, spatial audio can enhance the virtual experience of a user by allowing them to hear where certain sounds are coming from within a digital space.

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