Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2018

This year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) is nearly upon us, and now that talks for the week-long event are published on the GDC website , it appears Google will be taking the stage to introduce a number of new products and tools for game devs. ” Google most recently released its 1.0

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This week, Google is rolling out a long-awaited update for its Maps service, integrating augmented reality (AR) navigation visualizations, search functions, and immersive retail tools, 9 to 5 Mac reported. The software giant first previewed Google Maps Live View’s AR functions in September.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. As AR struggles to get off the ground and find a path to mass-market scale, there are a few confidence signals for the sector’s long term health. The AR LandSCAPE. Full-Stack Approach.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 27, 2021

I n 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. cities, starting with San Francisco. It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. XR Talks: Defining the AR Cloud, Part I.

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VRScout

APRIL 8, 2018

When VR and AR began to emerge, the region took full advantage of that talent. Now, there are over 180. Creating everything from veterinary education software to search-and-rescue robots operating in VR, developers are helping the city become a world leader in content production. I would put it together with San Francisco, L.A.,

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Join pick a side and join the battle for control of previous Exotic Matter in this modern revival of the 2013 location-based AR game. Thankfully, however, the data Niantic collected from Ingress’s short-lived years wasn’t wasted as it’s now being used for Niantic’s upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite AR game.

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ARVR

JANUARY 25, 2022

Then there’s the real-world metaverse that adds digital dimension and context to the physical world, mostly utilizing AR. are key metaverse building blocks. It includes product visualization such as 3D shopping (product models to spin & zoom on your desktop), or AR (the same thing overlayed in your space). So 3D content?—?and

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 2019

It includes commentary sourced by Leswing from AR Insider’s research arm, ARtillry Intelligence and permission to re-post. Apple took us on a surreal walk through San Francisco, looking at digital art on an iPhone . — AR uses cameras and machine learning technology to place digital graphics in the real world.

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2019

Lyft files patents for two ideas that use both AR & VR to create a better overall value of services. Behind the scenes, however, there are six years of accumulated data-rich information that, from Lyft’s perspective, could used to transform the current rideshare experience. Calling a Lyft driver is a pretty simple task.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2017

At today’s Google hardware event in San Francisco, the company previewed various augmented reality apps built using the ARCore SDK, including a League of Legends AR map and a Lego AR model builder. The AR demonstration shared similarities with the existing Brickheadz Builder VR.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2019

Are you attending XRDC’s AR and VR conference in San Francisco on October 14-15? The XRDC AR/VR Healthcare Report is out now and is a must-read. The report covers the latest advancements in AR and VR with interviews from 5 leaders using this tech in healthcare. The Healthcare Industry, VR, and AR.

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ARVR

JUNE 8, 2022

Because AR’s inherent function is to enhance the physical world, its relevance is often tied to specific locations. This is what we call geo-local AR. It’s all about AR experiences whose value is tied to locations. If this sounds familiar, it’s the foundational principle behind the AR cloud?—?a Also on that list is LiDAR.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. It comes without surprise that both Silicon Valley titans and newly launched startups are all vying to hire AR developers, designers, product managers, and many others. Guest Post.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The headquarters will remain in San Jose, CA (Williams-Sonoma is headquartered in San Francisco, CA), and will be managed by Outward’s current leadership team. Walmart also has shown interest in how AR and VR might improve shopping experiences, though they have not rolled out such a feature to their applications just yet.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. cities, starting with San Francisco. It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

While technology is getting bigger through AI, the IoT and 5G internet, AR has so far remained largely for small-scale, individual experiences. The future that many AR advocates imagine would require “world-scale AR.” That’s something Google has already been doing. What Is Sturfee? What Do They Do?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 6, 2017

When you spend your time covering the VR and AR industry you see a lot of really cool technology, but not all of it has clear real-life applications. The Raptor AR smartglasses from Everysight don’t fall into that category. In this way the Raptor AR glasses are a bit of an anomaly since they’re actually useful.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This technology has piqued the interest of smartphone users and new and established businesses, prompting entrepreneurs and marketers to consider investing in AR app development. To keep you up to speed about the latest developments, we assembled the trends in AR you to watch out for in 2022. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

As spatial computing (AR & VR) continues to develop ways to accelerate consumer and enterprise adoption, it’s all about gaining knowledge and network. With that backdrop, the Games Developer Conference (GDC) is returning to San Francisco in March, including lots of AR & VR focus.

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

When it comes to jobs in the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) industries there’s one position you’ll see repeated over and over again, Engineer. There are a multitude of different engineering roles depending on your experience and what you enjoy and the availability of these vacancies is growing.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 11, 2023

For years, companies like Vuzix have backed the medical industry with their cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. A recent survey by @Vuzix highlights that 49% of surgeons are acknowledging the integral role of AR in enhancing efficiency and precision during surgeries.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

These founders are a well-rounded group of leaders and entrepreneurs with a variety of focuses— from combining brain control interfaces with VR for wellness, to creating the world’s first search engine for immersive content, to using AR to accelerate skill sets and reduce costs in the construction industry.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Announced at today’s Windows Mixed Reality event in San Francisco, AltspaceVR will be joining Microsoft as part of the family. The announcement comes as Microsoft prepares to launch its own VR and AR platform, called Windows Mixed Reality, on October 17. Microsoft’s lineup of VR headsets.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Smartphones are old news. The tech industry’s next bet is a series of technologies usually called augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality. Industry watchers and participants think that Apple has a good chance to validate and revolutionize AR like it did with smartphones. Where is Spatial Computing in its Lifecycle?

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AllThingsVR

MAY 23, 2017

Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy Labs VR game studio, Improbable grabs $502M, Vivid Vision raises $2.2M, Oculus’s first employee just left 1) Google has acquired the VR game studio behind such popular gaming titles as Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. Read more here. Read more here.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2024

VR|MR 2024 – a conference taking place in San Francisco, California, between 29 and 31 January 2024. Many XR industry giants, such as Google, Magic Leap, and Meta Reality Labs, are poised to appear at the event. AR|VR|MR, visitors can help boost their understanding of spatial computing.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2018

vTime , the company behind the titular social VR app, today announced the studio is making a strategic expansion into North America with the opening of its San Francisco office. vTime now supports Oculus Rift, Windows VR headsets, Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Gear VR, Google Cardboard, as well as non-VR modes through Android and iOS.

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The AR Show

JULY 30, 2019

Mike Boland is the Founder & Chief Analyst of ARtillery Intelligence, Editor of AR Insider, Lead Analyst of Street Fight, and the President of the San Francisco chapter of the VR/AR Association. Here we explore the markets and market forecasts for mobile AR and smartglasses.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 12, 2017

In the 2016 State of the Industry report , Oculus Rift dominated conversations over all other headsets largely in part because a significant amount had tried the device (77% for Rift) over Google Cardboard (46%), Gear VR (31%), PlayStation VR (21%), and well over the HTC Vive (19%). Source: GDC 2017 State of the Industry Report.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

working on AR/MR. Likewise, hardware, software and third-party content creators for extended reality (XR) are seeing much stronger enterprise growth compared to consumer sector growth over the last 12 months: almost half (49.2%) reported that growth on the consumer side was weaker than expected, as opposed to just 25.7%

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 1, 2018

We live in a world where the entire history of mankind, and all its knowledge, is available through Google and other resources, yet the average adult spends only 5 minutes per day learning, compared to 50 minutes per day on Facebook and social media,” muses Tom Impallomeni, Co-founder and CEO of Tribe VR. VRScout (@VRScout) February 17, 2018.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Comprised of grants and tax credit incentives, lawmakers have awarded Snap funding to help the company expand its offices globally and boost its augmented reality (AR) smart glasses manufacturing capacity. ” For many within the industry, recipients are forecast to attract $1.3

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

How learning real-world skills can turn out to be the killer app for VR & AR. “We Yet Tribe’s founding team—which includes veterans from companies like Pixar and High Fidelity—are determined to change all that, by developing their company into the ultimate immersive learning platform. “We

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Hypergrid Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

By comparison, only 24 percent are reporting strong growth for consumer virtual reality, and only 31 percent say the same for consumer augmented reality and mixed reality technology, according to a survey of hundreds of businesses released this month by VR Intelligence. (Image courtesy rawpixel via Pixabay.). Image courtesy VR Intelligence.).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

On this special day, let’s all talk about AR and VR! In this big phone exhibition, usually, companies also exhibit AR and VR devices and considering that this year the trend is the one of AR and VR devices connected to the phone , I bet that this year’s edition would have been very interesting for us all (in fact I was planning to go there).

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VRScout

JANUARY 25, 2017

The five AR-enabled murals can be found in Brooklyn, NY at St. Western Avenue; Los Angeles, CA at Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street; San Francisco, CA at Fillmore Street & Union Street. Western Avenue; Los Angeles, CA at Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street; San Francisco, CA at Fillmore Street & Union Street.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

On October 28-31, there was a virtual & augmented reality art show in San Francisco called “The Art of Dying.” The show was produced by Kelly Vicars & Lindsay Saunders with the intention of promoting VR and AR as new art mediums that deserve to be seen within the context of an art gallery setting.

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