VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

If 2016 was the birth of modern VR/AR technology, than 2018 was its elementary school graduation. Major hardware releases, vast improvements to software, and various other integral advancements have quietly solidified VR & AR as viable, long-term technological platforms for years to come. LOCATION-BASED VR.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The startup is pretty new, in fact, and its owner group is Megadodo, another unknown company that is working on an MMO game about which is difficult to find any information. A new FCC listing appears for an HTC Vive headset. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

This reminds me of a similar error HTC made in the past of mixing signals of a pro device and consumer content It has RGB passthrough cameras with three times the resolution of Quest 2 cameras. Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. Zuck still thinks that it is a device that can start substituting the laptop.

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2022

Called HP ExtendXR, the software as a service (SaaS) was built in collaboration with ArborXR , an AR/VR device management company that came out of the VR arcade space in 2016. HTC has its own Vive Business Device Management System for its own devices.

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2018

According to a report by CNET , citing an anonymous “person familiar with Apple’s plans,” the company is working on an AR/VR headset targeting 8K resolution per-eye, scheduled for launch in 2020. SEE ALSO Apple CEO on AR Headsets: 'We don't want to be first, we want to be the best'.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Khronos Group , the consortium behind the OpenXR project which aims to standardize the way applications communicate with AR and VR headsets, just added Microsoft to its ranks. Among its count of members, the OpenXR working group consisted of nearly every major player in the industry except Microsoft until now.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! The event hosts people from very important companies like NVIDIA, VR Chat, The Khronos Group, Alibaba (there is Jack Ma!),

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 6, 2023

Jordan Rose, Founder, Rose Law Group. Luis Bravo Martins, CMO, KIT-AR. Shen Ye, Global Head of Product, HTC VIVE. David Burnet, Founder & Director, INVIDAR. Johan De Geyter, CEO, Iristick. Jennifer Rogers, Executive Officer, IEEE. Kirk Mckinzie, President, Mckinzie Smart Techologies. Alan Smithson, Co-Founder, MetaVRse.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2020

EdGamesExpo is a 1day expo + panels recognizing #GamesforChange #SeriousGames #gamification #educational games, #VR #AR #MR. 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. Feature Image Credit: NOT SUSPICIOUS, LLC.

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Road to VR

JULY 11, 2017

We’re all waiting for the day when you can put on a singular, tether-free headset and experience all the ‘R’s that VR/AR/MR have to offer—and NormalVR , a “small but focused” group of passionate immersive media creators just gave us a peek into what’s possible when you mash it all together.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2020

In the face of the ongoing lockdown, vTime today announced its created a private version of its social AR/VR platform, vTime XR , which is designed to help social care continue in the UK for families and vulnerable children. SEE ALSO Former HTC CEO Unveils 5G-enabled VR Headset & Social VR Platform.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2018

The shift, the company says, better addresses the increasingly important role of research and development in AR/VR while emphasizing collaboration with Facebook’s other skunkworks, something Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash says is allowing for “further and faster” development of leading-edge AR/VR tech.

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Road to VR

JULY 29, 2019

OpenXR, a widely supported initiative which aims to streamline AR/VR development across headsets and platforms, has reached its 1.0 It’s a major milestone, according to Khronos Group which has overseen development of the standard by a consortium of many of the biggest names in the AR/VR sector. release today. OpenXR 1.0

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

As the embodied XR technologies (VR, AR, and MR) have emerged out of their infancy over the past few years, the corresponding terminology and its correct application has become bewildering for many. It wouldn’t be too outlandish to predict that eventually, AR will become a redundant term for describing how a smartphone can track a room.

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VRScout

MARCH 5, 2018

The Volkswagen Group will use an augmented reality hub to train employees across the globe. ????????????In This year, the Volkswagen Group has revealed the next step of it’s VR training plans in the form of a global initiative that would bring VR training to 10,000 employees of Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2023

Varjo, Lenovo, HTC VIVE Additional hardware offerings, including the Magic Leap 2, Lenovo’s ThinkReality VRX, HTC VIVE’s Flow and Focus 3, and Varjo’s Aero and XR-3 offer a trove of specifications. VR/ AR learning firms can improve their solutions with the latest offerings from the tech industry.

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ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

These new technologies are Augmented Reality ( AR ) and Virtual Reality (VR). Some popular examples include the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Vavle Index. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How AR/VR Are Transforming the Real Estate Industry 2. Introducing the new AR-media platform & plugins 4.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

HTC retains brand but lets part of their smartphone business go. billion cooperation agreement under which certain HTC employees – many of whom are already working with Google to develop Pixel smartphones – will join Google. According to the announcement, HTC will receive $1.1 Google VR & HTC.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

While capable of providing some pretty useful and interesting apps, the next logical step for this early development of an AR app ecosystem invariably points to the future ahead: an Apple AR headset. The post Report: Apple Could Release an AR Headset as Early as 2020 appeared first on Road to VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 27, 2017

HTC has had a busy day. If there’s one thing HTC loves, it’s a partnership. ” It will be headed up by Dr. Tom Furness, known to many as the Grandfather of AR and VR for his work developing virtual interfaces for the US Department of Defense. Tagged with: htc , htc vive. Viveport M Updates.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 16, 2017

China and the United States are major players in the virtual reality industry, but certainly aren’t the only ones coming to the table and investing a lot of time and money into immersive tech. The group is looking to raise investment.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

I had a chance to walk the showroom floor of VRLA 2017 with Root where he took me on a guided tour through the history of VRLA, his thoughts on AR, using VR for film production, the future of privacy in AR/VR, as well as why he is interested in seeing where eSports in VR is headed. VR/AR expert and futurist Charlie Fink.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

CrossVR’s Revive , the software that allows HTC Vive users to play games from the Oculus platform, today announced it’s joining one of the leading initiatives in creating an open standard for VR and AR apps and devices, otherwise known as OpenXR. image courtesy Khronos Group.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important immersive and interactive apps and games are in our everyday life. A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. The VR/AR Global Summit 2021 (European Edition). Where: Online.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2020

Valve just took a big step in prepping Steam game developers for the full arrival of OpenXR, the new industry-wide open standard for AR and VR headsets. OpenXR is all about reducing—if not entirely eliminating—fractures within the market by letting developers build AR/VR content for a much wider gamut of headsets. version of OpenXR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The medical edtech company leverages augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) solutions to provide varied and realistic training scenarios. The Christchurch, Canterbury-based firm powers its AR/VR solutions by utilizing immersive technology like remote guidance, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 24, 2016

recently confirmed a $30 million funding round led by Quanta and HTC. Following from the $15 million funding led by Shanda Group and Crystal-Optech in June, Lumus Ltd. Following from the $15 million funding led by Shanda Group and Crystal-Optech in June, Lumus Ltd. We are very committed to AR/VR,” says David Chang, COO of HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

I was very pleased to have a chat with him about his work, because I think that it could be interesting to understand why AR and VR are used by a big enterprise company (KLM, in this case) and how these technologies are implemented in the production processes. The last one was my part and I have only focused on that.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2022

Apple is a notorious black box when it comes to internal projects, although sometimes details based on supply chain rumors shed a sliver of light on what might be happening with the company’s AR/VR headset behind closed doors. The report says Cook “rarely visits the group at its offices away from the main Apple campus.”

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Augmented reality (AR) is taking the world by storm, and here is a guide to how international firms are leveraging the technology. By 2028, experts say AR will be worth roughly 461.25 Out of all forms of extended reality (XR) available today, AR is debatably the most accessible. Here’s an introduction to AR.

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Road to VR

JULY 16, 2016

Just announced at a Star Wars “Meet ILMxLab” panel at the Star Wars Celebration expo in London, Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine will be released for the HTC Vive on Steam for free on Monday 18 July. The post ‘Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine’ is Released for HTC Vive 18 July appeared first on Road to VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

Today, Khronos updated its OpenXR API to optimise its support of cross-platform AR/VR/MR application development with its version 1.1 The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo. Muniz also added: OpenXR 1.1

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2016

HTC today announced a partnership with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to bring the HTC Vive to sites in Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Sanya. More interestingly, they’ll also be able to try some of the content from HTC’s Viveport storefront in their own rooms. In a prepared statement, Alvin W.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Qualcomm Technologies has remained at the forefront of developing top-tier solutions for the global virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) industry, with its latest solution designed for AR devices. The tech industry responded by rallying as a community and a group. What are your general thoughts on this?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 23, 2022

Qualcomm has released its latest reference design for AR glasses and it features an important new feature. I think this news is pretty important because it improves a lot the usability of smartphone-connected AR glasses. More info (Qualcomm AR reference design / Road To VR) More info (Qualcomm AR reference design / Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 12, 2021

There are some slides that he shared that I’ve found interesting, and I want to paste them here below for you. What people required the most in a new VR headset, according to a survey proposed by HTC Vive. In the second one, he showed the number of investments in AR and VR in recent years. VRVCA partners with Vive X.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

One of the most popular companies in the virtual reality space today, HTC VIVE specialises in delivering high-quality immersive experiences to enterprises and everyday users alike. Already, various leading companies have begun implementing HTC VIVE technology into their educational environments.

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