Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

International Business Machines Corp. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. Of the many granted, here’s a few of the most interesting AR/VR patents we’ve found: Beamsplitter assembly for eye tracking in head-mounted displays. SEE ALSO Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Thinks AR/VR is a Solution to the Housing Crisis.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Lenovo’s headset features some specs that are quickly becoming commonplace in the upcoming generation, namely a slim and light design thanks to the inclusion of pancake lenses, and color passthrough cameras for AR interactions. What are pancake optics? We’ll update this piece when/if we learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

This week has been the week of the Oculus Connect 6 , the biggest yearly event by Oculus where the VR company announces all its most important news, both on hardware and software sides. Oculus Link. You can even access to Oculus Home and Dash. Oculus Link will be available in beta in November 2019.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Like every week, I have a new rumor about the Apple AR/VR headset. Even Samsung event with which the company has launched its new phone in The Sandbox has been a true disappointment. More info (The true status of Web3 social platforms) More info (The disappointing Samsung event) More info (Somnium Space CEO answering these claims).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

The Quest 2 is a great gaming machine offered at a ridiculous price, and it has totally crushed the competition. There are so periods during the evolution of a tech with a certain group of leaders, who change over time. Now the rumors are intensifying of Apple announcing a passthrough XR headset either this year or the next one.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. FCC certifications are requested before releasing an electronic device in the US (to certify that it is safe to be used), so this is a clear sign that HTC is going to release a new headset soon. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

And answering an AMA on Instagram, Andrew “Boz” Bosworth (basically the head of AR/VR at FRL) answered with a thumbs-up to a question of a user about a future update implementing 120Hz framerate of the Quest 2. Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

and so I’m here writing you this roundup of the best AR and VR news to keep you informed about what is happening in our ecosystem. These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. I hope you’ll appreciate that!

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ARVR

MARCH 29, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

Together with this piece of news, Bloomberg also reported that PSVR 2 will feature an OLED display manufactured by Samsung. Oculus Quest introduces multi-tasking in Runtime v30. Oculus Quest introduces a new update to its runtime every month, and this month we have other amazing features introduced on the standalone headset.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2016

As the publisher of Unreal Engine 4, Epic Games is at the forefront of developers creating new worlds in VR, and we recently sat down with the man driving their VR efforts: Nick Whiting, Epic’s Technical Director of VR/AR. VRSCOUT: Who are you and what do you do? . I oversee all things VR and AR for Epic Games.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If we pair it to the fact that this device is connected to a PS5, which is a quite powerful machine, we see that the whole system is truly the next-generation VR that PlayStation users (and not only them) were waiting for. Concerns about safety in the metaverse are growing. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

I can’t guarantee that these predictions will come out to be true (I always joke about the fact that I miss many of the predictions about Meta/Oculus), but I think they will be worth reading anyway to understand what can be the trends to look for in this new year. Me wearing my branded Oculus Quest 2. So… let’s start!

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 8, 2019

My name is Alan Smithson, and I am going to be your host for the XR for Business podcast where I will interview industry leaders who are either making or using immersive virtual, augmented and mixed reality solutions for business. We are about to see the largest transformation in human history.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 gets a huge update. Oculus has just started rolling out the update to the Quest runtime v23 , that introduces a lot of new features and improvements to this device: All the applications in the headset can now run at 90 Hz (including the passthrough vision); Oculus Link upgrades to 90Hz as well and finally exits from beta.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 8, 2019

My name is Alan Smithson, and I am going to be your host for the XR for Business podcast where I will interview industry leaders who are either making or using immersive virtual, augmented and mixed reality solutions for business. We are about to see the largest transformation in human history.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2019

Instead, it is not for people wanting: An affordable device ( Rift S is much better in this sense); A portable device ( Oculus Quest or Vive Focus Plus are the way to go); A super-big screen resolution ( Varjo VR-1 or HP Reverb are better in this sense); An easy-to-use headset (again, Rift S or WMR devices like the Samsung Odyssey are better).

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Road to VR

JUNE 19, 2018

Launched initially on Daydream in early 2017, and now available on Gear VR, Oculus Go, and Oculus Rift, Virtual Virtual Reality’s smart interaction design gives players freedom and control which—combined with a narrative tying it all together—makes Virtual Virtual Reality one of the most immersive mobile VR games to date.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Kaitlyn and I have been working in what we call digital reality -- it's all things: AR, VR, spatial, immersive, and nowadays 3D -- for about four years. We're doing a lot of work in immersive learning. It really, really does earn this case, it's like all firms are so different and so varied in what they do.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Kaitlyn and I have been working in what we call digital reality -- it's all things: AR, VR, spatial, immersive, and nowadays 3D -- for about four years. We're doing a lot of work in immersive learning. It really, really does earn this case, it's like all firms are so different and so varied in what they do.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Kaitlyn and I have been working in what we call digital reality -- it's all things: AR, VR, spatial, immersive, and nowadays 3D -- for about four years. We're doing a lot of work in immersive learning. It really, really does earn this case, it's like all firms are so different and so varied in what they do.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

In June 2019, Magic Leap accused Xu of stealing AR glasses technology when he was an engineer working at the firm. Is Founder CEO of consulting company Global Mindset focused on leveraging globalisation & digitisation for Learning & Working. He has a special interest and focus on emerging technologies including #VR #AR #MR #AI.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 13, 2016

They already captured about 8,000 people so far during a five-city tour of Canada with Samsung. Attempting to learn from history, our growth model is based on creating relationships based on tight pockets of friends that actually know each other.”. Selfie Avatars: Loom.ai.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

And the company predicts that AR will be a $90 billion market by 2020. I talked about this great promise of AR on a panel at CES with Jeri Ellsworth, cofounder of CastAR , and Nick Beliaeff, vice president of production at Spin Master Studios , a toy company that recently launched its Air Hogs Connect: Mission Drone game.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I will be speaking at that conference on the transformation of learning with XR. How are you today? And then 93 percent of the enterprise users said that VR had had a positive impact on their business and 88 percent said the same for AR and MR. Alan: So 93 percent said VR is having a strong impact? Welcome to the show, Kathryn.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. You can learn more about this data at superdataresearch.com. I really want to start digging into this, and learn more about SuperData.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. You can learn more about this data at superdataresearch.com. I really want to start digging into this, and learn more about SuperData.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

Michael was previously director of IBM’s Watson’s Developer Lab for a AR and VR, among some other career stops. To learn more about the work he’s doing at Bose, you can visit developer.bose.com. You’ve done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. Michael, welcome to the show. Michael: Yes.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

Michael was previously director of IBM’s Watson’s Developer Lab for a AR and VR, among some other career stops. To learn more about the work he’s doing at Bose, you can visit developer.bose.com. You’ve done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. Michael, welcome to the show. Michael: Yes.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

A sought-after authority on interactive media industry, Carter has presented at every event around the world, including Casual Connect, the LA Games Conference, and the VR/AR Global Summit. You can learn more about this data at superdataresearch.com. I really want to start digging into this, and learn more about SuperData.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Their ultimate goal is to enhance the way humans learn (I love that). To learn more about RiVR, you can visit rivr.uk. We also use 360 video to show you at the end of it — for your learning outcome — where the fire actually started. And also, yeah, the Samsungs get a bit melted. ” I love that quote.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Their ultimate goal is to enhance the way humans learn (I love that). To learn more about RiVR, you can visit rivr.uk. We also use 360 video to show you at the end of it — for your learning outcome — where the fire actually started. And also, yeah, the Samsungs get a bit melted. ” I love that quote.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

To learn more about the work that Dr. Greenleaf and his team are doing, you can visit the Human Interaction Lab at Stanford at vhil.stanford.edu and a new organization that he’s formed called the International VR Health Association at ivrha.org. We now say VR or AR, and people know what we mean, much like when we say AI.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

I will be speaking at that conference on the transformation of learning with XR. How are you today? And then 93 percent of the enterprise users said that VR had had a positive impact on their business and 88 percent said the same for AR and MR. Alan: So 93 percent said VR is having a strong impact? Welcome to the show, Kathryn.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Their ultimate goal is to enhance the way humans learn (I love that). To learn more about RiVR, you can visit rivr.uk. We also use 360 video to show you at the end of it -- for your learning outcome -- where the fire actually started. And also, yeah, the Samsungs get a bit melted. I love that quote. Alex: Hi, Alan.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

To learn more about the work that Dr. Greenleaf and his team are doing, you can visit the Human Interaction Lab at Stanford at vhil.stanford.edu and a new organization that he's formed called the International VR Health Association at ivrha.org. We now say VR or AR, and people know what we mean, much like when we say AI.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 10, 2020

Michael was previously director of IBM's Watson's Developer Lab for a AR and VR, among some other career stops. To learn more about the work he's doing at Bose, you can visit developer.bose.com. You've done everything from IBM Watson, to Google, to HTC, Samsung. The QC35-IIs that are the most popular ones. Michael: Yes.

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