Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Business leaders gathered at this year’s Seattle based IMMERSE Summit ( previously Sea VR ) to explore how VR/ AR and Mixed Reality is transforming manufacturing, design, education, health and medicine and much more. How do you process that video? SEE ALSO Pixvana Reveals 10K VR Video Player and Publishing Platform 'SPIN'.

Strategy 100

Strategy Immersion AR Magic Leap 100

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

To let me put a spotlight on the LATAM (Latin American) XR ecosystem, I interviewed the Chilean XR professional Oscar Cartagena and asked him a lot of questions about the difficulties and strengths of immersive realities in his part of the world. I mean, besides the Oculus Quest 2, there’s hardly anything to get locally.

Chile 368

Chile America Government Hardware 368

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

Acer, after having discontinued the device two years ago, has announced that it will be effectively put on sale, at first in Asia, and then in the rest of the world. More info (Azure Remote Rendering) More info (Video of Azure Remote Rendering in action). Image by Immersive Computing). supports VR. 3D artists rejoice!

Augmented Reality 403

Augmented Reality Virtual Reality Apple Tools 403

The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I have to say that this “leak” comes in a very timely fashion , by chance exactly at the moment when Facebook was building the hype for Oculus Quest 2 Pro , convincing so some people to wait for Valve’s moves before buying the new Oculus headset.

HTC 312

HTC AR Oculus Gaming 312

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The age of high-end, commercially available virtual reality began on March 28 with the launch of the Oculus Rift. SuperData Research is a New York based research firm that has been creating detailed reports on the immersive industry for months. What has not been clear, however, is how each of the combatants is fairing in the battle.

Asia 100

Asia Sony Google HTC 100

InstaVR

JANUARY 23, 2019

Cameras like the Insta360 One X and headsets like the Oculus Go have made VR affordable/easy to use, while InstaVR has made editing and publishing VR accessible to non-technical people. VR Provides Immersive, Interactive Experiences that are Better for Information Presentation and Retention. First off, it’s immersive.

Virtual Reality 113

Virtual Reality Education Arkansas Training 113

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

This week we had no big news from Facebook, but in the communities, the theme of the Facebook login for the Oculus Quest 2 remains pretty hot. Some people have already abandoned the Oculus ship, but many have still bought the Quest 2, that in fact is already backordered by several weeks in some countries (e.g. Other relevant news.

Microsoft 258

Microsoft Magic Leap Europe AR 258

Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2017

He is also currently Vice-Chairman of the 300-member company Industry of Virtual Reality Alliance , President of the $15 Billion Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance , and oversees the Vive X VR accelerator in Asia. It will likely happen first in Asia where governments and parents prioritize their children’s education over all else.

China 214

China Asia Virtual Reality Education 214

XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Over the years i have seen a few lists of Top 50 XR Influencers, but the curators of those list always overlooked China/India/Asia's XR Industry. Nreal is one of the most popular companies in the field, having won over several well-known investors like Qualcomm, short video app Kuaishou, video streaming app iQiyi, and GP Capital.

Augmented Reality 52

Augmented Reality Virtual Reality India Asia 52

AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Users will still be able to see most of the real world in front of them — unlike virtual reality, which completely immerses the user in a computer-generated fantasyland, augmented reality layers computer-generated text and images on top of reality. Apple’s working on solving this problem, too, according to a report in Nikkei Asia.

Augmented Reality 196

Augmented Reality Amazon Apple Virtual Reality 196

Digitalnauts

MARCH 23, 2022

We met a lot of new companies from all over the globe, UK, Europe, Asia and the US, that we think might link to new projects in the near future. I managed to see “most” XR projects and companies and what they were showcasing (including some 360 videos, lidar scan with an artistic touch , AR and VR as well).?It

Industry 52

Industry 360 Video Tips Examples 52

TechCrunch VR

MARCH 1, 2022

Rather than immersing people in a digital world in a virtual reality headset, the Snapdragon Spaces platform wants developers to build experiences for AR glasses and make them accessible through existing smartphones, making AR the “second screen” for users. . Oculus Quest 2 and Rift S together accounted for 60% of the market.

China 78

China Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Survey 78

TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The most obvious path to metaverse is video games, the firm’s largest revenue driver. Mitchell reckoned user-operated communities “that already have a high degree of functionality technology bots,” such as Discord, could move “from a text and image basis to more of an immersive video basis.”

China 101

China Examples Virtual World Virtual Reality 101

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Oculus and Respawn Entertainment teased it in 2017 at OC4 describing it as an AAA war game. Throughout this year, we got always more info about it: at first the name, then the setting (WWII), then compatible platforms (both Oculus Store and Steam), and finally, this week, even some info on the multiplayer modes. VR is dead. Learn more.

AR 306

AR Google Gaming Japan 306

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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. Mindesk developed the first immersive interface for commercial CAD software in the world. The companies join the inaugural group of 33 startups funded in July last year.

HTC 100

HTC San Francisco Haptic North America 100

Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

There was presence, and immersion, and the ability to create your own virtual environments. I don’t remember in-world meetings the way I do phone calls, or even video calls. Movies are more immersive than books because the sound and images help pull you in quicker. Presence is related to immersion.

Virtual World 80

Virtual World Virtual Reality Virtual Environment Video 80

XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 18, 2019

As part of his mission to educate, connect, and inspire, he’s also a member of the World Economic Forum, Virtual and Augmented Reality Global Future Council, and sits on the Advisory Board of Immerse UK, a cross-sector network for businesses, research and educational organisations in the immersive technology industry.

Virtual Reality 78

Virtual Reality Asia Training Augmented Reality 78

XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 18, 2019

As part of his mission to educate, connect, and inspire, he’s also a member of the World Economic Forum, Virtual and Augmented Reality Global Future Council, and sits on the Advisory Board of Immerse UK, a cross-sector network for businesses, research and educational organisations in the immersive technology industry.

Virtual Reality 78

Virtual Reality Asia Training Augmented Reality 78

ARVR

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Frame from Livestreamed Event Video, by Caelen The music didn’t die from Covid, but live entertainment did. John Legend in particular has produced fully immersive VR stories with spatial audio sound tracks. through that Headset, specifically a Headset like the Oculus Quest with a cable designed to connect to a PC.

Cambodia 130

Cambodia Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Course 130

VRScout

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Bitmovin , founded in 2013, is based in Palo Alto, CA, and Klagenfurt, Austria, and provides video infrastructure for the web. Its co-founders know a bit about high-quality streaming: they created the video streaming standard that drives services like YouTube and Netflix – and makes up about 50% of peak U.S. MOVIN’ $10.3M

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles AR Real Estate Virtual Reality 150

XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 18, 2019

As part of his mission to educate, connect, and inspire, he's also a member of the World Economic Forum, Virtual and Augmented Reality Global Future Council, and sits on the Advisory Board of Immerse UK, a cross-sector network for businesses, research and educational organisations in the immersive technology industry. Jeremy: Exactly.

Virtual Reality 60

Virtual Reality Asia Training Augmented Reality 60

VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to UploadVR , Oculus intends to release their higher-end standalone VR headset named Santa Cruz at the first quarter of 2019. Oculus is ambitious on taking the market share by designing a VR headset with cameras added for inside-out tracking of 6DOF head movement and two Oculus Touch-style controllers.

Virtual Reality 32

Virtual Reality Google Oculus Immersion 32

VeeR VR

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), one of the most significant film festivals in Asia, is taking place in Busan , South Korea from Oct. Ayden Ye, CEO and co-founder of VeeR, was honored to be present at the Forum, sharing the global landscape of VR content creation and the future of immersive media. 4th to Oct.

Filming 24

Filming South Korea Trends Industry 24

XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Alan: VR Park is this crazy– it’s like a video arcade that got carried away. Alan: It’s really, really important to get you excited about it, builds the immersion before you even put the headset on.

San Francisco 78

San Francisco Haptic Technology AR 78

XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Alan: VR Park is this crazy– it’s like a video arcade that got carried away. Alan: It’s really, really important to get you excited about it, builds the immersion before you even put the headset on.

San Francisco 78

San Francisco Haptic Technology AR 78

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

To me, numbers about Asia seem a bit bigger than the other ones… just a little… (Image by SuperData Research). Apart from these visual features, there are other areas that must be improved: 3D cameras Inside-out tracking Immersive sound Voice interaction Eye tracking Tactile feedback Emotion recognition Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Virtual Reality 409

Virtual Reality China Government Industry 409

XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

We have about 40 million under management and we invest in primarily in North America, but also in Asia and Europe, too. Alan: VR Park is this crazy– it’s like a video arcade that got carried away. Alan: It’s really, really important to get you excited about it, builds the immersion before you even put the headset on.

San Francisco 60

San Francisco Haptic Technology AR 60

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Above: The Oculus Touch controls let you navigate independently with each hand in VR. Image Credit: Oculus. But recently both Google and Oculus have gotten behind it, and as a result we’re seeing accelerated adoption of web VR. Above: Oculus Rift is just the start of the VR marketplace. Image Credit: Oculus VR.

Strategy 100

Strategy AR Technology Trends 100

XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

We just had our yearly biggest conference of the year, and had about a thousand people come in, and about a hundred press, and essentially all the industry folks that are in China – and actually, quite a few folks from around Asia and even parts of the US – came. People, from the developers, from our sales channels, our accessory partners.

Education 78

Education Training China Virtual Reality 78

XR for Business Podcast

MAY 27, 2019

We just had our yearly biggest conference of the year, and had about a thousand people come in, and about a hundred press, and essentially all the industry folks that are in China – and actually, quite a few folks from around Asia and even parts of the US – came. People, from the developers, from our sales channels, our accessory partners.

Education 78

Education Training China Virtual Reality 78

XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

But their immersive technology lead Richard Hess drops by to explain how even a food company like Nestlé can benefit from embracing emerging tech, on the 100th episode of the XR for Business podcast. Today, we're speaking with Richard Hess, the immersive experience lead at the massive multi-national Nestlé, making a billion products a year.

Machine Learning 78

Machine Learning Training AR Augmented Reality 78

XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

They’re based out of Asia. And so I think safety systems– and you know, one of the things I would expect is as inside-out tracking gets better and the cameras get better, if you get too close to an object maybe the pass-through video kicks on. What’s one thing that blew your mind this year? Bob: Good question.

Simulation 78

Simulation Industry Entertainment Technology 78

XR for Business Podcast

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

But their immersive technology lead Richard Hess drops by to explain how even a food company like Nestlé can benefit from embracing emerging tech, on the 100th episode of the XR for Business podcast. Today, we're speaking with Richard Hess, the immersive experience lead at the massive multi-national Nestlé, making a billion products a year.

Machine Learning 60

Machine Learning Training AR Augmented Reality 60

XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

They’re based out of Asia. And so I think safety systems– and you know, one of the things I would expect is as inside-out tracking gets better and the cameras get better, if you get too close to an object maybe the pass-through video kicks on. What’s one thing that blew your mind this year? Bob: Good question.

Simulation 60

Simulation Industry Entertainment Technology 60