VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. … well, sort of. Emeryville, California-based immersive ad company Immersv announced $10.5M

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It has been on the cover of Vanity Fair, with a very carefully studied picture. The choice of the magazine is not casual: Apple keeps pushing to show that its device is not a nerdy thing that isolates people, but it is a trendy thing that augments reality while you can still interact with other people.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This looks to be the year where we move beyond tentative experimentation into scalable deployment of immersive tech in the workplace. According to Vinay Narayan VP, Platform Strategy and Developer Community HTC VIVE, this upcoming year will present the most robust ecosystem of innovations yet.

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AllThingsVR

JULY 8, 2016

HTC selects Lifeliqe as educational VR content partner Positioning itself as a self-described, “Visual learning platform incorporating interactive 3D, virtual reality and augmented reality programs,” Lifeliqe’s custom educational offerings bring students front and center with the subjects they are studying.

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EON Reality

AUGUST 29, 2019

IRVINE, CA, August 27, 2019 – EON Reality Inc., the world leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, together with the University of Bologna, Italy, announces the world’s first fully-accredited Master’s degree in both Innovation studies and Extended Realities (XR).

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This looks to be the year where we move beyond tentative experimentation into scalable deployment of immersive tech in the workplace. This looks to be the year where we move beyond tentative experimentation into scalable deployment of immersive tech in the workplace Click To Tweet.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

It was a long animation that augmented the building with colored 3D elements and beautiful shapes. Many of my VR friends shared it, and I agree with their enthusiasm: it was amazing, and while not immersive, it is surely worth a watch. A reality check on AR in 2020. A reality check on AR in 2020. More info.

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ARVR

JULY 5, 2022

The term “metaverse” was first coined in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 science fiction novel, where he described it as “the virtual reality world that will come to be as ubiquitous and important as the Internet is today.” artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR).

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ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

These new technologies are Augmented Reality ( AR ) and Virtual Reality (VR). Virtual Reality is an immersive simulation of reality in which the surrounding world is completely replaced with a computer generated world. Some popular examples include the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Vavle Index.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

HTC predicts the rise of all-in-two devices. Speaking with Upload VR, HTC VIVE EMEA General Manager Graham Wheeler has predicted for 2021 the rise of all-in-two devices, that is lightweight viewers that are connected to smartphones (or also PCs sometimes). But this news is interesting because it shows HTC’s views on the topic.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

Technology can augment the world around us, it can enhance the human experience, our capabilities, and also extend our reality to digital and virtual worlds. Brain-computer interface systems like Neurable’s VR game Awakening uses an electrode-laden headband, connected to an HTC Vive HMD, to track brain activity. Eye-Tracking .

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 18, 2019

The World’s Premier Extended Reality Event will take place in December in San Francisco. According to one study , the extended reality (XR) market is forecast to grow to more than $209 billion in the next four years, an 800% increase from their 2018 prediction of $27 billion.

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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. It’s been a very interesting chat, and I’ve learned a lot from it.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

It’s interesting to see that Neurable is still around and kicking: a few years ago there was a bit of hype around it when it created an EEG-based “mind controller” for the HTC Vive. I wonder if VR remains one of its most important use cases.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2020

Featured games and technologies range from topics including early learning , science , engineering , making , math , reading , social studies , English learning , social skills , and student support for those with or at risk of disabilities. When it comes to VR, you are actively immersed and fully focused on solving learning problems.”.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 12, 2023

Other studies suggest by 2030 , the XR space will be worth more than $1.1 1. Mixed Reality will Transform the Enterprise. Clearly, extended reality isn’t just a consumer tool anymore. Having to be mindful of your physical surroundings when you’re exploring a virtual world can make it difficult to achieve true immersion.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This year was going to be the year of augmented reality, but by the end of 2018 market analysts were pointing to 2020 or 2021 as the “golden year” of AR. The pilot, which used an iPad and HTC Vive powered by Marxent’s 3D Cloud Service, showed that VR increases average order value by 60%.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 29, 2016

MetaVRse offers a wide range of experiential marketing and event production, content production and consulting services to brands interested in harnessing the incredible power of virtual and augmented reality technologies. Studies show that people remember VR experiences the same as real memories.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

While in all past years the answer had always been “HTC Vive”, now the king is Oculus, with both the Rift S and the Oculus Quest getting the majority of answers (especially the Quest). It will touch all the main themes regarding the present and the future of immersive realities , also including topics like Brain Computer Interfaces and AI.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

If the report were true, this would mean that Apple doesn’t believe in AR anymore and this would be terrible news for all the immersive realities ecosystem. Apple is clearly committed in augmented reality, and the recent release of ARKit 3 proves that. Companies are studying foveated rendering for AR glasses.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 4, 2023

Interestingly, StreetBee’s study found that Vision Pro’s price point leads to 54 percent not wishing to buy the product. At the same time, 33 percent of individuals are undecided.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2018

For sure this is the case of Rob Farquarson-Cole , that you surely know because he comments a lot on this and other VR blogs under the nickname “R FC” He’s not only a VR enthusiast but a professional Industrial Designer that works on “Exploration of Immersive Computing” at Proof Research and Development in London, UK.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As the year progresses, immersive industry firms appear to be firmly sticking their flags in the ground to secure technical and regional marketplace ubiquity. As established and start-up immersive hardware providers are debuting new kits nearly weekly, many vital players prioritise regional availability and growth of immersive devices.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

HTC Vive Cosmos will work with Vive Wireless Adapter. This week, HTC has not made another big reveal about the Vive Cosmos, so we’ll still have to wait to discover more about its price and its features. It’s more a logistic thing internal to HTC, so I think most of us can not care about this :D. Other relevant news.

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EON Reality

MAY 9, 2019

VR and AR have been proven to provide strongly immersive media for learners across vocational education, in adult education, for upskilling, and even to support strong workplace performance. Anna Dowdall, Lecturer in Creative Studies , Telford College. DISCOVER IMMERSIVE LEARNING TODAY. Virtual Trainer.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2018

Well, in VR, you don’t need to, because all three dimensions are present at once, right in front of you; Eye hydration, eye exercises, daily headset disinfection and a polyphasic approach to VR immersion were keys to long immersions with current hardware. So technically, humans have been living in augmented reality for quite a while!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Image by HTC). The Oculus Quest 2 is getting runtime v35, which adds, among the other things: The possibility of recording a mixed reality video of you playing the app just by using the Oculus app on your phone (only for iPhones, at the moment). News worth a mention. Oculus Quest and Vive Focus 3 get interesting updates.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

It’s a while that I virtually know Chris Koomen , a talented professional that works with immersive technologies at KLM. In 2018 we did a case study where people were invited to use virtual reality in a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) fashion. It’s like creating your startup within a company. An Innovation center.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

We’ve been working in XR Technologies — first virtual reality, and then augmented reality — since 2016. So when we asked the question, “have you tested the use of virtual reality or augmented reality to supplement current classroom teaching?” Steve, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

We’ve been working in XR Technologies — first virtual reality, and then augmented reality — since 2016. So when we asked the question, “have you tested the use of virtual reality or augmented reality to supplement current classroom teaching?” Steve, welcome to the show.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Today, to provide an insight into the opportunities for XR in the gaming landscape, we’re going to be looking at some of the most impressive case studies from the last few years. The “TendAR” augmented reality experience creates a virtual fish for players, capable of interacting with the real world through the user’s camera.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

We've been working in XR Technologies -- first virtual reality, and then augmented reality -- since 2016. So when we asked the question, "have you tested the use of virtual reality or augmented reality to supplement current classroom teaching?" We have not had a study done specifically with our content.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

Given its great expertise in image analysis and its big user base, Snap is another company to keep an eye on for the future of augmented reality. Cubism is a great case study for hand tracking UX. Microsoft signs a $22B deal with the US Army. I really hope that this is going to happen. What puzzles me is why this partnership.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 27, 2023

Ok, of course, I’m kidding, but, you know, the possibility of saying the wrong name is so high that my proposal actually starts making sense… Top news of the week (Image by HTC Vive) HTC reveals inside-out-tracked Tracker With a totally unexpected move, HTC has revealed a new kind of Tracker.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Today I am very happy to host on my blog Kura Technologies , one of the most interesting augmented reality startups out there. They could make AR enter a new immersive phase that leads towards mainstream adoption. But we were motivated, so we started studying the problem. It’s like 2 years (!!) Hello Kelly!

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

So it may be that Oculus contributed to the success of HTC Vive’s room-scale technology. XR Immersive Enterprise has now become a fully digital event and it’s free. A detailed study of bathrooms inside VR games. It seems that Luckey’s team was working on 6DOF input (i.e. News from partners (and friends). Learn more.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2018

VeeR allows the audience to be immersed in scenes of the premium VR films, take adventures with people from all over the world. You can download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to watch amazing VR content. Date: June 11-13, 2019.

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