The Ghost Howls

JULY 8, 2019

nReal is a Chinese augmented reality company that is developing an augmented reality glass that is cheap, light and fashionable. nReal has been sued by Epic Games for the name too similar to Unreal and by Magic Leap that claims that nReal CEO Chi Xu has stolen the technology of the American company while working there.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Today, we’re going to be looking at some of the most inspirational case studies from the educational landscape, highlighting the benefits of XR for training. The University of Miami built their state-of-the-art “XR Garage” program for students to help them learn how to create real-time 3D, virtual, and augmented reality content.

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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. Magic Leap finally dropped to mixed reviews and BrainXchange published its Definitive Guide to Adopting Wearables, AR and VR in Enterprise.

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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. 4. Magic Leap will Release More Affordable Headsets. However, the first edition of the headset was focused on “Mixed Reality”.

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Immersive Authority

JUNE 30, 2016

Unless you’ve been studying immersive technologies very closely, you may not have seen the rising use of the term Mixed Reality. Everyone probably has a good idea of what Virtual Reality is all about. The Google Glass (now discontinued) was one famous example of an Augmented Reality solution.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap pivots to enterprise, lays off 1,000 employes. With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2022

There I have tried some interesting devices like Weart haptic gloves, OWO haptic suit, but especially the Magic Leap 2, which I found to be a very well-made piece of hardware! Galea has been studied to become the gold standard for BCIs in VR, but this comes together with the gold price of $22,500. News worth a mention.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2016

billion in a Series F round, and Snapchat could end up being a major player within augmented reality hardware market. Snapchat is probably considered a bit of a dark horse by most people when compared to other major AR players including Microsoft, Meta, Daqri, or Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 24, 2016

Lumus is a leading provider and developer of augmented reality technology. AR/VR is well aligned with our growth strategy and we’re pleased to invest in the Lumus optics solution for augmented reality”, says C.C. SEE ALSO HTC Vive Exec Makes Predictions for the Next 2 Years of Virtual Reality.

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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. Feature Image Credit: NOT SUSPICIOUS, LLC.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 13, 2018

Microsoft in particular has secured an enviable position in the Mixed Reality enterprise space, mainly due to a consistent strategy that recognized this wasn’t a consumer-ready product yet, but instead focused on building partnerships and solid case studies for building industry 4.0 efficiencies.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2023

Some of the largest takeaways from the report found that the augmented reality (AR) market had taken over 55 percent of global markets in 2021. However, virtual reality (VR) was set to grow from 2022 to 2030, with software making significant gains in the same period. It also estimates that the sector will reach around $345.9

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Or you can also do some kind of other analysis, so you can study your data better. There are some studies that show that VR can make in some sense data visualization better and faster , you can understand the data better by looking at it… but these are just a few early-stage studies. Magic Leap glasses.

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RealVision VR

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Progressive Reality could be defined as an experience that segues between Virtual and Augmented Reality worlds on-demand. Progressive Reality capable eyewear would allow for the ultimate “XR” or extended reality experience to users. Progressive Reality: Case Study. ProgressiveReality™.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The word “AR” changes everything since Oculus must now s hift also towards augmented reality. There’s only one exception to the above rule and it is augmented reality. From now on, as Zuckerberg said, the company will talk about its second generation of VR devices. Or better… of XR DEVICES.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2018

This anthropometric data has been gained by measuring huge numbers of people over a number of decades through large studies by many organizations including those in the medical profession and the military. Attention to comfort has been one innovation that Magic Leap has taken to the AR ecosystem (Image by Magic Leap).

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EnterpriseWear

JANUARY 10, 2019

The release of Magic Leap One was supposed to be the “magic moment” for consumer AR, the development that finally got consumers excited about augmented reality glasses. But are consumers aware that this is augmented reality? Needless to say, it wasn’t.

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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.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

But in my opinion, I don’t think the killer app of virtual reality is games. But let’s now switch to the topic of augmented reality, which is really what this conversation is about. You have to look at the segment specific-elements of it that can be augmented. Not to say that games can’t be experienced.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 13, 2019

But in my opinion, I don’t think the killer app of virtual reality is games. But let’s now switch to the topic of augmented reality, which is really what this conversation is about. You have to look at the segment specific-elements of it that can be augmented. Not to say that games can’t be experienced.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Mozilla has also released Firefox Reality for HoloLens , and it features hands tracking in WebXR experiences. More info (HoloLens 2 news) More info (Firefox Reality releases on HoloLens). Magic Leap raises other $350M. It seems a product studied for some military and government agencies… very little but profitable niches.

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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. But we were motivated, so we started studying the problem. Hello Kelly! Can you introduce yourself? I’m Kelly Peng, founder and CEO/CTO of Kura. I’m an electrical/optical/software engineer.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Currently, it works only for static environments, but the researchers are studying how to make these scenes interactive, for instance for photorealistic VR games. Summarizing, it means that given a video of an environment, it can make you explore it in VR in 3D , letting you see it from all the viewpoints that you want.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

Researchers are studying hacking in VR. Researchers are studying if VR can hurt your brain. SIGGRAPH showcase experiences have been unveiled and there are many high-quality titles. Of course, I will sustain this effort as I can! More info (AR and VR at SIGGRAPH) More info (AR and VR at Gamescom). News worth a mention.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 29, 2019

Mark is currently the executive director of AREA: Augmented Reality in Enterprise Alliance; the only global, membership-funded, non-profit alliance dedicated to helping accelerate the adoption of enterprise augmented reality, by supporting the growth of a comprehensive ecosystem. Vuzix and Magic Leap.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 29, 2019

Mark is currently the executive director of AREA: Augmented Reality in Enterprise Alliance; the only global, membership-funded, non-profit alliance dedicated to helping accelerate the adoption of enterprise augmented reality, by supporting the growth of a comprehensive ecosystem. Vuzix and Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B This week I have found an article about a study of a new method to let people write by just using the power of their mind. was a lot of money?). News worth a mention.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Today, we’re looking a little more closely at the benefits of XR in the construction industry, by exploring some of the most innovative case studies published by market-leading vendors. Magic Leap and VIM AEC. What’s more, these tools can also pave the way for safer operations in the AEC space. Varjo and Sellen Construction.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

As they spin the lasers inside “cut up” the world into little virtual voxels (volumetric pixels, think of them as virtual cubes that you can see with Augmented Reality glasses — sort of like how Minecraft or, really, any video game works). Imagine playing new kinds of augmented reality games while your car drives.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The article also reports an interesting finding: according to a study, people find more trustworthy the faces of AI created people , instead of the ones of real people Bloomberg has dedicated a long article to the figure of the Chief Metaverse Officer.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

Why can’t it be Facebook, or Magic Leap ? Suzanne Borders, CEO and founder of BadVR, at the company’s office in Marina Del Rey, with a Magic Leap One on. I asked Robert why all people in the XR ecosystem are waiting for Apple to come and disrupt everything. PRNewsfoto/BadVR).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 29, 2020

With rumors of upcoming Apple glasses surging, and the investment made in Magic Leap that until now has been unfruitful, for sure Google is looking for an alternative to build its AR strategy. But while the latter two are already investing heavily in augmented reality, TikTok was almost ignoring the technology.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Microsoft has conducted a study on thousands of people, to design a device that can fit a lot of different heads of different people and that is also able to accommodate glasses. As you can see, Microsoft has carefully studied how to incorporate all the various types of commands so that to make the user experience effortless and natural.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

He has more than 15 years experience in augmented reality. And during that time — when computers for AR glasses were still carried in large backpacks — Björn holds a PhD in industrial augmented reality as a serial entrepreneur. That’s how we did augmented reality 15, 20 years ago.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 17, 2020

He has more than 15 years experience in augmented reality. And during that time — when computers for AR glasses were still carried in large backpacks — Björn holds a PhD in industrial augmented reality as a serial entrepreneur. That’s how we did augmented reality 15, 20 years ago.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

There’s been quite a lot of studies done in the last couple of years, and data developed, where the time for immersion — at this stage with the technology — is under 60 seconds. Because again, and from the studies that are out there, retention in VR is much, much higher than in other forms or traditional learning.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

There’s been quite a lot of studies done in the last couple of years, and data developed, where the time for immersion — at this stage with the technology — is under 60 seconds. Because again, and from the studies that are out there, retention in VR is much, much higher than in other forms or traditional learning.

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