XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Extended reality, in the form of AR, VR, and MR, has shown significant potential for this landscape. We’ve already begun to see galleries and museums creating their own augmented reality and virtual reality experiences, designed to educate and enlighten people anywhere.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 16, 2021

Unity asked more than a dozen industry experts – including yours truly – to share their thoughts on how immersive technologies would be embraced for a report entitled Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR. How Immersive Technologies are helping us reimagine personal interactions in a post-COVID world. .

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I’ve very limited time, but luckily this week has not been very relevant for the ecosystem, so I’m managing to write this newsletter anyway Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) AltspaceVR shuts down In one of the saddest moments of the latest years in VR, AltspaceVR has closed its doors.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Augmented reality is a technology that allows us to superimpose digital information into the real-world environment. In this article, we will discuss on augmented reality. Augmented Reality (AR)  — It overlays digital content in the real world. Pokemon Go is the best example for an augmented reality game.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2018

Special announcements from Intel, with Kumar Kaushik, GM, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality. Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive. Gary Radburn, Director, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Dell. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

Los Angeles, CA (April 12, 2018) – Experience next generation immersive technologies and explore “A New Reality” at VRLA, the leading virtual and augmented reality expo, May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Special announcements from Intel, with Kumar Kaushik, GM, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Microsoft’s play for command of next generation personal computing can be seen today with the announcement of a series of Windows-powered VR headsets starting at $300. “This means shifting from being a HoloLens-focused mixed reality company to a Windows Holographic focused mixed reality and virtual reality company.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. This means that cloud rendering could become a reality for always more headsets, and using always more cloud services. CloudXR SDK, NVIDIA’s service to offer cloud rendering, will update to v2.1.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Previous events haven’t just covered common topics related to extended, virtual, and augmented realities. In 2022, the Immerse Global Summit featured speakers from some of the world’s best-known brands, including Amazon, Meta, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Unity, and demonstrations of some of the most exciting metaverse technologies.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

There are quite a handful of platforms that allow you to develop virtual reality and augmented reality apps and content, but it is not easy to find an offline virtual reality school or academy with which to train for those interested in developing AR and VR apps. (Image courtesy RAEng Publications via Pixabay.).

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ARVR

JULY 23, 2021

How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. These use cases are where Medical device manufacturer Medtronic, with the help of Re’Flekt and Unity, has implemented AR. Brain Encoding To address the above issues, Medtronic has implemented digital simulators for surgical training in a minimally-invasive way.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

The OS is obviously in its early days, and most of the device’s supported applications are first-party or well-established services from firms like Zoom and Microsoft that Apple is porting to visionOS. Unity Tried and tested; that’s the best way to describe Unity. Will the Vision Pro See Developer Success?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 8, 2022

The solution involved creating a 3D, configurable version of the incredible Arksen 85 yacht, powered by Unity. The new virtual reality experience makes it easier to market the adventure experience to potential consumers, by giving them an insight into what it’s going to be like onboard. Microsoft and Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. According to a report, LG is working on augmented reality glasses that should connect to the phone, be very light (around 80g) and be ready for 2021.

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ARVR

JULY 13, 2021

How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry 3. Unpacking that a bit, Toyota’s virtual pipeline starts by importing vehicle data into Unity using Pixyz. Equipped with the device, technicians can navigate around a stationary vehicle to simulate and analyze how its design affects aerodynamics.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

AIRLINES TESTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO READ YOUR EMOTIONS. Air New Zealand is one airlines provider that is testing how the Microsoft Hololens can help improve in-flight customer service. If you’re confused as to what this means regarding the boundaries HTC and HTC Vive, well– I am too. Apparently the $1.4B

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Through virtual reality, students can also learn more about how water flows through soil, affecting plants, air and humans in a multitude of ways. Microsoft HoloLens and GE. Working with Microsoft , GE decided to upgrade its training experience to introduce a Mixed Reality educational environment via Microsoft HoloLens 2.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3. Last week we all heard the news about Microsoft abandoning the HoloLens 3, and the denial of it by Alex Kipman and Microsoft itself. CPR Simulator.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. This week, Facebook and Microsoft have released two interesting works from their R&D department. Simple WebXR” aims at bringing WebXR to Unity. Header image by Megadodo Simulation Games).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. Unity’s HDRP is now VR-compatible. Very good news for all us Unity VR developers.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In cultural settings like museums and exhibitions, the adoption of augmented reality can transform the way visitors interact with artwork and history. Applications include simulated scenarios and detailed step-by-step instructions. Bingo Wu AR glasses offer immense potential across various B2B applications.

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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. Microsoft signs a $22B deal with the US Army. It seems that this test has been a success, and so now Microsoft has won now a bigger contract to carry on the project: $21.88B (!!)

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Jim Ryan hints at a possible PlayStation metaverse The court documents related to the FTC vs Microsoft trial related to the acquisition of Activision contain a very interesting piece of information related to what Sony may be working on. This would be great for having a more natural interaction on Quest 3.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). It is astonishing, especially if you consider that it is not a real fluid simulation, but just a very complicated shader. Unity launches MARS tools. As a developer, I’m amazed. Tower Tag launches on Steam!

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

We’re looking for a Unity dev for a freelance gig lasting 1–2 months, ideally from Italy or a nearby country (for easier management). It is in Italian, but basically it says that we’re looking for a Unity dev with preferred experience with VR and/or multiplayer games. Unity Reflect its a great XR tool for enterprise customers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

This could actually be quite beneficial for Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap. I’m looking forward to learning more about RealityKit and Reality Composer. The reveal that Apple will be using Unity to bring 3D applications and games to Vision Pro was exciting. Their partnership with Unity will get them there quickly.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 17, 2017

In the industry, this type of game is still considered blue-sky thinking—experiences tend to be segmented into AR or VR—but students vying for Full Sail’s Simulation and Visualization bachelor degree, launched in 2016, are encouraged to think big. Already, this blended approach is being embraced by industry players like Microsoft. “We

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

If OpenAI wanted to slow down to have time to understand the consequences of this new type of AI, Microsoft would already ready be to hire all the talents of OpenAI and carry on AI developments by itself. Now Microsoft is discontinuing them , putting another nail in the coffin of the HoloLens. Thanks to Davy Demeyer for the tip!)

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Using the algorithms acquired with 6D.ai, Niantic can so finally let developers offer augmented reality experiences that are shared and persistent in a location, that is exactly what we need for our mixed reality future. The “metaverse” was not a key topic inside “Microsoft Build”.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

I am a bit sad no one gave an award to The Unity Cube , though… I would have loved to get a “Worst Application Award 2021” from Road To VR…. The result is that many big brands are canceling their presence at CES: Google, Intel, Microsoft, Meta, Lenovo, and many others, have decided not to go , and maybe provide their news virtually.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

If these Facebook features proved to be popular, more developers would use them, and finally, Facebook could have more power on the VR development tools , after the failed acquisition of Unity. The pilot uses a custom-built augmented reality headset to see a virtual opponent with which he can dogfight. Some news on VR content.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

He and Alan explore how EON Reality is addressing this discrepancy. Today we’re speaking with Dan Lejeskar, founder and chairman of EON Reality , a world leader in virtual/augmented reality based knowledge transfer for industry and education. But obviously these people couldn’t afford a $50-million simulator.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

He and Alan explore how EON Reality is addressing this discrepancy. . Today we’re speaking with Dan Lejeskar, founder and chairman of EON Reality , a world leader in virtual/augmented reality based knowledge transfer for industry and education. And virtual reality/augmented reality proves to be very efficient there.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

All the 3 major VR runtimes (Oculus, SteamVR, Microsoft) are now compatible with OpenXR , and this means that on the runtime layer on PC, now OpenXR has been fully integrated. This means that if you develop an experience using OpenXR, you can run it on Oculus, SteamVR, and Microsoft runtimes with no modification. Learn more.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

He and Alan explore how EON Reality is addressing this discrepancy. . Today we're speaking with Dan Lejeskar, founder and chairman of EON Reality , a world leader in virtual/augmented reality based knowledge transfer for industry and education. But obviously these people couldn't afford a $50-million simulator.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Once computers understand space, we can use these informed computers to edit our real world by placing digital objects and information in it and view this all through a transparent digital screen like smart glasses or even our smartphone: this is Augmented Reality or AR. Augmented Reality ads are not new. Source: Ikea.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies. Disney was granted a patent for a Virtual World Simulator that enables multiple users to experience a 3D virtual world from multiple vantage points without the need of wearing any glasses. Microsoft Maquette gets discontinued.

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