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The Crazy VR Goggles in HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Are Not a Prop but a Real Prototype

Road to VR

HBO’s show Silicon Valley entertains with tales of the pervasive startup culture of California’s San Francisco Bay Area. But what you’re looking at is actually a real prototype of an HMD called the Glyph, developed by a company called Avegant. Avegant makes a cameo at Hooli-con | Photo courtesy HBO.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Facebook frenzy: new 360 app + live streaming in VR + voice search, our Avegant future looks like Star Trek, ZeniMax and Oculus: the plot thickens, VR companies grew 40% in 2016, investment & funding wrapup, and more… FACEBOOK FRENZY: NEW 360 APP + LIVE STREAMING + VOICE SEARCH. ZENIMAX AND OCULUS: THE PLOT THICKENS.

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Experience Weightless VR With This Waterproof Headset

VRScout

These are the kinds of weightless experiences Stephen Greenwood, director of creative development at Discovery Digital Networks, and Allan Evans, cofounder of headset maker Avegant , are creating with their custom VR headset designed for underwater use.

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The Crazy VR Goggles in HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Are Not a Prop.

AllThingsVR

The Crazy VR Goggles in HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Are Not a Prop but a Real Prototype HBO’s show Silicon Valley entertains with tales of the pervasive startup culture of California’s San Francisco Bay Area. But what you’re looking at is actually a real prototype of an HMD called the Glyph, developed by a company called Avegant.

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The AR Show: Designing AR for the Way Our Eyes Work

AR Insider

This can be said for Avegant CEO Edward Tang. Soon after that, Avegant was born. It’s first product, the 2016 Glyph , was a personal entertainment wearable that won CES’ best new product and remains a favorite of XR enthusiasts to this day. But then came a crossroads.

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Holographic Waveguides: What You Need To Know To Understand The Smartglasses Market

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

For the kind of entertainment applications Magic Leap is pursuing, a light-field allows for a more realistic rendering of virtual content. Magic Leap has experimented with a variety of optical designs in order to find a feasible light-field display that can be manufactured at massive scales. Holographic Waveguides.

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A Brief History of Virtual Reality at CES

Road to VR

The unique (and formerly Valve developed) retro-reflective-powered CastAR system gave us a glimpse at one of augmented reality’s possible futures; Avegant turned up with their bizarre yet technically impressive personal media player the Glyph ; PrioVR had their new entry-level motion tracking / VR input system to try.