Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2017

When I attended the Experiential Technology Conference in May 2016, I heard from a number of commercial off-the-shelf brain-control interface manufacturers that their systems would not natively work with VR headsets because there are some critical portions on the head that are occluded by VR headset straps.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Issues such as biometric data, ethics, online behaviour, privacy, and cybersecurity will enter the growing list of concerns raised across the sector. Privacy : Minimising data usage, designing technology with privacy-sensitive data usage, and ensuring transparency over user data. Providing control.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

When Crisis Text Line gave its then-CEO permission to start a for-profit company called Loris AI employing the suicide chatline's user data, the company's mission was twofold: Make money to support CTL, and do good. It's now clear that, over the past four years, these intertwined goals got warped along the way.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

LiveMaps relies on crowd-sourced data obtained from various smart devices, such as geotagged images, to create a point cloud system. This technology can also capture data regarding specific objects and locations, providing users with additional references and reminders. Image Credit: Facebook.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

You can imagine that after it has been released through two official blog posts, an enormous backlash from the community started to happen. Facebook already had full control of my Oculus and Facebook accounts, so it had already my XR data. So far for the announcement by Facebook. The same on Twitter.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

It’s no secret that Facebook has had its fair share of setbacks when it comes to user privacy and data collection, which could affect how users view this new feature. To do that, you just use your controller or hand tracking to navigate to the home menu and then to the Experimental Features panel.

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Road to VR

JULY 26, 2023

This is especially useful if you want to bring real-world elements, such as instruments or controller devices into the virtual environment through one or many “windows”. Hand Tracking and Eye Tracking Hand tracking  allows you to interact in virtual and mixed reality environments without separate controllers.

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AR Insider

JULY 1, 2020

For ABB’s customers, two key personnel are involved in this process: the field operators responsible for maintaining and servicing equipment, and control room operators who supervise the process and are located in another part of the facility. Make it easy to control what the user sees. How did ABB solve these challenges?

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Road to VR

MAY 6, 2020

Controller-less hand-tracking (like what’s currently available as an experimental feature on Quest) has a handful of advantages over using controllers, like convenience and intuitiveness. Oculus Quest has experimental controller-less hand-tracking which can be enabled in the headset’s settings. Image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Unity answered on Twitter they have their way of doing that, but they didn’t explain it, which makes me think that either the system is unreliable, or it operates on data it shouldn’t collect There are a lot of gray zones regarding what “number of installs” means: does a pirated version of a game count as an “install”? And this $0.2

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 1, 2022

In February, Sony unveiled the core details of its PSVR 2 headset in a blog post. The Senior Vice President of Platform Experience for Sony, Hideaki Nishino, showcased the headset and controllers. Features include: New orb-shaped controllers. More on PlayStation VR 2. Rebalanced weight distribution. Haptic motors.

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VRWorld

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Nokia has partnered with OP Financial Group , a Finland-based financial services group, to use blockchain technology to establish more trust in managing health data. According to a Nokia blog, the purpose of the pilot project, which involves 100 people, is to provide individuals more control over their personal health data.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 26, 2022

Despite ongoing controversy over US data collection concerns, ByteDance continues its immersive journey through its virtual reality (VR) hardware division, Pico Interactive, and its augmented reality (AR) content distribution platform TikTok. Additionally, the Pheonix Pro model has eye and hand tracking support. pic.twitter.com/dTTdQLiq26.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s been a very pleasant week for me: on the 15th I celebrated the 7th Birthday of my blog , and it was terrific to receive greetings, compliments, and kind words from many people in the community! And what is a better way of celebrating my blog’s birthday than writing a new fantastic roundup of the best XR news of the week?

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 18, 2024

It’s worth remembering, however, that these large language model (LLM) tools are, for the most part, limited to constructing text based on their training data. It provides templates that speed up the process of generating blogs, social media posts or product listings.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2022

The data it collects may be used in many fields, and at Laval, they were showcasing their solution to analyze the cognitive skills of the user, and how he/she can properly work in a team. I was welcome by Kirill Krasnogir, the co-founder and CEO of the company, who at first asked me some data about myself (age, weight, etc.)

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In the blog post HTC explained what kind of environment Cosmos tracks best in, and said they will ‘continue to fine tune tracking performance’: Vive Cosmos uses inside-out tracking, which requires data points in your play environment to deliver the most accurate tracking, as well as consistent lighting.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

I strongly believe that one of the reasons why Apple has chosen only eyes, voice, and hands as the interactions means for its glasses is because with future AR glasses people won’t take controllers with them all the time. I think the more we go on, the more VR-only headsets will disappear unless they have a strong focus on gaming.

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Anand Tech

MARCH 21, 2024

Formed in the summer of 2023, the UEC aims to develop a new standard for interconnection for AI and HPC datacenter needs, serving as a de-facto (if not de-jure ) alternative to InfiniBand, which is largely under the control of NVIDIA these days.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Some people also suspected that by abandoning the Facebook login, it will be less easy also to subsidize the price of the headset with the data, but honestly, I don’t think that there won’t be data harvesting on Meta accounts. Pico 4 Controllers have been leaked.

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CraneMorley

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Back to Blog Page In the dynamic realm of pharmaceuticals, where innovation is the heartbeat of progress, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals is scripting a groundbreaking narrative by seamlessly blending the physical and digital worlds through Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality technology. The result?

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CraneMorley

MARCH 5, 2024

Back to Blog Page In the realm of emergency response, every second counts. For emergency responders, this means having access to vital data, such as building layouts, hazard zones, patient information, and communication channels, directly within their field of view.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

He is a very smart professional, and he’s very passionate about AR and VR technologies, and for this reason, I have already interviewed him on my blog. We can control all the devices from one location. We also can control what apps are on the device and we don’t need a personal login from Facebook. Is it safe?

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ARPost

APRIL 8, 2020

While doing demos, people new to VR technology would repeatedly put both controllers into one hand to reach out and try to touch digital artefacts. Hand tracking is not really meant to necessarily replace controllers,” said Laverde. There are still use cases where a controller is better and vice versa.”.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

More info (Official blog post) More info (Explanation on Upload VR) More info (Very good explanation on Road To VR) More info (Jeri Ellsworth saying this technology will arrive “soon-ish”). More info (Facebook AI supersampling algorithm) More info (Official announcement on Facebook Blog). Not so long…. Other relevant news. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The article talked about a headset shipping without controllers and aiming at the sweet price point of $200. Mark Gurman reiterated a similar rumor: he didn’t say that Meta will ship it without controllers, but just that it is evaluating also that option. The second is about interactions.

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Ryan Schultz

MARCH 2, 2024

It is one of a huge backlog (over thirty) of half-finished blog posts, which I hope to complete and publish soon. Also, with this blogpost, I have created a new blog post category called Review , which I will now be using to mark any hardware and software reviews I write from now on, here on the RyanSchultz.com blog.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It is relevant that for the first time, a Varjo headset is adding integrated audio and integrated controllers. But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days. THREE TO ONE. Lone Echo).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2022

The author of the much-appreciated XR Caliper controllers and of many tricks to improve the ergonomics of the Valve Index has just tested for me the Pimax Sword controllers , writing the most detailed review about them you will ever find on the web. Pimax Sword Controllers – review by Rob Cole for Skarredghost. Rob Cole is back.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

More info (PSVR 2 unveiled) More info (Official blog post on PSVR 2 headset). An analysis of the job postings of Meta shows that the company is trying to add cellular data to its headsets. Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. And one has surprised me: the controllers will feature inside-out tracking.

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Digitalnauts

MARCH 21, 2023

Frequently Asked Questions About XR And Productivity (FAQs) The goal of this blog post is to explore the potential of XR and how we can leverage it across various industries to enhance productivity by answering some frequently asked questions. XR has the potential to revolutionize how we work, learn, and interact with the world around us.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2022

Meta doesn’t know how it handles your data. According to a report by Motherboard, once your data enters Meta’s system, it gets lost in a sea of subsystems about which it loses control. So it may be impossible for Meta to respect data management laws because it simply doesn’t even know where your data goes.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The simulation experiences “included crane and forklift operation using Oculus Rifts and mechanical controls [and] Vive experiences showcasing environments with data and facts and proving how these spaces can be used for learning and engagement,” Vainstein said.

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CraneMorley

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Back to Blog Page In an exciting collaboration between two giants of the tech and aerospace industries, Boeing and Microsoft have teamed up to provide cutting-edge mixed reality tools to the Australian Air Force. This augmented information can include data on navigation, enemy positions, and the status of their aircraft systems.

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AUGray

JUNE 19, 2023

XR can be integrated with Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to monitor equipment health and provide real-time data visualization, enabling predictive maintenance and timely interventions to prevent failures. Streamlined Quality Control and Inspection : Quality control and inspection processes are critical in machinery manufacturing.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

Making some calculations, it is possible to estimate that the per-eye resolution is around 2064×2208, a value that was leaked a few months ago from some data miner (Samulia). Learn more Zwift controllers use TG0 technologies Do you remember the Etee controllers by TG0 ?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

The 3D models have not been created by hand, but by an AI mixing satellite data with Street View pictures. Then, he donned an Oculus Quest 2, put a controller on the bike, and rode the bike while doing the VR game, with the real track mapped perfectly with the virtual track. VR developers makes crazy experiment with a bike. Learn more.

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