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MARCH 22, 2022

If you are from the EMEA region, and you use my special link to register for the conference and then you watch one of the event sessions, you will participate in a raffle to win an amazing RTX3080 Ti graphics card! :O. Meta to introduce new parental controls on Quest. More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Road Upload VR).

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MAY 8, 2018

Live from Seattle, Tech Trends scoops up all the tastiest bites from the #MSBuild2018 developer’s conference. “We We need to ask ourselves not only what computers can do, but what they should do,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in his opening keynote at Build. With customers in control, privacy is preserved Click To Tweet.

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MAY 12, 2017

A job listing for a Senior Design Manager position on Microsoft’s “Xbox Mixed Reality team” says that the company is “looking to build a massively social gaming and entertainment experience for both the PC and the console.” Though given how early it is, we won’t be holding our breath just yet.

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JULY 3, 2017

We still have a lot to learn about Microsoft’s six degrees of freedom (6DOF) controllers for its Windows Mixed Reality VR headsets, including going hands-on with them for ourselves. The devices we saw when Microsoft first introduced the controllers won’t be what we get as product, however.

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MAY 29, 2020

There were also huge announcements from Unity, HP, Microsoft, and others. For example, how does someone with Parkinson’s navigate gesture controls? See Also: XR Technology Conference AWE Goes Live. The Virtual World Society and WiiT weren’t the only ones to make the big announcements at the XR technology conference.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Last year's conference saw Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirm that the Xbox Game Pass library is coming to Quest through Xbox Cloud Gaming. Letting you stream flatscreen games from the cloud, your Quest headset creates a larger screen while playing games through an Xbox controller. Priced at $16.99/month,

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JUNE 13, 2017

We haven’t had the E3 where Sony doesn’t shut up about VR like it once did 3D, for example, nor the E3 where it seems like everyone and their mothers are making VR games like they once were mobile or motion controlled experiences. It was Microsoft that dropped the ball the hardest.

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JUNE 14, 2016

I watched all of the press conferences from Sony, Ubisoft, Bethesda, Microsoft, EA, and Oculus’ appearance at the PC Gaming Show in order to capture audio highlights of all of the VR news that was presented. Farpoint is a sci-fi VR thriller that uses a new PSVR Aim controller. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

There are still a lot of questions to be answered about Microsoft’s new VR headsets for Windows 10 before they start rolling out next year. Below is a trailer of Microsoft’s upcoming Creator’s Update for Windows 10, also due to arrive early next year.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Oculus has its very own press conference where it revealed the final version of the Rift and announced Touch. One such announcement was from Microsoft. It doesn’t appear that the app is available for the HTC Vive, even though Microsoft stated that it was working with Valve during its own E3 conference in 2015.

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APRIL 14, 2023

Pico and Microsoft rolled out new headset innovations to supply enterprise and military-grade immersive solutions. from Microsoft highlight the immersive industries continued influence as serious enterprise solutions. Microsoft also optimised Dynamics 365 Guides for HoloLens 2. headsets that Microsoft will deliver in 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

There’s a lot of buzz around this year because, while AWE never took a break, the conference went online last year and this time it’s live and in-person in Santa Clara California. Because people are still wary of travel and because the virtual AWE conferences had such high attendance, this year is going to be a hybrid event.

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MARCH 1, 2017

Microsoft’s VR headsets, made in partnership with major companies, remain shrouded in mystery at the moment, but select developers will start getting a peak behind the curtain later this month. We’ll next see the headsets at the company’s Build developer conference in May, and after that we’d expect to hear more at E3.

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MARCH 23, 2021

The one-day marathon event drew together a number of the usual suspects, including Varjo, Lenovo, and Microsoft, all of whom hosted keynotes. Enterprises are creating a new reality of work,” Microsoft Canada’s Azure Mixed Reality Lead Sean Graglia said in a later keynote. “MR How Enterprise Leverages XR, According to Microsoft.

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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 is not the case with the headsets on the way from Microsoft’s partners. “The strategy has become clear.

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APRIL 28, 2017

One of Microsoft’s newest leaders in mixed reality, Mark Bolas, took the stage for a few minutes at Acer’s press conference this week and put into human terms the company’s goals with the technology. Now he is helping define the company’s strategy and vision moving forward into the new medium.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Conference time and everyone is only talking about Magic Leap in these days. It seems that Microsoft has worked a lot to make the device more ergonomic and elegant , but the style remains anyway less classy than the one of Magic Leap. It’s L.E.A.P. The overall look is more elegant than v1 in my opinion (Image by NASA JPL).

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JUNE 5, 2023

A New Generation of Interaction “The Quest 3 has finally been announced, which is great for everyone in the industry,” 3lbXR and 3lb Games CEO Robin Moulder said in her talk “Expand Your Reach: Ditch the Controllers and Jump into Mixed Reality.” Apple appearing as a conference theme doesn’t mean that anyone was done talking about AI.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

CES 2017 is officially “begins” tomorrow but the behemoth conference is already revving up in Las Vegas. The pre-show press conferences have already begun and that means the big virtual reality news is already breaking. What We Know: Microsoft is at the show in a multitude of capacities. Vive (HTC).

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MARCH 19, 2019

HP unveils their ultra comfortable VR headset at HP Reinvent global partner conference. The initial offerings suffered from inconsistent tracking and subpar controllers, but a low cost-of-entry made it an appealing alternative for entry-level users looking for a cheaper route into VR. . Image Credit: HP Inc.

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MAY 17, 2017

Looks like the rumors are true; Google just announced it’s working on its very own standalone VR headsets at its I/O conference. Google’s VP of VR Clay Bavor introduced this new initiative towards the end of the conference. Meet WorldSense.

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APRIL 13, 2018

The two-day conference’s full slate of keynote speakers also include live performances. The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. There’s quite no conference like VRLA. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

At Lenovo’s Tech World conference in Beijing, the Chinese tech giant unveiled a new AR headset prototype that aims to appeal to business travelers on-the-go. The news was first reported by German publication MIXED. A few months late, the company announced a refresh of Lenovo Mirage AR , its consumer-focused AR headset.

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MARCH 8, 2021

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. But since Microsoft owns one of those studios (and using it costs around $100K/day if I remember well!), Here you are my flower for you! Image by OceanX).

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MAY 11, 2017

The hardware of the headsets themselves likely won’t change between when these systems start shipping to developers and when they are marketed toward consumers in a push planned for the holidays this year, according to Microsoft. All the headsets are powered by a Windows 10 PC.

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JULY 12, 2016

Oculus apologized for the delays and stated they are also ramping up inventory for retail partners online and in stores, in addition to expanding Rift demo locations at Microsoft Stores and demo space at more than 500 US Best Buy locations in the U.S. Be sure to visit the Connect site to learn more about the conference and to register.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

The company has recently announced a move “to become the metaverse for cultural events such as NFT exhibitions, brand experiences and conferences.” In many ways it was ahead of its time, offering something similar to more recent experiences like Microsoft’s Mesh and Varjo’s Reality Cloud. So, what’s new?

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

During its annual Connect conference yesterday Meta announced a partnership with Adobe that will bring several of the company’s creative tools and programs to Quest 2 and Quest Pro. Said to be available on Quest 2 and Quest Pro next year, it will allow users to model and review 3D objects in standalone VR using Touch controllers.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on. So this is a market we should all keep an eye on.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Like so many conferences and summits in the last few months, the event for enterprise XR and wearables went entirely digital – this one with its own custom-built platform to promote the professional networking that the summit is known for. The ambitious conference featured over 100 speakers. Takeaway Trends and Discussions.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

At Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, we got fresh insight into where Oculus is heading, and a new look at how Facebook’s money is funding battles on all fronts of the industry’s increasingly competitive landscape. New Foes – Microsoft & Co. image courtesy Microsoft.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Microsoft have just announced that the game will also receive support for Oculus’ VR motion controllers ‘Touch’ on October 18th which may be further evidence of an October release for the devices. The Gear VR saw it’s version drop earlier this year , with the Rift version following some months later.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Just ahead of Microsoft’s E3 conference last week the company filed a trademark for Direct Reality. Given the company’s penchant for relabelling virtual reality as mixed reality, we had hoped that would mean VR would make an appearance at its showcase. We may also soon have VR on Xbox One X as well as PCs.

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JUNE 8, 2022

All these four awards are decided at the conference. Zappar was also nominated in the Best Developer Tool category for the ZapWorks SDK , and in the Best Head-Worn Device category for the new-and-improved ZapBox – a mobile phone adapter that includes targets and two hand-tracking controller wands. Best Art or Film. Best Developer Tool.

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JUNE 10, 2017

At the company’s annual developer conference in April this year, Zuckerberg unveiled the Camera Effects Platform , which lets outside developers create AR effects for the Facebook app’s camera, such as sharks swimming in the milk of a bowl of cereal. But Zuckerberg’s ambition is much wider.

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JUNE 16, 2017

Going into the show, we knew that Microsoft would be revealing its upgraded Xbox One console, now confirmed to be the Xbox One X. Sadly, we also knew the company wouldn’t be discussing VR plans at the show and, sure enough, the company’s Sunday press conference came and went without a mention of the tech. PSVR Overload.

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APRIL 5, 2021

In the latest invitation to WWDC 2021 , the yearly Apple developers’ conference, there is a picture of an animoji wearing glasses in front of a Mac. 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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