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Big News From Meta, Samsung, Microsoft, and HTC VIVE

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Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. Microsoft Begin IVAS 1.2 Testing Microsoft may be fighting for Hololens.

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Will 3D Cities Unlock Immersive Experiences?

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I n 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways. Force Multiplier.

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Most Innovative XR Collaboration Vendors to Watch in 2022

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In the construction industry, professionals can work together on digital twins of schematics, blueprints, and products in a shared VR world. Similar to Meta, Microsoft has made some significant investments into the XR landscape in the last couple of years. The company could even be the organization behind the new era of “Metawork”.

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Will 3D Cities Unlock Immersive Experiences?

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In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways.

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Glossary: The Metaverse and its Key Components

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world.

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5 Rift And Vive Games That Need To Come To PlayStation VR

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For some developers, porting an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive game to PlayStation VR is easier said than done. With that in mind, here are five Oculus Rift and HTC Vive games we’d love to see on PlayStation VR. Tilt Brush, from Google. Fantastic Contraption, from Northway Games. This is a no-brainer. Minecraft, from Mojang.

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Goertek, Ultraleap Unveil VR/MR Headset Design for OEMs

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The reference design is available to customers now, ready for a range of industrial-specific headset vendors, allowing teams across construction, factories, and marketing to adopt innovative XR hardware. Ultraleap’s computer vision and machine learning models also enable low-cost hand-tracking integration for enterprise end users.