XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 26, 2023

This ranged from user interfaces (UIs), filming, controls, and hardware optimisation. Despite this, Latta praised the headset’s features like its field of view (FoV), controller-less hand tracking, eye and gaze tracking, and 3D video recording capabilities. “Everyone was even waiting till Apple announced something.

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VRScout

MAY 24, 2017

Developers, both amateur and professional alike, seem to be having an absolute blast creating augmented reality experiences for the Microsoft HoloLens. Now a software engineer/HoloLens fan has upped the ante even further with an interesting mixed reality experience in the same vein as the massively popular sports game, Rocket League.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This way the Official Store remains curated like a console, but sharing unapproved apps become much easier than having to use Sidequest and sideloading in general (and also gives Facebook more control on unofficial apps). The Sundance Film Festival has just kickstarted. This is a piece of great news.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In his 1984 classic Neuromancer, characters entered a virtual reality world called “the matrix” (inspiration for the 1999 film of the same name by the Wachowskis). Augmented vision is commonplace in futuristic films, from Minority Report to Iron Man. What kind of devices and software will we need to participate in this AR Cloud?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Apart from the hardware, Somnium is moving well also on the software side: the graphics of the virtual world is improving over time, and soon will be released the first game built on top of Somnium. Everything they have announced is realistic , and it gives the company the impression of being reliable. I like this approach.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

The same day of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx, Hewlett-Packard has announced its new virtual reality headset, the Reverb G2 , made in collaboration with Microsoft and Valve. We can speculate that this will be an enterprise headset costing at least $600, evolving the Reverb fixing the problem with controllers and improving the audio.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

The new VR headset enhances everything from resolution and field of view to tracking and input ; It will connect to PS5 with a single cord to simplify setup and improve ease-of-use while enabling a high-fidelity visual experience; It will feature controllers carefully studied for VR. This is news that will have massive consequences.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2016

He was also a chief technology officer at Microsoft on the HoloLens project, and he was the lead programmer on Gears of War and Gears of War 2. Scott spent 15 years as an art director in Triple-A games at places such as id Software and Microsoft Game Studios. We see a real marriage of active play and VR.”.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 1, 2017

Highlights of today’s remarkable announcements include: CieAR is unveiling its new AR film platform which enables a unique and immersive film experience in real space and time with life-sized 3D virtual characters. Digibit is showcasing the world’s first wearable gaming system that transforms your body into a mobile gaming controller.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

You’ve been able to pop on a VR headset and watch any Netflix content on a flatscreen TV in a virtual living room for a year and a half, and according to a recent job posting you’ll soon be able to do the same with the Microsoft Hololens. TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL LOVES VR. JOHN LEGEND & BAOBAB STUDIOS TEAM UP FOR VR FILM.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Today, a company called Limitless is announcing a suite of virtual reality animation tools that could revolutionize the way immersive films are created. The legendary video game studio had recently lost its most famous IP, the Halo series, due to a round of corporate maneuvering with Microsoft. – Tom Sanocki was falling in love.

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Doc-Ok

JULY 31, 2017

In most cases, including the video in Figure 1, the real camera employed to film the user is a regular 2D video camera, but there are certain benefits to using a 3D camera such as Microsoft’s Kinect for mixed-reality recording. The cardboard sleeve on the back is to attach to a Vive controller (see Figure 3).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Microsoft and Zoom have also released their respective apps into the Vision Pro this week. It’s still more or less the game of of Microsoft. It allows users to walk around in a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller. The software does it all for me. Yep, it’s a monitor. Absolutely.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Jeri has been in the R&D of Valve Software when Abrash was still there, so she knows a lot about AR and VR. Tilt Five glasses and controller, on the board (Image by Tilt Five). She’s super technical and I loved speaking with her. I don’t know anything about Half-life 3 or Half-life VR (laughs). Let’s do it”.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Educated as an architect, he transitioned to software design after completing a degree in design computation at MIT. He’s been pushing the envelope of this technology and software for the Microsoft Hololens, and recently built an app for the global launch event of the next generation Hololens 2. Greg, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Educated as an architect, he transitioned to software design after completing a degree in design computation at MIT. He’s been pushing the envelope of this technology and software for the Microsoft Hololens, and recently built an app for the global launch event of the next generation Hololens 2. Greg, welcome to the show.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

This could actually be quite beneficial for Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap. It was great to see that the device would be controlled using our hands, instead of external controllers, meaning that it is far more intuitive for people to use and should ensure success when the product is released.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Educated as an architect, he transitioned to software design after completing a degree in design computation at MIT. He's been pushing the envelope of this technology and software for the Microsoft Hololens, and recently built an app for the global launch event of the next generation Hololens 2. Greg, welcome to the show.

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VRWorld

APRIL 28, 2017

Microsoft tried to use total body immersion combined with a voice and gesture interface which became the Xbox Kinect hardware. Some parts of the gesture tracking may have made it into Microsoft new AR device, HoloLens. Google tried to create screen to fit in a pair of Glasses; Google Glass, and paired it with touch and voice controls.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

So I’m coming from — let’s just round it down, let’s call it 15 years — in the enterprise space selling software and services and automation, things like that. And really what we do now is we connect enterprise users, AR hardware manufacturers and AR software providers, the problem solvers. Lance: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

So I’m coming from — let’s just round it down, let’s call it 15 years — in the enterprise space selling software and services and automation, things like that. And really what we do now is we connect enterprise users, AR hardware manufacturers and AR software providers, the problem solvers. Lance: Sure.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

So originally when North was founded, it was actually called Thalmic Labs, and the product was a gesture control armband. You could make motions with your hand and it would detect your muscle movements and you could control computers, music, do presentation control. Would it be-- is it a film or is it a--?

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

So originally when North was founded, it was actually called Thalmic Labs, and the product was a gesture control armband. You could make motions with your hand and it would detect your muscle movements and you could control computers, music, do presentation control. Would it be-- is it a film or is it a--?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

So I'm coming from -- let's just round it down, let's call it 15 years -- in the enterprise space selling software and services and automation, things like that. And really what we do now is we connect enterprise users, AR hardware manufacturers and AR software providers, the problem solvers. Lance: Sure. Lance: Exactly right.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Xbox One Streaming, from Microsoft. Deskverse, from ByteMosher Software. You hop from first-person experience to watching clips from the film, occasionally getting to interact with the environment by throwing potatoes into buckets or driving a rover. Price: Free (Rift). Got a Rift? Got a Windows 10 PC? Got an Xbox One?

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 31, 2020

So originally when North was founded, it was actually called Thalmic Labs, and the product was a gesture control armband. You could make motions with your hand and it would detect your muscle movements and you could control computers, music, do presentation control. Would it be-- is it a film or is it a--?

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Allegiant Systems , a software company, also developed a proof of concept in which airline staff used Vuzix smart glasses to create a more personalized passenger experience. That year, SITA worked with Helsinki Airport to explore visualizing airport operations with the Microsoft HoloLens. to make decisions.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software." Cameron: So, I'll start with the software side of it. The main area that I was in charge of, and really led the development and the creative side of, was called Future Flight Controls.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software." Cameron: So, I'll start with the software side of it. The main area that I was in charge of, and really led the development and the creative side of, was called Future Flight Controls.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

It was a device that the user sat in-front of while their head was encased on four sides by a screen and they watched any one of five films, which all engaged sight, sound, smell and touch. 2017 is also the year that Microsoft entered the VR industry. .

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 – since before the interwebs! He chats with Alan about his claim to flame. And what about wearables?

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating — especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 – since before the interwebs! He chats with Alan about his claim to flame. And what about wearables?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software." Cameron: So, I'll start with the software side of it. The main area that I was in charge of, and really led the development and the creative side of, was called Future Flight Controls.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The software suffers because the budget is taken from that. We're not talking, "we designed it better with a new software." Cameron: So, I'll start with the software side of it. The main area that I was in charge of, and really led the development and the creative side of, was called Future Flight Controls.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

But its reputation as a video game engine can also be intimidating -- especially to those who want to create AR software for enterprise. Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 - since before the interwebs! How do people build software -- in 2018 at the time -- what's their workflow?

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Robert Scoble

JUNE 1, 2019

In Spatial Computing you can move around a virtual world and with controllers you can touch, manipulate, shoot, and otherwise use your hands in a way that is closer to the real world than other computing types. When you are wearing a VR headset you are “immersed” into what the software developer built for you to experience in your headset.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 29, 2020

We’ll eventually have digital objects on top of reality, but I think there’s a lot of innovation that’s happening, at least in the storytelling around, where when I go to these different film festivals, I kind of see what the storytelling potential is with these mediums. And you’ve got these 6DOF controllers.

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