XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

First, it’s worth noting that every “metaverse” created will be governed by the rules implemented by developers and digital content creators. As such, there’s the potential for each “iteration” of the metaverse to have its own approach to managing human rights, autonomy, and consumer control.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Kavya: Well, I do have to go back to my experience with the very first virtual world, Second Life. The very first ever virtual currency was the Linden dollar, and with it, we discovered that you have to comply with money rules and money laundering possibilities. Why did you start chasing this goal?

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ARPost

APRIL 18, 2022

Their virtual conference, hosted by Blavity Inc. and streamed on YouTube, attracted hundreds to a virtual world built in Virbela. While this does include digital art and other virtual assets, it may also one day include personally identifiable information that denizens of the current internet may not have a lot of control over.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Over the years, technology has become smaller, lighter, more comfortable, and with faster processing, breathing life into the virtual world. Also, unlike augmented reality (AR), which people can access via smartphones and smart glasses, VR relies on larger headsets and controllers to interact with fully-immersive virtual worlds.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The following paragraph is directly quoted from one of these job descriptions: Our team is building the software components that control and manage the hardware on our Augmented Reality (AR) products. Instagram), so that Nike is recognized as a fashionable brand both in the real and the virtual worlds.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 14, 2022

We will need to be able to go from one experience to another without being distracted by reboots, operating system or application loading times, network congestion, or anything else that suggests we’re not in a seamless virtual environment. Accomplishing all of this makes virtual life seem as challenging as moving to Mars.

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For business, one of the most valuable applications of the metaverse will be bridging the gap between the real and virtual worlds. Governance and regulation in the IoT Space. This is just one piece in a raft of new legislation that we can expect to be implemented around the world.

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2021

HaptX has already found great partnerships with Fortune 500 companies as well as government agencies around the world that have adopted HaptX gloves to help train their workforce. Companies use them to control robots intuitively from a distance. The possibilities are virtually endless,” said Rubin.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 1, 2023

The latest WEF initiative aims to address some of the key concerns surrounding XR innovation as we move towards a Web3 future, such as governance, policy control and inclusion. As the age of Web3 emerges, many government groups will be looking for ways to make interactions in the metaverse more secure and reliable.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 17, 2023

Now the next step is making also the controllers work with a PC. More info (iVRy makes PSVR tracking work on PC) More info (IMU is now supported by the tracking) The European Union announces a strategy to lead on virtual worlds and Web 4.0 Shaping global standards for open and interoperable virtual worlds and Web 4.0,

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Players are called upon by a classified government agency to travel through different locations in a hilarious adventure to recover the missing digits. The Daydream controller lets you interact with the virtual world in the same way you do in the real world, making the gameplay experiences richer and more immersive.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 8, 2024

In the past, mixed, augmented, and virtual reality solutions were all considered distinct, separate technologies. Now, however, users are looking for more flexibility and control over their level of immersion. This has prompted a rise in AR/VR headsets , combining virtual and augmented experiences with mixed reality capabilities.

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Bernard Marr

JULY 4, 2022

In this vision of the digital future, users themselves are, theoretically, in control of their own virtual realm. Today, it is partnered with celebrities, global entertainment brands, and finance industry giants as it continues its evolution into a truly persistent virtual world. Virtual Land and Jobs.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Virbela is a creator of virtual worlds, typically for enterprise and education. Microsoft also created a virtual museum for Black History Month. The 360° gallery uses desktop controls for looking around, but you can’t walk through the gallery like Virbela, you have to click arrows on the floor.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

It is a massively scaled and interoperable network of real-time, rendered, 3D virtual worlds that can be experienced synchronously and persistently by an effectively unlimited number of users, each with an individual sense of presence.”. The experiences we're allowed to build and use are more tightly controlled than ever.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 31, 2022

The VIVE Pro Secure solution allows users more control over the movement of virtual reality data, and helps to counteract some of the common concerns business leaders face when embracing VR. Varjo headsets are therefore equipped with powerful encryption solutions and access controls for peace of mind.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The design of Oculus Quest 2 Pro and controllers has been leaked. The images show that the headset and the controllers follow exactly the same specifications suggested by the rumors of some weeks ago. That said, let’s see what have been the most interesting pieces of AR and VR news of the week…. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 1, 2022

Spatial computing refers to a technology solution that combines virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) to provide a high level of authenticity. Numerous blockchain-based apps, also known as decentralized apps (dApps), are being developed and used throughout sectors and leverage the blockchain’s inherent security and decentralization.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 31, 2021

And it is not uncommon if you play social VR experiences to find many kids together with you in the same virtual world. For instance, as soon as I entered Horizon Worlds, in the first world I entered, the first voice I heard was from a kid, and from his voice, I would say he was not a teen yet.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 5, 2020

A version will also be created that uses more sophisticated hand tracking and gesture controls rather than a physical book. Governments are realizing where the holes in the network actually are,” Shannon said in her talk The Year the Earth Stood Still. A Watch Call From Lenovo. Leslie Shannon – The Year The Earth Stood Still.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2019

And regarding injecting data, governments could put propaganda directly into your brain. There’s no way that people will wear sensors all over the body to simulate in a realistic way all the sensations of a virtual world. And even before getting to the Matrix, BCI can help us in better interacting with the virtual world.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Researchers are already working on developing quantum-safe cryptography because there are fears that some of the most advanced cryptographic protection used for security at government level could be trivially defeated by quantum computers in the future. But it won't let you run Windows faster or play Fortnite with better graphics!

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 31, 2022

If this is the case, its very likely we will look towards environments that engage more fully with our senses and make our time in virtual worlds more stimulating and exciting. It seems unlikely that the ongoing trend of us spending more and more of our time online and on screens is likely to reverse any time soon.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

The industrial metaverse is the next evolution of digital transformation, describing the concept of full-physical-fidelity, real-time, immersive digital twins and industrial virtual worlds that are perfectly synchronized and obey the laws of physics. This brings with it security and access control concerns.

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HaptX

JANUARY 19, 2021

Fortune 500 companies and governments around the world use HaptX Gloves to train their workforces. Companies use them to control robots intuitively from a distance. The possibilities are virtually endless.” . Automakers design and test new vehicles with them. The new HaptX Gloves DK2 featuring true-contact haptics.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2018

This led to us forming the Bubbled Framework for Augmented Reality (BFAR – [link] ) a voluntary code of conduct that governs all content visible through our AR viewer. Don’t you think that sooner or later there would come a problem of ownership of the virtual world correlated to the real world?

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Bernard Marr

APRIL 12, 2023

Hundreds of global brands and businesses have already taken the leap into the metaverse, with companies like Nike, HSBC, and many other global names building their presence in existing virtual world platforms like Horizons (Meta) or Decentraland. Crucially, the concept of merging the real and virtual worlds is central to the metaverse.

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ARPost

MARCH 28, 2022

ARPost has covered events in the Virbela virtual world before. The platform will offer improved controls for users with limited color vision and other usability considerations. You will have as much control over your experience as you’d like, whether that’s a lot or a little.”. The Upcoming Avatar System.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In 10 years’ time, with the advances we’re seeing in natural language processing and speech generation, voice control could become our default method of interacting with machines. More and more of our lives are spent online, using digital services and exploring virtual worlds. Digital Lives?

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 31, 2023

As 3D printers become more affordable and ubiquitous, it will be harder to control the printing of weapons, including guns, because anyone can download an algorithm and “print” whatever they want, right in their home. Deepfakes have gotten so good that it is hard to tell the difference between real footage and digital fakes.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 1, 2019

But while nature burns, democracies large and small, old and young, from Brazil to Italy and many more, have chosen to elect populist governments that deny climate change is even real, and who openly advocate racism, misogyny and intolerance, as well as a general contempt for institutions such as a free press.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2022

They have the metaverse virtual audience space. If you go [in the virtual world] over there then it switches to that camera. Then depending on the colors of the actual video and the actual stage, the virtual space also changes. The virtual metaverse concert hall changes. . It was four different positions.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 8, 2017

The headsets and the technology for continuous virtual worlds and the blockchain for ecommerce, all the pieces are here. How do you think you would control something like this? GamesBeat: What about some of the other kinds of sensors, like motion detection or motion controls, or eye detection? Would you agree with that?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Users can build and expand virtual worlds, develop creative content, build sub-games within titles, and build gaming as a platform for activities. Weapons, clothing, or enhancements from one game could transfer to a different environment, and NFT rules would govern persistent ownership. Metaverse Gaming Examples. Social Gaming.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Anyway, the classical problems of WMR headsets, like mediocre controllers, remain. is a company that aims at using the data from the cameras of all the phones running AR applications, send them to a server, and merge them all together to create a full mesh representing the whole world. VRGO Kickstarter is now live.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

For example, there might not be explicit laws governing data collected from an eye-tracking headset, but those who treat this information in the way that we treat sensitive personal or medical information at least have a starting point. Technology companies, and individuals in general, are starting to look at human rights principles.”.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 7, 2023

. “Actually, we see that there is a lot of innovation when it comes to virtual worlds,” she said. “I Vestager was speaking ahead of the launch of an EU metaverse initiative which will help regulators understand the metaverse but stop short of telling them how it should be governed. If confirmed, this is illegal.

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