Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Microsoft unveiled an experiment this week that explores the future of always-on virtual reality. DreamWalker: created by Microsoft researchers Jackie Yang, Christian Holz, Eyal Ofek, Andrew D. Wilson, Image courtesy Microsoft Research.

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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. That’s because HoloLens is quite a bit different from immersive VR that truly makes you feel present in a virtual world.

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AUGUST 21, 2017

Educators are using virtual worlds, but not in the way they had used them in the past, and not in the same numbers. The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference is a good example that showcases this work. More control over the student experience for instructors. Image courtesy Jon Brouchoud.).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. I feel there is more optimism in the field, and even investors have started to be interested in immersive realities again.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 8, 2024

Innovators like Apple, Meta, Microsoft, and Varjo have revolutionized the space, showing how flexible, versatile, and powerful mixed reality can be. Specific patterns are emerging as mixed reality surges into the spotlight, promising access to incredible immersive experiences for training, collaboration, and more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Immersive experiences can engage customers and audiences like never before. For example, research suggests that 38 percent of UK buyers would be interested in 3D virtual reality (VR) shopping experiences due to their immersive and engaging nature. How Does a Virtual Event Platform Work?

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VRScout

MARCH 5, 2018

This VR cane is opening new worlds for the visually impaired. Whole experiences are built around immersing the eyes in headsets to explore virtual environments. Now it appears that Microsoft is working on a cane controller that could someday allow visually impaired people to explore new worlds.

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ARPost

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.” Invited were some of the most influential leaders in the immersive technology space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 31, 2022

Extended Reality, the umbrella term used to refer to all forms of immersive technology, from AR to VR, presents a host of valuable opportunities for consumers and brands. As we move forward into an age define by virtual interactions and communities, we’re likely to see significant investment from Meta into the safety of users.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

Stephenson is the person credited with first connecting the term "metaverse" to the idea of an immersive virtual reality in his 1992 novel Snow Crash. His vision of the metaverse includes avatars, multi-user online experiences, and environments that function as substitute arenas for real-world interactions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 30, 2023

However, XR took centre stage during the Snapdragon XR Spotlight session , which saw Hugo Stwart, Qaulcomm’s VP and GM of XR, highlight the firm’s recent immersive innovations. Qualcomm recognises this trend alongside Meta, Microsoft, and others.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Reading between the lines, he has confirmed the rumors but stated that Meta will still work hard to release its AR glasses with EMG-wrist device to control them. After the report of last week by Insider, in which Alex Kipman was accused of improper behavior at work, especially towards women, Alex Kipman has resigned from Microsoft.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Virbela is a creator of virtual worlds, typically for enterprise and education. Microsoft’s Immersive Museum. Microsoft also created a virtual museum for Black History Month. Initially, this primarily meant a combination of curated libraries of existing 360° video and original recorded immersive content.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

With high performance VR motion controllers right in the box, the system offers a highly immersive experience that lets you physically walk around a room-sized space while immersed in virtual reality. Oculus has a healthy smattering of demo locations across the US in many Best Buy and Microsoft stores.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 31, 2022

While Meta focuses on creating virtual reality environments, companies like Microsoft and Nvidia are developing metaverse environments for collaborating and working on digital projects. Another use of metaverse technology in the corporate world will be conducting training, onboarding, and other tasks. The Corporate Metaverse.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 1, 2022

Over the last two years, metaverse technologies have matured due to investments from firms such as Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Epic Games, and many others. The immersive and real-time aspects of a genuine metaverse may revolutionize a variety of human activities, including gaming, social interactions, eCommerce, entertainment, and e-sports.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

Like every year, during this event we have seen some important AR news, but not that many, since the event was more focused on mobile phones than immersive technologies. Frontal view of the device (Image by Microsoft). The biggest news of the MWC for what concerns XR has been for sure the announcement of the HoloLens 2 by Microsoft.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This up-and-coming technology seamlessly blends virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), namely for enterprise use. Additionally, immersive firms leverage XR to build solutions for engineers, soldiers, medical professionals, and even pilots. Generating stronger communicative and collaborative immersive experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 30, 2023

With state-of-the-art sensor technology, XR developers can eliminate the need for clunky controllers. The result is deeper immersion, improved user experiences, and a stronger link between humans and computer systems. Many of the most advanced vendors in the XR space offer eye and hand tracking to boost user immersion.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

Many major tech organizations such as Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are currently working on different types of smart glasses or headsets which are more affordable and widely available to consumers, which will eventually change how we view and interact with the world around us. Infotainment Trends.

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XROM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In Microsoft Mesh, the immersive content you create is experienced by users on a desktop PC or in VR. Multi-user experiences stay in sync and give users a sense of being together Mesh handles many of the biggest challenges to giving people a sense of co-presence in immersive spaces. What can I expect from Mesh?

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2018

A self-sovereign identity system could enable the seamless portability of your avatar identity across multiple sites without having to use centralized authentication methods that would require you to login to every site with a unique username and password, or have to re-upload assets onto every metaverse world that you visit.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 22, 2019

When it comes to combining both the real and digital worlds companies are making great strides in both software and hardware, from videogames like Reality Clash to devices like HoloLens 2, augmenting the world around us. to showcase the projects. For further updates keep reading VRFocus.

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VRScout

JUNE 13, 2016

E3 gaming announcements are in full swing this week, with Bethesda revealing that Fallout 4 for HTC Vive is coming next year and Microsoft taking the wraps off their Project Scorpio , a 4K-capable Xbox One with VR support. Control your body and hands in a way that’s only possible with Touch.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

The award went to Immerse Lab and LG Signature for A Virtual Journey to Arles and was accepted by Immerse Lab founder and CEO Eugene Mandelshtam. We always say XR is something that can change the world and now, with this technology, we really could show the cultural things from one museum to the whole country.”.

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ARVR

AUGUST 12, 2021

I host or co-host several events on the same VR platform, AltspaceVR , owned by Microsoft. Facebook is another tech giant, like Microsoft, with its own platform?—? In virtual worlds, Gravity can be altered?—?turned I’ve got it mostly under control. All major platforms that I am aware of are privately owned.

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ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

These new technologies are Augmented Reality ( AR ) and Virtual Reality (VR). Virtual Reality is an immersive simulation of reality in which the surrounding world is completely replaced with a computer generated world. So what makes augmented and virtual reality so special?

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg talks about it as a more immersive, VR-enabled version of Facebook. And giants of the world of office and productivity software – Microsoft and Adobe, for example – talk of the “ enterprise metaverse.”. Firstly, it’s generally assumed that the internet will become more immersive and experiential.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

Multiple experiences are currently fighting for the position of top dog in the hopes of cementing itself as THE virtual world where users could meet and interact as entirely new people. Hopefully this extensive accessibility and growing economy are enough to propel Sinespace to the front of the ever-growing virtual social scene.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

But it is for sure a feature that will enable not only more immersive social VR interactions (which I guess are the main goal for Meta), but also new kinds of VR experiences. New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3. Virtual worlds then and now Funny link. More info (Leaks on RealityOS?—?Upload Learn more.

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CraneMorley

JUNE 21, 2022

According to dictionary.com the metaverse is “a shared, realistic, and immersive computer simulation of the real world or other possible worlds, in which people participate as digital avatars.” The metaverse is a virtual world where users interact in a computer-generated environment and other users.

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ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2022

ARPost has covered plenty of events in AltspaceVR before, from Burning Man being held virtually in the platform, to the XR Safety Week using it to make talks on immersive technology more… immersive. As a platform for free virtual spaces that doesn’t require a VR headset, it’s how many people experience VR for the first time.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Touch and Touch Pro controllers can be used on a flat surface to sketch out ideas and post them on a planning board in a similar manner as traditional paper sticky notes. There’s a new setting to enable background audio in VR apps so you can listen to your tunes while exploring a virtual world.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. It has released experiences like Microsoft Remote Assist, that let different teams in a company work together to solve maintenance problems. During 2019 we will also see support for two controllers of the headset.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Only a few years ago, when extended reality solutions first started emerging in the market, many viewed them as a novel and consumer-focused. Companies quickly rolled out solutions for the entertainment and gaming landscapes, based on new, immersive technology, introducing us to a new age of digital media.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple’s take on immersive technologies will also test the future of XR hardware solutions and their roles in the broader XR community through rigorous use cases. Following the event, several global executives from the immersive tech industry weighed in on the device. Brian Meaney , Head of Product, Alteon.io

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Bernard Marr

JUNE 28, 2022

Virtual Reality – by definition, it isn’t real, right? So if it’s true that we will find ourselves increasingly living our lives in the virtual worlds and environments of the metaverse , will this end up cheapening what it means to be human?

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