XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

In the last few years, there’s been less hype around VR gloves and haptic accessories in the extended reality space. However, as the adoption of virtual reality grows in the business landscape for training, product development, and collaboration, this is beginning to change. What are VR Gloves and How Do They Work?

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

But another device class could have a greater impact towards that same end: wearables. This possibility is amplified as wearables continue to be one of the fastest-growing consumer tech segments. Beyond consumer demand, tech giants are embracing wearables as they align with road maps and growth strategies.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

In recent years, virtual reality has proven to be a valuable tool for companies in all industries. 2. Spatial Computing Reduces Reliance on Controllers In the past, most virtual reality headsets came packaged with controllers designed to help users interact easily with digital content.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

There are now many applications of augmented reality and virtual reality for disabled persons. Virtual reality helps us travel to exotic places, even to alien worlds. This virtual reality experience includes day-to-day environments and situations. They find it awkward and overwhelming.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

Virtual Reality: A New Age of Learning Science Virtual reality is not a new, hot-off-the-press concept. In fact, computational photography researcher, Steve Mann, invented “wearable computing” in 1980 (Interaction Design Foundation, 2019). Virtual reality has been a known concept for the past 32 years.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Today, workplace professionals are leveraging haptic glove devices to suit necessary use cases such as training, virtual prototyping, marketing, and entertainment. What haptic gloves provide is an evolution from a traditional XR controller input with a joystick. Interoperability, as always, is critical.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Bringing the right virtual reality headset technology into your business can be an incredible way to improve productivity and efficiency, enhance customer and employee experience, and turbocharge collaboration. Not all virtual reality wearables today come with controllers.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

One-year price performance for MSFT, AAPL, GOOGL, SNE, and NVDA According to the latest report from Statista , the global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are rapidly growing and are forecast to reach a total of $72.8 How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education 3.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate. Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. Users benefit from a streamlined and lightweight form factor, crisp visuals, and self-tracking controllers with access to haptic feedback capabilities.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) are technologies that overlay or replace physical environments with virtual content. The degree of immersion in virtual reality vs augmented reality. In VR, the user is completely absorbed in a virtual environment and minimises boundaries and markers.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

In a keynote today Microsoft is revealing a long-awaited missing piece of its Windows mixed reality platform – motion controllers. According to Microsoft, the controllers would be shown on stage at its keynote but wouldn’t be available for hands-on demos at its Build developer conference this week.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 30, 2017

Editor’s Note: Valve has started shipping the prototype Knuckles controllers to select VR developers in limited quantities. User interfaces in virtual reality start with your hands. It’s like the Moore’s Law of motion control; each incremental improvement in tracking brings with it new possibilities.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You can now create apps controlled by a user’s thoughts. Neurotechnology startup NextMind is now shipping its 399 Euro development kit for a real-time brain-sensing wearable, the company announced in a press release. There’s no news yet on when a general consumer device will arrive.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2022

For an industry that rarely has major news anymore, this was an awfully big week for virtual reality. This wasn’t the company’s initial plan, the Rift headset and its controllers retailed for nearly $800 when they launched and it was only after years of price drops that the company was able to scale sales of the device.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 16, 2023

However, one of the most effective ways to reduce VR sickness is to reduce exposure to virtual reality. Most experts recommend reducing the length of virtual reality sessions to minimize discomfort. Enhanced user interfaces Another factor that can influence VR motion sickness is using certain types of controllers.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate. Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. This headset breaks the barriers of most VR solutions by expanding into the area of mixed reality with full-color passthrough capabilities.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

Demand for high-quality virtual reality (VR) headsets is constantly growing. Another new headset that demands attention – especially in the enterprise sector – is the XTAL Virtual Reality Headset by Vrgineers, Inc. What Is the XTAL Virtual Reality Headset? Key Features of the XTAL Virtual Reality Headset.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

is quickly making waves in virtual reality space. Though rumors suggest a new extended reality headset could be on the horizon, Valve has yet to update its hardware portfolio to compete with brands like Meta and Apple. the updated features of the VR user interface, and what it means for businesses investing in virtual reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Controllers and Tracking One significant difference between the Meta Quest 2 and the Quest 3 is the arrival of a new set of controllers. The latest Meta controllers don’t have the tracking rings of their predecessors, which we think is a good thing. You can use your hands to move things around and adjust settings.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Ultraleap Gemini hand-tracking platform works in both Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions, allowing for more immersive, interactive, and realistic experiences. The next-gen glasses come with tracking capabilities built-in, allowing users to control applications and software using gestures and movement.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 11, 2023

When Mark Zuckerberg announced the updated Quest system, analysts suggested the wearable could hit the market this year. However, Zuckerberg has already suggested the wearable will hit shelves this fall, before the holiday season. Two Quest controllers also appeared in the FCC database. Here’s what we know so far.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Exercise and weight loss has always been a prominent part of virtual reality. The duo has created Black Box VR — the first immersive virtual reality gym experience , which is powered by unique wearable motion controllers and an HTC Vive.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As the Extended Reality landscape continues to evolve, innovators are looking for ways to make our interactions with digital content feel more natural, and streamlined. Perhaps the most significant and obvious use case for hand and eye tracking technology, is improving the user experience we can access in extended reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Increasingly, patients are taking health into their hands through wearables that can track heartbeats, blood pressure , and other vital signs. . Virtual reality (VR), which is now a valuable tool for healthcare professionals to diagnose patients, helps them get into shape, improve their mental health, and treat disorders. .

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ARPost

APRIL 15, 2021

Blockchain and extended reality technologies have been knocking on one another’s doors for a while now and doors are starting to open. Two examples happened to take place just recently, both using Snap Lens Studio to create wearable NFTs. However, they aren’t the only wearable NFTs out there. Virtual Fashion as Dialogue.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Virtual reality tools from companies like Neuromersiv can help victims of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) regain control of their extremities, The Australian Department of Health and Aged Care announced on Monday. “We think we are the first company in the world to combine FES, haptics and virtual reality,” he said.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Designers can build gloves with batteries for the forearms, fingers, wrists, and other body parts as wearable bracelets and rings. It plans to release wearable batteries that track human movement to control remote devices, regardless of location. Exo-Sensor Glove with Flexible Battery: PHOTO: Mand.ro.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Their wand-style hand-tracking controllers “Playstation Move” and gun-adapting “aim controller” make game play more natural and more immersive, while the PlayStation Camera aims to reinvent the ways in which we experience movement in VR. However, the company is already selling DecaMove , a motion controller worn on the hip.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2021

Healium is an AR and VR company that uses biofeedback recorded through wearable technology to help users visualize – and control – their emotions. See Also: How Virtual Reality Improves Care for Mental Health Disorders. The current body of literature is limited to how we assess as human beings.”2.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The HaptX SDK contains tools to control G1’s feedback and input while a user is within an immersive application. Joe Michaels, Chief Revenue Officer of HaptX, said, “Too often, we see enterprise and industry leaders resort to using game controllers for interacting with business applications in the metaverse.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 30, 2023

Virtual Reality (VR) is quickly emerging as one of the most valuable tools in the enterprise technology stack. Once considered a science-fiction concept by many, virtual reality has become a versatile, accessible, and scalable way to enable creativity, collaboration, and new brand experiences.

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ARPost

AUGUST 16, 2021

See Also: What Is the Difference between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality? For example, 360 video is (or can be) a VR experience that doesn’t involve any “virtual” elements at all. However, this renaissance will likely have to follow the advent of a convenient, affordable, and powerful AR wearable.

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ARPost

JANUARY 6, 2021

See Also: The Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Terms You Need to Know. Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE). This is a virtual reality environment, delimited by 3 to 6 walls. The user controls the elements of a CAVE with their movements. Virtual Reality Sickness.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2023

Virtual reality (VR) headsets are on a constant uphill trajectory which sees the hardware’s landscape evolve rapidly with new components, integrated software, and use cases. Another significant extended reality (XR) technology innovation is the introduction of mixed reality (MR) and full-colour passthrough technologies.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

This wearable headset comes with a wide field of view, surround sound, and eye-tracking capabilities already built-in. Tobii also produces screen-based eye-trackers, capable of capturing gaze data at speeds of up to 1200HZ. Both of these innovations allow for a more immersive and realistic XR experience.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Your favorite childhood game jumps on the virtual reality bandwagon. The only difference is that where VR headsets such as the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are designed to transport you to different virtual worlds to explore, this headset is designed to purely play the game Simon. That pretty much covers the entire control scheme.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

Someone in the communities argued with me that HoloLens 2 has still some advantages over Magic Leap 2: it is well integrated with Azure, it is standalone so it doesn’t need a potentially dangerous cable connecting the headset to the computational unit, and it doesn’t need controllers (it uses hands tracking). Learn more. Discover UnitedVR.

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