XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Perhaps the biggest company in the mixed reality landscape right now, Microsoft is paving the way to a future of incredible hybrid learning. According to Microsoft, implementing mixed reality into the training landscape leads to a reduction in training times of approximately 30%. That’s where Unity comes in.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

According to IDC data, VR headset shipments are expected to increase 42.88 The Dublin-based IT consultancy has outlined a Metaverse Continuum Group to facilitate digital transformations for businesses. Data from Capgemini shows that roughly 82 percent of companies implementing VR found it met or exceeded expectations.

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AR Insider

JULY 1, 2020

Learn how industrial giant ABB is using Unity and augmented reality to transform field maintenance procedures into a completely paperless process. Kielar, to walk us through how they used Unity to develop a new digital field operator system. by Nick Davis. odarczyk and Rafa? What are some challenges faced by maintenance operators?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

Making some calculations, it is possible to estimate that the per-eye resolution is around 2064×2208, a value that was leaked a few months ago from some data miner (Samulia). Unity page also confirms that the headset will provide plane detection, so you will be able for instance to detect the walls and the desks in your room.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The group will consist of more than 50 Founding Members and Collaborators from across the world. The alliance also called on companies, researchers, governments, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to join forces to collaborate and share data on the emerging technology. Meta at the Helm of the Metaverse?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Beyond Sports develops real-world data for 3D animations, and its technologies will seamlessly integrate with Sony’s growing portfolio of immersive solutions. ” Rival firm Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard to expand its portfolio of solutions in a historic $68 billion deal. .” it announced this week.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible. We’re already seeing key metaverse players coming together in the collaboration between Meta and Microsoft.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

There will be a new launcher, improved graphics, improved in-game camera, production-ready Unity SDK for the creators, improved full-body VR, and much more. The purpose of the group is of course the one of fighting the duopoly of Apple Maps/Google Maps. I wonder if this data could be useful also for building the AR Cloud.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

An AI that is always on would send all my profilation data to the company managing it, and I’m 100% sure it would be sold to the highest bidder. When I tried to use ChatGPT to create Unity scripts, it managed to write something good, but often I had to correct it. AI is very good for increasing the productivity of a team.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In addition to these performance benefits, AR offers ways for brands to capture data on what customers like and dislike. A study from Boston Consulting Group found that 9/10 brands are using, or plan to use, AR in their marketing. This is why RPR has developed an AR blueprint that guides data-driven and goal-oriented campaign launches.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

A group of cartoon-looking androids, buzzing with anticipation, enter the large assembly hall. The founders received a Microsoft mixed reality headset and are currently enrolled in the WXR Mentorship Program beta. It settles in next to another bot by the stage. Some are acquainted, others meet for the first time.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3. Last week we all heard the news about Microsoft abandoning the HoloLens 3, and the denial of it by Alex Kipman and Microsoft itself.

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HaptX

MARCH 6, 2018

Edwards, who received her degree in Geography, seems an unlikely candidate to lead the game industry’s largest professional group based solely on her educational focus. When one finds out that she worked at Microsoft in the early days of Encarta Encyclopedia and World Atlas , it starts to make sense. Bringing Haptic Gloves to Games.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2023

Microsoft and Autoliv China Autoliv China, a manufacturing innovator, collaborated with Microsoft and DataMesh to implement digital twin technology, 3D data visualization, and artificial intelligence in their operations. Trainees also get to practice in real-life scenarios that would be dangerous to access in the real world.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This year, the Immerse Global Summit is evolving thanks to a partnership with Synapse Orlando, a group dedicated to fostering innovation in Florida’s thriving tech community. Unity shared how digital twins were helping its customers unlock new levels of innovation. What is MetaCenter Global Week?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The startup is pretty new, in fact, and its owner group is Megadodo, another unknown company that is working on an MMO game about which is difficult to find any information. Cix has spread the news about the fact that: If you delete your Facebook account, you also automatically delete your Oculus data, games, and all the rest.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

For instance, I’m very grateful that everyone on the team has been very tolerant these days when I had some small network glitches during the group calls Take with you everything that is needed for an international trip (e.g. While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

One of the first to enter this business is the Metaverse Group, which operates a virtual world called Decentraland. Late last year, a report surfaced that the parent company of the Metaverse Group announced that “a site in the heart of Decentraland’s Fashion Street district” has been sold for a record $2.5 Somnium Space?—?It

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 3, 2023

From Zoom to Microsoft, both platforms and others are helping to facilitate a better-connected world. Moreover, digital transformation trends highlight how 75 percent of WEF’s surveyed companies wish to adopt emerging technologies such as big data, cloud computing, and AI in the next five years.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I think that for a small startup that is shipping its first product, it may make a lot of sense: for a company of that size, it is better to handle a smaller group of high-paying customers than doing the opposite. Also the price is getting closer to that plan, with the device now expected to retail for $1300.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 24, 2022

Eye-tracking data is collected by an integrated eye-tracking system used for debriefing and behaviour analysis. Microsoft Windows Operating System compatibility. Compatible with Steam VR and OpenXR drivers, Unity, Unreal Engine, and other game engine plugins, as well as C++ libraries such as Direct X, OpenGL, and Vulcan.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on. Why and how has it started?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

This could actually be quite beneficial for Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap. The reveal that Apple will be using Unity to bring 3D applications and games to Vision Pro was exciting. Another core target group for this version of the device is also developers. Their partnership with Unity will get them there quickly.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

The omniverse solution is available as a platform-as-a-service offering, running on Microsoft Azure. Cavrnus Otherwise known as Cavrnus VR, Cavrnus is a Metaverse builder platform , designed to help every creator share their vision of a metaverse on the internet.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The firm’s first XR headset is due soon, and with it comes a spatial computing ambition that draws similarities and differences to Lenovo, Microsoft, Meta, HTC VIVE, and other XR headset vendors. Apple is gearing up for the Vision Pro debut. The Benefits of XR Interoperability and Cross-Pollination Competition is clearly at large.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 29, 2020

This was our little group before the event started. Azure is one of the best cloud providers (Image by Microsoft). There is no ETA for a similar feature for Microsoft Azure, not even for a one-click-install (like for WordPress) on your own self-hosted server. Why not a Unity exporter? What about Azure and private servers?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Varjo’s technology, alongside integrations with Unity and Unreal Engine has allowed the construction leaders at Sellen to boost communication between teams, and enhance the development of amazing virtual reality mock-ups. Microsoft and the Haas Group. The Haas group can even offer virtual tours for buyers using Microsoft tools.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents have an advantage with existing mapping such as Google Maps, Earth, Street View, Apple Maps and the Indoor Maps Program, and Bing Maps but there are also significant geographic data players such as Foursquare and OpenStreetMap. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Welcome to this new edition of the XR Week Peek, which this week will be a bit special because I will summarize here what happened during the Meta Connect, the event during which Mark Zuckerberg launched the Quest 3, the Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, and new techniques for data harvest… cough cough I mean, new AI services.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2018

In this first post we will be describing what OpenVR is, what it may be useful for and finally, we will go through a little OpenVR application to demo some of the core functionality of the API in what respects to interacting with a VR system (get connected devices, get tracking data, etc). OpenVR support in Unity game engine (Image by Valve).

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 5, 2023

Bloomberg has reported that Sony’s new PlayStation VR2 Headset is projected to sell 270,000 units as of the end of March, based on data from IDC. Earlier this year , I wrote about how Microsoft and other companies have pulled back on their VR and AR plans. It’s all Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, and occasionally Microsoft Teams.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

When a meeting is over, users can retain the materials and data from the interaction for as long as they like. → Latest Glue News Igloo Otherwise known as Igloo Vision, Igloo aims to make meetings more productive, with immersive spaces. The solution also includes access to unique avatar creation tools, breakout groups, and more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 24, 2023

Instead, he has concentrated his journalistic efforts on a stereotypical dystopia of avatars and social media white elephants from a caricatured Meta, Microsoft AltSpaceVR, and Decentraland. billion between the US Federal Trade Commission and European Union for data privacy violations. The Death of the Consumer Metaverse?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 20, 2021

From time to time, I like to look at the adoption graph of XR shown by John Riccitiello (the CEO of Unity) in 2017 , where you can see that the real acceleration of immersive technologies should start around 2022-2023. Image by Khronos Group). Yes, it’s a lot of time, but these are realistic projections. WebVR will struggle.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

[link] Pimax Play updates Over the course of several months, my Crystal received a number of software updates, after undergoing testing by the Pimax Crystal Beta testers (a group of early adopters). It is also very useful in commercial and enterprise work, where it provides biometric data allowing for actionable insights into user behavior.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

And then we have a third group we call Industry 4.0, So you don’t know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. Alan: So how do you then get people to learn how to do Unreal and Unity without teaching them? There’s one, you need to get data in somehow, right? First of all, we’re getting data in.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

And then we have a third group we call Industry 4.0, So you don’t know anything about coding, Unity, Unreal. Alan: So how do you then get people to learn how to do Unreal and Unity without teaching them? There’s one, you need to get data in somehow, right? First of all, we’re getting data in.

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