VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

That’s the consensus that seems to emerge from “Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR” , a report published today by Unity Technologies where 15 industry experts (yours truly among them) outline how mixed reality (or XR depending on what flavor acronym you favor) will supercharge and transform the world of work. .

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

XR headset manufacturer HTC VIVE has debuted its VIVE Ultimate Tracker, which will offer users multiple vantage points for body tracking, Shen Ye, Global Head of Product, HTC VIVE announced in a blog post on Wednesday. Building on the successes of the HTC VIVE Tracker 3.0, the unit will have a price tag of $199 USD per unit.

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ARPost

APRIL 8, 2020

Hand Tracking in VR Technology – It’s Come a Long Way. While doing demos, people new to VR technology would repeatedly put both controllers into one hand to reach out and try to touch digital artefacts. The VR technology behind these SDKs allows eye and lip tracking, pass through cameras, and hand tracking.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In recent years, we’ve discovered just how powerful technology can be in delivering information to those who need it most. XR has the potential to be one of the most disruptive new technologies in the educational space. Already, various leading companies have begun implementing HTC VIVE technology into their educational environments.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 30, 2023

As the ever-growing technology space finds its footing in enterprise and for consumers, industry leaders are ensuring that the market stands upon a strong foundation of industry-wide collaboration and rich design tools. On the other hand, Unity is introducing tools that leverage AI to simplify XR content creation processes.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the technological side, it seems all is set to start using cloud rendering, but the big problem of the latency from the nearest server remains; VRSS (Variable Rate SuperSampling) v2 has been announced. VRSS is the technology that makes the graphics card draw in higher resolution the region of the image you are looking at.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

A new report from Super Data offers new estimates for the market size of virtual reality in 2016, suggesting 6.3 This leaves Oculus, Google and HTC to split about a million units. According to this report, HTC’s Vive edged out Facebook’s Rift selling “more than 400K at its $800 price point.”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2024

These days I’m carrying on some experiments with XR and other technologies. For the application, the background of the app is pure black, it is only the OS that knows what data to put there. Besides, at that time, AI was already there, but not growing as fast as today. So, how we empower the developers without hurting the user?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) August 8, 2022. Shoutout to @ArcturusXR and @dlxrofficial for helping to make this demo happen.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days. HTC is working on compatibility with other headsets, but nothing has been announced yet. THREE TO ONE.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Going beyond science fiction, the Metaverse combines the Internet and spatial communcations technologies. Meta Platforms’ Chief Executive and Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, recently pivoted to building technologies to realise a real-world version of Snow Crash. Upskilling is also a massive benefit for metaverse technologies.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

That’s the consensus that seems to emerge from “Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR” a report published today by Unity Technologies, where 15 industry experts (yours truly among them) outlined how Mixed Reality (or XR depending on what flavor acronym you favor) will supercharge and transform the world of work. Look no further!

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

According to IDC data, VR headset shipments are expected to increase 42.88 Multinational XR firms like Lenovo, ByteDance’s Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Varjo, and Microsoft are leading the charge for immersive transformations. percent year-on-year, with augmented reality (AR) peaking 94.1 percent YoY for 2023.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

When Mark Zuckerberg acquired Oculus, all the eyes of the tech industry started looking at VR as the “next big thing” And now that Apple entered the field, all people in the technology world are talking about the Vision Pro, and especially of the future evolutions of the device, which could become mainstream.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 25, 2024

Notably, via its XR segment, the firm highlighted how spatial data cloud streaming will allow various industrial sectors, such as automated warehouse management, to grow and optimize operations thanks to emerging workplace technology. Seidl added: We have supported Unity and Unreal for a while.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 9, 2023

The University of Southern California (USC) announced last week the launch of an over $1 billion USD initiative to grow its university programmes for extended reality (XR), generative artificial intelligence, and ethical technology. It will also spearhead a School of Advanced Computing to incubate computing projects for advanced technologies.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Recent technological advancements have pushed the envelope of what modern technologies are capable of. Furthermore, these innovations have greatly changed the way users interact with such technologies. Unfortunately, such beliefs stem from a misunderstanding of the technology and how it works.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

With much surprise for us all, HTC has just announced the Vive Focus Plus , its first full 6 DOF standalone headset! The Vive Focus Plus, in all its majesty (Image by HTC). Internal view of the Vive Focus Plus (Image by HTC). Do you want to know more? Well, you are in the right place. The Vive Focus Plus.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 9, 2023

This marks the beginning of a journey that will bring a new dimension to powerful personal technology. The device also hints at Metaverse support with Unity-native applications like Rec Room porting to the device. VIVE XR Elite Business Edition Drops More headset announcements this month, this time from HTC VIVE.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 20, 2023

The years following Connect 2021 were transformative for Meta as the company transitioned from a social media company to a serious technology firm. Although, in reality, these technologies co-exist. Mover, popular VR gaming solutions from HTC VIVE and Valve attracted more consumers to the emerging space.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

This reminds me of a similar error HTC made in the past of mixing signals of a pro device and consumer content It has RGB passthrough cameras with three times the resolution of Quest 2 cameras. The 3D models have not been created by hand, but by an AI mixing satellite data with Street View pictures. Lenovo to launch a new MR headset.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 22, 2024

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. 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.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 31, 2022

The rise of any new technology innovation brings with it a number of challenges and questions. 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.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. Remember, HTC is the Taiwanese-based hardware manufacturer and the HTC Vive Tech Corporation is a subsidiary that partners with American-based software company Valve for content via their huge Steam library. AIRLINES TESTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO READ YOUR EMOTIONS.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

More info (Nathie going around the streets with the Vision Pro on) More info (Vision Pro guy with a robot dog) More info (A girl staying in the pool with the Vision Pro) More info (Photos and videos of other people wearing the headset in public places) Unity has released the tools to build for the Vision Pro.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. 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.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Extended reality and Metaverse firms lack standardised metrics for measuring human behaviour in virtual environments based on current legacy data analytics, a new report on Monday has found. What’s the Deal on Data? Data and metrics on attention were scalable with current headset and handset technologies, the report noted.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Igloo Vision was among a number of leading emerging technology companies showing face at the event to highlight the future of workplace technology -with the firm successfully showcasing how immersive spaces are a valuable enterprise tool via its Igloo Core Engine solution. ISE 2024 is wrapping up, and visitors are heading home.

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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…). The fun thing is that since it is a publication very focused on the Chinese market, outside China almost no one knows them.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

And I’m also worried about using a Facebook account for everything XR related, because Facebook has a long history of obscure practices with the data of its users , apart from the standard “personalized ads” business. Facebook already had full control of my Oculus and Facebook accounts, so it had already my XR data.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

While in all past years the answer had always been “HTC Vive”, now the king is Oculus, with both the Rift S and the Oculus Quest getting the majority of answers (especially the Quest). But analyzing the data better, we can spot that people are just requesting incremental updates and not disruptive ones. 5G will take time….

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Last week, Augmented World Expo EU (AWE) 2023 hosted its yearly event highlighting recent innovations in enterprise-grade AR/VR/MR solutions, as well as related emerging technology such as genAI, digital twins, and geospatial tech. He cited ARtillery data, highlighting how, in 2023, XR will become a “$38 billion” industry.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 20, 2017

Tobii Pro brings eye-tracking research to VR The eye tracking company is integrating its technology into the HTC Vive business edition headset for commercial and academic research. The tool is capable of eye tracking all types of eyes, collecting binocular eye tracking data at 120 Hz (images per second).

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ARVR

JULY 29, 2021

As technology advances, it becomes important to unify different approaches to prevent fragmentation from stopping its growth. On the other hand, developers only have to write the code once and it will work on all devices (Oculus, Vive, HTC, Google Cardboard, etc.) Trending AR VR Articles: 1.How ExpiCulture?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 8, 2023

” He added that further use cases like workflow instruction and remote assistance were driving mass adoption of immersive technologies across enterprises. Along with NVIDIA, Unity and Epic Games, the world’s largest gaming engines, have also joined efforts to build the industrial metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2022

It has become one of the headset manufacturers with the biggest worldwide market, and the market leader (together with HTC) in the B2B virtual reality sector. The Pico Neo 3 has this special technology thanks to which it doesn’t connect via USB to become a PCVR headset (like the Quest 2 and Focus 3 ), but it does that via DisplayPort.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Mixing the two together is a logical step, but Genvid Technologies is going one further. At the 2017 Game Developers Conference this week the company will showcase interactive streaming of a game inside the HTC Vive. The VR revolution is taking place just a little behind another major leap for the games industry; streaming.

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