XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Have you ever wondered, “How does virtual reality work?” How can the right combination of hardware and software instantly transport us into a new world? What components does a “virtual reality” experience need to be truly immersive? In recent years, the “virtual reality” world has evolved drastically.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Virtual reality has spread in almost all aspects of our lives. There are many businesses that use it for product design, architectural design, and big data visualization. The presenters will also support their arguments with examples of real-life research studies already completed in a virtual environment.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 24, 2024

Technological advancements are enabling businesses to solve increasingly complex problems virtually or via simulation—breaking down traditional barriers and bringing software agility to physical operations. Additionally, spatial training data can move between 2D and 3D data sets, from SAP systems to LIDAR scans and 3D CAD/CAM models.

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ARPost

JULY 26, 2023

For example, if it’s raining, the virtual environment may also show rain, and if there’s a tall building at the player’s location, there will also be a tall building in the AR realm where an Invader may emerge from. The most remarkable update, however, is the real-time response to location-specific patterns and nearby buildings.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 16, 2023

6-degrees of freedom tracking and advanced spatial monitoring give users a greater sense of movement within a virtual environment. Using AI and 5G in the XR landscape could also reduce the disconnect between VR headsets and their software. Headsets and software can effectively bring teams together in a unique virtual world.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Instead of a simple POV, viewers see you moving realistically within your virtual environment from a third-person perspective. At the moment, all data is saved directly to your headset, so if you misplace your device or perform a factory backup, you risk losing everything. Beyond that, you should experience little to no change.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 15, 2024

Nick Roseth, the Founder of Explore Design and Minneapolis VR/AR Association Chapter President, recently spoke to XR Today to discuss emerging technologies in enterprise environments. Moreover, Roseth spoke on how businesses can approach XR and genAI in data-sensitive sectors.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Meta’s metaverse is likely to feature hyper-realistic 3D avatars that use artificial intelligence (AI), sophisticated modelling techniques, and electromyography to render human features and movements accurately in a virtual space. avatar and Avatar software development kit (SDK) generate photorealistic avatars for users.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The company offers access to one of the most affordable and flexible VR headsets on the market in the form of the Oculus Quest, allowing all businesses, large or small to explore virtual reality. Meta recently announced the arrival of a popular architectural tool “ Unity Reflect ” in the Meta Quest environment for 2022.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 8, 2024

Additionally, more companies are beginning to invest in advanced spatial computing techniques to alter how we interact with immersive environments. Spatial computing solutions for things like hand and eye tracking deepen the level of immersion users feel in a virtual environment by removing the need for controllers.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Creating a phenomenal XR experience requires the careful alignment of software and hardware solutions. However, to reproduce immersive images and experience in these headsets and devices, XR solutions also need to be able to rapidly access and process huge amounts of data. Edge and Cloud Computing. Photogrammetry.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 31, 2022

Last month, in a VIVE TALK session, HTC VIVE introduced a virtual reality (VR) behavioural training solution that helps individuals with public speaking by placing users in a virtual environment – like a stage – with digital humans. Immersive training solutions provide many avenues for enterprise-grade use cases.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 29, 2023

Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others. Conversely, artificial intelligence backs the creation of technological advancements that can analyse, respond, and create based on data sources.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 26, 2023

For example, companies could also use virtual environments to simulate the workplace environment and help new employees get acclimated quicker. It’s costly to invest and develop technologies and software that require special equipment like MR and VR glasses and the infrastructure around these.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Today, manufacturing companies use VR to design prototypes of new products in scalable virtual environments. Companies also need to think about their privacy and security strategies in an environment powered by a constant flow of data. Some XR vendors offer tools for this purpose within their devices and software.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 5, 2024

Eerik Paasikivi, Founding Partner of Kvanted , noted how its investments into Synergy XR “fuel[s] the fire of innovation by partnering with pioneers who redefine the limits of software and hardware.” The new features allow users to create digital twins in less than an hour and build photorealistic 3D virtual environments.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

So, a business must ensure that deploying immersive hardware or software is worth both financial and learning investments. Five potential use cases are: Remote Collaboration Immersive remote collaboration allows teams to work together in a virtual environment or on RT3D digital assets such as a digital twin.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2020

They will have complete freedom of movement to explore the virtual environment, because they won’t need to connect their devices to a computer by cables. Thus, it can become a game-changer for enterprise data centers, telecommunication platforms as well as consumer platforms.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 19, 2023

Virtual reality combines hardware and software to immerse users in digital environments for numerous use cases, including learning, entertainment, therapy, and others. Conversely, artificial intelligence backs the creation of technological advancements that can analyse, respond, and create based on data sources.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Already, innovators like Microsoft and Meta have begun leveraging intelligent tools to help users create photo-realistic avatars they can use in virtual environments with VR headsets. Though XR technology isn’t a necessity in the metaverse, it’s likely to be a core part of how we experience this new virtual world.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 1, 2017

Atmo View is a new piece of software that allows content creators to translate real-world scans into assets for virtual environments. It then converts that data into assets that you can easily drop into a scene. In fact, the software is already being used for an upcoming Alien project as teased in the video.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Over time, however, creative concepts powered by gamification and data from the initial use cases have led to the creation of environments that are richer and more complex, and anyone with an internet connection can access the platform. Data Security? —?Even Currency and Payment Systems ?—?

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ARPost

OCTOBER 1, 2021

MultiBrush is a multiplayer version of Tilt Brush that Neumann created after Google open-sourced the original software. According to a release shared with ARPost , “Initial pilot data confirms the positive impact that virtual family engagement has on both residents, and their families living at a distance.”.

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ARPost

MAY 29, 2023

GenAI will also aid HR and L&D leaders in critical decision-making by deriving insights from immersive user data. They allow employees to practice and acquire critical skills in a safe, virtual environment, helping them gain more confidence and efficiency while training.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The sand is then carefully scanned by a Kinect depth-sensing camera, from which a virtual world is rendered. With the terrain data now built into your own virtual track, you can buckle up in the new Audi Q5, which becomes a portal to the virtual world you just created. Another factor in the immersion of VR, is audio.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 29, 2021

There will also be a social version of the Horizon Home for virtually visiting with friends. Also announced was Horizon Worlds, virtual environments that can be built and shared by users. There will also be a Horizon Marketplace where users can make and sell virtual goods for their avatars and Horizon Homes. “We

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 17, 2023

With this combination of hardware and software, employees within BMW can overlay real geometries on true-to-scale 3D holographic models. Notably, BMW also says the ability to bring multiple people together in a virtual environment in real-time has enhanced collaboration for the team, and increased efficiency on a massive scale.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 7, 2022

It is absolutely possible to create virtual environments in 1:1 scale in which to move by walking, but these need a corresponding real environment that is as large as the virtual one and motion sensors scattered throughout the real environment, so you can track the movements in the space of your body.

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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?

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VRScout

JULY 1, 2016

One of the biggest problems that all virtual reality (VR) developers currently face is movement within virtual reality and the potential of motion sickness. Generally speaking, this problem can be broken down into three components: hardware, software, and each individual’s own perception.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Some companies find gamification is a great way to educate employees in a fun environment where they can earn rewards for completing challenges. Many apps and software options in the immersive learning space use gamification elements and even encourage healthy competition with leaderboards and scores.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 30, 2023

Improved XR Technology Performance Eye and hand tracking sensors provide valuable insights not just to companies but to the software and computing tools companies use. Collecting data about where a user is looking or what they’re interacting with allows the software to render information more efficiently.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Owlchemy Labs recently teased a new in-engine method of putting you in the middle of the action, correctly occluded, that promises to eliminate extra software like Adobe After Effects or composition software like OBS from the equation. They do it by using a stereo depth camera, recording video and depth data simultaneously.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 14, 2022

VR goes beyond video conferencing to create an environment where people far apart can communicate, speak, share, and work together. Team members can share a virtual room with their colleagues and clients by putting on a headset and loading up the right software. The VR market right now is still in its early stages.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JUNE 28, 2023

One of the core components of the ViewAR portfolio is the Service AR solution, an all-in-one application which supports team members with visualized data and information wherever they need it. The solution is suited for the creation of virtual tours, training systems, and on-the-job work instructions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Flexible Software and Low code Platforms In the past, many companies have struggled to take advantage of the latest immersive learning trends. They allow headsets and software to tap into capabilities like natural language processing and computer vision, powering interactive, spatial experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Merging Naer’s virtual presence capabilities at immersive workshops with Miro’s planning and documenting workflows, the platform can remove the need for note-taking, freeing up time and resources to collaborate in the virtual world.

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