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Microsoft HoloLens 2 & Unity Used to Highlight the Threat to Endangered Whales at the Smithsonian

HoloLens

Although the enterprise use cases for the Microsoft HoloLens 2 continue to impress, the arts community just can't stay away from the best augmented reality headset on the market. The latest example comes from a new exhibit that highlights one of Earth's most powerful but vulnerable sea creatures: orca whales.

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Meta, IBM Rally XR Community for Global AI Alliance

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For example, companies will need to develop and deploy benchmarks and evaluation standards. Currently, it has long been a member of the XR Association , a Washington, DC-based organisation piloting numerous initiatives to outline best practices and ethics for XR, AI, and other emerging technologies.

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When to Use Virtual Reality (VR) Instead of Augmented Reality (AR)?

InstaVR

Both AR and VR are being used to train employees in this example, but the former is being used in the field, while the latter is being used to train employees before they even start their job. But even the ones that remain and have pretty good traction, such as Microsoft Hololens, have a major shortcoming — immersion.

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VR poses challenges for software testing

Hypergrid Business

For example, Microsoft recently announced a deal worth approximately $500 million with the U.S. For example, if it crashes, it’s a bug. For example, low framerate and low-resolution graphics are both associated with VR sickness. Virtual reality and its virtual cousin augmented reality are big business nowadays.