The Ghost Howls

APRIL 10, 2020

Blender VR works through the OpenXR standard , for which a runtime has been implemented only for Windows Mixed Reality headsets and Oculus headsets. To check if a PC meets the requirements to run Windows Mixed Reality, Microsoft offers the Windows Mixed Reality PC Check application. It is also available in the Microsoft Store.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Oculus revealed its very own VR web browser, Carmel , back at Oculus Connect 3 in October. It contains an extensive set of samples to showcase what can be done with VR on the web, along with documentation to help developers get started making their own content. Tagged with: Carmel , oculus , webvr.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In recent years, Microsoft has begun making a name for itself as perhaps the most significant innovator in the mixed reality space. The company offers not just a powerful development environment in the form of Microsoft Mesh, but also one of the most immersive “MR” headsets on the market, with the HoloLens 2.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 26, 2022

The document released by Valve also serves as an outline of Valve’s technologies and history. Proton, for example, “allows Windows games to be played on Linux devices”, essentially freeing some gamers to dump their dependence on Microsoft’s Windows if they choose.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 29, 2022

The Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) by Microsoft is an open-source toolkit that has been around since the HoloLens was first released in 2016. Microsoft-driven MRTK-Unity is a suite of components and capabilities used to speed the creation of cross-platform MR applications in Unity. Oculus (Unity 2019.3

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Microsoft’s Windows Holographic VR headsets are going to run the gamut of specs like input, field of view, and resolution. Lenovo’s headset looks very similar to the white device here seen at Microsoft’s announcement last year. Tagged with: CES , lenovo , microsoft , VR , Windows Holographic.

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VRScout

MAY 13, 2020

Spatial’s virtual collaboration comes to Oculus Quest and a slew of other platforms. I experienced first hand how powerful the platform is at a Microsoft HoloLens 2 launch event last year in NYC. Also in the virtual room was Bri Scully, who was joining us from a different location.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Although the benefit for businesses could be significant, smart glasses enable workers to access mission-critical documents hands-free with increasingly sophisticated eye tracking and voice-assisted navigation options. This allows onsite employees to perform operations such as repairs while also navigating instructional documents hands-free.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft Teams to integrate Mesh in 2022. With a surprise move, Microsoft has announced that in 2022 it will integrate Microsoft Mesh, its framework to create shared XR experiences, inside Microsoft Teams. And if they have these features from Microsoft, they won’t need to get them from Meta.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

The experience will debut this winter on PSVR and Oculus. The glasses tether to a PC or select Motorola smartphones via USB-C cable to enable smart workers to view documents, collaborate, and visualize schematics. The company is currently developing an email service to compete with Google and Microsoft.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

barcode labels, documents) stored in an SAP system. Because it supports so many platforms, we can be device-independent and build applications for Microsoft HoloLens 2, Oculus Quest, iOS devices, and more. Spiess shares that the technology concept of “smart assets” is key to making mixed reality valuable for SAP’s customers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Microsoft has emerged as perhaps the most significant market leader in the Mixed Reality headset and technology environment. However, Microsoft offers access to spatial sound experiences in a range of other modes as well. However, Microsoft offers access to spatial sound experiences in a range of other modes as well.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 5, 2020

But as far as I know, nothing disruptive for the industry : Oculus has already shots all its bullets, and HTC for the first time isn’t announcing anything. Image by Oculus). In a recent interview with the Information, Oculus R&D Chief Scientist Michael Abrash cast some interesting predictions. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Body tracking leaked from Quest SDK documentation. 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. Other relevant news. Image leaked from Meta firmware). More info (Leaks on RealityOS?—?Upload

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

It was announcements and product launches galore with news coming from key players like Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and Google dominating the headlines almost every week. almost heard a choir of angels) and I even documented in on Facebook. October was such an important month for the virtual reality and augmented reality industry.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

Microsoft is shipping Azure Kinect. Microsoft is finally shipping its Azure Kinect devkits. As promised, Microsoft has released the documentation on its website. The system is able to procedurally generate levels that follow the planimetry of your house and then you can play them in VR using your Oculus Quest.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 4, 2024

It’s been ten years since Meta – then Facebook – bought emerging VR start-up Oculus and, in turn, formed its Reality Labs division. Since the Oculus purchase in 2014, the firm has released numerous headsets, most notably the Quest range, which now includes mixed and virtual reality products. But the race is on.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Now they find themselves without a market, and the pivot to enterprise is too little too late considering that Microsoft has enterprise features that are much better than the ones of Magic Leap. Maybe Oculus planned to showcase Del Mar at GDC. More info (Rumors on Oculus Del Mar) More info (One of the source articles on Reddit).

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Based in Germany, ThyssenKrupp is a European national conglomerate that just announced a partnership with the Microsoft Hololens. As it turns out, heavy Oculus Rift usage is linked to increased dream lucidity ; the more time people spent in virtual environments, the higher their ability to dream lucidly. AppleEyes, anyone?

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Doc-Ok

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

I know, the Oculus Rift DK2 is obsolete equipment, but nonetheless — there are a lot of them still out there, it’s still a decent VR headset for seated applications, I guess they’re getting cheaper on eBay now, and I put in all the work back then to support it in Vrui, so I might as well describe how to use it.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 29, 2019

In March, in Shenzhen, I have met Noah Zerkin , a genius that has found a way to transform this project from some documents on GitHub to a real headset. As I’ve said while reviewing the Huawei VR glasses , after having tried this light and trendy design, I’m less interested in a shoebox like Oculus Go.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

(Image by Oculus). Oculus could be starting the production of a new Quest at the end of July. Multiple reports seem to confirm that Oculus is actually starting the production of a new Oculus Quest headset, with an expected release date in 2021. of units more produced annually. Other relevant news. Image by Pico).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. It’s basically a monopoly. But there is also bad news to talk about. Some updates on Meta products.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Just three months ago, the company revealed it’s putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in Walmart stores for employee training. HoloLens got a major software update , and Microsoft introduced new enterprise mixed reality applications like Microsoft Remote Assist and Microsoft Layout.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 13, 2017

Oculus has added new documentation to their developer knowledge base detailing the ‘buffered haptics’ feature of the Oculus SDK, a method for programming more advanced haptic feedback from the company’s Touch controllers. SEE ALSO Oculus Touch Insides Revealed in Detailed Teardown.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 30, 2020

The headset came out last year , starts at $800, and is hands-down the best VR headset I’ve used to so far, and that includes various incarnations of the Oculus Rift, the Microsoft Hololens, the original HTC Vive, Oculus Go, and dozens of different smartphone-based headsets. VIVE Focus Plus. Image courtesy HTC Vive.).

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AUGUST 4, 2017

Microsoft is using the term “Mixed Reality” as an umbrella to encapsulate VR, AR, and all other related devices. I can pick some pre-selected apps here like Microsoft Edge for web browsing, a Photo viewer, a Video client, and more. Right off the bat let’s clarify that verbiage. Final Thoughts.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2018

Anyway, it’s worth mentioning that OpenVR is not the only VR API out there , so game engines usually support others VR APIs such as Oculus SDK (enabling it to create applications that run directly on Oculus runtime), GoogleVR SDK (enabling it to create apps which runs over Google Cardboard and Google Daydream runtimes), etc.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

The Microsoft-owned company is now compatible with Vive, Oculus headsets, and Gear VR, and users can also access it without a VR headset via a desktop app. It also allows the import of PDF documents and PowerPoint presentations. Users are able to share content such as documents or 3D objects in a variety of formats.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 11, 2020

This is a cool video of me unboxing the Nreal Light Devkit: I have to say that I loved unboxing this headset : while Nreal has not reached the mastery of packaging that Oculus has, it has done a great job: the external box is in a very elegant silver color, and the case of the glasses is small and beautiful.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus VR Inc., Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The first Oculus Rift prototype reignited the conversation when it arrived in 2012. In 2014, the social media giant purchased Oculus for nearly $3 billion. Google revealed Glass the same year the first Oculus prototype hit the scene.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

I have shot the usual video documenting my unboxing experience with the headset. The video documents my full unboxing experience of the package as it has been sent to me from VR Expert , and it is slightly different from the real unboxing experience with a brand new HoloLens. The headset is very light and balanced (Image by Microsoft).

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

We work the same on your iOS device as you do in your Oculus Quest. ” Because that’s the one way you’re going in to make sure this thing — like any system, like, look at how Slack and Microsoft Teams have been pushing that the last three or four years — it takes time for these things to get through.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

We work the same on your iOS device as you do in your Oculus Quest. ” Because that’s the one way you’re going in to make sure this thing — like any system, like, look at how Slack and Microsoft Teams have been pushing that the last three or four years — it takes time for these things to get through.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 28, 2019

We work the same on your iOS device as you do in your Oculus Quest. Because that's the one way you're going in to make sure this thing -- like any system, like, look at how Slack and Microsoft Teams have been pushing that the last three or four years -- it takes time for these things to get through. Right now, it's really basic.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Microsoft Capture Studio is offering such services scanning celebrities and performers for entertainment and education purposes. Streem is currently in use for product support, instant and remote insurance claims and home improvement quotes and even help to document a home inspection. Virtual humans are getting more and more real.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

1) I believe the virtual reality market will continue to have steady sales reaching over 2 million HMD’s between Sony, HTC and Oculus. 2) As with any platform, quality content and more robust features (Oculus Avatars, Parties, Rooms, etc.) Microsoft will bring affordable virtual reality headsets to the PC and Xbox One.

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