Road to VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

For one, it could simply allow access to the Google Play store on the headset, allowing users to download apps they already own through the store, and then project those apps onto a flat screen inside the headset.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Download Project Stardust for free here. Starblazer is an action-pack real-time strategy game, meaning you’re able to watch your moves play out and see how the battle changes in your favor. Your tactical strategy requires you to track targets with your gaze and then vaporize them using your Pulse Lasers. Star Trek: Bridge Crew.

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XROM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Notably, the Quest app, which enables VR headset owners to purchase games, became the most downloaded app in Apple's App Store on Christmas Day. As Meta continues to refine its strategies, the stage is set for an exciting journey toward realizing the full potential of the metaverse.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China. And I have to say that this strategy is paying off. But then I started having at another problem: I was downloading stuff at 100Kb/s … and I had to download something like 200MB of data.

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VRWorld

MAY 2, 2017

During its newly established EDU event, Microsoft announced Windows 10 S (S for Student, not for Superman ), a new Surface laptop and several partner PCs. The goal of new EDU strategy is to win back schools across the country. I personally feel like Microsoft is just trying to act like Apple. Let us find out. Surface Laptop.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

The With Google AR and VR technologies, companies can create immersive experiences designed to rapidly convert customers, and enhance brand loyalty. The ARCore solution from Google supports developers in creating simple but effective AR applications, which customers can download from the Google Play store and access on any Android device.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 8, 2019

And exploring a few of those possibilities is what I had the chance to do when I collaborated with Microsoft Education to write the Immersive Experiences in Education white paper we’ve published at the ISTE 2019 conference a few weeks ago. Methodology. Now, I’m very much a technology enthusiast. Click To Tweet.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

According to Vinay Narayan VP, Platform Strategy and Developer Community HTC VIVE, this upcoming year will present the most robust ecosystem of innovations yet. You can download the full report for free here. These early results will drive a virtuous cycle of growth and innovation,” he concludes. Look no further!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Notably, as the industrial Metaverse wave of 2024 approaches, many firms like Microsoft, AWS, and Meta are attempting to lead it. Microsoft and AWS are integrating many business-grade digital services and related security measures to ensure end-users feel safe adopting each vendor’s XR technology.

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ARPost

MAY 3, 2021

In order to incorporate AR into the overall business strategy, the questions that CIOs and COOs need to ask themselves are: What opportunities has AR technology opened up in our industry? Microsoft has taken the lead in this space with its HoloLens smart glasses, but Facebook isn’t far behind.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 18, 2022

With years of experience working on everything from strategy development in the XR space to powerful software design, Yord Studio can help with every aspect of bringing your new project to life. Microsoft is gaining ground as one of the leaders in the Mixed Reality landscape for a reason.

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Upload VR

MAY 16, 2022

Quest 2 is also compatible with powerful gaming PCs as well , meaning if your computer is up to the task you may be able to download games like Half-Life: Alyx, Boneworks No Man’s Sky or Microsoft Flight Simulator , and stream them over to Quest 2 from either a wired USB connection or wireless via Wi-Fi.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

Satya Nadella , Microsoft MSFT -1.4%. Microsoft’s CEO understands that the metaverse concept will impact every part of the way we do business. By making the “metaverse of work” the focus of Microsoft’s business strategy, Nadella hopes to capture the same success. “It Eric Schmidt , Google. Jensen Huang, Nvidia.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

If you have a Vive Focus Plus, go out on Viveport M and download it! Or that Microsoft is working on a new reference design that fixes the issues of the first one? It is getting lots of downloads, and many enthusiastic reviews. And again… is it possible that this headset can accommodate both forms of tracking ?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

The entire community is completely getting crazy for it and you must download it from SideQuest, and try it out. More info (SideQuest VR download page) More info (Launch blog post). This is the game that everyone was waiting for, even more than Half-Life 3, Lone Echo 2, or Beat Saber 4. Absolutely not. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 19, 2020

Microsoft admits display problems on HoloLens 2. Microsoft negated the issue, but now, after continuous reporting from users, it has been forced to admit it. That’s a great win for the XR community, also because after having acknowledged the issue, Microsoft will have to work in actively solving it. Some cool stuff to see.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

More info (Vive Cosmos Elite launch) More info (New offerings of Vive Pro Eye) More info (Ben Lang’s editorial on HTC’s strategy) More info (Vive Sync launch). And this time, you will finally be able to download one of them. Image by Microsoft). iPhone 12 may feature a special connection for AR glasses. News worth a mention.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 15, 2023

However, other cloud services continued to grow, including Nvidia's GeForce Now and Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming. Amazon and Netflix also entered the market, with Netflix taking a different approach by offering downloadable game content on users' devices.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

This may be Apple’s strategy to make people wear something on their head while they wait for a more complex headset. SuperHot has now more than 2M downloads on all platforms, and this is thanks to the Quest. There’s a speech at AWE held by Microsoft and HP on 28th , so this may be a good moment for the launch. We’ll see….

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Some magazines reported this news as a sign of the failure of Meta’s strategy about the metaverse. A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. Microsoft has answered the report saying that “HoloLens is doing great” , and Alex Kipman has tweeted not to believe what you read on the internet.

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Ryan Schultz

AUGUST 5, 2022

Yesterday evening, I finally downloaded and set up the Sansar client software on my new personal computer *, and signed in, wearing my Valve Index VR headset. And NFT Worlds just had the rug pulled out from under them by Microsoft and Minecraft.). (I vividly remember how much fun the Endgame talk shows were , while they lasted!

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VRWorld

MAY 27, 2016

The company is building its strategy on the only possible growth plan – building the fastest technology their engineers came come up with, and then produce the silicon which will come to market branded either as AMD, an AMD-THATIC joint-venture or as Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony… and a new mysterious client for the semi-custom business.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

There is proof everywhere about that: The Oculus app on the iOS App Store has been at the #1 place among the most downloaded app of the day on Christmas. All the above cues are proof that Quest 2 sold well this Christmas. and if you get your Quest for Christmas…. … Yes, for sure the m**averse hype has helped in having this money.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2023

This offering could be the key to helping the tech giant preserve its market share, as innovators like Apple , Microsoft, and Magic Leap all increase their focus in the business world. Studies show that around 68% of organizations are ready to plunge their company into the metaverse soon, but few feel they have the right security strategies.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The search engine giant launched an AR software platform called Tango back in 2014, but over-reliance on shifting corporate strategies from Texas Instruments and Intel meant that unfortunately, Google still does not have AR devices for the consumer market.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

This will make the experience even better for the users since they will be able to enjoy shared persistent AR with no friction and no need to download anything. More info (RealityOS trademark) More info (Robert Scoble’s take on Apple’s reveal strategy). The “metaverse” was not a key topic inside “Microsoft Build”.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

Steve: Well, it was a MetaVRse product that I downloaded to my phone some time, in Google Cardboard. It’s also we generally put that out there as a free download on the Windows Mixed Reality store and Oculus as well as VIVE. We had a nice big bump at the beginning of the year with Microsoft. Alan: That’s incredible.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

Steve: Well, it was a MetaVRse product that I downloaded to my phone some time, in Google Cardboard. It’s also we generally put that out there as a free download on the Windows Mixed Reality store and Oculus as well as VIVE. We had a nice big bump at the beginning of the year with Microsoft. Alan: That’s incredible.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Roblox was already on App Lab, where it had more than one million downloads, and now is going to be available on the official Quest store Asgard’s Wrath 2, coming on Quest Store on December 15th, 2023. I think Meta hopes to reinvigorate the sales with the new headset… let’s see if this strategy is going to pay off.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 2, 2019

Steve: Well, it was a MetaVRse product that I downloaded to my phone some time, in Google Cardboard. It's also we generally put that out there as a free download on the Windows Mixed Reality store and Oculus as well as VIVE. We had a nice big bump at the beginning of the year with Microsoft. Alan: That's incredible.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2024

For instance, we use a slightly modified version of Microsoft guidelines for C# for the coding phase, and every code is reviewed during the pull request stage Try to ask for high standards from everyone. We launched the minimum application needed to see if people could be interested in what we wanted to build. What are the coding guidelines?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Microsoft releases Azure Remote Rendering. Download Transpose for free!

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

So Microsoft, as you know, we support ARKit- and ARCore-enabled devices. Microsoft launched their Azure Spatial Anchors, we could support Azure Spatial Anchors as well, and take their augmented reality to the next level. While you were just talking, I downloaded Harry Potter’s Wizards Unite. Yes, exactly. Michael: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

So Microsoft, as you know, we support ARKit- and ARCore-enabled devices. Microsoft launched their Azure Spatial Anchors, we could support Azure Spatial Anchors as well, and take their augmented reality to the next level. While you were just talking, I downloaded Harry Potter’s Wizards Unite. Yes, exactly. Michael: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

And things like Microsoft introducing-- or announcing the world of Minecraft and augmented reality, meaning anywhere in the world, you can start building Minecraft blocks and it will stay there, positionally tracked, so the next person that comes along and-- basically what you're doing is that level, but made for industry and enterprise.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Magic Mirrors, like the one shown below from FXGear, require no download or device to be able to show a consumer what they look like in inventory that may or may not even be in store. Microsoft Capture Studio is offering such services scanning celebrities and performers for entertainment and education purposes.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

We use the MDK ourselves and share our strategy with external studios building video games for Nex Playground. You can count the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Kinect, and the Nintendo Switch also continues what we’ve started. David Lee : Again, the MDK is based on Unity, where developers can download the Unity plugin.

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