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Developing the Future of Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

We talk to the first developers to join Microsoft’s HoloLens partner program about what the future of Mixed Reality looks like. Object Theory are pretty much the oldest Mixed Reality company around, having launched in June 2015, before the HoloLens had even started shipping. In many ways they’re your typical tech company – my demos are delivered in the familiar blueprint of a trendy open-plan office with exposed brick walls, which sits above a sushi restaurant – but it’s got a different vibe fro

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‘Zingoshi Chronicles’ Uses AR To Help Children Build Confidence

VRScout

AR brings an educational twist to conventional storytelling. Video game platforms are teeming with adult-appropriate combat and adventure games that reward players with weapon upgrades and points based on the damage they instill. Understandably, parents are constantly on the lookout for games that will teach their young one’s creative problem-solving skills, leadership, and confidence through story and adventure as opposed to violence. .

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Microsoft Reveals HoloLens 2 with More than 2x Field of View & 47 Pixels per-Degree

Road to VR

Microsoft today revealed HoloLens 2 at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. The headset features a laser-scanning display which brings a field of view that’s more than 2x the original HoloLens and 47 pixels per degree. HoloLens visionary Alex Kipman took to the stage in Barcelona to introduce HoloLens 2 which addresses many of the key criticisms of the original headset: field of view, comfort, and hand-tracking.

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Microsoft Unveils the HoloLens 2

Next Reality AR

After years of waiting, Microsoft has finally updated its industry-leading augmented reality device, the HoloLens. During a pre-show event at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, HoloLens inventor Alex Kipman, along with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Julia White, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Azure, took the wraps off the HoloLens 2.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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Watch HoloLens 2 ‘Spatial’ Remote Collaboration Demo from MWC 2019

Road to VR

Spatial is a real-time AR collaboration platform first developed for the original HoloLens by New York-based startup Spatial. Although now that Microsoft’s new and improved HoloLens 2 is in the mix, Spatial CEO Anand Agarawala and CPO Jinha Lee took the stage today at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) HoloLens 2 unveiling to show off what’s next for the platform.

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Watch Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Reveal Demo from MWC 2019

Road to VR

At Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona today Microsoft unveiled HoloLens 2, the next iteration of the company’s standalone AR headset. While HoloLens 2 purportedly boasts a 2-3 our battery life and a 70 degree field of view —two times larger than the previous HoloLens—Microsoft’s onstage demo revealed a few more improved capabilities attested to the device, namely its hand-tracking, voice input, and eye-tracking.

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Microsoft's HoloLens 2 Is an Enterprise Workhorse, but It's Sexy, Too, Here's a Close-Up Look

Next Reality AR

It's confession time. Through a couple of sources, I managed to get an early look at the HoloLens 2. But I was sworn to secrecy, and I take my tech oaths seriously (shame on you, leakers). But now that it's out in the wild, we can finally talk about how the HoloLens 2 looks compared to its predecessor, and the competition. Don't Miss: Microsoft Unveils the HoloLens 2 Microsoft Is Learning Cool via Color Let's just start by giving Microsoft credit for doing something so simple and right that many

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Watch Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Reveal Livestream Here @ 9:00AM PT

Road to VR

Microsoft is expected to reveal HoloLens 2 at its MWC Media Event today in Barcelona and you can catch the official livestream right here. Road to VR is on the ground at MWC to bring you the most important news from the show, but if you want to see Microsoft’s expected HoloLens 2 reveal, you can tune in right here at 9:00AM PT ( your timezone here ): Microsoft hasn’t explicitly said that it will be showing HoloLens 2 at the event, but it has done some significant teasing that, combin

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All you need to know on HoloLens 2

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Today, at MWC 2019, Alex Kipman went on stage together with Satya Nadella and Julia White to announce the new HoloLens 2. They teased a lot of interesting features and services of the device, and left the remaining technical details to some technical sheets on Microsoft website. So, let’s see what we know regarding the headset! FOV. First things first: we were all curious about the field of view of the new HoloLens.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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Mozilla Announces ‘Firefox Reality’ AR Web Browser for Hololens 2

Road to VR

Today at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain Mozilla announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring the Firefox Reality web browser to the recently revealed Microsoft HoloLens 2. While Mozilla hasn’t mentioned a release date yet, the company says they’re currently working with community developers of the programming language Rust to bring “the language and runtime that enable us to deliver a more secure experience to the HoloLens platforms.” Mozilla says

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‘Marvel Powers United VR’ Update Brings ‘Nuke’ Objective, New Enemy, & Hero Tuning

Road to VR

Marvel Powers United VR , the latest Rift-exclusive title from Oculus Studios, got its fourth update this week which introduces a new objective and enemy, along with a slew of tweaks including a “significant tuning pass” to hero abilities to reduce ability spam and increase hero versatility. Developed by Sanzaru Games and published by Oculus Studios, Marvel Powers United VR launched in July 2018, representing one of Oculus’ biggest content investments to date.

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HoloLens 2 Specs Reveal 2–3 Hour ‘Active’ Battery Life, Optional Top Strap, & More

Road to VR

Microsoft today revealed HoloLens 2, a standalone AR headset and successor to the original HoloLens. While the company is still keeping some specs under wraps, a list of official specs gives further insight into the new headset. HoloLens 2 was announced today boasting a field of view that’s purportedly twice as large as the original, along with a sharp 47 pixels per degree resolution, hand-tracking, eye-tracking, and improved comfort.