XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 21, 2022

HTC VIVE announced on Tuesday it will expand the availability of its VIVE Flow compact VR goggles with a novel Business Edition version. The devices are set to train, work, collaborate remotely, and enhance classroom interactions for its users across sectors, including education, healthcare, and many others, HTC VIVE explained.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Other use cases exist in healthcare, and the potential for training and telehealth solutions is ripe, with many vendors trying to break into the space. However, an area healthcare vendors give lesser focus to but hold immense importance is democratising access to patient education. Will XR Democratise Patient Education?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2024

It appears that innovative digital healthcare solution providers are taking note of the recently released Apple Vision Pro. Just hot off the heels of numerous healthcare-related Vision Pro stories, Veyond Metaverse is now debuting its solutions onto the emerging headset. Will the Vision Pro become a Healthcare Tool?

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. Here are the top stories from this week’s news stories.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 24, 2024

Virtual, augmented, or mixed reality solutions are molding to suit various sectors, from aviation to retail, healthcare, public transport, and more. S&P Global overcame monetary constraints and technology barriers to show internal and external stakeholders how XR is more powerful than traditional learning tools.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 27, 2022

This month, HTC VIVE announced a bespoke controller for Flow, the firm’s lightweight virtual reality (VR) glasses. In the initial announcement, HTC first introduced the new controller as a business tool, but in recent updates , the firm revealed that the device would also support leisure and gaming activities.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

We’ve discovered how valuable the right XR tools can be in collaboration and communication, and how they can help innovators to build new products and ideas. One of the areas where XR is seeing the most significant and rapid adoption, is in the world of education and training. HTC Vive and Penn State. Meta Oculus and Aptiv.

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ARPost

MAY 30, 2020

See Also: Face Filters Come to WebAR With New 8th Wall Tool. Events are broken down by subject into either Education, Medical, Simulation, or Training. Keynotes will be given by representatives of Lenovo, Korea Telekom, HTC, VIVE , HP, Microsoft, and others. VR/AR Global Summit Events to Look Forward To.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2020

The program, which consists of short how-to videos and educational graphics, is being rolled out at Imperial College London prior to its deployment nationally and internationally to help combat Covid-19. Canada, and U.K. Studies have shown that this aids learning in helping trainees develop the muscle memory essential for surgical skills.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In its report, the WEF named the “Medical Metaverse” among its top emerging technologies of 2023 – alongside flexible batteries, genAI, sustainable aviation fuel, designer phages, wearable plant sensors, spatial optics, flexible neural electronics, sustainable computing, and AI-facilitated healthcare.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2021

VR Healthcare of the Year. The VR Healthcare of the Year award is awarded to “projects that are changing the landscape of healthcare industries for good.” This is only one of a suite of tools for emergency care personnel and clinicians offered through the organization. VR Education and Training of the Year.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 28, 2022

G-Cloud 13 2022-2023 provides companies working with British public institutions such as the UK government, education, healthcare, police and first responders to supply goods while following UK institutional guidelines. The company demoed its immersive training platform for the healthcare and medical industries.

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ARPost

AUGUST 10, 2022

The organization, which represents premier headset manufacturers, advocates for other vital technologies and tech tools. She stated that XR and immersive tech have great potential in healthcare , education , and workforce training. Google, HTC Vive, Microsoft, Meta, and Sony Interactive Entertainment jointly created XRA.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 23, 2023

The criminals stole Meta Quest, Pico, and HTC VIVE headsets, tablets, smartphones, controllers, and other devices. ” The Need for VR Therapy Solutions The incident comes as numerous VR firms develop critical therapies for patients across healthcare. Police have arrested a suspect aged 41 and will deliver sentencing in February.

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Road to VR

MAY 9, 2019

HTC is now on its fourth batch in its $100 million accelerator program, which offers education, investment and mentorship to startups doing unique and and interesting things around VR and AR. The post HTC Invests in 17 AR/VR Startups in Latest Vive X Accelerator Program appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

HTC today announced its third batch of AR/VR startups backed by the company’s Vive X accelerator program. ” Started last year, Vive X is a $100 million fund for AR/VR companies that, according to HTC, provides “unparalleled access to expertise, resources, planning and an extensive network throughout the AR/VR industry.”

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VRScout

DECEMBER 8, 2016

HTC is getting into the VR content development game with the launch of Vive Studios. Announced Thursday, Vive Studios is HTC’s internal VR development team that’s been stealthily creating content to be released to consumers. Also unveiled today is the launch of HTC’s first internal title Arcade Saga developed by 2 Bears Studios.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

VR Healthcare. For the second year in a row, VR Healthcare of the Year Award went to FundamentalVR. VR Education and Training. The Education and Training Award went to MEL Science for their quantum simulation engine. VR Enterprise Solution of the Year went to MEDIASQUAD GmbH for their BRP-Rotax VR Job Assessment tool. .

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

Zappar was also up for Auggie Awards in the categories of Best Creator & Authoring Tool, Best Developer Tool, Best Headworn Device, Best in Location-Based Entertainment, and Best Societal Impact. This is something we’ve been working on for a long time,” HTC China President Alvin Graylin said in accepting the award.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2023

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. ” Chen also noted how XR can improve learning outcomes in healthcare and beyond.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The $100 million program has fostered some extremely important projects since its initial development in 2016 thanks to its dedicated mission of helping budding start-ups through professional mentorship, networking, education and investment. Wewod is focused on delivering high-quality, location-based entertainment and educational VR content.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2021

Through partnerships with healthcare providers, universities, the Air Force, and tech partners including T-Mobile , Healium is helping the individuals that use the platform as well as enhancing our understanding of how XR impacts mental health. Just like physical healthcare, mental health measures can be preventative as well as restorative.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 26, 2023

HTC VIVE announced on Wednesday it had upgraded its hand-tracking capabilities for its flagship mixed reality (MR) device, the VIVE XR Elite. According to the Taoyuan City-based tech giant, its hand-tracking tools would offer “enhanced reliability across a wider range of lighting conditions.” via the 1.0.999.374 release.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 21, 2022

Emplomind aims to provide such facilities to users to elevate its company mission “on the next level,” it said in a statement, adding it aimed to launch the service on Decentraland with a strong focus on education. The firm also plans to roll out its core services and features in a roadmap for one to one On-Demand support.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2020

Winners from the past three events include Oculus Rift and Quest, Google Tilt Brush, HTC VIVE Pro, and the Vader Immortal series. AIXR , the organization behind the VR Awards, is an international, independent, non-profit organization dedicated to growing the XR sector through professional development and general education.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 8, 2016

HTC today announced that they’ve spun up an internal development and publishing group called Vive Studios. Mirroring Oculus’ own ‘Oculus Studios’ effort, HTC has formed an internal VR game studio and publishing group called Vive Studios. Now it seems that HTC wants to change that.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Their site also posts educational and informative articles relating to the world of MR, AR, and VR technology. This year’s 70+ person judging panel included academic professors and researchers as well as representatives from Google, HTC, HP, Deloitte, NVIDIA, Apache, and others. VR Education and Training. VR in Healthcare.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

VR Healthcare. For the second year in a row, VR Healthcare of the Year Award went to FundamentalVR. See Also: How Immersive Technology Is Advancing Healthcare. VR Education and Training. The Education and Training Award went to MEL Science for their quantum simulation engine. VR Social Influencer of the Year.

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Road to VR

JULY 1, 2016

This week at MWC Shanghai, HTC announced the Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance (VRVCA), a consortium of 28 venture capital firms focusing their funds on virtual reality. The group is headed by HTC’s China Regional President of VR, Alvin Wang Graylin. And it looks like things are only continuing to grow.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2024

New Quest 3 Features Earlier this week, Meta announced the upcoming release of a new product that will assist with XR headset usage in classrooms and educational spaces. The unnamed product range will be dedicated to education sectors and will improve the understanding and onboarding of XR across educational professionals.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. … well, sort of. You still have to set it up). INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.

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VRScout

JANUARY 16, 2019

Patients and their family can also step inside of the VR experience through an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, or other type of PC-powered VR headset. We already know that VR and AR has become a powerful tool for medical training , which is just one part of what Surgical Theaters Precision VR software can do. Image Credit: Precision VR.

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Peter Graham

APRIL 1, 2020

British tech company FundamentalVR has been at the forefront of virtual reality (VR) training in the healthcare system, primarily focused on surgical education via its Fundamental Surgery platform. Fundamental Surgery is hardware-agnostic, able to mimic the physical cues of surgical actions, medical tools, and tissue variations.

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Cats and VR

DECEMBER 8, 2016

HTC today announced Vive Studios as the company's internal development and publishing initiative for virtual reality content. Vive Studios will bring to market VR content created by HTC's internal studios as well as through publishing partnerships with external developers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The news comes as companies such as Tobii and Varjo Technologies have begun exploring eye-tracking tools capable of deeper immersion and analytics. Sectors such as education, training, automotive, manufacturing, healthcare, and others needed to monitor attention and gaze to pilot immersive solutions, the company explained.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Today, HTC is announcing the launch of its newest subsidiary: Vive Studios. This brand new content publisher will work to facilitate and release new, high-quality content for the titular HTC Vive virtual reality headset. Areas like education, architecture and virtual commerce will be explored as well.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Joel Breton is the Vice President VR Content at HTC, and I had a chance to catch up with him at the Casual Connect conference in July to talk about the different industry verticals that they’ve identified. The post HTC’s VP of Content on VR Industry Verticals & Game Genres appeared first on Road to VR.

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