Road to VR

AUGUST 23, 2021

XR startup StatusPRO has announced it has raised a $5.2 While the company hasn’t fully revealed its product, it says it’s using AR and VR to create immersive sports training and gaming experiences. ” The company is focused on both XR sports training and gaming. .” million seed investment.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The Academy for International Extended Reality (AIXR) held the fourth annual VR Awards on Thursday, November 12. Like many awards and conventions in XR, AIXR held the ceremony virtually using VRChat. See Also: AIXR Partners With VRChat to Bring 4th Annual VR Awards Online. VR Film of the Year. VR Healthcare.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2023

This hasn’t been the most interesting week ever for XR, because we had no big news. This is because Valve has a lot of expertise in VR devices and has faith in the medium of VR and VR games” There is a lot of talk about a possible upcoming standalone headset by Valve , that evolves the Steamdeck design into a virtual reality helmet.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Awards also go to the winner of the startup pitch competition, Best in Show VR, Best in Show AR, and there’s also the Awesome Award. We always say XR is something that can change the world and now, with this technology, we really could show the cultural things from one museum to the whole country.”. Best Enterprise Solution.

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Upload VR

APRIL 13, 2024

Seeking this week's major VR games and hardware stories? It's been a quieter week for VR hardware, though a few developments remain worth noting. For VR gaming, we went hands-on with Max Mustard , Swarm 2 and Silent Slayer. Other Updates Looking for more VR news stories? Here's our latest news roundup. Using the R.E.A.L.

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ARPost

MAY 14, 2020

As the XR technology showcase gets closer, the news gets more exciting. While I was looking for background on the Auggies, AWE’s XR technology awards, AWE founder Ori Inbar shared some anecdotes from the early days of AWE. AWE is, of course, an XR technology event bigger than just the Auggies. The Auggie Awards started in 2010.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Slim and light XR glasses capable of fluidly serving up novel and meaningful interactions are basically the holy grail in tech right now, with Apple, Meta, Google, Qualcomm, and many more laying down the groundwork to one day make them a reality. Add VR, AR, and AI together and you have the fundamental recipe for the metaverse.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2020

The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) is hosting the 4th International VR Awards on November 12. Here, we’ll look at what the event will look like, how to register, and – of course – who the nominees for the VR Awards are. About the VR Awards. However, all have equal access to the VR Awards themselves.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Let’s dive in… Apple VR rumors mounting up. We predicted in 2018 that the Apple XR device would probably be focused on media consumption – at first. Standalone VR will account for most VR users in the coming years. SpringboardVR is most known for creating its distribution platform for location-based VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2023

I’m a bit sad because the Quest has been the headset that revamped the interest towards VR, but I understand that now its time has come. Roblox has a huge user base (like 50M daily users) and bringing it to VR, maybe together with the launch of Quest 3, would give Virtual Reality an infusion of lots of new young users. Image by Intel).

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ARPost

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The only purpose of the event was to launch the VIVE Flow , “the immersive VR glasses made for wellness and mindful productivity.” The glasses are primarily pitched to a wellness audience, which is a stark contrast to the company’s recent pivot toward enterprise. See Also: Mental Health Awareness Month: Looking at the XR Angle.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 12, 2020

It’s been the week of CES, and we’ve got many news and articles about AR and VR in these days! CES 2020 has shown some interesting XR gadgets. Of course, it is aimed at the enterprise (and the military) market. More info (Mark Zuckerberg’s post) More info (Comment by CNBC) More info (Comment by Road To VR).

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

SPREE Interactive enables location-based VR gaming by working with content developers and hardware manufacturers. SPREE Interactive was founded in 2017 as “Holodeck VR.” The company uses proprietary and patented “sensor fusion technology” to create spacious multiplayer VR experiences and attractions. Meet SPREE.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

The event always wows spectators with a rich lineup of technology vendors and innovations; however, in 2024, XR took centre stage with many firms highlighting major products, addressing device debuts, and entering the market. MWC 2024 was a valuable insight into the mainstream XR market. MWC 2024 wrapped up for another year.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

This week in XR has seen the launch of the first standalone MR headset, plus a lot of interesting news and articles about immersive realities. These are pretty cool, also because the Snapdragon XR 2 is much more powerful than the 835 mounted by the Oculus Quest. Image by MBC, taken from Road To VR). Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

Luckily, we had not huge news about XR this week, so my work has been a little easier. Image by Meta, got from Road To VR). And I’m sure they will help in having a safer ecosystem for young users in VR. Road To VR) More info (Quest 2 new parental controls?—?Upload Upload VR). Top news of the week. Image by Google).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

I don’t know what the future will reserve us, but I know what has happened last week in XR and I’m going to tell you! As everyone was expecting, this week HP has launched its new PC VR headset, the Reverb G2 , that is an evolution of the Reverb launched next year. What will happen next? Top news of the week. Image by HP).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The Real-Time Engagement (RTE) 2022 event entered its second day of discussions on Tuesday, with many big tech firms offering their knowledge of the global virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) industry. Location Based Entertainment (LBE) is a fast-growing attraction at arcades all over the world. Medical and Healthcare.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2019

How has VR performed in 2018? Lots of articles by the so-called press were full of statements about the death of VR, or the fact that VR is a gimmick. I don’t want to hear you say bad things about VR. Samsung has also teased to be interested in releasing a new AR/VR standalone device. PC VR headsets.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The Academy for International Extended Reality (AIXR) held the fourth annual VR Awards on Thursday, November 12. Like many awards and conventions in XR, AIXR held the ceremony virtually using VRChat. That innovation and progress were built into the event itself as the usually in-person VR Awards ceremony this year took place in VRChat.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

On this special day, let’s all talk about AR and VR! With a tweet on its account, Valve has announced that the most awaited VR game of the year, Half-Life: Alyx is going to be released on March, 23rd. The game will be available only on Steam, but it will be compatible with all PC VR headsets. Top news of the week. Image by MWC).

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The AR Show

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Brad Scoggin is the co-founder and CEO of ArborXR, an XR device management solution for enterprises that is currently being used by more than 400 companies and educational institutions around the world. The problems addressed by ArborXR are an extension of the problems Brad saw as the co-founder and CEO of Springboard VR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Temperatures are getting colder, but not in VR… here it is going to be a very hot week with the launch of the Quest 3! Top news of the week (Image from Upload VR) Pico 5 leaks show a very ambitious product line The leaks on the Pico 5 are intensifying , which usually means that the device is going to be announced quite soon.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

This is where the next chapter for AR and VR begins. “This is where the next chapter for AR and VR begins” is the only sure information that we have about the event. It is clearly visible that they will talk about AR and VR. Or better… of XR DEVICES. No new VR hardware announcement.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

While I relax a bit after having delivered another project, I enjoy the sun and the news from the XR world. And since virtual reality is a rather new topic, and UE4 already supports VR, this means that all these studios could advance together in creating a VR toolset for their future games. Upload VR). Noire: The V.R.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

I’m hoping to attend a VR event in the North Pole, so that I can feel some cold again. This week in XR has been quite cold instead, and there have not been many interesting news. Don’t misunderstand me: the Index is still to be considered a great device, a high-quality device that is trying to innovate VR. Image by Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

A big and warm hug to all of them And while we celebrate our mommies, let’s read some cool AR/VR news! Investments in AR/VR companies are at 2013 level. Bad news for the VR ecosystem come from DigiCapital: the investments in AR/VR companies for the first quarter of 2020 are the lowest in these years and are back to the level of 2013.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2020

Just how far away is full-dive VR? Brain-computer interface systems like Neurable’s VR game Awakening uses an electrode-laden headband, connected to an HTC Vive HMD, to track brain activity. In 2017, the MIT Technology Review wrote that only one year later this technology could be mainstream and picked up by VR arcade companies.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

I’m trying to do my best… I hope you’ll appreciate that Before leaving you to the news… I’m hosting a giveaway of Gang V keys… it is a cool VR battle royal game with strong GTA V vibes that has just been released in Early Access on Steam ! The Quest 2 has just become more fluid as a standalone, and more usable as a PC VR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The damn coronavirus has arrived in my city in northern Italy, but I’m still alive and kicking, reporting you the most interesting XR news of the week! This weekend I’ve also organized together with SIDI a big VR workshop on new technologies (XR, AI, neural links, etc…). The coronavirus keeps impacting VR.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The Vive Cosmos is the latest PC VR headset announced by HTC at CES 2019. The screen is actually the second in class among the consumer VR headsets: only the HP Reverb has a better resolution than it , all the other ones have fewer pixels. sensors, that make your headset trackable by Steam VR 2.0 Discover everything with me….

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Now we finally have not just one Apple VR/AR announcement, but multiple. Apple’s Latest OS Apple visionOS, announced alongside the Apple Vision Pro headset at WDCC 2023, is the spatial operating system intended to fuel the entire Apple AR/VR vision. Plus, users can play their favorite Apple Arcade titles on the Vision Pro.

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2018

Does Austin have the largest VR community outside of Los Angeles? The VR community in Austin was a bit of a late bloomer compared to other cities. But while others were gaining legitimacy in the space, organizers of VR Austin were struggling to find attendees for their first event. This year was a perfect example of that.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 27, 2023

Meta and Apple have contributed significantly to the hype in the XR industry in the last few months. But the Vision Pro isn’t the first or only “enterprise-grade” XR headset on the market. The Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s first foray into the world of XR wearables.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

When I interviewed Kevin Williams , an expert in the LBVR market, he said that there are also some experiments with location-based augmented reality and he mentioned a Japanese arcade AR game called HADO. I the beginning I worked in enterprise software, working on Linux and open source software with Red Hat for a total of over ten years.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

It’s again that time of the week where I tell you the most important news in AR and VR! Zuckerberg admits that VR is taking longer than expected to take foot. While discussing the earning calls for Q3 2019, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that VR is taking longer than expected to become successful. Are you ready?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 5, 2023

Called Vive XR Elite, the standalone mixed reality device boasts a feature set that positions HTC to go toe-to-toe with Meta’s Quest Pro, but at a notably cheaper price of $1,100. Vive XR Elite is starting pre-orders today , with shipping slated for sometime in late February. We’ll talk a little more about content in a bit.

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