XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 5, 2022

For most people, gaming represented the ultimate “initial” market for the extended reality landscape. Some of the very first mainstream examples of augmented and virtual reality were delivered directly to the entertainment world, and many were met with significant levels of demand. The Potential for XR in Gaming.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Additionally, Atlas is leveraging a research grant from the European Union’s High-Level Expert Group on AI. Moreover, Atlas is working with leading gaming and RT3D content developers and brands to optimise the genAI platform to streamline and reduce the time required to create XR immersive experiences. Atlas secured $4.5

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This week, Microsoft continued its roadmap of introducing emerging workplace tools to its worldwide lineup of clients; most recently, the firm distributed AI tools across Siemens’ workforce. The move deepens the partnership between Microsoft and Siemens with a purpose-built Siemens Industrial Copilot solution.

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AR Insider

MARCH 22, 2021

It found that content delivered in this format produced greater memory retention than a control group. For example, Bank of America just launched a program across 4,000 branches. Post-training performance also grew 230 percent for the VR group versus 17 percent for the control group. Source: PwC. Medical Training.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

The Quest 2 is a great gaming machine offered at a ridiculous price, and it has totally crushed the competition. Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. The rise of smartphones has led to a change in the leader in the browser field.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 24, 2022

While virtually every industry is discovering new uses for XR in the realms of education, collaboration, and even wellbeing, the gaming landscape still remains one of the most valuable ecosystems for immersive technologies. For gaming companies, XR represents an entirely new platform through which to connect with players.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) Why and how has it started?

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

One of the first to enter this business is the Metaverse Group, which operates a virtual world called Decentraland. Late last year, a report surfaced that the parent company of the Metaverse Group announced that “a site in the heart of Decentraland’s Fashion Street district” has been sold for a record $2.5

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VRScout

MARCH 4, 2020

For others, the value is in creating non-player characters that provide a rich backstory to further immerse players in the game and enrich quests. And for a third group, the value in virtual beings isn’t the ability to create a new person: it’s to recreate an existing one. Virtual being music group Auxuman (Image Credit: Auxuman).

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2019

XRDC interviewed 5 innovators in art, science, game development and design, education, and R&D. For example, the report dives into Marijke Sjollema’s use of The Dolphin Swim Club VR in a medical setting. Creating new standalone headsets make sharing VR a social experience, which can aid in training and group activities.

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VRScout

MAY 24, 2017

Developers, both amateur and professional alike, seem to be having an absolute blast creating augmented reality experiences for the Microsoft HoloLens. Now a software engineer/HoloLens fan has upped the ante even further with an interesting mixed reality experience in the same vein as the massively popular sports game, Rocket League.

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ARVR

AUGUST 25, 2022

How the Metaverse will affect the future of the Organizations Image Credit: Unit 2 Games Limited I think that if I ask most people what the Metaverse is, they will start mumbling something related to virtual reality, and some will say online meeting. Since it is still in the making, no one knows. And last year, Warner Bros.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness. Mark Zuckerberg has been incredibly smart in entering this field before all the others, so now he already has a strong headset with a great content catalog around gaming.

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ARVR

MARCH 31, 2021

It found that content delivered in this format produced greater memory retention than a control group. For example, Bank of America just launched a program across 4,000 branches. Post-training performance also grew 230 percent for the VR group versus 17 percent for the control group. Enter The Monarchy 3.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Moreover, Microsoft is resparking its stake in an Industrial Metaverse, with plans to debut products in 2024. More recently, with the rise of enterprise-grade immersive software, RT3D engine service providers are promoting expanded use cases outside gaming.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Combined with aggressive price cutting through 2017, which saw the Rift & Touch fall from $800 to $400 in just over seven months, and an increasingly best-in-class library of games, Oculus seems to have significantly swung momentum back in favor of the Rift in the consumer space, and also prompted Vive to cut its price down to $600.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Launched this past November at select VOID locations, Ralph Breaks VR is a shining example of how additional haptic feedback and collaborative play can truly take in-game immersion to the next level. It also doesn’t hurt having the support of over 1,000 games, tools, movies, and various other apps available via the Oculus Store.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The firm’s latest Connect showcase highlighted this clearly, focusing on gaming and consumer smart glasses. 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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VRScout

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The point of all this was to show off the spatial audio technology that Tashev and his team at the Audio and Acoustics Research Group developed for the HoloLens, and which is now being incorporated into its new Windows Mixed Reality headsets. And for that, you need the developer community to get on board.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2022

For example, Taqtile completed its Hangar 51 accelerator programme to facilitate remote guidance tools for airports. Inviting around 75 companies to participate in the accelerator, Taqtile collaborated with the International Airlines Group (IAG) to demo digital transformation tools for aviation repair and maintenance operations.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Image by Epic Games). Fortnite is a huge game with millions of users, and if it comes to the Quest, it would be a great incentive for many Gen-Z to buy a VR headset. After further tests on the device, t he Army has begun accepting the first 5000 units that Microsoft should manufacture. Road To VR) More info (Apple Reality?—?Upload

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A smart glasses user, for example, could access a movie streaming application like Netflix via an AR RT3D button and watch media on a large immersive screen that a user can place in their real-world environment. For example, the two firms teamed up to present an immersive broadcast of the Tour de France in 2022.

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AIXR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Using headsets and cryptocurrencies, ‘players’ can inhabit a virtual world, interacting, shopping, or taking part in games in real-time, all from the comfort of their own homes. For example, a player may shout ‘black trainers’ and you need to differentiate and promote your brand for increased ‘findability’.

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2018

I was familiar with Austin, Texas because of SXSW — having attended with my previous employer, Emblematic Group. This year was a perfect example of that. What began as a couple of experiences at SXSW gaming, has no expanded into a VR takeover spanning several floors at the JW Marriott.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Additionally, VR Metaverse services can provide brands with a space to host immersive customer experiences via immersive virtual showrooms, live events, and games. For example, Microsoft recently partnered with Meta to integrate its Office Suite into the Meta Quest Pro.

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HaptX

MARCH 6, 2018

Kate Edwards shares a quality with many people in the game industry: She didn’t set out to work in games. Reflecting on her career and her time at the IGDA, she says that like many, she ended up in games after finishing a so-called “normal career.”. The common denominator is that we love games, and we have since we were kids.”.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Image by MegaDodo Simulation Games). Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on.

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ARVR

JANUARY 18, 2022

Meta corporations and Microsoft almost simultaneously announced work on unified virtual worlds, and the focus on the “internet of the future” even led to the renaming of Facebook (but only the companies, social networks left their familiar name). During the pandemic, Epic Games hosted a rock concert within their online game Fortnite.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Technology partners like Mozilla, Google, and Microsoft have joined the collective effort to support WebVR as a priority to jumpstarting the industry. He is also the Amsterdam Chapter Lead at the VR/AR Association and the European Partner at Edoramedia, a games publisher and digital agency with its headquarters in Dubai.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 19, 2023

BMW Group Taps Meta for XR Car Gaming System BMW Group USA and Meta Platform’s Reality Labs division have announced a partnership to develop an automotive VR/MR solution. Passengers can use the system to watch films, play video games, meditate, and send messages on social media.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. It has released experiences like Microsoft Remote Assist, that let different teams in a company work together to solve maintenance problems. Of course, it will exploit the already awesome Microsoft platform.

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Bernard Marr

MAY 12, 2023

So it’s interesting to see that Expedia Group has become one of the first major e-commerce operators to build ChatGPT into its app. For example, Microsoft (a key investor in OpenAI) added its capabilities to its Bing search engine, and the social messaging app Snapchat recently unveiled its own GPT integration.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Immersive experiences are common in the consumer space, particularly in the world of video gaming , but have become rapidly adopted by enterprises. Here are just a few examples. Solution providers aiming to tackle challenges in training include Meta Platforms, Lenovo, Pico, Microsoft, and many others. Customer Engagement.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

During the event, AWS VP Matt Wood conducted a live broadcast, allowing him to interact with a group of attendees identified as MWC 2024. For example, Finnish eye-tracking solutions provider SeeTrue Technologies highlighted its innovative sensor technology, which is ready for upcoming XR headsets.

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VRWorld

APRIL 9, 2017

In a bid to cross the chasm between Augmented and Virtual Reality, Microsoft is starting to push the new buzzword: mixed reality. On Tuesday, Microsoft is hitting back. In a video below, Microsoft explains mixed reality in Windows 10 and the differences between AR and VR. HDMI: HDMI 1.4 with 2880 x 1440 @ 60 Hz, HDMI 2.0

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 4, 2023

While most of the Horizon platform is currently focused on socializing, events and gaming, Workrooms is where Mark Zuckerberg hopes we will go when it’s time to get our heads down and do some work. They can also host and join virtual meetings, by inviting other users to form groups. How does it work? Why should I use Horizon Workrooms?

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. Going Beyond Gaming. There’s no better example of this than the revolutionary entertainment experience, Fortnite.

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