Road to VR

JANUARY 30, 2023

Starting with Quest Pro, the company is using mixed reality as “a key part of the journey toward full augmented reality devices,” Chief Technology Officer and Reality Labs Chief Andrew Bosworth described in a year-end blogpost.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Starbreeze has acquired visual effects (VFX) studio Nozon for €7.1M (~$7.7M), a Belgium-based company known for their pre-rendered PresenZ VR technology which promises to bring ‘Pixar levels’ of visual quality to real-time VR scenes with positional tracking. The post Starbreeze Acquires Nozon for $7.7

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 26, 2023

The Apple Vision Pro has made sensational headlines across global media outlets, leading to renewed interest in virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) technologies. This ranged from user interfaces (UIs), filming, controls, and hardware optimisation. I think it’s a smart move.”

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AR Insider

MAY 3, 2021

The XR section of the venerated New York film festival introduced its offering on Tuesday: a mix of VR in the Museum of Other Realities, some limited in-person events at the Tribeca Hub downtown, and location-based mobile AR experiences around New York. for 18 months, developing its technology and industry partnerships.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

“We invented new technologies to increase comfort, and developed ultra-high-end components like OLED microdisplays and pancake optics to increase immersion. .” “Today’s leading VR headsets have doubled in weight compared to headsets from 2016. We haven’t confirmed pricing for that yet, however we’ll update once we do.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

7invensun for eye tracking addons). These guidelines are contained in a document entitled “Guiding Opinions of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Accelerating the Development of Virtual Reality Industry” and has been released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

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VRScout

MARCH 3, 2019

The HoloLens was essentially an excellent proof-of-concept, and much of its technology was still amazingly ahead of its time even four years after launching. The process shines especially bright when it comes to eye-tracking and voice recognition. HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft. HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2017

The SAO experience was created to welcome new users and teach them how to use Fove 0, the first commercially available VR headset with integrated eye-tracking. The San Francisco-based company has since secured over $11m across 3 funding rounds with investors including Samsung Ventures, Colopl VR Fund, and Foxconn Technology Group.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

To He, the screen door effect (SDE) was also diminished to the amount of “looking at a slightly textured surface or film.” image courtesy Pimax. “With modular design in mind, we made Pimax 8K an extendable device that not only works with your current accessories, but also new technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This is because the lenses may affect the detection of the OpticID and the performance of eye tracking. He also states that the prototype has some drawbacks, but they seem driven more by the fact it is a prototype than the actual showcased technology. This is very cool and very promising for the future.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 28, 2023

Running from August 31 until September 9 for the public, Venice Immersive is the returning XR section for this year's Venice International Film Festival, following last year's rebrand. The magic of the fairy tale classic is reimagined through cutting-edge technology, creating a spellbinding experience that transcends traditional storytelling.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2024

Of course we can not exactly predict the future , but I think that apart from the predictions, the answers by Alvin can give you some new tools through which understand how the future technological evolutions may be and how they can influence all sectors of our lives. We also wanted to get out the story of the connection between AI and XR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 18, 2023

Both firms have created a platform for displaying XR content in moving vehicles for gaming, entertainment, and other experiences using immersive technologies. The new system combines BMW’s sensor data with Meta’s tracking systems and technologies to create a “car-locked” immersive entertainment console.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Auki Labs is an immersive technology firm designing GPS-enabled, peer-to-peer positioning frameworks that support high-quality shared AR experiences for smartphones, VR headsets, and AR smart glasses. Transforming Security to Emerging Immersive Technology. 80 LEVEL (@80Level) September 20, 2022.

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Upload VR

JUNE 20, 2022

Meta is building a prototype headset called ‘Mirror Lake’ to prove out “nearly all of the advanced visual technologies that we’ve been incubating over the past seven years” in a compact form factor. It causes eye strain and can make virtual objects look blurry close up.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

One of the major challenges innovative business leaders face, however, is staying on top of the new developments in XR technology. Increasingly, we’re seeing new concepts emerge such as RT3D, hand and eye tracking, and 5G/edge computer rendering. SXSW has its own film festival, music festival, and comedy festival too.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 20, 2023

As immersive technologies become more accessible, both for consumers and business users alike, we’re discovering just how impactful these solutions can be. Creal’s technology reconstructs light in the physical world, supporting the natural behavior of the human eye for more immersive experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 28, 2020

I chose this topic because I love Brain Computer Interfaces , I think they are the next generation of human interaction with technology, after the big immersive revolution. Yes, I have still not removed the protective film. Two days ago, I had a great day talking at AWE2020 about Brain Computer Interfaces in Virtual Reality.

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AIXR

AUGUST 1, 2022

The Venice International Film Festival unveiled its selection for Venice Immersive. Meta is a leading provider of virtual reality technology, and the acquisition may give it a monopoly in the VR fitness app market. The funding will be used to develop technology that allows live, real-world events to be streamed into virtual worlds.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

French startup Lynx announced some months ago a quite interesting headset featuring pass-through augmented reality , hands tracking, eye tracking, and an innovative lens design. Or us of New Technology Walkers , that in our fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded ( download it !) Join them by clicking the link here below!

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

But before talking about it, let me invite you once more to visit the Venice VR Expanded virtual worlds that we did in VRChat for the Venice Film Festival. This sounds like black magic and it is really fascinating: using eye tracking and other hints, the system may understand what is that you want to hear, and filter out all the rest.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 17, 2019

The HoloLens was essentially an excellent proof of concept, and much of its technology was still amazingly ahead of its time even four years after launching. It works very nicely across the board, but where it comes to eye tracking and voice recognition (and the combination of the two) it delivers in spades. And then some.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

As researchers and VR start-ups make great strides in increasing the sense of presence such as larger field of view, lower latency and more natural input, a Brighton based start-up has just announced a new technology that can track a user’s facial expressions without markers. Emteq, with was founded with $1.5

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

According to the company, “the case is just 35.8mm at its thinnest” thanks to the pancake lenses technology. Main visual features of the Pico 4 @PICOXR #VirtualReality #VR #technology pic.twitter.com/IrUv9SeKVY — TonyVT SkarredGhost (@SkarredGhost) September 22, 2022. Special VR concerts are coming to Pico 4!

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Google buys Eyefluence , a company that specializes in turning eye movements into virtual actions, to boost its VR hardware. The eye-tracking interface startup founded in 2013 had raised $21.6M Oblong Industries has raised $65 million in funding to build technologies that will make collaborative work much easier.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

It’s relevant that the device wouldn’t feature any kind of face and eye tracking, but would have RGB passthrough and a depth sensor, so that to be able to offer detailed mixed reality and high-precision environment understanding. For sure, if this was the Quest 3, it would be a bit disappointing. Discover Raindance Immersive.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

If Microsoft will improve the WMR ecosystem with at least 4 tracking cameras, this can be an headset to look at with much attention. GTC digital is online, NVIDIA shows cheap eye tracking. This is intriguing because a system made by only LEDs is very very cheap, and could help the widespread of eye tracking in XR headsets.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2020

Together with this, Facebook also employs holographic optics, which is a bit more difficult to explain, but basically, it is lik e a tiny plastic film that has saved inside the information on how to bend laser light rays in a particular way. Not so long…. Other relevant news. NextMind devkit is now available for preorder. Donate on Patreon.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2023

Last week, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 kicked off its yearly event by bringing leading firms and representatives together to discuss emerging technology trends and innovations. Hand tracking. Eye tracking. For example, the device uses HARMAN spatial audio technologies to remove noise leakage.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

In the fall of 2016, Microsoft announced a partnership with a handful of hardware manufacturers to make developer headsets implementing the inside-out tracking technology seen on the HoloLens. For the recent Rogue One film, director Gareth Edwards used virtual reality to stage several several scenes. …and more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Eye tracking will enable more realistic interactions with both NPCs and human avatars, along with detailed analytics, heatmapping, and privacy concerns. Today, we’re seeing the very beginning of what VR technology will look like. Neural plugins: The Matrix (film). Total Recall (film). Avatar (film).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Another interesting thing is that Pico is not copying Meta or Magic Leap in proposing inside-out tracked controllers : these ones still have a tracking ring. We are not sure if it is because Pico has not the technology to do that or if it has been a strategic choice. Venice Immersive is the VR branch of the Venice Film Festival.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

The reason for such a decision would be that was impossible to create a glass that could be thin enough and that could contain all the desired technology (e.g. A new job listing points out to the fact that Oculus is planning to integrate eye tracking in its next devices. Minecraft Earth is coming in private beta.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

Waveguides are not a new technology, per se. Waveguide displays are made using the same technology that allows a unidirectional wave of light to be guided down a fiber optic cable. If a paying client requested a light-field, it can safely be assumed they would build it to order, with their existing waveguide layering technology.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple’s take on immersive technologies will also test the future of XR hardware solutions and their roles in the broader XR community through rigorous use cases. We know it will only improve in sophistication, technology and design. Brian Meaney , Head of Product, Alteon.io Brian Meaney , Head of Product, Alteon.io

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

When you first put it on you’re told to hold the top button, and you feel (and see a visualization of) the lenses moving horizontally to align with your eyes. The eye tracking cameras sense the positions of your pupils and tiny piezoelectric actuators move the lenses into place. And I mean fully. This basic idea isn’t new.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2016

Artificial Intelligence has the potential to disrupt so many different dimensions of our society that the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy recently announced a series of four public workshops to look at some of the possible impacts of AI. I interviewed the White House Deputy U.S.

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