XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 26, 2023

Meta is Licensing Magic Leap This week, rumours revealed that Meta might acquire Magic Leap licensing rights for upcoming XR hardware. Sony Debuts VP Collaboration Centre to Combat “Pain Points” Sony representative recently spoke to XR today during a virtual production (VP) showcase at Pinewood Studios.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

VR hardware is front and center at this year’s festivities following the release of Oculus Quest and HP Reverb. The award ceremony recognizes multiple achievements in VR, such as hardware advancements, gaming, film, social experience, and marketing to name a few. VR Hardware of the Year: Oculus – Quest.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

VR Hardware of the Year. This Year’s VR Hardware of the Year Award went to the Oculus Quest. That same year, Oculus Touch won VR Hardware of the Year. The Sony game was nominated for four DICE Awards this year, but failed to take home any of them. VR Film of the Year. This offered little surprise.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Sony’s newly released Joshua Bell VR Experience falls into the VR video category, and it’s among the best VR video productions you can find today on any VR headset, despite the PSVR’s somewhat lower resolution and less powerful hardware compared to PC VR headsets.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 30, 2023

Sony Mocopi As one of the current gaming and entertainment leaders, it’s little surprise that Sony would want to introduce its Mocap technology. Introduced in November 2022, the Sony Mocopi system combines a range of 6 wearable tracking devices with intelligent software.

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Upload VR

MAY 25, 2024

In VR hardware news, LG and Meta's upcoming headset was reportedly delayed until 2027. Showcasing Quest 3 gameplay against PSVR 2, the team advised the PC VR version features similar visuals to Sony's headset. Colored won the award for Best Immersive Work at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Other Updates After some more updates?

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Among the expected fare of films, games, animation, audio products and cosplay during the four-day conference, there was one obvious and unavoidable sorta newcomer to the scene — virtual reality. Worldwide shipments of VR hardware is set to skyrocket in 2016, with some estimates pointing at volumes of 9.6

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

It also shows that at the moment the idea of subsidizing the cost of the hardware with the software sold in the store is not working, so probably the Quest ecosystem is less healthy than we initially thought. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Upload VR).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Meta plans to fight Apple thanks to the help of LG, a company that has deep expertise in manufacturing hardware and displays. This seems a smart decision to me: Meta needs this kind of partner to be able to improve its hardware manufacturing capabilities, and LG is a solid one.

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AR Insider

MARCH 29, 2021

–Sundance’s Film Festival’s Virtual New Frontier Exhibition was visited almost 40,000 times. — In-Game immersive ad platform Anzu raised $9 million from investors that include agency-giant WPP and Sony. There’s a virtuous cycle of content that drives hardware sales, which in turn incentivizes more content….and

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 3, 2023

As free promotion for hardware startups go, one would be hard pressed to point to something better than a $175 million Spielberg film. “It Early versions of the Austin, Texas hardware startup’s product were on writer Ernest Cline’s radar well before the film’s pre-production began. It was actually Warner Bros.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). The channel says that according to “credible sources”, Sony may launch PSVR 2 sometime in Q1 2023. Of course, take this rumor with a grain of salt: Sony could still decide to launch the new headset in 2022 to exploit the holiday season. Other relevant news. PSVR 2 may launch in Q1 2023.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 24, 2023

It read that Apple designed the device jointly with Sony Group Corp, which will feature high-resolution displays and augmented reality (AR) full-colour passthrough. Sony recently unveiled plans to debut its PlayStation VR (PSVR) 2 in early 2023.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The only notable exception to Jaunt’s availability on the various hardware platforms was Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. The PS VR is compatible only with Sony’s PlayStation 4 video game console. Tagged with: jaunt , playstation , PS VR , sony. As of today, however, that exception no longer applies.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 9, 2023

However, new hardware and tools are emerging all the time to transform what creators can do. Not only will extended reality and similar tools transform the way we create films and television shows, but it will allow us to step into these worlds like never before.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

For this, it has just started Access Hardware, a program that gives for free Magic Leap glasses plus dedicated support to all developers that are planning to do interesting applications using the Magic Leap 1, especially in the enterprise sector. New SteamVR devkit aims at making custom hardware easier. News worth a mention.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 16, 2016

The Rogue Initiative and Michael Bae announced a partnership to develop original entertainment properties with a focus on virtual reality and interactive hardware. This is Bae’s first foray into interactive entertainment; he will direct and The Rogue Initiative will produce and develop original content in cinematic-style VR. CatsAndVR.com.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The IMAX VR Experience features a unique combination of premium technology and world-class content that lets users see, feel, move and play in new worlds in a powerfully immersive and realistic way, much like IMAX® theatres offer moviegoers a differentiated and best-in-class film experience. Tickets will cost between $7 and $10.

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

Best Art or Film Developer, entrepreneur, and consultant Antony Vitillo, perhaps better known as “ Skarred Ghost ”, presented the first Auggie Award of the night for Best Art or Film. “I She also presented the winner with a 15.6in Sony Spatial Reality Display. I do want to thank everyone here, but Ori, also to you.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

VR was a big part of last year with new experiences, hardware and companies pushing the technology to the forefront of our everyday lives. As for VR hardware, Naylor says, “I’m looking for something that allows the aforementioned content to reach its full potential whilst making itself as accessible as possible to consumers.”.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide. Sony Interactive Entertainment, the only company revealing the numbers of its sold devices, has publicly announced that it has already sold more than 10M Playstation 5 consoles worldwide. Venice Film Festival has a big VR lineup this year, and it has just been completely revealed.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2023

CES 2023: Fresh AR/VR Hardware. Amongst the many hardware announcements, Metaverse platform provider Somnium Space introduced a tailor-made MR headset. Somnium Space included various hardware considerations to power an MR headset that competes with major industry players like Meta, PICO, and HTC VIVE.

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JULY 13, 2017

Instead of building and investing in headsets like Facebook of the US, Sony of Japan and HTC of Taiwan, the Chinese trio are becoming middlemen: creating platforms and content for when a dominant headset emerges. With 688 million Internet users in China alone, BAT already have a massive audience for VR content consumption.

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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. Sony Dreams adds PSVR support. An interesting marketing approach. Get ready to create!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Sony and Nintendo were all set to release a collaborative game system known as the SNES-CD back in the 90s as an add-on device for the Super Nintendo. Timeline of PlayStation hardware since 1995. It’s been a long time coming and now Sony is finally putting all of its wacky peripherals to use in one immersive experience.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 6, 2020

Valve has updated the way it detects the VR hardware connected to a PC, and so it is now able to offer a more reliable picture of the PC VR landscape in its usual monthly hardware survey. Look for the world called “VRrOOm Arts, Films and Fun” on VRChat, and enjoy your movies! There are around 1.3M PC VR headsets on Steam.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

Sundance’s Film Festival’s Virtual New Frontier Exhibition was visited almost 40,000 times. In-Game immersive ad platform Anzu raised $9 million from investors that include agency-giant WPP and Sony. There’s a virtuous cycle of content that drives hardware sales, which in turn incentivizes more content….and and around we go.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

Streaming services Netflix and Hulu have been in the VR space for a while (Netflix announced their app for Gear VR all the way back in the fall of 2015), and Sony-owned Crackle is attempting to catch up. TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL LOVES VR. JOHN LEGEND & BAOBAB STUDIOS TEAM UP FOR VR FILM.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

The artists have made an amazing job and the world is wonderful… I invite you all to check it out on September, 1st when the Venice Film Festival is starting… and in case you go there, let me know what you think about it! I am super busy working on the last touches for the Venice VR Expanded world on VRChat. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This week we had two bad news related to the Covid-19: Valve has reassured that the Index will get back in stock before the launch of Alyx, but due to the virus, the amount of devices available will be much less than they hoped for; Sony and Facebook have pulled out from GDC. StageCraft is a new technology for shooting films.

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AllThingsVR

JULY 5, 2017

The startup is building what it calls a “new type of portable hardware device that might be considered a hybrid between a powerful smartphone and a gaming console.” It was founded by Dave Ranyard, the former head of Sony London Studio. Read more here. 2) Mother , a creative agency, backs Dream Reality Interactive (dRi).

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Upload VR

AUGUST 18, 2023

The music, film, tv, and many other creative industries have been overtaken by several corporations that consolidate enough influence and power that they are able to negotiate with, or acquire, anyone smaller than them from a position of incredible strength. To the question of the "opportunity," that is as big as the iPhone opportunity was.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Introduction Following my first article earlier this year, Pimax’s Crystal has pleasantly surprised me with a series of software updates that activated new hardware features , whilst bringing quality-of-life improvements to headset connection and tracking. How long did the development of the hardware take?

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In his 1984 classic Neuromancer, characters entered a virtual reality world called “the matrix” (inspiration for the 1999 film of the same name by the Wachowskis). Augmented vision is commonplace in futuristic films, from Minority Report to Iron Man. What kind of devices and software will we need to participate in this AR Cloud?

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RealVision VR

MAY 20, 2016

This is a day long masterclass with hand picked topics from a longer 3 day Think in 360 workshop done for production studios who need consultation during on-going VR film projects. Our first cinematic VR film, “Dirrogate” created in a graphic novel format, has been invited by Samsung to be showcased on their VR platform; MilkVR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Now, a little under four years since the big names in hardware released their first generation consumer headsets, we live in a time when a number of VR games have actually approached the best that any gaming platform has to offer. SEE ALSO ‘Blood & Truth’ Behind-the-Scenes – Insights & Artwork from Sony's London Studio.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” XR Device Dilution Many major hardware vendors, including Apple and Sony, plan to enter the XR device market in 2024 and beyond.South Korean company LG is rumoured to join the race this year with a XR headset. Kevin also explained that XR devices are not wholly defined as headsets or wearables.

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