VRScout

OCTOBER 24, 2017

To build truly believable virtual environments, we need to believe our ears as much as our eyes. But while all the R&D muscle that Microsoft put behind this tech is certainly impressive, the question is whether that personalized spatial audio translates into more immersive user experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Microsoft and Zoom have also released their respective apps into the Vision Pro this week. It’s still more or less the game of of Microsoft. It allows users to walk around in a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller. Jay noted: They are having a hard time with several restructurings.

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InstaVR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

But even the ones that remain and have pretty good traction, such as Microsoft Hololens, have a major shortcoming — immersion. The Oculus Go and Oculus Quest and Varjo and Vive all make you feel like you’re immersed in an environment. VR is basically totally immersive, if done properly.

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XROM

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Connect wirelessly to your 5G Android smartphone and stream content like TV shows and films from your favorite platforms. Meet with colleagues and friends in realistic virtual environments via VIVE Sync. Bring everyday files into VR, from Microsoft PowerPoint presentations through to 3D formats. Portability meets power.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2017

It allows users to create a life-like avatar and hang out with up to three friends in a virtual environment, no matter where they are geographically. Rachel Franklin, Head of Social VR, came on stage to announced Facebook’s first social VR app, Facebook Spaces , available now in beta on Oculus Rift. Google I/O : May 17-19, 2017.

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Doc-Ok

JULY 31, 2017

In most cases, including the video in Figure 1, the real camera employed to film the user is a regular 2D video camera, but there are certain benefits to using a 3D camera such as Microsoft’s Kinect for mixed-reality recording. Figure 3: The calibration target attached to the back of an HTC Vive controller.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2019

I was impressed at how quickly the Quest was able to calibrate my fingers and bring them to life inside the virtual environment. As for actions such as pulling up menus or teleporting around virtual environments, it’s possible that hand gestures such as the ones used with the Microsoft HoloLens or Leap Motion could resolve this.

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HaptX

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We started the year strong, receiving the Lumiere Technology Award in January, alongside companies like Disney and Microsoft. Weeks later, we traveled to Park City, Utah to debut our HaptX Glove prototype at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. At HaptX, our team is celebrating a milestone-filled 2018.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Xbox One Streaming, from Microsoft. Then why play real VR games when you can stream your console ones onto a virtual screen? You hop from first-person experience to watching clips from the film, occasionally getting to interact with the environment by throwing potatoes into buckets or driving a rover. Price: Free (Rift).

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

However, when an NPC directly talking to your face, it’s hard not to develop trust in the virtual environment. Developer(s) : Mojang, Microsoft Studios , Sony Computer Entertainment. Platform(s) : PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows Mixed Reality. Minecraft In 360º VR. Publisher(s) ?: ?Ninja

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

Four years later, Nintendo followed up the wild and enduring success of the Game Boy with Virtual Boy, a headset/console built around (very red) stereoscopic vision. VR also dominated the pop culture, featuring prominently in films like “Johnny Mnemonic,” “Lawnmower Man” and “Virtuosity.”

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 26, 2023

New updates to Microsoft Mesh allows remote workers to add immersive experiences to private previews on the platform. Moreover, the update is part of Microsoft’s push to optimise its products with immersive features to combat modern challenges like Zoom fatigue and dial-in hurdles.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The way that VR works, you can both be in the same virtual environment, working on the same virtual engine, and actually doing call-outs and instructing each other. We've been approached by some of the bigger headset manufacturers -- Microsoft, Hololens and Magic Leap -- to build exclusively for them.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The way that VR works, you can both be in the same virtual environment, working on the same virtual engine, and actually doing call-outs and instructing each other. We've been approached by some of the bigger headset manufacturers -- Microsoft, Hololens and Magic Leap -- to build exclusively for them.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The way that VR works, you can both be in the same virtual environment, working on the same virtual engine, and actually doing call-outs and instructing each other. We've been approached by some of the bigger headset manufacturers -- Microsoft, Hololens and Magic Leap -- to build exclusively for them.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

The way that VR works, you can both be in the same virtual environment, working on the same virtual engine, and actually doing call-outs and instructing each other. We've been approached by some of the bigger headset manufacturers -- Microsoft, Hololens and Magic Leap -- to build exclusively for them.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

“You push this button, then pull this lever, then…” and so you go from this sort of virtual environment, which is 100 percent safe, to then like an environment where they’re actually interfacing with the physical object by projecting the digital twin onto it and then walking through a series of steps.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

“You push this button, then pull this lever, then…” and so you go from this sort of virtual environment, which is 100 percent safe, to then like an environment where they’re actually interfacing with the physical object by projecting the digital twin onto it and then walking through a series of steps.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

and so you go from this sort of virtual environment, which is 100 percent safe, to then like an environment where they're actually interfacing with the physical object by projecting the digital twin onto it and then walking through a series of steps. You push this button, then pull this lever, then."

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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The project involved a week of filming, during which Glauben was captured answering over 1,000 questions by 18 cameras placed at 9 different angles. By far the most compelling use case for immersive tech at the moment is in training and simulation, and those applications are virtually endless. Rising From The Ashes. HoloLens Army.

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