TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 3, 2023

Nintendo’s Power Glove was, to quote one of the eighties’ finest films, “so bad.” Nintendo ultimately sold 1 million of the things, but the technology just wasn’t there, and the dream controlling gameplay with a robo-glove appeared to have died along with it. It’s compatible with HTC Vive headsets, as well as Steam VR hardware.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The world’s first adopter of the technology, Tiffany & Co, has begun using Snap’s Ray Tracing with its Snapchat-based Tiffany Lock Lens. Snap’s immersive experience leveraged its Custom Landmarker technologies unveiled at the Snap Partner Summit last year.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

With the solution, users can leverage the following tools: FreeD plug-and-play capabilities for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. A host of filming environments in a compact, lightweight form factor. A suite of affordable professional features, allowing greater access to production studios globally.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Or us of New Technology Walkers , that in our fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded ( download it !) Now, in what seems a desperate move to become relevant in a field dominated by Unity and Unreal Engine, it has made this engine opensource with the name Open 3D Engine. could add DLCs with new training levels to earn some money.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

The price tag seems a bit too steep given the current situation of the company unless behind the curtains they have some secret technology and some Carmack-style talents. Unity’s HDRP is now VR-compatible. Unity High Definition Rendering Pipeline is now compatible with Virtual Reality projects. This is so sad.

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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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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 Emteq, with was founded with $1.5

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. And of course, what's coming up with Unreal Engine 5? What is a game engine?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. And of course, what's coming up with Unreal Engine 5? What is a game engine?

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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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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Unreal Engine and Photoshop), as it happens in Google Docs when many people edit the same document at the same time. This week some outlets have reported that startup “Humane” has received $30M of funding to create some new technology, dubbed as “the next iPhone”. Someone has made a WebAR exporter for Unity. This is so cool!

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Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

“The release of ARKit validates the belief that augmented reality will be a technology that we all use and engage with in one form or another,” David Nedohin, president of the AR startup Scope AR, told Hypergrid Business. But overall, ARKit is an amazing leap forward in AR technology.”

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. And of course, what's coming up with Unreal Engine 5? What is a game engine?

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

This year’s conference, held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center , aims to gather together the worlds VR developers to share the latest technologies and techniques with them. Explore the endless possibilities for VR across 360 video, film, art, and education.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

Their facial tracking modification technology eventually enabled the popular “Lenses” feature. The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. In 2015, Snapchat acquired Looksery for $150M. Two well-established companies with serious Hollywood money are joining forces.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 15, 2023

To ensure user privacy, VITURE 1 hardware uses reverse sound field technology, which means others cannot see or hear what a user is doing. By leveraging an interoperable Anorid OS, VITURE enables XR content developers to distribute applications based on a range of real-time 3D (RT3D) engines like Unreal or Unity.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We started making-- this company originally was creating software for Hollywood films, and we did that quite successfully on a lot of films. This is-- Steelcase is a good example of an early adopter of this technology. I think this is-- it's technology that allows for a more personal touch. It's great.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We started making-- this company originally was creating software for Hollywood films, and we did that quite successfully on a lot of films. This is-- Steelcase is a good example of an early adopter of this technology. I think this is-- it's technology that allows for a more personal touch. It's great.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We started making-- this company originally was creating software for Hollywood films, and we did that quite successfully on a lot of films. This is-- Steelcase is a good example of an early adopter of this technology. I think this is-- it's technology that allows for a more personal touch. It's great.

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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. Our haptic technology complemented their first responder field medical training module.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This weekend I’ve also organized together with SIDI a big VR workshop on new technologies (XR, AI, neural links, etc…). StageCraft is a new technology for shooting films. I’ve already talked about StageCraft some months ago, but now it seems that this technology is becoming more popular, so it’s time to mention it again.

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HaptX

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

To maintain the integrity of the video we decided that all compositing would be handled in real-time as we filmed. Additionally, we would film using a functioning HaptX Gloves Development Kit (no props), and feature VR environments developed with the HaptX SDK in both Unity and Unreal. LIV’s support was astounding.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Douglas went away from Hollywood to create this super-studio with all the cutting-edge technology (like robotic camera systems, computers, etc…). In the last 5 years, I’ve seen another movie having such an impact, but not in the mainstream audience, but in the technology sector: “Her” by Spike Jonze.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

I am a bit sad no one gave an award to The Unity Cube , though… I would have loved to get a “Worst Application Award 2021” from Road To VR…. Then, it guarantees that there is an open-source alternative to Unity and Unreal, so if in the future Meta wants to build its own engine, it could start doing that by forking Godot.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Unity support for OpenXR is still in early beta , and so it’s not reliable yet to develop an OpenXR-compliant application in Unity. We Unity developers have still to use the current Unity tools that make us develop once, but then build for every different platform (like the ones I describe in this article ). The Verge).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 1, 2023

Over the last few months, the open metaverse has seen a resurgence in media coverage and technological developments. Conversely, at the enterprise level, Lamina1, Croquet, Siemens, Unity, Meta, Ready Player Me, and others have leveraged their technologies at the grassroots level.

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AIXR

AUGUST 26, 2022

The production My Strange Head poses the question of whether the latest technological developments can help in this respect, and conducted further research within Chronosphere, the Effenaar Smart Venue’s R&D programme concerning volumetric capture. Nick hopes that the latest technological developments can change this.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 21, 2017

“To get to really great VR, you need a whole new set of tools and technology to make the content,” said Jason Rosenthal, the CEO of Lytro. Facebook has shown a new interest in the very same technology this week. Maybe not 100 percent, but more than other technologies being used right now.

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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. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 – since before the interwebs! ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. Paul, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 – since before the interwebs! ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. Paul, welcome to the show.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2017

The experience was created in honor of the upcoming Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017) film, and will be first made available in Japan and Korea starting January 31 with availability ending July 31, 2017. SEE ALSO Sorry, Internet. The 'Sword Art Online' VR MMO Isn't Real.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Game engines like the versatile Unity have long been the go-to for AR development, and for good reason. Paul has been a software developer and technology consultant since 1997 - since before the interwebs! You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. Paul, welcome to the show. It's amazing."

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 2, 2019

It’s a simple SDK that integrates with Unity as a content creator, or you can drag and drop product placement within your experience. And with our plugin integrated with Unity, they were able to place ads alongside the track, by basically planting billboards that are part of the scenery. Then after that, it was filmed.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 2, 2019

It’s a simple SDK that integrates with Unity as a content creator, or you can drag and drop product placement within your experience. And with our plugin integrated with Unity, they were able to place ads alongside the track, by basically planting billboards that are part of the scenery. Then after that, it was filmed.

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ARPost

JUNE 27, 2019

Different methods involve different VR technology and are useful for different kinds of projects. Glassbox has just announced their newest VR technology, the DragonFly plugin. The virtual reality toolset makes it easier than ever to create VR content from live film. That’s where Glassbox’s VR technology comes in.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I think stabilization is what kind of brought the technology full circle, and what started enabling it to be widely used by not just VR content creators, but also by traditional filmmakers who just want special angles or to capture certain moments in a much easier way. The technology just isn’t quite keeping up with the camera tech.

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