The Ghost Howls
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
And talking about “cool” things (pun intended), today I’m traveling to Helsinki, Finland, where I hope to have a great time at MatchXR. These technologies are so important and have so much business potential (see the success of OpenAI services) that companies can not stop pursuing them because there is too much money at stake.
Road to VR
APRIL 13, 2017
Development is divided evenly across the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift platforms, each accounting for 31% of projects created, with other major VR platforms such as Samsung Gear VR, OSVR, and Daydream rounding out the bottom numbers. We invite all industry technology providers and stakeholders to join us in this meaningful program.”.
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Road to VR
JUNE 20, 2017
Finland-based Varjo has announced a new display technology for AR and VR which the company is calling “the first human eye-resolution VR/AR/XR immersive display.” We’ve recently seen new VR displays from both Samsung and Kopin with an impressive ~3.25x increase in resolution compared to the Rift and Vive.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Yuka Kojima, co-founder and CEO at FOVE says “We believe that eye-tracking capability is the next big milestone in the VR industry and we’re excited to be at the forefront of that technology.” FOVE however is all about the eye-tracking, and with its 120fps infrared eye-tracking system, it proves to be extremely accurate.
InstaVR
OCTOBER 17, 2019
First off, some of the early major players like Google, Apple, and Samsung seem to be taking a step back. Google is discontinuing Daydream (more on that below), Apple seems to be focusing most of its efforts on AR, and Samsung is doing very little promotion of Gear VR despite launching a new phone line.
VRScout
JULY 11, 2016
Pokemon Go could be the perfect storm of nostalgia, brand recognition, and technology. Although the dubious award of #1 goes to Helsinki in Finland, #2-4 are Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane (Singapore is #5). Samsung has been experimenting in phobia treatment with their Gear VR in Sweden. POKEMON GO GO GO! VIRTUAL MEDICAL MAGIC.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
DECEMBER 4, 2016
We talked with Guido Voltolina, head of presence capture Ozo at Nokia Technologies, at the company’s research facility in Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, California. With that, we also have to consider the technology related to carrying and distributing data for playback. VB: I do wonder where the technology is going to settle.
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