New York City sues Activision Blizzard over Microsoft deal
Digital Trends
MAY 4, 2022
New York City is suing Activision Blizzard over the Microsoft deal, alleging that CEO Bobby Kotick rushed the sale to escape accountability.
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Digital Trends
MAY 4, 2022
New York City is suing Activision Blizzard over the Microsoft deal, alleging that CEO Bobby Kotick rushed the sale to escape accountability.
Road to VR
JULY 15, 2018
Haven’t been able to make it to any of the big gaming expos (or you don’t know anyone with the $3,000 AR headset)? Microsoft Stores across the US and Canada are now hosting free HoloLens demos, so you can finally see what the hubbub is all about. New York, Fifth Avenue. Chandler, Chandler Fashion Center.
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ARPost
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. See Also: New Guidelines for Developers: XR Software Should Be Accessible for Users With Disabilities. As of November 2020, they’re hiring for both New York and San Francisco positions.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
This week thousands of people descended on Barcelona, Spain for Mobile World Congress where Microsoft has already unveiled the HoloLens 2 , the next generation of Microsoft mixed reality. Microsoft HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft. Mattel uses top tech from Spatial and HoloLens to accelerate play innovation.
VRScout
JUNE 21, 2017
Watch how this mixed reality game for Hololens turns Central Park into a full Mario level. Arguably the coolest mixed reality experience developed on the Microsoft HoloLens headset so far, that’s what. Well, because he’s awesome. Any MR or VR experience capable of inducing a realistic sensation of vertigo is ok in my book!
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
APRIL 24, 2017
With it, customers can get a Rift headset, the Oculus Touch controllers, an ASUS VivoX PC , and four free games for the total price of $1300. The games for this bundle are all standouts and include: Superhot VR , VR Sports Challenge , The Unspoken and the upcoming Wilson’s Heart. and Canada.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Because it is true to say that, to date, it is the gaming consumer that has driven the success and growth of VR. Johannes Stettmeier, Business Development Manager for AR/VR Technologies at Lenovo , also took the stage to explain how some of the most fruitful use cases for XR exist in the enterprise, not in consumer or gaming.
AR Insider
JULY 19, 2021
Let’s dive in… Genvid Raises $113M to Build Out Massive Interactive Live Games , Taps Ex-Netflix Content Exec Cindy Holland as Adviser. The new new game studio pulled in an astonishing $113M Series C to produce what the company calls “massive interactive live events,” or MILEs. They have to.
VRScout
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Instant Musician, previously only being available as a Microsoft HoloLens app, has now made its way to iOS, offering users a way to learn proper piano skills using their smart phones. . Learn how to play piano using just your iPhone and a crisp one dollar bill. .
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. Zoom rolls out new features, including Immersive View.
ARPost
APRIL 20, 2023
Snap Map and Bitmoji Features Bitmojis, the 3D avatars used by Snapchatters for their profiles as well as in games and messages, is constantly expanding, including through new virtual fashion partnerships and this year is no different. For example, Snap lenses can now be used in Microsoft Teams and in the NFL app.
VRScout
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Spatial , a team of 3D Design and AR/VR experts based out of New York and San Francisco, today unveiled their cross-reality collaboration platform after two long years in stealth. This is game-changing technology that will undoubtedly advance the future of work, and more broadly, the future of computing.”. “We
Hypergrid Business
JANUARY 25, 2023
Plus, it was a proprietary system, owned by Microsoft, and didn’t play well with other metaverse platforms. In its blog post, the company said that it will be focusing on other metaverse-related efforts, such as the launch of Microsoft Mesh , an enterprise-focused metaverse platform. ” And it’s making money.
Tech Trends VR
AUGUST 8, 2018
There are plenty of players like Microsoft HoloLens and DAQRI which consistently deliver not only cool demos, but real use-cases for holographic Mixed Reality Click To Tweet. Considering how much flack Microsoft gets for its FOV, it seems unfair to cut Magic Leap any slack on that.
Road to VR
MARCH 1, 2019
Magic Leap is giving away serious cash to developers this year through their Independent Creator Program , which has earmarked an “eight-figure” number destined to fund app developers working in gaming, entertainment, collaboration, productivity, and more. Resolution Games. Productivity. Funktronic Labs. BadVR, Inc.
VRScout
JULY 15, 2018
Developed by Owlchemy Games, the original minds behind the hit VR title Job SImulator, the far-out immersive adventure places users in the shoes of Rick Sanchez’s reluctant side-kick, Morty Smith, as they participate in a series of seemingly-menial tasks, from basic laundry care, to complex ship repair. Image Credit: Adult Swim.
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Several use cases for augmented reality (AR) solutions, including try-on retail experiences, have seen a meteoric surge, namely amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from George Yashin, Co-Founder of ZERO10 , said in a recent report.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
JULY 17, 2023
According to the New York Post, the collaborative effort aims to integrate one of several massive entertainment platforms for the premium mixed reality (MR) device. At the annual “Summer Camp for Billionaires,” the New York Post and Allen & Co revealed the news.
The Ghost Howls
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Top news of the week. Image by Microsoft). Microsoft Teams to integrate Mesh in 2022. With a surprise move, Microsoft has announced that in 2022 it will integrate Microsoft Mesh, its framework to create shared XR experiences, inside Microsoft Teams. Other relevant news. I’ll let you travel with me….
VRScout
JUNE 21, 2017
If you want to get a piece of that sweet cash, start practicing: the two featured multiplayer games are The Unspoken from Insomniac Games and Echo Arena from Ready at Dawn. BRAND NAME GAMES COME TO VR: E3 HIGHLIGHTS. Based in New York, a startup called VRB (pronounced “verb”) has been acquired by Samsung.
VRScout
AUGUST 15, 2016
You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Mindshow, updated Samsung Gear VR, Samsung 360 camera release date, GoPro, HTC, mobile tracking innovation from Chinese developer Deepoon, Microsoft Hololens, investment wrapup, and more! Valve owns Steam – an enormous game distribution platform with a community of 65M+.
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Other relevant news. Image by Epic Games). Fortnite is a huge game with millions of users, and if it comes to the Quest, it would be a great incentive for many Gen-Z to buy a VR headset. The news was reported everywhere, but it seems we declared this project dead too soon. Some news on the metaverse.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
MAY 21, 2017
Pretty soon, real life will be stranger than fiction when it comes to bringing the great inventions of science fiction and games into technology. Assisting Intel’s original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners, from Microsoft to HTC and Oculus, Pallister works closely with the underlying solutions making VR possible.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
“VR has given birth to a process at the intersection of games and movies,” said James George, co-founder of DepthKit. Screen capture of prototype Star Wars AR game for Disney’s Lucasfilm/Lenovo AR headset. Like Microsoft’s Takei demo, Holo-Hamm and Spiderman are grounded in place.
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
JULY 11, 2023
His products led to one of the world’s first VR gaming companies but he later migrated to defence solutions. With our smart glasses, they can get an expert from New York City, San Francisco, or [Baltimore-based] Johns Hopkins to join the theatre experience.
The Ghost Howls
AUGUST 3, 2020
Top news of the week. Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. The forced update has created a huge backlash from the PC community , the one that has made the game succeed in all these years.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
APRIL 27, 2017
At an event in New York City this morning Acer showed its latest tech offerings. This included a VR headset that is part of Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality platform, simply called the Acer Windows Mixed Reality headset. Here’s what we saw. Tagged with: acer Facebook Twitter Reddit More.
AllThingsVR
JULY 13, 2016
valuation Over the last few years, Unity Technologies has grown to become indispensable to the gaming industry and much of the entertainment industry as an engine for building experiences in one place and distributing them across a swath of platforms. Unity raises $181M monster round at a reported $1.5B
Mashable VR
MAY 3, 2022
I'm about kicking ass, I'm about taking names, and we're about making games." At the time, we simply saw a bold and brash new attitude from the traditionally reserved company. On the other side, Disrupting the Game also offers practical advice for business-minded folk who'd like to learn from Fils-Aimé's success story.
The Ghost Howls
JULY 7, 2019
Others can’t make most games to run on the PC because the 120/144Hz mode is too demanding. These can be games, applications, marketing experiences or whatever the developer wants. Microsoft is shipping Azure Kinect. Microsoft is finally shipping its Azure Kinect devkits. Some people are even already returning the Index!
ARVR
AUGUST 25, 2022
How the Metaverse will affect the future of the Organizations Image Credit: Unit 2 Games Limited I think that if I ask most people what the Metaverse is, they will start mumbling something related to virtual reality, and some will say online meeting. will provide new immersive entertainment experiences. And last year, Warner Bros.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 26, 2017
Speaking with the New York Times recently , Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, confirmed the PSVR sales data. As the New York Times cites as a point of reference, the original iPhone launched in 2007 saw about 1.4 SEE ALSO Report: 39% of Game Developers Working on AR/VR Headsets.
VRScout
MAY 7, 2018
Brought to us by immersive and interactive design studio Cutmod, VR Massage is a trip, out-of-body experience which involves a VR headset, a Microsoft Kinect camera and a real-life massage therapist. ANTILATENCY POSITIONAL TRACKING. Clients can also manage their ads, monetization and impressions via a simple & easy UI.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Speaking earlier this year at the Microsoft Garage for the New York edition of The Creativity Conference was a pleasure. I also use technologies such as Epic Games’ Unreal Engine , motion capture (mocap), and Disguise Designer to produce my VNCCII XR stage shows. Additionally, Unreal Engine’s latest update , v5.3,
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Top news of the week. Meta announces at Connect Quest Pro and a partnership with Microsoft. Satya Nadella was on the virtual stage to announce the integration of Microsoft Teams with Quest Pro Mark Zuckerberg teased new avatars (with legs) and new upcoming features for Meta Horizon. New info about IVAS glasses.
Robert Scoble
MAY 15, 2021
A new OS for wearable, on face, computers. A new set of tools for developers to build all of this. New 3D services for things like music, fitness, education, and more. A new, portable, gaming device that will interact with this 3D world. A new 3D audio service. Leaks from 9To5 Mac about that just today.
Hypergrid Business
DECEMBER 18, 2016
That will not only help advertisers reach a new audience, but will also increase revenues for game developers and other content providers. The Khronos Group is an open consortium of hardware and software companies, including Epic Games, Google, Immersive Technology Alliance , Oculus, Intel, NVIDIA, Open Gaming Alliance , and Valve.
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 27, 2023
We had at the same time the Game Developer Conference (the GDC) and the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) by NVIDIA, so we had lots of announcements about 3D technology in general and also about XR. Furthermore, Microsoft 365 apps such as Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint, will be connected with Omniverse Project Mellon has been unveiled.
Robert Scoble
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Notice that Microsoft says its Hololens2 is for enterprise uses only, yet to demonstrate it they had a piano on stage. Microsoft is still overselling the technology. Well, it demos amazingly well and positions Microsoft as being an amazingly cool, futuristic, company. And that’s just the start of the mixed messages I saw.
TechCrunch VR
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Facebook will soon be the latest tech giant to enter the world of cloud gaming. Their approach is different than what Microsoft or Google has built but Facebook highlights a shared central challenge: dealing with Apple. Why cloud stream mobile games that your device is already capable of running locally? Image via Facebook.
The Ghost Howls
MAY 30, 2022
San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle?—?for This week we had anyway the confirmation that Fast Travel Games is working on two titles for this headset. And Sony will give a “Sneak peek” of PSVR 2 games at its upcoming State Of Play event on June 2nd at 3 PM PT.
XR for Business Podcast
JULY 15, 2019
At Glimpse, DJ’s responsibilities include overseeing the production of all the VR and AR content, as well as leading efforts to locate new subsidiary companies. In addition, DJ is the organizer of the New York virtual reality meetup. So again, they have a new product called Post Reality, definitely check it out.
XR for Business Podcast
JULY 15, 2019
At Glimpse, DJ’s responsibilities include overseeing the production of all the VR and AR content, as well as leading efforts to locate new subsidiary companies. In addition, DJ is the organizer of the New York virtual reality meetup. So again, they have a new product called Post Reality, definitely check it out.
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 11, 2022
But at CES, a new game for it has been announced: Horizon Call Of The Mountain, a game from the exclusive Horizon IP that has been built for the ground-up to showcase the innovative features of the PSVR 2 headset and controllers. Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership. Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership (Road To VR).
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