Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In the US, stores like Microsoft, Gamestop, and Micro Center host Vive setups offering public demos, while you can find the system in Europe in locations like Currys PC World, GAME, and Scan Computers. Oculus has a healthy smattering of demo locations across the US in many Best Buy and Microsoft stores. Google Daydream.

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AIXR

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In Cline’s incarnation, the Metaverse is an oasis, a seamless blend of real life and virtual life, achieving a kind of utopia. Using headsets and cryptocurrencies, ‘players’ can inhabit a virtual world, interacting, shopping, or taking part in games in real-time, all from the comfort of their own homes.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 9, 2017

Apple’s eye-catching ARKit is on the verge of release alongside a series of Microsoft-backed VR headsets. Meanwhile, some software startups grapple with the “gap of disappointment” predicted by Unity CEO John Riccitiello wherein VR headset sales lag the dart throw predictions made by analysis groups.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

On the contrary, Microsoft has worked a lot on the platform, to make it more appealing to enterprise customers. It has released experiences like Microsoft Remote Assist, that let different teams in a company work together to solve maintenance problems. Of course, it will exploit the already awesome Microsoft platform.

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ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

This is achieved using a headset that completely fills the users field of view in combination with body tracking to map the players body into the virtual world. Augmented Reality combines aspects of virtual reality with the real world around you in a way that enhances the real world experience.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

(Image by Microsoft). According to Reuters, Microsoft’s executive vice president Harry Shum took the stage at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai and said that the HoloLens 2 will be released sometime in September of this year. My review of Google Hand tracking library. In any case, we will see.

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Ryan Schultz

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

HOUSEKEEPING NOTICE: Yes, I know this blogpost is somewhat off-topic for a blog about “news and views on social VR, virtual worlds, and the metaverse,” but hey, my blog, my rules. Community Support : Join online forums, communities, or user groups dedicated to macOS to get help, tips, and advice from experienced users.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

According to The Verge, the top executives from Facebook are working on a rebrand of the company, most probably to create a parent company that owns all the various businesses controlled by Facebook … something similar to what Google made when it created Alphabet. Snap and Google Partner to Bring “Quick Tap to Snap” to Pixel 6.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

For many, that’s been the general reaction to the metaverse , an all-encompassing virtual world that big tech CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg really want people to inhabit using virtual or augmented reality headsets. That’s what Match Group, Tinder's parent company, reportedly has in the works.

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ARVR

MARCH 5, 2021

Furthermore, my involvement is primarily confined to one particular social VR platform, AltspaceVR, owned by Microsoft, making most of my experience the product of a niche within a niche within a niche. Microsoft has been very active in this area for years and their video on the history of flight simulation is a good introduction.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 15, 2019

DJ Smith is the co-founder of The Glimpse Group, an XR technologies accelerator that’s doing startup incubating in a whole new way. Alan: We have an amazing guest today: DJ Smith is the co-founder and chief creative officer at The Glimpse Group. In addition, DJ is the organizer of the New York virtual reality meetup.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 15, 2019

DJ Smith is the co-founder of The Glimpse Group, an XR technologies accelerator that’s doing startup incubating in a whole new way. Alan: We have an amazing guest today: DJ Smith is the co-founder and chief creative officer at The Glimpse Group. In addition, DJ is the organizer of the New York virtual reality meetup.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

What virtual avatars, creatures, information layers or interactive components are here. The World Map in this world therefore isn’t a 2D street map like we have with Google Maps or Open Street Map, nor is it a 3D map with terrain and building volumes. What room are you in, what objects or other people are around you.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

This is a pretty extreme pivot, and it is causing internal turmoil inside all the Meta group: the company is suggesting many people from Facebook and Instagram join Reality Labs instead , or it is promoting people working on social media to have also metaverse roles. It makes totally sense. Some updates on Meta products.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

This could actually be quite beneficial for Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap. Also, while converging the physical and virtual worlds is inevitable, it won’t be through massive ski goggles on your face. Apple’s approach was not to get everyone into virtual worlds right away, but it was a great way to meet audiences halfway.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2022

Tender Claws and Google ARCore. As extended reality gaming experiences continue to take the world by storm, leading cloud and technology vendors like Google are offering game creators and developers an easy avenue into the ecosystem. RoboRaid and Microsoft HoloLens.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 5, 2023

Earlier this year , I wrote about how Microsoft and other companies have pulled back on their VR and AR plans. In mid March , Google announced the end of Google Glass Enterprise. It’s all Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, and occasionally Microsoft Teams. And the bad news has continued to come in.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2020

This week, the damn coronavirus has caused the cancelation of three super-important events: GTC (that will be substituted by the streaming of the sessions), SXSW and Google I/O. More info (GTC canceled) More info (SXSW canceled) More info (Google I/O canceled) More info (Facebook & working from home). Pico Neo 2 is going on sale.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Not only does the ecosystem support collaborative business experiences, but it also opens the door for new opportunities for customer experience and service too. → Latest 3DExperience News Virbela Virtual world platform, Virbela is investing in the age of the metaverse with its digital platform.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 11, 2023

Virbela Virtual world platform, Virbela is investing in the age of the metaverse with its digital platform. Considered one of the first enterprise metaverse environments, the solution gives businesses access to the tools they need to facilitate remote and hybrid work, as well as virtual events and remote learning.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

There was something called people avatars and virtual worlds, that was very popular around 2007. And then we have a third group we call Industry 4.0, Small companies like Google, and eventually people like Facebook and others, and create this revolution. A billion dollar to spend on virtual worlds.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

There was something called people avatars and virtual worlds, that was very popular around 2007. And then we have a third group we call Industry 4.0, Small companies like Google, and eventually people like Facebook and others, and create this revolution. A billion dollar to spend on virtual worlds.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 20, 2020

There was something called people avatars and virtual worlds, that was very popular around 2007. And then we have a third group we call Industry 4.0, Small companies like Google, and eventually people like Facebook and others, and create this revolution. A billion dollar to spend on virtual worlds.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

With 8agora, companies, groups, and individuals can host events virtually. With AltSpace, companies, groups, and individuals can host virtual events where participants can use avatars to attend. Pricing: Free to use, but land and content can be purchased in-world. Image courtesy 8Agora.). AltspaceVR.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

All across the planet, our technologies are breaking out from behind the screen and into the physical world around us. Simultaneously, the people, places, and things in our world are being digitized and brought into the virtual world, becoming part of the digital domain. To bring this vision of Web 3.0

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

He’s been pushing the envelope of this technology and software for the Microsoft Hololens, and recently built an app for the global launch event of the next generation Hololens 2. And then a lot of that feedback went back to Microsoft, to help inform where the next generation headset was going. Where are we on the timeline?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

He’s been pushing the envelope of this technology and software for the Microsoft Hololens, and recently built an app for the global launch event of the next generation Hololens 2. And then a lot of that feedback went back to Microsoft, to help inform where the next generation headset was going. Where are we on the timeline?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 6, 2019

He's been pushing the envelope of this technology and software for the Microsoft Hololens, and recently built an app for the global launch event of the next generation Hololens 2. And then a lot of that feedback went back to Microsoft, to help inform where the next generation headset was going. Where are we on the timeline?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We saw a world go into lockdown. And we're not going back to the old world, the way it was. So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. So a group called SPACES -- out of LA -- and they had locations all over the world. just, Google it. Alex: Mm-hm.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We saw a world go into lockdown. And we're not going back to the old world, the way it was. So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. So a group called SPACES -- out of LA -- and they had locations all over the world. just, Google it. Alex: Mm-hm.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

One of the Facebook groups yesterday, somebody posted how their son was in the hospital with a chipped tooth and a broken ankle from playing VR and falling. And it’s this kind of a-ha moment, where they go from the real world of crappy pass-through camera to the completely virtual world. Bob: –over, right?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Alan: With the Kronos Group announcing the OpenXR standards now, I think it’s going to become easier and easier for people to build on this. Alan: Being able to create a digital version of the real world. So if you look at the investments done by Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook and a bunch of other, Lenovo, Valve[?].

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

We saw a world go into lockdown. And we're not going back to the old world, the way it was. So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. So a group called SPACES -- out of LA -- and they had locations all over the world. just, Google it. Alex: Mm-hm.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

One of the Facebook groups yesterday, somebody posted how their son was in the hospital with a chipped tooth and a broken ankle from playing VR and falling. And it’s this kind of a-ha moment, where they go from the real world of crappy pass-through camera to the completely virtual world. Bob: –over, right?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 9, 2022

So this is just another speculative virtual world; The minting was so successful that it disrupted the whole Ethereum blockchain. Google acquires Raxium. The news about Google being willing to acquire Raxium had been leaked a few weeks ago, but now it has become official. News worth a mention. Image by Meta). Learn more.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Alan: With the Kronos Group announcing the OpenXR standards now, I think it’s going to become easier and easier for people to build on this. Alan: Being able to create a digital version of the real world. So if you look at the investments done by Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Facebook and a bunch of other, Lenovo, Valve[?].

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

When the first consumer version of the Oculus Rift was launched in the spring, it was disappointingly bundled with a Microsoft Xbox controller – and we’ve eagerly been awaiting the native Touch Controllers. GOOGLE DAYDREAM SCORES NETFLIX AND HBO APPS. valuation) from huge names like Google, Alibaba, and Andreeson Horowitz.

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