Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2018

HTC have finally revealed the price and release date of the anticipated Vive Pro , opening preorders globally at Vive.com and other retailers. The company is still heavily involved with VR development however, and are expected to present some new technology with Google at Display Week 2018 in May. Image courtesy HTC.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2020

Actually, I have been pretty disappointed because there has been no hardware launch , but my lack of sleep has been rewarded by the announcement of a new software platform by HTC and also by HTC publicly showcasing some prototypes I made in the last weeks. It is like Google here. In Taipei they’re investing a lot in software now.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Retailers and customer support teams can also transcribe their immersive content in real-time to audiences. Developers can design solutions across Windows and macOS, Android and iOS, Flutter React Native, Electron, and Unity-based applications. Global firms have introduced similar solutions on their bespoke hardware.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

RT3D engines such as Unity and Unreal significantly streamline XR production pipelines with easy-to-use tools. Google: RawNeRF Google first introduced RawNeRF in 2020 as an automated photogrammetry tool that can simulate the real-world lighting of a scanned object.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

Remember, HTC is the Taiwanese-based hardware manufacturer and the HTC Vive Tech Corporation is a subsidiary that partners with American-based software company Valve for content via their huge Steam library. Now this is what I call retail theater. THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. Apparently the $1.4B

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard? The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. This partnership is sure to make major waves and shake up expectations for mixed reality content as well as hardware.

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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. Platforms already exist that provide the immersion Apple offers but without the need to have a bulky — and very expensive — piece of hardware strapped to your face.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

Moreover, digital twins are truly an interoperable technology, meaning workers can view and interact with them using a range of hardware, from smartphones to headsets. Omer Shamay At Treedis , we have witnessed the seamless integration of digital twins with XR hardware and software. Canada, and Mexico.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It has made significant contributions in various verticals such as entertainment, education, retail etc. Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. ARCore   — ARCore is an AR SDK released by Google in 2018 for building augmented reality experiences.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We have OEMs who want to integrate our software into their hardware. One that comes to mind would be retail. Michael: By the way, we’re actually discussing with one of the largest retailers in the world, we’re actually discussing the rollout. He used to work on Google Earth. Plenty and plenty of opportunities.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We have OEMs who want to integrate our software into their hardware. One that comes to mind would be retail. Michael: By the way, we’re actually discussing with one of the largest retailers in the world, we’re actually discussing the rollout. He used to work on Google Earth. Plenty and plenty of opportunities.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Previous to that, Rori was a partner and director of strategy at Ogilvy, where she focused on developing digital marketing strategies for health, retail, and media industries. It can also be around planning the future retail store, and using plan-o-grams to set up spaces for future retail. from the University of Pennsylvania.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 18, 2019

Previous to that, Rori was a partner and director of strategy at Ogilvy, where she focused on developing digital marketing strategies for health, retail, and media industries. It can also be around planning the future retail store, and using plan-o-grams to set up spaces for future retail. from the University of Pennsylvania.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We have OEMs who want to integrate our software into their hardware. One that comes to mind would be retail. Michael: By the way, we're actually discussing with one of the largest retailers in the world, we're actually discussing the rollout. He used to work on Google Earth. We have people who try to do maintenance.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

As John Riccitiello (CEO of Unity) said some years ago , the VR market won’t be interesting enough until it will reach the 10 million users mark. They control all their ecosystem : software, hardware, chips. New amazing software and new hardware is coming. 2022 could be the key year for XR. Just be patient now.

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ARVR

JULY 17, 2020

The promise of Augmented Reality hardware has been immense, but so have been the number of misses. Can Jio’s next hardware play be any different? Reliance Jio’s foray into mixed reality started in 2019 when they acquired majority stake in deep-tech startup Tesseract which has a few hardware products in XR space.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

This time we don’t have more info about the hardware, but about the software. Somnium is already an investor in XTAL, and it is so strengthening its position as a leader both in the software and the hardware necessary to access virtual worlds. Google Imagen is an impressive AI system able to create images just from text descriptions.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

AR is being applied in training and education, healthcare, heads-up wayfinding and navigation, tourism, retail, field service, real estate sales, design and architecture. 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.

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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. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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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. ” You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I’ve been a Unity user forever. It’s amazing.” ” Paul: [laughs] Right.

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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. You know what, go learn Unity and coding and figure out how to actually make it. And it was for me as well; I've been a Unity user forever. Alan: And then they ask their tech teams and they're like, "does anybody know Unity?"

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 2, 2019

On the web, if you create a website, you can go to Google and you get a tag, and you can put ads and you can make a living out of it. It’s a simple SDK that integrates with Unity as a content creator, or you can drag and drop product placement within your experience. So that’s really what we’ve built.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 2, 2019

On the web, if you create a website, you can go to Google and you get a tag, and you can put ads and you can make a living out of it. It’s a simple SDK that integrates with Unity as a content creator, or you can drag and drop product placement within your experience. So that’s really what we’ve built.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. Balenciaga just did this amazing 3D retail experience. So we're really excited to be launching the hardware hub, where everybody will be able to come and take a look at these devices. This is the absolute future of retail. That was a year ago.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. Balenciaga just did this amazing 3D retail experience. So we're really excited to be launching the hardware hub, where everybody will be able to come and take a look at these devices. This is the absolute future of retail. That was a year ago.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 8, 2019

I think they’re using the VUZIX blade or something… they’re using different hardware devices. Think of retail, for example, where everything’s moving around. Google, about a month ago, announced their AR navigation system. Alan: The 1000 Realities team is doing some amazing stuff.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 8, 2019

I think they’re using the VUZIX blade or something… they’re using different hardware devices. Think of retail, for example, where everything’s moving around. Google, about a month ago, announced their AR navigation system. Alan: The 1000 Realities team is doing some amazing stuff.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Cameron: I've noticed that -- and this is a bit of a sideways way to look at it -- I've noticed that, with companies that come in and they're looking to dip their toe into virtual reality or augmented reality, that sometimes they fall into the trap of investing so much into the hardware. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Cameron: I've noticed that -- and this is a bit of a sideways way to look at it -- I've noticed that, with companies that come in and they're looking to dip their toe into virtual reality or augmented reality, that sometimes they fall into the trap of investing so much into the hardware. They're hiring a Unity developer or a 3D modeller.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. Balenciaga just did this amazing 3D retail experience. So we're really excited to be launching the hardware hub, where everybody will be able to come and take a look at these devices. This is the absolute future of retail. That was a year ago.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

If you know that there are less than two people per day coming into a retail shop to actually buy a car, you have to take it a little bit more step-by-step approach.” You still see it on the hardware, software, and interaction side. It’s the same with hardware partners. Alan: Hardware is hard.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

If you know that there are less than two people per day coming into a retail shop to actually buy a car, you have to take it a little bit more step-by-step approach.” You still see it on the hardware, software, and interaction side. It’s the same with hardware partners. Alan: Hardware is hard.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As the pioneer of utilizing AR for industry support and training, Scope AR are partnered with technology leaders such as Google and Microsoft. He's shared his knowledge and spoken about some of the most innovative uses of AR at several leading conferences, including South by Southwest, Augmented World Expo, Unity Vision Summit, and XRDC.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

So things like Uber or Google Maps and directions were native to the phone, that were kind of useless on the PC. So that was a problem that, in the past, could only be solved with expensive depth cameras or Google Street View-style cars, or take a thousand photos and wait a day for it all to be processed. Matt: Totally. Yeah, totally.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

So things like Uber or Google Maps and directions were native to the phone, that were kind of useless on the PC. So that was a problem that, in the past, could only be solved with expensive depth cameras or Google Street View-style cars, or take a thousand photos and wait a day for it all to be processed. Matt: Totally. Yeah, totally.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As the pioneer of utilizing AR for industry support and training, Scope AR are partnered with technology leaders such as Google and Microsoft. And it’s kind of funny, because a few years ago these teams were basically Unity developers. I mean, I do think we have a ways to go with the hardware. Scott, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As the pioneer of utilizing AR for industry support and training, Scope AR are partnered with technology leaders such as Google and Microsoft. And it’s kind of funny, because a few years ago these teams were basically Unity developers. I mean, I do think we have a ways to go with the hardware. Scott, welcome to the show.

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