XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

We see evidence of augmented experiences on social media through 360-degree photos and videos. 2023: Enter Google ARCore Google’s convenient and easy-to-access ARSDK facilitates the development of WebAR experiences for cross-platform delivery. It’s the Google version of the “ARKit” experience from Apple.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

You largely have to imagine the expressions of people as they interact with a virtual world. Google, however, showed off some impressive research that takes the technology to the next level. This work is the result of an “ongoing collaboration” between Research, Daydream Labs and the YouTube teams at Google.

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VRScout

JUNE 29, 2016

The Google VR Daydream Labs team is exploring and sharing the possibilities of animating 3D objects in VR and it looks like a blast. Daydream Labs is a way for the Google VR team to explore different applications and interactions for virtual reality, pairing engineers with designers to rapidly prototype concepts.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

Eight year ago, when I first launched Hypergrid Business , virtual worlds offered a unique set of compelling features. There was presence, and immersion, and the ability to create your own virtual environments. At that time, virtual worlds were the only visible path to an interconnected metaverse of virtual environments.

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Ryan Schultz

MARCH 27, 2023

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for those people who create metaverse-themed video essays and documentaries on YouTube. I simply don’t have the time and energy at this point in my life to fiddle with video editing software, and I don’t particularly consider myself photogenic enough to put my face on your screen!

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Combining spatial computing with the Internet, the Metaverse seeks to seamlessly connect the digital and physical worlds and transform online interactions. Evan Gappelberg, Chief Executive and Founder of Nextech AR , said in an interview with XR Today that metaverse solutions would “bridge virtual, hybrid, and in-person experiences.”

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

pic.twitter.com/L4tln5SM8I — Google VR (@googlevr) February 22, 2017. Google has made some neat technology that makes VR headsets "transparent" for Mixed Reality use. From there, we create the illusion of the person’s face by aligning and blending the 3D face model with a camera’s video stream. Cats And VR .

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VRScout

MARCH 12, 2018

The creative software company heats up to augmented and virtual reality. Between 360 video, virtual reality, and augmented reality, I think augmented reality has much bigger opportunities,” Asher said. It’s a great hybrid between the real world and the virtual world.”. “It’s not as bulky.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 2, 2022

Created by a market-leading provider of XR development software, Unity VisualLive allows professionals in a host of environments to visualise designs and collaborate more effectively in a real-time space. With an Oculus headset, users can jump into a virtual meeting space and access a range of unique capabilities. Unity VisualLive.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The first one of these is Google: ChatGPT is able to give me an answer to everything in a human-readable way without me having to look on Google. And this is the reason why Google has rushed to launch Bard: for the first time in many years, there is a chance that Google sees its business disrupted.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 9, 2024

A starting frame for a platform video game generated by Genie. Image courtesy Google.) This year, we’re seeing the same progression happening with video. Early versions of AI couldn’t remember what they did before, so text and images and videos were inconsistent. Yup, Google’s Gemini 1.5

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

There are several reasons for the spread of virtual reality technology in education: Reduced price of technical equipment. The rapid growth of software for virtual reality. In a virtual world, a person is virtually unaffected by external stimuli. YouTube videos created specifically for VR. Engagement.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

Companies like Google, Microsoft, Lenovo, and Vuzix are developing smart glasses to enhance the AR experience. VR-Enabled Online Shopping Experiences VR creates an immersive visual environment, including 360-degree videos, photos, product demos, and complex experiences using devices such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Quest.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 10, 2017

Well, researchers have now managed to use Google’s Tango platform to create a simple app that allows you to scan your home and then walk through it in VR. The interior of a normal building is transformed into a world complete with frolicking deer, for example, as the video below shows.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Users will also have the opportunity to take home some cash in the $1,000 Best Avatar contest, as well as the $700 Best Domain (virtual world) competition. . For VR newcomers, it’s a fun way to dive into virtual reality to see what’s possible beyond video gaming.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Apple is constantly improving its ARKit solution, adding always more features, and also Google is (slowly) updating ARCore. 3D scanning an volumetric videos. memes) and videos (e.g. AI and Machine learning make software always more capable of recognizing people and objects. This is a growing area to keep an eye on.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

Niantic has finally launched its VPS (Visual Positioning System), a solution that will allow developers to create AR applications that are persistent and shared in various locations in the world with centimeter accuracy. VPS is a technology that implements the AR Cloud and creates a bridge between the real and the virtual world.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 26, 2021

It is very useful for instance if you are following a presentation and you have to take notes on your PC, or if during the meeting you have to look up something on Google, or check out your e-mail inbox briefly. As you can see, at the moment, they are not that many, and other competitor software (e.g. Spatial ) offer much more (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 9, 2022

NVIDIA has been one of the first companies that understood the potential of enterprise engineering and design collaboration in XR with its Holodeck software, whose trailer videos are still among the best to show the capabilities of XR collaborative environments. Video courtesy NVIDIA).

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

NeosVR is a collaborative ‘world engine’ that that aims to provide a platform for building the Metaverse, all entirely within virtual reality itself. And to get you started, the developers have produced a series of LogiX video tutorials too.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Meta’s Oculus team have already partnered with leading companies like Sony Music to give fans an immersive way to explore music videos and unique content. Meta’s new digital landscape is sure to pave the way for endless new virtual concerts and online experiences in the years to come.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

The Ray Ban Stories product already had voice integration to access features like video/photo capture and chat services. Although they don’t offer comprehensive AR or MR features, they allow you to capture video and communicate while moving. Qualcomm is working in a partnership with Samsung and Google to develop an XR headset.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 5, 2023

“This survey only further exemplifies that the current state of VR is very business-focused,” said Rolf Illenberger, managing director of VRdirect , a company that provides enterprise software solutions for the metaverse and virtual reality. In mid March , Google announced the end of Google Glass Enterprise.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

The system creates everything in the user’s environment, which may be exhibited inside a blank room via head-mounted displays (HMDs) or other equipment that helps users feel they are physically inside the virtual world. Google Cardboard and Gear VR are two well-known examples. Varying degrees of flexibility and use cases.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

from PC) to join its virtual worlds , too, so that to increment the user base. For every dollar of hardware, we were making three dollars on software and data sales.” This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies. Disney is working on glasses-free virtual installations.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

There are several reasons for the spread of virtual reality technology in education: Reduced price of technical equipment. The rapid growth of software for virtual reality. In a virtual world, a person is virtually unaffected by external stimuli. YouTube videos created specifically for VR. Engagement.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2021

Dubbed “The Metaverse Primer”, it describes all the various aspects of the metaverse, from hardware to software, not to mention networking and monetization. It is a very useful collection of articles for people that are new to this world and want to understand all the facets of the topic very fast. The moving window is around 0.5m

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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. Software Compatibility : Check if the software you currently use on Windows has macOS equivalents or if there are alternative options available.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Synthesizing these factors, one of AR’s battlegrounds will be in augmenting the world in location-relevant ways. That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” But it’s not alone.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy stands alone among the current lineup of technologies available because it isn’t tethered to a desktop computer like HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, nor does it use a smartphone like Google Cardboard, Gear VR or Google Daydream. Later a prerecorded video showed a woman in a small virtual world complete with a pet dog.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy stands alone among the current lineup of technologies available because it isn’t tethered to a desktop computer like HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, nor does it use a smartphone like Google Cardboard, Gear VR or Google Daydream. Later a prerecorded video showed a woman in a small virtual world complete with a pet dog.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Watch YouTube in VR with your friends, Google pours resources into shared social VR experiences, upcoming standalone headsets will be wireless, the Snapchat vs. Facebook continues, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: WATCH YOUTUBE IN VR… WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2019

I can say that this week we had no disruptive news about XR hardware or software , and most news that I’ve read on the most popular VR magazines have been about content, mostly games. release video). Google releases an opensource library for hand tracking. Top news of the week. Image by Fast Travel Games). More info (MRTK 2.0

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

After the initial leak, Redditor /u/Echiketto shared a short video of the current status of the initial menu of the game , and also answered some questions about the preview build he played. What I find weird about the leak is that he shared just a video of the menu and not also of the gameplay. And that’s it!

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The industry has been experiencing a boom in recent years with hundreds of startups and heavy investment from tech giants including Google, Apple, Samsung, and Facebook. The long-range goal for AR/VR is full immersion—the ability to deliver a user from the real to the virtual world without sensory interruption.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 8, 2022

But beyond it being a term for the digital, persistent, and highly immersive virtual worlds we will become used to, what it actually is – or will be – is up for debate! At the most fundamental level, the metaverse will be built by software engineers. This is simply because the idea and concepts are still emerging. BSc or M.A.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 31, 2018

It is one of those places where people look for 3D models , alongside other marketplaces like the Unity Asset Store, Google Poly or Turbosquid. I managed to interview its CEO, Dalia Lasaite, and talk with her about the 3D models market trends and the relationship between the 3D modeling ecosystem and the virtual reality ecosystem.

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