AR Insider

JULY 31, 2020

AR will influence commerce through brands’ and retailers’ self-distributed apps for eCommerce and in-aisle retail experiences. The takeaways were robust enough to devote a 3-part run of our weekly XR talks series, continuing here in part 2 with a new group of AR thought leaders (videos and takeaways below).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I also led a group of 8 Chilean companies, that were awarded a government fund to create the 1st Chilean XR industry export hub , and within that initiative, we traveled to Immerse Global Network – Miami in December, to promote and lead the way for the Chilean XR exports. applicants as of this writing).

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VRScout

JUNE 2, 2019

Facebook’s standalone 6DOF headset, Oculus Quest hit retail stores on May 21 st , and in just one week after launch, the VR headset was listed as sold out at many U.S. retailers such as Walmart, Amazon and Newegg, suggesting that VR is finally catching on with consumers. Is it a case of being in the right place at the right time?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 25, 2023

During the ceremony, XR Today, alongside an esteemed group of industry expert judges, revealed the winners across 16 categories that showcase the best and brightest the space has to offer. That’s a wrap. The XR Awards 2023 officially went live today to celebrate the best in XR innovation for enterprise clients.

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VRScout

JUNE 23, 2016

We immediately saw how entertainment centers like The VOID can not only provide more access to the often cost-prohibitive immersive technology, but also help create an entirely new industry of real-life VR arcades that consumers will seek out to experience with groups of friends on a Friday night.

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XROM

MAY 15, 2023

We chose to host AWE Asia 2023 in Singapore not only because of its convenience for our diverse group of participants who join us from across the globe, but also in recognition of the growth of the extended reality industry in Singapore and across Asia. AWE Asia has been hosted annually since 2015.

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ARPost

APRIL 11, 2023

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. See Also: Should You Buy a Quest 2? Hands-On Review Unlike AR, VR is entirely simulated and disconnected from the physical world.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 16, 2023

“With a nationwide lockdown and all our retail locations mandated to close, our revenue plummeted by 100%. At full capacity that would equate to an income north of $4M a year in just that one retail area. ” “I guess for people who have never done VR before or in a group it’s something fun to do, like going bowling.”

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

While hardware advancements such as the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift have solidified at-home VR as a viable option, those looking for next-level immersion will still find the most success with location-based VR installations. Of course we can’t talk about standalone VR without bringing up the HTC Vive Focus. LOCATION-BASED VR.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 19, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the use of virtual reality and augmented reality, experts say, especially in retail, education and health. Retail shopping and advertising. Virtual Reality health simulation with Arch Virtual. Image courtesy Arch Virtual. ). Taylor Freeman. Jon Cheney. Image courtesy Arch Virtual. ).

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

The Osterhout Design Group is an integrated hardware company with a deep background in advanced augmented reality innovation with the US military, and have their principal outsider investor in 21st Century FOX. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive….

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 2, 2017

That’s to be expected, of course, given that most Steam games require just a gaming PC and not an expensive headset on top to be played, but Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and OSVR-supported games do make a small appearance in the recently-published list of 100 games that grossed the most revenue over those 366 days.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Continuing, she said, “I think what we’ll see in 2023 is a lot more companies plugging in, probably at the 3d asset phase, especially for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, or any with a retailer design protocol. More broadly, companies may leverage digital twins of office and retail spaces a lot more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 5, 2017

Chinese “VR experience sites” have been so successful that HTC said it would open 10,000 of them in 2016. The HTC Vive costs $1,000 in China and consumers need a high-end gaming PC that could add thousands more to that price. The Shanghai Media Group recently partnered with US-based Jaunt to form Jaunt China. Enterprise Focus.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Someone on Reddit has found a Facebook group dedicated to Facebook Horizon that features as header image what seems a screenshot from the application, a screenshot that we have never seen. My friends at 7Invensun and HTC have organized a contest to develop VR applications featuring eye tracking. HTC announces Vive Pro Secure.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Major immersive firms like Meta and HTC provide unique funding opportunities for various use cases. The internationally available programmes help scale XR solutions for arts & entertainment, industry, tourism, retail, and more. Major immersive firms support areas like Metaverse , training, and education content creation.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2018

serves as an Analyst at Greenlight Insights in the Devices Group. Initial consumer impressions of Oculus’ overall user experience are positive, according to consumer reviews at online retailers and first impressions from early adopter forums. Guest Article by J.C. Consumer Perceptions. The Future of Go & Standalones.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 30, 2022

Verizon is working with business leaders on AR-Enabled retail displays, as well as AR and MR solutions for collaboration. The largest telecoms provider in Africa, the MTN Group , recently announced it had purchased 11 plots of digital real estate within he Ubuntuland Metaverse platform in 2022.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

XR Studio : Furthermore, Igloo has also incorporated its in-house XR Studio, complete with LED Studio panels and HTC VIVE’s next-gen tracking system. Igloo also installed six BenQ LK953ST projectors and IMPIII media player.

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VRWorld

JUNE 3, 2016

Back in October 2015, we had a conversation with an senior industry executive close to HTC. ” According to our source, HTC was used as a logistics and legal vehicle to jump-start the new company, which will go much further than a simple headset designer and manufacturer. HTC Vive – Virtual Reality Headset.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This year’s 70+ person judging panel included academic professors and researchers as well as representatives from Google, HTC, HP, Deloitte, NVIDIA, Apache, and others. See Also: The Rise of Virtual Reality in Automotive Retail. The Innovative VR Company of the Year is this year going to Emblematic Group. Rising VR Company.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Currently, big retail firms are experimenting with virtual try-on solutions to enhance customer experience platforms. Chinese smart glasses manufacturer Nreal is partnering with various broadcasting groups to enhance sporting events with integrated AR content. Nreal, Meta, and HTC VIVE all have competing AR products.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The firm chooses the HTC VIVE product portfolio to scale its service to enterprise and industrial partners. AR also revolutionises the buyer’s journey with innovative new tools that supplement traditional retail experiences with immersive solutions. Tuval Chomut (@TuvalChomut1) March 14, 2018.

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ARVR

JULY 15, 2020

2: Augmented Reality in a Browser We’ve seen AR experiences become increasingly popular in our daily lives, from Snapchat filters to at-home retail try-on applications. You probably have heard of well-known models such as the Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, and HTC VIVE?—?these Not all members have VR headsets in your group?

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The site comprising 14 of these unique cylindrical VR pods – all powered by HTC Vive Pro headsets. . This venue is the latest deployment of an Arena-Scale (Free Roam) VR experience offering a chance for groups of up to 8-players to simultaneously experience the latest in true free-roaming VR experiences. . NAVRTAR’s new location.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2018

Historically, virtual reality systems were prohibitively expensive and were limited to being used in controlled conditions by a small number of researchers, scientists, and groups like astronauts. Three different models of HTC Vive, three different form factors (Image by Rob Cole).

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Upload VR

AUGUST 18, 2023

The group will be managing the fund provided by SideQuest, which planned for the program as part of the company's Series A investment. New VR studio and label Creature promises to help developers with a $1 million Indie VR Fund provided by SideQuest.

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Road to VR

MAY 16, 2017

SEE ALSO A Look at NASA's Hybrid Reality Astronaut Training System, Powered by HTC Vive. That is the group that developed the ASIC for the photo-sensor and you can buy those and the circuit boards themselves directly from Triad Semiconductor. We’ve developed the designs and Triad is producing them for retail.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Thanks to the support of HTC, Rob is experimenting with Vive Trackers , and is very eager to tell you everything about his experiments with them, in a series of two very detailed posts. The post finishes also with the little surprise of an interview with HTC’s Shen Ye. HTC Vive Trackers (Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Read on for a recap of the major developments that took place in 2018: Enterprises that made the news for using wearables: In 2018, major retailers got more serious about XR in hopes of competing with Amazon and improving the shopping experience. Walmart was very active, beginning with its acquisition of VR startup Spatialand in February.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Granted, the game plays best in groups of onlookers, but considering that nowadays—for some overwhelmingly obvious reason—those sorts of gatherings simply aren’t possible, it’s nice to know you can have essentially the same asymmetric action from afar. Thanks to Steam Remote Play , you can also challenge your friends online.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

As we enter a new decade XR Intelligence has caught up with a diverse group of six XR thought leaders and compiled their insights in an exclusive whitepaper: State of the XR Industry in 2020. Access these exclusive insights now.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Additionally, sports, retail, logistics, healthcare and, more recently, financial services will lead the way. Another core target group for this version of the device is also developers. School groups a hundred years from now will be able to ask questions directly and get answers as if that person is with them physically.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” I have a daughter, she’s 10, and she is literally terrified of needles.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” I have a daughter, she’s 10, and she is literally terrified of needles.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I'm thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE -- first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now -- and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, "well, this is ready for prime time." We've made some retail things for it, but it's a beautiful, elegant solution. Alan: Absolutely.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

More info News worth a mention Information leaks on Vive’s inside-out Tracker There is a new leak about the inside-out tracked Vive Tracker that HTC teased a few months ago. The news is that the device may be called Vive Ultimate Tracker and retail at $200 per unit. To work, trackers need a custom Vive dongle which costs $39.

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