Road to VR

JUNE 21, 2022

Khronos Group, the consortium behind the OpenXR standard, is helping to assemble other XR industry players in service of cooperatively building interoperability standards for what it hopes will be an “open and inclusive metaverse.” ” Image courtesy Metaverse Standards Forum.

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ARPost

AUGUST 22, 2022

They also have a web-based AR content creation tool called Blippbuilder. Now, that content creation tool is free to use. The announcement came just days after the company announced a collaboration making Blippbuilder WebAR compatible with Microsoft Teams. “By One of the best WebAR development tools is free to use.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 23, 2023

Microsoft unveiled fresh, immersive features for its Microsoft Mesh-powered Team platform, it announced at its Build 2023 event on Tuesday. Meeting attendees can now walk over to groups, wave to others, and similar activities. Teams users can now connect in immersive spaces with realistic interactivity.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

Microsoft owns the enterprise computing space. During the keynote address of its annual Build conference, Microsoft invited members of the Cirque du Soleil team up on stage. During the keynote address of its annual Build conference, Microsoft invited members of the Cirque du Soleil team up on stage.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 26, 2023

Today, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which provides the “ building blocks ” for its Metaverse. Microsoft first announced its acquisition in 2022.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 21, 2022

Microsoft is set to allow clients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to purchase HoloLens 2 mixed reality (MR) headsets, the company announced on Tuesday. Ihsan Anabtawi, COO and CMO for Microsoft UAE , said that the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant had demonstrated its commitment to the UAE.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

Today, at Microsoft Inspire 2023, a showcase event covering the firm’s latest innovations. Microsoft quietly teased information regarding an industrial metaverse initiative. Details are elusive because Microsoft plans to reveal more information regarding its industrial Metaverse journey next year.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The ceremony included one new Auggie for Best Collaborative Tool, which was added in light of the high demand for this kind of product during the pandemic. Best Collaboration Tool. HP Global Head of VR for Go-To-Market, Joanna Popper, presented the award for Best Collaboration Tool to ShapesXR by Tvori. Best Developer Tool.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2022

The company says the headset will come in three versions priced for different groups: Magic Leap 2 Base (for “professionals and developers”). Access to developer tools, sample products, enterprise-grade features, and “monthly early releases for development and test purposes” Magic Leap 2 Enterprise.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 18, 2020

GIGXR launches AR tool designed for medical training. HoloPatient Remote is an extension of HoloPatient , a tool used in traditional classroom settings that allows students to examine a realistic AR patient with their instructor via a Microsoft’s HoloLens headset.

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CraneMorley

MARCH 1, 2022

We are back with more Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides features to highlight. Microsoft realized that companies could have hundreds or thousands of Guides. As opposed to searching for a specific Guide, Microsoft develop a system where companies can place a QR code to open a specific Guide. Back to Blog Page. Follow Mode.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The cloud has paved the way for a new era of collaborative remote learning, while AI tools and automated systems are assisting educators in their tasks. At the same time, Meta’s flexible software landscape ensures teams can access a wide range of educational apps, or make and implement their own learning tools from scratch.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 1, 2023

Here’s how the alliance describes their new OpenUSD inititive: Created by Pixar Animation Studios, OpenUSD is a high-performance 3D scene description technology that offers robust interoperability across tools, data, and workflows. We look forward to fostering its growth into a broadly adopted standard.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2022

One such platform, the Microsoft Reactor meetup, has united many thought leaders, tech giants, and organisations as a guiding compass for the growing community of technology enthusiasts, developers, journalists, and even senior executives. Excellent @Microsoft Reactor #meetup in #London with @VR2AR , Alexander Karim, and @seanmtracey.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

It features full colour passthrough, a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ chipset, and productivity and security tools for workers. The Dublin-based IT consultancy has outlined a Metaverse Continuum Group to facilitate digital transformations for businesses. The company’s plans may lead to further innovation with the Meta Quest Pro.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JUNE 13, 2022

Metaverse and Web3 expert Tony Parisi joined investment fund Music Entrepreneur (ME) Ventures to serve on the group’s advisory board and limited partners in a bid to support the rise of Metaverse-linked creative industries. Avataar Launches 3D AR Tool amid AWE 2022 Win. Taqtile Partners with Microsoft at Eurosatory 2022.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Microsoft, Siemens Industrial Copilot Debuts This week, a partnership between Microsoft and Siemens led to the debut of Siemens Industrial Copilot , an AI assistant that aims to improve human-machine collaboration in manufacturing. Siemens Teamcenter for Microsoft Teams will debut at the start of December 2023 for general availability.

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VRScout

JULY 21, 2019

Recently, the DAVD development team worked alongside a group from the Johnson Space Center as part of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) exercise at the Aquarius Reef Base located in Key Largo, an underwater habitat used by NASA to train astronauts in conditions similar to that of space. Image Credit: United States Army.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2023

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. Microsoft Begin IVAS 1.2 Testing Microsoft may be fighting for Hololens.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance company whose spyware has been peddled to authoritarian governments around the world, has been sanctioned by the U.S. Commerce Department. The new restrictions, which the agency announced in a press release Wednesday, will limit the degree to which American firms can provide parts or… Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

At the same time, major workplace application developers Microsoft debuted its follow-up to Altspace VR and Immersed debuted an MR headset which could rival the biggest names on the market. The new XR collaboration platform replaces Microsoft’s predecessor, AltspaceVR, and will debut in October as a public preview.

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ARPost

JULY 4, 2022

NVIDIA joined Meta , Epic Games, Khronos Group, Avataar , Microsoft, Unity, XR Association , and many other founding members to lead the development of interoperability standards to drive the growth of the metaverse. The Forum will facilitate various projects such as open-source tooling and hackathons.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Use of VR in the Field of Education Vindevogel goes on to say that VR will be a useful tool in the field of education. More Accessible Developer Tools VR solutions are becoming more popular in commercial settings and it’s expected that developing such solutions will become simpler in the coming years.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2020

Telepresence is another use case that Novartis is exploring through their partnership with Microsoft, using the Microsoft HoloLens. Image Credit: Microsoft Corp, Volve Car Group, LUCASFILM LTD. Doing it in virtual environments helped us to expedite training and medicine delivery to patients,” said Baran.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Notably, Jake Rowland explored new trends in combining XR and unified communications (UC) tools to create shared virtual spaces without needing a headset, therefore bringing value to major companies – “absolutely [a] big crossover” across technologies and that “companies [were] getting a lot of value from it,” remarked Rowland.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 16, 2023

Once considered a tool specifically for the consumer landscape, XR has proven itself as a valuable resource for training, collaboration, and product development. For the armed forces, experts now believe the right tools could be a fundamental part of how we train and empower future troops. Introducing the Microsoft IVAS Headsets.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The group will consist of more than 50 Founding Members and Collaborators from across the world. AI will require “open and transparent innovation” to “empower a broad spectrum of AI researchers, builders, and adopters” with critical information and tools, the organisation explained.

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Upload VR

APRIL 14, 2023

Microsoft confirms HoloLens 2 will receive Windows 11 as an optional free update, and it’s coming to the AR headset by late June. ” However, Microsoft has since faced multiple setbacks. One week later, Microsoft revealed it was laying off 10000 employees, totalling 5% of it’s workforce.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This week, Microsoft continued its roadmap of introducing emerging workplace tools to its worldwide lineup of clients; most recently, the firm distributed AI tools across Siemens’ workforce. The move deepens the partnership between Microsoft and Siemens with a purpose-built Siemens Industrial Copilot solution.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Moreover, crucial tools for all XR end-users are emerging alongside the enterprise market to help users learn how to use and develop content for immersive devices. It has to do at least one of those things to transform from a novelty tech into a strategic tool that drives business value.

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ARPost

MAY 12, 2022

Also, the founder and managing partner of AR funding group Super Ventures , Inbar’s talks are always full of insight, passion, and a few laughs. As one of the leading tools for 3D content creation, Unity is also one of the engines driving XR content and experiences. Panel Discussions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The airline is a joint venture between a Middle East investment firm and SIMDI Group – a Maldivian hospitality company. For enterprise customers, Microsoft is offering immersive Office 365 and Copilot software solutions, while Zoom introduces a spatial version of its conferencing tool.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 29, 2021

The latest funding will be used for enhancing its B2B SaaS, investing in R&D for advanced virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and 3D tools, which are considered core technologies of metaverse that is its new business Urbanbase plans to enter, according to Ha. The company had raised Series A funding of $1.8

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AR Insider

MARCH 22, 2021

It found that content delivered in this format produced greater memory retention than a control group. But what other signals validate VR’s efficacy as a training tool? Post-training performance also grew 230 percent for the VR group versus 17 percent for the control group. Source: PwC. Medical Training.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I’ve very limited time, but luckily this week has not been very relevant for the ecosystem, so I’m managing to write this newsletter anyway Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) AltspaceVR shuts down In one of the saddest moments of the latest years in VR, AltspaceVR has closed its doors.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 19, 2024

Nathan Pettyjohn, CEO of The Immerse Group and President of the VR/AR Association , has outlined the potential for how XR can solve the skilled workforce gap looming for industries like manufacturing and construction. Microsoft Teams Introduces Frontline AR Tools for iOS, Android Will VR Help NASA Put Humans on Mars?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 7, 2022

Companies have discovered the value of immersive tools for training, customer service, and productivity. The question is, how do you choose the right XR collaboration tools for your team? MR holograms and AR tools can allow your team members to interact with digital content and real-world scenarios at the same time.

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