XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Perhaps one of the most exciting avenues for the XR revolution, is the educational and training sector. As teachers and training teams look for new ways to engage and inspire their students, XR represents a new landscape for hands-on, immersive experiences. Let’s take a closer look at the evolving state of XR in education and training.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The VR Owl Group has officially acquired MeetinVR, with the Group replacing the company’s CEO with Incoming Chief Executive, Wisse Jelgersma , it announced on Thursday. Formed in Utrecht, The Netherlands, the VR Owl Group employs dozens of people across the country and Germany.

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ARVR

MARCH 31, 2021

One of the branches of VR that sees the most attention and investment from enterprises is training. It found that content delivered in this format produced greater memory retention than a control group. This principle has led to growing investment in VR training in industrial and corporate settings.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

If I had known people could like it, I would have not made it in 5 minutes with Microsoft Word, lol. Facebook Reality Labs creates a group focused on working on the “metaverse”. The leader of the group will be Vishal Shah, Instagram VP of Product, that will report directly to Andrew Bosworth. Other relevant news. Kudos to them!

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

What is Microsoft Mesh , and what can it do to transform the future of immersive collaboration? For some time now, Microsoft Mesh has promised companies an opportunity to build unique mixed and extended reality experiences for the future of work. So, what is Microsoft Mesh exactly, and what can it do? What is Microsoft Mesh?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Microsoft Teams Immersive Spaces is taking collaboration to a new level. Powered by Microsoft Mesh , the new XR experience is now in preview, allowing users to discover the era of “metaverse work.” What is Microsoft Teams Immersive Spaces? Any user can transform a virtual meeting into a fully 3D experience with just one click.

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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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VRScout

MAY 9, 2022

Microsoft has partnered with German automotive manufacturer Volkswagon to develop an AR (augmented reality) GPS navigation system powered by Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset. In 2018, Microsoft and Volkswagon partnered once again to solve this long-running conundrum. Image Credit: Microsoft.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 7, 2022

The Dublin, Ireland-based company established the Accenture Metaverse Continuum business group to assist companies in grabbing this opportunity. What is Accenture’s Metaverse Continuum Group? Four Key Capabilities of the Metaverse Continuum Group. Moves Towards Accenture’s Metaverse Continuum Group.

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2017

The Australian Air Force and Saab Australia are trialing the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality headset as the Australian military evolves into a “fifth-generation fighting force.” Australian Air Force Chief Leo Davies said military communications, visualizations and training will be “heavily influenced” by AR tech.

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VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2018

Learning to play the piano is getting an immersive upgrade with a new augmented reality (AR) piano training software called Music Everywhere. Founded in 2017, Music Everywhere began at Carnegie Mellon’s ETC with Seth Glickman, Fu Yen Hsiao, and Byunghwan Lee realizing the nascent technology could be used for skills training.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The news comes as institutions and organisations debut their virtual spaces for several key purposes, leading to a spike in interest in the Metaverse as an exhibitive platform for large groups. The group’s Capacity Building and Training Directorate opened a module on verifying and screening travel documents.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 5, 2024

This week saw Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, Meta, and Sony move to optimize their product offerings and business operations. Last year, Microsoft also shut down its long-standing Metaverse platform Altspace VR, transferring some of its development team to its Mesh platform.

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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. Next, Pettyjohn discussed VR’s transformative potential with training.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

VR Training to Reach Middle East Regions Via its Middle East Affiliate, Verse Foresight, PIXO VR is assisting in bringing its brand of XR training expertise and knowledge to the region. The Middle East region’s growing appetite for innovation aligns with our mission to make work safer and more enriching through VR Training.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Dexmier cited a 2023 survey of 400 healthcare professionals on the state of XR training, which highlighted how 91 per cent agree that XR enhances education in the sector, 75 per cent agree it improves learning speeds, and 86 per cent say they will adopt XR training by 2026 – a lucrative insight.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Distributing a headset – or a fleet of headsets – requires staff onboarding, training procedures, a robust security network, and a digital management system. However, this is an easy factor to overcome with the right training and IT framework. If you think about traditional training today, it’s very passive.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With Extended Reality technology, training professionals can deliver incredible experiences to students all over the globe, without the risks or resource requirements of traditional education. This makes it easier for schools and training facilities on a budget to deliver immersive learning experiences.

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VRScout

MAY 9, 2020

Volvo initially used VR as a delivery platform for training sales teams on new truck models. In the last few years, Volvo has also used VR for testing and in the product design pipeline, in addition to training. Doing it in virtual environments helped us to expedite training and medicine delivery to patients,” said Baran.

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CraneMorley

JULY 26, 2022

Here are 5 useful Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist features to know about. Group calling. According to the development team at Microsoft a group calling feature was the number one requested feature. Asset capture is great for future reference but also helps companies develop trainings on demand and asset library.

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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.

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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 - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This month is proving fruitful for Microsoft’s immersive technology division. As the firm works towards its industrial 2024 Metaverse roadmap, Microsoft is keen to display client success stories highlighting how enterprise partnerships enhance their workplaces with Microsoft’s immersive product portfolio.

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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 - 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

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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Road to VR

APRIL 10, 2019

Microsoft won a decisive $480 million defense contract with the U.S. The Army currently intends on using the headsets for training purposes during its rapid iteration phase—it doesn’t fit under a helmet just yet—however it’s clear that the potential advantages will be a boon for soldiers on the ground in the future.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The Dublin-based IT consultancy has outlined a Metaverse Continuum Group to facilitate digital transformations for businesses. Multinational XR firms like Lenovo, ByteDance’s Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Varjo, and Microsoft are leading the charge for immersive transformations.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Just three months ago, the company revealed it’s putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in Walmart stores for employee training. And this year, Lowe’s extended its use of mixed reality to employee training and rolled out more XR experiences aimed at solving customers’ challenges.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

They are an attempt to make chatting with an AI feel more personal The various AI Characters that Meta is going to launch (Image taken during a Meta event) AI Studio: a new solution to let people train their own AI models. Soon there will be tools to let people who don’t know how to code train their AI models.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

While both the Go and Mirage Solo play to consumer audiences, HTC is targeting the business sector with the Vive Focus, offering a simplistic, yet effective tool for improving efficiency, training, production, and various other areas around the workplace. ENTERPRISE & TRAINING. MOBILE AR. HEADING INTO THE NEW YEAR….

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AR Insider

JULY 1, 2020

Due to the dangerous nature of the tasks involved, field operators have traditionally undergone time-consuming, expensive training programs before working on-site. This system: — Allows any field operator to follow digitized procedures and become an expert without costly training. Based on their experiences, W?odarczyk

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ARPost

MARCH 12, 2021

Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. I am not the only one who has identified this trend. The Beginnings of a New Tech Cycle.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Around the world, countless companies and groups are already reaping the benefits of extended reality technology. One of the areas where XR is seeing the most significant and rapid adoption, is in the world of education and training. Microsoft HoloLens and GE. Meta Oculus and Aptiv. HTC Vive and Penn State.

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Anand Tech

JANUARY 24, 2024

Helmed by the body’s newly-formed MLPerf Client working group, the task force will be developing a client AI benchmark suit aimed at traditional desktop PCs, workstations, and laptops. And while this is far from the group’s first benchmark, it is in some respects their most ambitious effort to date.

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Moreover, immersive healthcare solutions partially drive the industry forward, thanks to new opportunities presented by XR training, telehealth, and more. Meanwhile, a control group of seven blindfolded sighted individuals took part. However, the benefits are coming in quickly. Xreal provided its Light AR smartglasses at the time.

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