VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Microsoft just used their HoloLens for the first mixed reality Mannequin Challenge. Microsoft is jumping on board 2016’s biggest meme that first appeared on Twitter in the form of #MannequinChallenge, where groups of users created short video clips of themselves pretending to be mannequins as a camera moves through the frozen scene.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 23, 2022

For Edge to steal market share from Chrome, Microsoft will need to find ways to differentiate the relative newcomer from Google’s ubiquitous option. Features like Collections (which acts like bookmarks, but for groups of webpages) are a good start, and now Microsoft is giving gamers a reason to stick with the default… Read more.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Microsoft unveiled an experiment this week that explores the future of always-on virtual reality. DreamWalker: created by Microsoft researchers Jackie Yang, Christian Holz, Eyal Ofek, Andrew D. Wilson, Image courtesy Microsoft Research.

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Road to VR

JULY 11, 2017

We’re all waiting for the day when you can put on a singular, tether-free headset and experience all the ‘R’s that VR/AR/MR have to offer—and NormalVR , a “small but focused” group of passionate immersive media creators just gave us a peek into what’s possible when you mash it all together.

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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. While not a specific Remote Assist feature the HoloLens allows users to take pictures and record videos.

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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

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

US computer graphics and components enterprise NVIDIA teamed up with Microsoft last week to build a massive AI cloud supercomputer using the latter’s Azure cloud computing service. It will also leverage Microsoft’s Azure virtual machine technologies to compute research and automation for organisations.

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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”). 4k at 30fps or 1,920 x 1,080 at 60fps video. Magic Leap 2 Release Date and Price. Magic Leap 2 is finally set to officially launch on September 30th, 2022. One year warranty.

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ARPost

AUGUST 22, 2022

The announcement came just days after the company announced a collaboration making Blippbuilder WebAR compatible with Microsoft Teams. “By The tool comes complete with instructional videos every step of the way. ?.

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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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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Step forward Cosmos Video , which has a virtual venues platform that allows people to work, hang out and socialize together. Cosmos allows users to create virtual venues by combining game mechanics with video chat. As you move your avatars closer to one another person you can video chat with them, as you might in real life.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Stettmeier added: People have realised you can interact via video conferencing. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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VRScout

JULY 21, 2019

The device provides wearers with a top-down sonar view of the oceans seabed, as well as critical information, such as messages from operators above water, photographs, and AR video. This allows us to develop emerging technologies into new capabilities and solutions for the Warfighter at a significantly accelerated pace.”.

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VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2018

While traditional piano lessons can cost upwards of $100 per hour, Music Everywhere is free on the Microsoft store and offers a cost effective tutoring solution that provides students with immediate interaction feedback, making it differ greatly from watching a video tutorial.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

The global business community is increasingly moving to isolate Russia for the war it's waging in Ukraine, and video games are no exception. Here's a rundown of what we've seen so far from key players in the video game space as efforts to isolate Russia have snowballed in the midst of Ukraine's calls for the industry to take action.

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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. The post Unlocking The Potential Of Enterprise XR appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 17, 2016

Nevertheless, this is part of what Microsoft is promising with its planned launch of Windows Holographic Shell which it’s promised will arrive in every Windows 10 installation via an update some time in 2017. In Microsoft’s Windows Holographic lexicon, it seems to mean different forms of disparate virtual content.

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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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AllThingsVR

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Funding Roundup: Intel acquires Voke VR, The Future Group Raises $20M, ObEN nabs $7.7M Series A, Drifter Entertainment (VR Game Studio) Raises $400K Seed Intel has acquired a startup called VOKE , which specialises in immersive sports video experiences, and counted both Intel and the Sacramento Kings among its investors.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Pixvana , a cloud-based VR video company, today announced their much awaited solution for publishing and streaming 360 video, a platform that promises to deliver up to 10K resolution streaming playback from the cloud to your VR devices. Even 4K video spread across a 360-degree sphere leaves much to imagination.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

You can have a group chat with your friends and tag Meta AI so it will answer to all the group. They are basically the 3D elements that you could put around your room with HoloLens : if you were used to playing around with Microsoft AR glasses, you know what I’m talking about. So you will have Meta AI on Facebook.

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Upload VR

JUNE 21, 2022

Open standards to accelerate the development of the metaverse will be the subject of discussion on a Zoom video call next month as members of the Metaverse Standards Forum meet for the first time.

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Road to VR

JULY 3, 2017

Two of the latest listings suggest the company is exploring VR video codecs and file formats. The former listing seeks a candidate with “direct experience with implementing and/or designing media file formats,” as well as “experience with VR and 360 video.”

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ARPost

DECEMBER 4, 2020

VRtuoso specializes in the creation and distribution of remote learning experiences involving 360-degree images and video. When users pay for the experience, they can opt in to receive a 360 camera to record their own spatial video. However, they can also select from a library of 360 images and videos available within VRtuoso. “If

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VRScout

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Key features of HoloPatient Remote according to GIGXR: Remote and/or socially distanced student groups connect with their instructor, who is wearing a Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset, using their iOS or Android device. Collaborative learning among the group facilitates highly effective learning outcomes.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 13, 2023

.” The AA to Deliver Next-Generation Training The AA’s internal team worked with ARuVR to design a bespoke training service which mixes XR, in-person classroom settings, and live remote video feed to lead learners through virtual learning scenarios.

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ARPost

APRIL 29, 2021

Most AR headsets are compatible with video conferencing solutions, but not all of those headsets are listed here. the platform allows users to connect with one another via video conferencing and to connect with enabled IoT devices. TechSee and Vuzix (and Microsoft). Microsoft Mesh. Currently in version 2.2,

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Road to VR

APRIL 10, 2019

Microsoft won a decisive $480 million defense contract with the U.S. ” As with all things military-related, no candid video or images were permitted, however the Army did provide a few approved images of the headset as it is now. Army late last year to bring the company’s AR hardware platform to the battlefield.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to the demo video (linked below), the unnamed “R&D prototype” looks to include both 6DOF head-tracking as well as hand-tracking, and appear to be a standalone unit similar to Microsoft HoloLens. The experience is set to end on December 8th. Otherwise you can sign up here (Japanese).

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ARPost

MARCH 12, 2021

No one could have guessed the ways it would revolutionize the world around us, from ordering food, to streaming videos. Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. We went through what is called a tech cycle.

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VRScout

MARCH 25, 2022

Snap has opted instead to distribute hardware to a select group of creators familiar with Lens Studio , the company’s Lens-building software. Unlike existing AR headsets such as the Magic Leap 2 or Microsoft HoloLens, the Spectacles feature a discrete, light-weight design more akin to glasses than a headset.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The goal was to make a single, thin cable the norm for connecting VR headsets to PCs, instead of having multiple connectors (USB, video, and sometimes additional power) at the PC-end of the cable. Unfortunately the standard didn’t gain traction and appears to now be abandoned by the group that created it.

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VRScout

MARCH 4, 2020

And for a third group, the value in virtual beings isn’t the ability to create a new person: it’s to recreate an existing one. In a YouTube video that recently went viral, a woman is shown “reunited” with her late daughter in a virtual world. Virtual being music group Auxuman (Image Credit: Auxuman).

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AR Insider

JULY 1, 2020

— Connects field and control room operators for real-time communication using Microsoft Remote Assist. In the video above, notice how the user controls the visibility of the menu with a gesture. having a window automatically appear following a gesture, as shown in the video above). Based on their experiences, W?odarczyk

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The research division cites World Health Organisation data noting that roughly 39 million people worldwide are blind and 246 million have low vision – with AR/AI solutions, this group can gain new opportunities to interact with the world around them. Meanwhile, a control group of seven blindfolded sighted individuals took part.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Microsoft AR technology could make Batman’s advanced crime-fighting headpiece a reality. They’ll also be incorporating Microsoft tech like Cortana, Visual Studios and more. The fabrication group on the other hand was tasked with effectively fitting all that impressive tech into the actual helmet while maintaining that sleek design.

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