XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 1, 2022

On Thursday, the Warner Music Group (WMG) announced a collaboration with OpenSea, a peer-to-peer NFT marketplace, to secure the global music label with Web3 infrastructure.

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ARVR

APRIL 14, 2021

Top 5 Innovative Retail Technologies That Changes the Way People Shop Even with the global pandemic making in-store shopping difficult, Americans have transitioned to online shopping. Let’s start exploring these solutions to see how they benefit both retailers and consumers. Smart Shopping Solutions?—?Top Let’s explore this next.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Retail is one of the sectors that hugely benefits from implementing AR. AR is becoming more and more popular among brands and retailers which work with furniture, clothes, footwear, accessories, and beauty products. For example, in fashion retail, around 2,150 pieces of clothing are thrown away each second in the US alone.

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Road to VR

JULY 19, 2018

Oculus today announced plans to launch a new retail bundle which adds the upcoming Marvel Powers United VR to the usual retail box including the Rift headset and Touch controllers. As before, the retail package also includes Lucky’s Tale , Medium , Quill , Dead and Buried , and Robo Recall for free.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

But once the group is ready and you’re transported to Alien Zoo in VR, your jaw drops. The post Dreamscape Immersive Debuts Group VR Experience at Westfield Mall appeared first on VRScout. Your five other friends are now avatars in giant space suits. You can wave, shake hands, and of course give a high-five.

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ARPost

JANUARY 7, 2022

The Khronos Group member company offers interior solutions like asset centralization for remote collaboration on models, but they also offer models that can be used on a company’s website front-end for e-commerce. The company calls itself “a complete digital ecosystem for brands and retailers.”. Meet VNTANA. JOOR platform.

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ARPost

APRIL 20, 2022

Spanish retail banking financial group CaixaBank is “entering the metaverse” through imaginLAND. We’ve seen American financial technology groups try to “ape into” the metaverse with limited success, but CaixaBank has a different plan.

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ARPost

JANUARY 18, 2020

Expecting more than 300 senior attendees from across gaming, entertainment, healthcare, retail, automotive industries and more, XR Europe is the world’s premier B2B immersive tech event for those wishing to use XR to boost ROI, propel their business forward and engage consumers through immersive, innovative experiences.

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VRScout

MARCH 26, 2021

We have been incredibly fortunate to have been able to survive such a devastating year for everyone in the retail and entertainment industry,” said Steve Zhao, founder and CEO of Sandbox VR. As one of the leading retail and entertainment destinations on The Strip, Grand Canal Shoppes is excited to bring Sandbox VR to guests this summer.”

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GizModo VR

JUNE 8, 2022

Environmental organization Last Beach Cleanup is suing two retailers for selling un-recyclable plastic bags in California. Read more.

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ARPost

AUGUST 2, 2021

The respondents were made up of a 20-person focus group consisting of “industry leaders” as well as 164 “industry executives.” The report pointed out that, as a cohort, this group was more likely to support government intervention and more immersive content. XR Industry Spotlights: Education and Retail.

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VRScout

JUNE 23, 2022

IKEA Kreativ is a new digital design tool from the Swedish home furnishings retailer that utilizes a combination of spatial computing, machine learning, and mixed reality technologies to deliver a unique mixed reality shopping experience.

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VRScout

MARCH 23, 2023

These features can be directly embedded inside a retailer’s app and website, streamlining the AR shopping experience. ARES’ first group of participating businesses include Gobi Cashmere, Goodr, and Princess Polly. Credit: Snap Inc. ” Credit: Snap Inc.

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ARPost

MAY 29, 2023

The Impact of Generative AI on VR Training Platforms Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, partnered with Strivr to bring VR to their training facilities. Employees belonging to minority groups can rehearse and tailor their behaviors in simulated scenarios where a superior or customer is prejudiced toward them, for instance.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In 2021, online retail sales in the United States amounted to $1.050 trillion. Developed by QReal, The Glimpse Group subsidiary, TRYO features world-class 3D and AR capabilities. As it helps address challenges in online shopping, it enables consumers to get the best possible experiences when shopping on digital platforms.

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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. Retail, Corporate & Service. — In Walmart’s retail employee VR training (via Strivr), VR was shown to reduce training time from 8 hours to 15 minutes with no drop in efficacy. Business Case.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 31, 2020

Most of our focus on spatial computing in retail is around AR, such as in-store shopping assistance. And it’s taking form in retailer-facing ways, considering large-scale initiatives like Walmart’s employee training. This was recently demonstrated by Accenture’s Extended Reality group and Qualcomm. The result?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 6, 2022

Selected speakers include the Co-Founder of The Metamall Group, Neel Naicker, Qualcomm’s Vice President and General Manager of XM Hugo Swart, and CRG Partner and Senior Vice President of Workplace Strategy Geoffrey Kasselman. ” The Metaverse Real-Estate Boom.

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ARPost

JUNE 23, 2020

Like many clothing manufacturers and retailers, Bollé has had an online presence for a while but they’re doubling down this year. Between closed storefronts, financial difficulty, and economic uncertainty, retail is struggling. In the new normal of retail, Bollé recognizes that safety is now the most important thing.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

We also know that Darabase had a ball designing the experience, bringing in creative consultancy group Bewonder* for creative theming, artwork, and other assets. “We So, this seems more like a passion project by Darabase than a reclamation effort by Churchill Square.

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ARPost

JULY 1, 2022

It also allows artists to rely on their own works to form communities rather than relying on the communities of big producing groups. Retail, Fashion, and Marketing of the Future panel. This trend can help companies produce content that will perform well by tapping their audience.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The solution is now proven in leading retailers, banks, and manufacturing companies. More recently, the VR training firm worked with retail firm Woolworths to provide VR training to over 40,000 employees. The case study shows how significant businesses are leveraging XR at scale today.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

These include at least smart retail, tourism, and architecture. See Also: Metaverse and Investing - Opportunities for Retail Investors Part 2: Software and Infrastructure. During 2022, HCL Technologies, together with SMEs and other interest groups, organized the HCL Metaverse Startup Exploration Series of events.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 17, 2022

at the Logitech online and physical stores, as well as major retailers globally. It also features fully-immersive acoustics and awareness of real-world sounds in a lightweight 182-gramme form factor for long durations of use and USB-C passthrough connectivity. Interested customers can purchase the device for $99.99

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 15, 2018

Can immersive technologies help struggling bricks-and-mortar retailers to create new shopping experiences and gain an edge against the likes of Amazon? The past decades have seen a dramatic decline in traditional retail spaces as more people shift towards online shopping. Millennials account for over $1 trillion in U.S.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 26, 2019

HP says that customers can expect to begin finding the Reverb headset back in stock at the company’s site and through official retail partners. The company pulled stock back from retailers while it identified the issues. Photo by Road to VR.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 25, 2021

H&M has been purged from maps and internet listings in China after the clothing retailer criticized the use of forced labor in Xinjiang province, the area in northwestern China where Uighurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group, have been systematically oppressed by the Chinese government. Read more.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 29, 2017

MasterCard, Osterhout Design Group (ODG), and Qualcomm turn to AR and eye technology to provide consumers a secure and seamless way to pay for items. Consumers and retailers just got a sneak peek into the future of shopping during the Money2020 event in Las Vegas.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2020

In addition to its expansion into new regions, the company says it will also be moving into the telehealth and retail fields, and hire 50 percent more staff over the next 24 months. “The ability to remotely perform inspections has tremendous business impact from cost savings and productivity to improved customer service.”

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GizModo VR

APRIL 17, 2021

history in both unit and dollar sales, according to retail analyst firm The NPD Group. Sony’s PlayStation 5 is the fastest-selling gaming console in U.S. So if you’ve been struggling to get your hands on one since its release last November, scalpers may not be entirely to blame. Read more.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

But if you’re in the New York area and want to try the headset before you buy it in retailers like Verizon and Best Buy, you can stop by Google’s pop-up shop in the heart of SoHo. You’ll meet in a group of five people or less so you’ll be able to ask questions and test out your Pixel with the guidance of a specialist.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Facebook blocked dozens of charity groups, nonprofit organizations, and even random big box retailers in Australia late Wednesday (early Thursday, local time), a move that appears to be collateral damage from Facebook’s ban on news in the country. Facebook even briefly blocked its own page in Australia, according to … Read more.

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Road to VR

APRIL 1, 2020

The Series B financing round was led by Georgian Partners, with participation by venture capital firms including Franklin Templeton, Prologis Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures and Alumni Ventures Group. The latest round brings the company’s overall investment to $51 million.

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ARVR

MARCH 31, 2021

It found that content delivered in this format produced greater memory retention than a control group. Retail, Corporate & Service - In Walmart’s retail employee VR training (via Strivr), VR was shown to reduce training time from 8 hours to 15 minutes with no drop in efficacy.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 24, 2021

In tandem with an informal pay transparency survey, a group of employees posted a website on Monday for #AppleToo , an initiative devoted to collecting stories from Apple workers, from retail to corporate, and address an alleged pattern of discrimination. Will Apple be the next front in the tech labor movement? Read more.

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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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Mashable VR

APRIL 27, 2022

In doing so, Intal joined a huge group of Americans who rely on full or partial government assistance to feed themselves and their families. But, in a startling outdated reality for a digital era obsessed with online markets, less than 100 retailers offer the option to use that money for online grocery purchasing.

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