XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2023

CES 2023 allows XR firms to express the benefit of enterprise-grade immersive solutions for various vertical markets like healthcare, tourism, training, and education. The CES 2023 showroom hosts many immersive firms, related prototypes, and market-ready XR devices. Hand tracking. Eye tracking.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2023

Working closely with Valve, Sony, and Meta, Cloudhead is best known for their title Pistol Whip and has shipped four popular VR titles ( Pistol Whip , Valve’s Aperture Hand Labs , Call of the Starseed , and Heart of the Emberstone ). Over its 10 year rebirth, the last 3 years of VR have experienced Hockey Stick levels of growth.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2022

In short, Kuo posits that Meta is slowing down investment in VR hardware due to looming economic recession, but this will provide others opportunity to play catchup as market share shifts away from Meta to companies such as Sony, Valve, Pico, and HTC. It’s not VR, its Meta’s core business that’s taking a hit.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Yesterday, location-based VR provider The VOID announced its latest 4D immersive experience, Jumanji Reverse the Curse. Image Credit: The VOID, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality. The popular LBE provider continues its string of high-profile partnerships. Grand Canal Shoppes in The Venetian and The Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev.;

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Reality Engine is designed to make sure you are able to access AR content easily by managing all of the mappings needed for you to properly view, interact, and engage with the immersive content regardless of your current location or situation. New users can sign up for a 14-day free trial of the 8th Wall platform.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

This week in XR has seen the launch of the first standalone MR headset, plus a lot of interesting news and articles about immersive realities. It is being very useful to let indie distribute little games and innovative experiences (like the ones employing hands tracking ) to Quest users. Do you want to discover them with me?

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ARVR

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Interhaptics is a Haptics software company specializing in tools for haptic design and rendering, and hand tracking interactions for digital platforms as Mobile, XR, and consoles. It supports an extensive list of XR controllers, hand tracking systems, and haptic devices. All are already included in Unity.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. I feel there is more optimism in the field, and even investors have started to be interested in immersive realities again.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The significance of immersive technology is ever-growing in a world more reliant on hybrid and remote working environments. Although, in the wake of the video conferencing-led remote working boom, immersive solutions offered enhanced workplace communication and collaboration methods. Emerging Enterprise Solutions. from 2022 to 2030.

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2022

The XRA is an industry organization founded by Google , HTC VIVE , Microsoft , Oculus , and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Much of the report was dedicated to identifying issues that potential policies for immerse worlds could touch on. About the “Thinking Ahead About XR” Report. Identifying Policy Issues. Economic Issues. “If

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 29, 2023

Immersive experiences are having a transformative impact on everything from collaboration and communication to productivity and efficiency in businesses. However, that doesn’t mean the value of XR in the gaming space has reduced. Here are just some of the top vendors in XR focusing in the gaming landscape.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Since it doesn’t support dedicated controllers like all VR headsets out there though, it’s leaving many developers essentially stuck and unable to port many of the most popular immersive games to Vision Pro. Vision Pro launches today, emerging as an impressive addition to the world of XR headsets.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 24, 2023

According to Gurman, Apple’s headset will use eye tracking and hand tracking technology in tandem to drive a system that “allows the wearer to control the device by looking at an on-screen item – whether it’s a button, app icon or list entry – to select it.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

An XR immersive experience employs various elements that allow it to be as fully immersive as possible for commercial and enterprise end-users. XR developers can leverage features like spatial audio, RT3D graphics, and even AI to immerse a headset user.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sony makes some of the coolest VR accessories of any company out there. Their wand-style hand-tracking controllers “Playstation Move” and gun-adapting “aim controller” make game play more natural and more immersive, while the PlayStation Camera aims to reinvent the ways in which we experience movement in VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 3, 2023

Moreover, Apple expressed dissatisfaction with its Sony and TSMC suppliers around the time it hosted WWDC 2023. Moreover, Apple is working with other major industry suppliers such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Sony for the Vision Pro debut.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. It will feature a selection of immersive artworks that will be hosted at an in-person “Games & Immersive Experience” area at the festival hub. Are you ready?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

An XR immersive experience employs various elements that allow it to be as fully immersive as possible for commercial and enterprise end-users. XR developers can leverage features like spital audio, RT3D graphics, and even AI to immerse a headset user. How has eye and hand-tracking tracking technology advanced in 2022 and 2023?

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2022

Interacting with the in-game world can be done using the Touch controllers, though certain games and apps also feature support for Quest hand-tracking technology. Don’t sleep on this incredible piece of immersive hardware. The headset features a killer 2160 x 2160 per eye resolution and 114-degree FOV.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Quest 3 and Pro can now use hand-tracking and controllers simultaneously , Meta's looking at neural wristbands , while Sony confirmed PC support is coming for PSVR 2. As for VR gaming, we reflected on PSVR 2's debut year as Sony announced Little Cities: Bigger! Noclip VR moved from AppLab onto the main Quest store.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 14, 2023

Apple has already experienced exposure to the immersive technology space, a firm that has minor AR integration for its iPhone and iPad devices. However, with its immersive device debut, Apple is looking to make a big splash. Last week, Apple debuted the Vision Pro headset, the firm’s first dive into the XR space.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Magic Trackpad ($130) : Hand-tracking is also pretty great on Vision Pro, but you may not be somewhere you can ‘pinch to move’ a webpage or spreadsheet, like a crowded coffee shop or airport, giving a physical (and more precise) option the leg up. Any wireless headset should work, but who else is promising lossless audio?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Since I’m not totally convinced that just a few LEDs in that position may alone offer realiable tracking, I would also speculate that maybe either data from the depth sensor or some hand-tracking data is involved in the sensor fusion to arrive at the final controller pose. But that’s just a speculation of mine.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Ultraleap hand tracking. Custom made eye tracking. Japanese magazine Famitsu interviewed Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Hideaki Nishino and asked him many questions about PlayStation 5 and PSVR 2. This shows the commitment that Sony has toward VR; The lineup for PSVR 2 is not complete. Wireless PC VR Streaming.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

What We Know: In our world its easy to forget sometimes that Sony is much more than just a gaming company. What To Expect : This year at CES, as with previous years, Sony is expected to focus primarily on its ever-expanding catalog of televisions. Take any show floor demo you see, therefore, with a healthy grain of salt.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 19, 2024

Hand tracking and head tracking. Six degrees of tracking with spatial anchors and depth mesh. Display and Sound Quality Until now, many AR Glasses have struggled to offer a truly immersive experience. The glasses feature Micro OLED panels, created by Sony, with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels per eye.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film. Yamamura also presented the winner with a Sony Spatial Reality Display, a “glasses-free 3D display that will improve their workflow.” All these four awards are decided at the conference. Best Art or Film.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

many investors would have run away scared from immersive realities, causing the ruin of many companies in our field. And of course, they are going to appeal this decision… More info PSVR 2 to be sold in retail stores Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that “soon”, PSVR 2 will be sold in dedicated retail store locations.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Waltz of the Wizard - October 3 (PSVR 2) Developed by Aldin, Waltz of the Wizard is an older experience we previously called one of the best Quest hand tracking games. But for Quest specifically, it's receiving a major update in time for the Quest 3 launch that adds two-player multiplayer and hand tracking support.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

Developers continue to have fun with Oculus Quest hands tracking! A new week, a new sheer of demos exploiting Oculus Quest hands tracking! A demo made by the creator of Holoception, that mixes portals and hands tracking. It is called The Immersive Reality Revolution and I advise you all to buy it now!

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 23, 2022

The Nreal designed the Air smart glasses so users can stream content as immersive visualizations overlaid on a real-world environment. The device supports various phone models such as Samsung Galaxy, Sony Experia, and OPPO Find models, with a complete list available on EE’s website. Recently, Nreal updated Nebula to version 2.3.4,

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Hands-tracking is also supported. From a first hands-on someone was able to have with the device, seems that the prototype is solid, but the battery life is a bit short (30 minutes). It is a next-gen tablet device that utilizes artificial intelligence and lightfield technology to immerse the users in a variety of 3D experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Jesse Joudrey, Chief Technology Officer, VRChat , said in a statement, “The VIVE Ultimate Tracker is a fantastic solution for those seeking an extremely flexible and standalone layer of full-body tracking in social VR. This will allow users to check their surroundings before joining immersive spaces.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

This made sure investors gained some trust for immersive reality startups again, something that will be beneficial for our whole industry. More info Sony Mocopi seems to be good for full-body VR Thrillseeker, the superstar VR Youtuber, is experimenting with Mocopi, the lightweight full-body VR kit by Sony.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Immerse Global Summit 2022 Miami concluded on Wednesday, where some of the biggest players in the tech industry gathered to explore the future of Web3 technologies. Other devices from Magic Leap and Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets offer deeper levels of immersion. What are your general thoughts on this?

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AR Insider

AUGUST 6, 2019

Tracking has been another consistent praise from reviewers. Hand tracking was developed for precision in movement-intensive games like Beat Saber, which appears to have paid off. This is impressive, given that tracking draws from the same core processor as the rest of the device. Most games are smooth and fun.”.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

On the technical side, Dennys Kuhnert (the developer behind Hand Physics lab), compared on video the performance of hand tracking on Vision Pro and Quest 3, and showed how at this moment, the Quest 3 is much better at that task. Long story short, Sony will make PSVR 2 users play PCVR games.

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