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Varjo, Twinmotion Team Up for AEC Designers

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Notwithstanding AEC design, its Aero head-mounted display (HMD) is widely used for training pilots in flight simulation. The Varjo-powered immersive experience leveraged high-fidelity visuals to offer a 1:1 digital twin on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine.

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HTC VIVE Teases New ‘Small’ XR Headset

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” While the company did not disclose further information about the head-mounted display (HMD) or specs, many speculate it will be a mid-range, affordable headset that could compete with rival firms. Replying to an early responder, the headset maker said: “We’re working on something big… we mean small.

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Snapdragon AR2 to Empower AR Devices, Qualcomm Says

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

The San Diego, California-based firm has become synonymous with delivering XR solutions capable of untethering head-mounted displays (HMDs) from PC. The smart glasses tether via a USB cable to process most of the computing on the smartphone and content is viewed on the head-mounted displays (HMDs).

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Microsoft Adds Dynamics 365 Guides XR Tools to HoloLens 2

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Those wearing the head-mounted display (HMD) can receive step-by-step instructions from technicians to navigate troubleshooting and instructional experiences. The platform also reinforces quality control with Unity and Unreal Engine-based content for digital twins, schematics, and real-time 3D (RT3D) assets.

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Firewall Ultra Hands-On: Blinded By The Light On PSVR 2

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While Sony’s PSVR 2 headset doesn’t have the same range or brightness attributes as Meta’s demo from last year, Sony’s headset is also VR’s first consumer HDR head-mounted display. Firewall Ultra uses Unreal Engine 5 and also features dedicated servers rather than peer-to-peer networking.

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StarVR unveils its newest HMD at SIGGRAPH 2018

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Launched today at SIGGRAPH 2018 , StarVR One is a one-of-its-kind VR head mounted display that provides nearly 100-percent human viewing angle. StarVR One features key technology innovations critical to redefine what’s possible in virtual reality.

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Accommodation and Vergence in Head-mounted Displays

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These are another two (relates ones) of those frequently-asked questions about VR and head-mounted displays (HMDs) that I promised to address a while back. Figure 4: A pair of eyes looking at a virtual object in a head-mounted display. My vision is fine!