The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. I’ll try to summarize all of that, especially for what concerns the announcements related to our XR space.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

We’ll be learning about the challenges and learnings from his experience. Alan: We’ve got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, “We want that!” ” Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. And training is a good example. Lance, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

We’ll be learning about the challenges and learnings from his experience. Alan: We’ve got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, “We want that!” ” Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. And training is a good example. Lance, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 3, 2020

We'll be learning about the challenges and learnings from his experience. Alan: We've got to call out Microsoft on making videos that people will go, "We want that!". Lance: It was Microsoft, SAP did one in 2014. But if you make one training module, it does not translate to every role in the company.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Users can use HMD devices such as Google Cardboard, Oculus Quest, Rift or HTC Vive to experience an imaginary environment. It has applications in training and educational use cases. Microsoft Hololens is a key player in the MR market. Augmented Reality (AR)  — It overlays digital content in the real world.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

But what I have learned in the past is that a headset must be tried and numbers never tell the full story, so I hope I can try this to tell you how good it is. A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

Johnson has worked at Microsoft and Qualcomm before, and she is a very respected executive. Yes, it will be hard against Microsoft, which is well poised in the field, but the market is so new and growing that there is the place for more than one single company. Image by HTC Vive). Learn more. News worth a mention.

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 14, 2020

He pops in to talk to Alan about all the experiential learning experiences his company has developed, from digital cadavers to study anatomy, to the VR design process of Bell Helicopters. And so they needed a way to have safe areas so the injectors would have training. So, what was their baseline learning before?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 14, 2020

He pops in to talk to Alan about all the experiential learning experiences his company has developed, from digital cadavers to study anatomy, to the VR design process of Bell Helicopters. And so they needed a way to have safe areas so the injectors would have training. So, what was their baseline learning before?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 8, 2020

He pops in to talk to Alan about all the experiential learning experiences his company has developed, from digital cadavers to study anatomy, to the VR design process of Bell Helicopters. And so they needed a way to have safe areas so the injectors would have training. So it was used as a training aid, and really now, it's gone global.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And I can’t help but notice that the difference from auto-stereoscopic 3D, VR was a technology and an ecosystem that is joined by a lot of leading global brands such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Huawei, etc. Alan: Yeah, I think that’s really key in learning. So business is growing stronger and stronger. Kai: I agree.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And I can’t help but notice that the difference from auto-stereoscopic 3D, VR was a technology and an ecosystem that is joined by a lot of leading global brands such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Huawei, etc. Alan: Yeah, I think that’s really key in learning. So business is growing stronger and stronger. Kai: I agree.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Microsoft ships HoloLens 2, nReal gets ready to do the same with its glasses. After a long wait, finally Microsoft is shipping its HoloLens 2 headset. HTC is now selling certified refurbished Vive HMDs for $400. HTC has started selling again the OG Vive headset, but this time selling second-hand devices.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

And I can't help but notice that the difference from auto-stereoscopic 3D, VR was a technology and an ecosystem that is joined by a lot of leading global brands such as Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Huawei, etc. Alan: Yeah, I think that's really key in learning. So business is growing stronger and stronger. Kai: I agree.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

I’ve studied at important universities like UC Berkeley, and I’ve worked on many technical projects (for work or personal interest) in electronics, optics, brain-machine interface , natural language processing, etc…. What lessons have you learned during these years? What is Kura’s story? What is the current status of the project?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 14, 2020

He pops in to talk to Alan about all the experiential learning experiences his company has developed, from digital cadavers to study anatomy, to the VR design process of Bell Helicopters. And so they needed a way to have safe areas so the injectors would have training. So, what was their baseline learning before?

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XR for Business Podcast

JANUARY 8, 2020

He pops in to talk to Alan about all the experiential learning experiences his company has developed, from digital cadavers to study anatomy, to the VR design process of Bell Helicopters. And so they needed a way to have safe areas so the injectors would have training. So it was used as a training aid, and really now, it's gone global.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 14, 2017

I ended up at Valve Software running their hardware department, putting the team together that created the HTC Vive. Jeri, at Valve they did have that sort of choice point, and they chose to do Steam VR and get behind the HTC Vive. There’s a lot to learn about how we can start to blend these different experiences into the world.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 4, 2022

XR could also facilitate essential human services such as medical and mental health more efficiently, namely as “surgeons, firefighters, police officers, and others train more safely and effectively by using high-detail, virtual scenarios,” he explained. They are helping to ensure the U.S.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

You can learn more about this data at superdataresearch.com. I really want to start digging into this, and learn more about SuperData. I think we’ve seen the Go has seen some early success, with companies like Walmart announcing that they were buying a lot of them to train employees for things like customer service.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

You can learn more about this data at superdataresearch.com. I really want to start digging into this, and learn more about SuperData. I think we’ve seen the Go has seen some early success, with companies like Walmart announcing that they were buying a lot of them to train employees for things like customer service.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

You can learn more about this data at superdataresearch.com. I really want to start digging into this, and learn more about SuperData. I think we've seen the Go has seen some early success, with companies like Walmart announcing that they were buying a lot of them to train employees for things like customer service.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And to everybody who worked on this: Walid [Abdelaty], our CTO; Paul [Konieczny], our chief product officer; Jonathan [Moss], our chief commercial officer, who takes us and brings it to enterprise; and Julie [Smithson], our chief learning officer. Yeah, it's been an exciting year just in change of educating and learning. Thank you.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And to everybody who worked on this: Walid [Abdelaty], our CTO; Paul [Konieczny], our chief product officer; Jonathan [Moss], our chief commercial officer, who takes us and brings it to enterprise; and Julie [Smithson], our chief learning officer. Yeah, it's been an exciting year just in change of educating and learning. Thank you.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

It was a 6DOF simulation machine. Alan: Big military simulation training. And training simulation, you’re doing it for a different reason. You talk about these things that make something replaceable, and how maybe military sim or even training is not looking for that. Alan: What about racing games?

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And to everybody who worked on this: Walid [Abdelaty], our CTO; Paul [Konieczny], our chief product officer; Jonathan [Moss], our chief commercial officer, who takes us and brings it to enterprise; and Julie [Smithson], our chief learning officer. Yeah, it's been an exciting year just in change of educating and learning. Thank you.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

You can learn more about Cameron and Sector 5 at Sector5Digital.com. A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. Cameron, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

You can learn more about Cameron and Sector 5 at Sector5Digital.com. A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. Cameron, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She’s the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, “sit behind a desk” kind of thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She’s the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, “sit behind a desk” kind of thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

MARCH 3, 2020

It was a 6DOF simulation machine. Alan: Big military simulation training. And training simulation, you’re doing it for a different reason. You talk about these things that make something replaceable, and how maybe military sim or even training is not looking for that. Alan: What about racing games?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 16, 2019

She's the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. of content development and strategic partnerships for the worldwide business development for Microsoft Studios. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, "sit behind a desk" kind of thing.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

You can learn more about Cameron and Sector 5 at Sector5Digital.com. A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. Cameron, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

You can learn more about Cameron and Sector 5 at Sector5Digital.com. A lot of what I do is try to take new and emerging technology -- obviously right now, VR/AR/XR; all that falls into it -- and using that to enhance messaging and storytelling, training, simulation, all of that type of stuff. Cameron, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 14, 2019

My interview earlier today was with the president of HTC VIVE, Alvin Wang Graylin, and one of the things that they announced last week at the VIVE conference is that they’re now doing eye tracking, and hand tracking, and lip tracking, and I think these are new — fairly new — technologies. I mean, we’re here to learn.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 14, 2019

My interview earlier today was with the president of HTC VIVE, Alvin Wang Graylin, and one of the things that they announced last week at the VIVE conference is that they’re now doing eye tracking, and hand tracking, and lip tracking, and I think these are new — fairly new — technologies. I mean, we’re here to learn.

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