ARPost

MAY 30, 2020

See Also: Face Filters Come to WebAR With New 8th Wall Tool. Events are broken down by subject into either Education, Medical, Simulation, or Training. Keynotes will be given by representatives of Lenovo, Korea Telekom, HTC, VIVE , HP, Microsoft, and others. VR/AR Global Summit Events to Look Forward To.

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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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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Although Microsoft hasn’t shown much of an investment in the entertainment and arts sector as of yet, it has a lot of potential to offer with the HoloLens ecosystem. Microsoft’s technology could easily be the basis behind a number of mixed-reality and unique event experiences in the entertainment world going forward.

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Hypergrid Business

APRIL 30, 2020

(Image courtesy HTC Vive.). Yesterday afternoon, I got a preview of the new HCT Vive Sync virtual meeting platform from HTC Vive, and it’s the best one I’ve seen yet — and I have seen a lot of these platforms. — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) April 30, 2020. Image courtesy HTC Vive.). VIVE Focus Plus.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Spatial audio sound systems simulate real-world sound waves with precise realism. Additional headsets, including the Meta Quest Pro , HTC VIVE XR Elite, Pico 4 and Pico 4 Enterprise, Varjo VR-3 and XR-3, and Lenovo VRX and A3 feature this technology. This audio format is a massive improvement from mono and stereo sound.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Extended reality (XR) tools will allow manufacturers, airlines, and customers to leverage immersive tools capable of empowering the commercial aviation market. Conversely, airlines can train the next generation of pilots with cutting-edge flight simulation solutions for rapid upskilling. Remote Guidance for Inspections.

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VRScout

JULY 15, 2018

Developed by Owlchemy Games, the original minds behind the hit VR title Job SImulator, the far-out immersive adventure places users in the shoes of Rick Sanchez’s reluctant side-kick, Morty Smith, as they participate in a series of seemingly-menial tasks, from basic laundry care, to complex ship repair.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Immersive solutions can allow enterprises to run vital third-party design applications, host virtual meetings, operate training simulations, and receive remote guidance. While many conventional 2D design applications will remain prevalent in design circles, spatial computing can provide existing applications with new tools.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

We’ve discovered how valuable the right XR tools can be in collaboration and communication, and how they can help innovators to build new products and ideas. HTC Vive and Penn State. With the help of the HTC Vive environment, Penn State has been able to create a comprehensive environment for training and educational immersion.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 26, 2023

The enterprise-optimised platform performs seamlessly on many AR/VR/MR devices from headset vendors such as HTC VIVE, Meta, and Microsoft, allowing firms to leverage XR for a range of use cases, including remote guidance, training, and repair solutions. The way we work has changed, but the tools and mentality is still yet to catch up.

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2017

It’s a Helsinki-based company (“varjo” is “shadow” in Finnish) that’s been in stealth until now, working to develop a 70 megapixel solution for XR (by comparison, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive run about 1.2 “Creative tools are where we now see the highest potential in VR,” said Konttori.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 29, 2022

The Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) by Microsoft is an open-source toolkit that has been around since the HoloLens was first released in 2016. Microsoft-driven MRTK-Unity is a suite of components and capabilities used to speed the creation of cross-platform MR applications in Unity. Understanding the MRTK-Unity Toolkit for MR Developers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

XR uses tools to create artificial digital worlds that simulate physical ones. With head-mounted displays, users can detach their senses of sound, sight, and space from their surroundings to fully ‘immerse’ in simulated, computer-generated realities. Here’s a quick look at the key differences.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

THE STANDALONE MOBILE HEADSET THAT HTC IS KEEPING IN JAPAN. Remember, HTC is the Taiwanese-based hardware manufacturer and the HTC Vive Tech Corporation is a subsidiary that partners with American-based software company Valve for content via their huge Steam library. AIRLINES TESTING AUGMENTED REALITY TO READ YOUR EMOTIONS.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

Sinespace is compatible with a majority of 3D models and game design tools. Sinespace also includes several unique building tools as well. If this sounds a lot like the 2003 smash hit social simulator Second Life , that’s no coincidence.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

Sports events can’t have the audience anymore, and now NBA has partnered with Microsoft so that big screens next to NBA matches will show people connected with Microsoft Teams that will watch the match and comment it , to let the players feel less alone. News worth a mention. Image by Tweak Town).

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

But you can have high-quality VR gaming experiences on your Playstation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive even on your IOS and Android phones. We rounded up different types of VR games that worth playing on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive IOS and Android to give you the premium gaming experience. Microsoft Windows Mixed Reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2020

HP and Microsoft have a long track in offering enterprise hardware, so this headset may battle HTC on his own land (B2B). First of all, Peter Chou, ex founder of HTC , has launched his startup XrSpace, with his first VR headset Mova (that you can see in the header image of this post), together with its social XR platform Manova.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Today, a company called Limitless is announcing a suite of virtual reality animation tools that could revolutionize the way immersive films are created. The legendary video game studio had recently lost its most famous IP, the Halo series, due to a round of corporate maneuvering with Microsoft. – Tom Sanocki was falling in love.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Now they find themselves without a market, and the pivot to enterprise is too little too late considering that Microsoft has enterprise features that are much better than the ones of Magic Leap. So it may be that Oculus contributed to the success of HTC Vive’s room-scale technology. Facebook adds 360 backgrounds to Messenger.

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Hypergrid Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Examples are HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Cardboard and other that are now very popular VR platforms for building experiences. WebVR is also becoming a formidable force for those who love HTC Vive, Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard, in a web browser. This brings the point home about the need to learn how to develop content on other platforms.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In a Virtual Reality experience users are fully immersed in a simulated digital environment, shutting out the physical world. Among such are HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. . XR is a tool that we can utilise to improve our experiences in the real world, with actual positive change. . VR (VIRTUAL REALITY).

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ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

Virtual Reality is an immersive simulation of reality in which the surrounding world is completely replaced with a computer generated world. Some popular examples include the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Vavle Index. So what makes augmented and virtual reality so special?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

HTC has finally revealed the price of the Vive Pro : it will cost $799 just to have the headset (no controller and no base stations, so you must already have a Vive 1 kit) and will be available for pre-orders since April, 5th. But, as Road To VR has stated, maybe HTC should have clarified that in all its marketing material.

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VRWorld

JUNE 22, 2016

As an industry, we need immersive experiences that will show what VR brings to the table and so far, there are two experiences one should go through: WeVR’s “theBlu” for HTC Vive and Crytek’s “The Climb” for Oculus Rift. JR: For us, it is key to find the tools that enable us to tell our story.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Thanks to the support of HTC, Rob is experimenting with Vive Trackers , and is very eager to tell you everything about his experiments with them, in a series of two very detailed posts. The post finishes also with the little surprise of an interview with HTC’s Shen Ye. HTC Vive Trackers (Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Eye Tracking Apart from sessions a few years ago using the HTC Vive Pro Eye and Microsoft Hololens, I didn’t have any experience with eye tracking. link] To check whether DFR is working, use a tool like FPSvr which will show your frame rate : you will see a noticeable difference when switched on or off.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

But in the enterprise space, it has always been behind the competition of companies like HTC or Pico. The COVID-19 crisis has made many companies realize how AR and VR can be a fundamental tool for smart working (e.g. And this adoption requires enterprise-oriented tools and devices. Tools to scale your VR practice.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

A Horizon game is coming for this new headset, and some rumors talk also about Half-Life: Alyx potentially be available in the future; HTC has announced the Vive Wrist Tracker, a 6 DOF tracker for the Vive Focus 3. This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies. What a true pity.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2019

If these Facebook features proved to be popular, more developers would use them, and finally, Facebook could have more power on the VR development tools , after the failed acquisition of Unity. Microsoft now sees VR as a high priority for Flight Simulator. You know, Microsoft only adds VR when people ask for it….

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Here below I’m posting for you the best offers I’ve found: for instance, HTC is discounting basically every piece of hardware (including Vive Trackers that can be useful for all the VRChat fans out there), while Pico is offering one of the best deals with €100-worth-of-content given for free with every purchased Pico 4.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

8agora provides creative teams, individuals, and groups with customizable virtual reality avatars that they can use to attend meetings and events, three-dimension high definition graphics, instant chat, simultaneous translation from any language, and many other business-oriented tools. (Image courtesy 8Agora.). AltspaceVR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

This could actually be quite beneficial for Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap. Joseph Toma : [From the presentation], although the hardware will inevitably evolve, we are years away from consumers and businesses adopting these tools. Apple also presented the Vision Pro as a productivity tool, rather than simply entertainment hardware.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

I mean, it sort of makes more sense to me that, as long as the prices for the headsets are lingering up pretty high — like the Cosmos from HTC, the brand new one, it’ll be an $800 purchase. Dean: And I think more critical are these more foundational companies, like Facebook and Valve and HTC. Dean: Yeah, I think.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” A lot of companies focusing on it. A lot of companies picking up on it.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 7, 2019

As I’m thinking back to it now, this was actually on HTC VIVE — first gen, which was only maybe 3, 4 years ago now — and I was so impressed with the first generation of hardware that I was like, “well, this is ready for prime time.” A lot of companies focusing on it. A lot of companies picking up on it.

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