XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 16, 2024

The head-mounted display/headset marketplace may be approaching a broad shift as Apple unveils its Vision Pro headset next month, with the device promising to advance screen-based productivity into a third dimension, leveraging traditional MR technologies to achieve a spatial computing future. You can start small and scale up.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Fluid Reality’s solution provides touch simulation via advanced built-in “fluid bubbes” at the operator’s fingertips that allow them to feel a virtual “complex contact geometry, texture, and compliance, as well as expressive spatiotemporal effects,” according to a research paper published by the firm.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

” Wearing an HTC Vive headset and given two Vive wand controllers, participants watched five 20-second clips from a randomized set of 360-degree videos, and then answered questionnaires in VR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2023

Creating the most immersive XR experiences requires more than just the best visuals or spatial audio technologies. This wearable headset comes with a wide field of view, surround sound, and eye-tracking capabilities already built-in. Tobii also produces screen-based eye-trackers, capable of capturing gaze data at speeds of up to 1200HZ.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In the world of haptic feedback accessories, the SUBPAC Wearable Physical Sound System is a favorite among VR entertainment providers. These minor vibrations simulate various amounts of force and pressure that can be felt from the wearer’s bones all the way to their inner ear. Image Credit: Beat Games, SUBPAC.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 4, 2023

More on SenseGlove SenseGlove debuted the initial model of its Nova device at CES 2021, compatible with HTC VIVE, Meta Quest, and Pico Neo headsets. Following a successful showcase, SenseGlove opened global shipments of the Nova product in May 2022.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

The technology elevates the overall user experience and adds value via realistic simulated feelings of pressure, weight, texture, and heat. However, the technology’s ability to simulate sophisticated real-life interactions presents a strong value proposition for suitable use cases.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Microsoft’s technology could easily be the basis behind a number of mixed-reality and unique event experiences in the entertainment world going forward. As one of the better-known companies in the virtual reality space, HTC VIVE has already proven to be a valuable partner for countless companies transitioning into the XR space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2023

As the extended reality market evolves, companies are discovering how beneficial immersive technologies can be. In the automotive landscape, the right XR technologies bring teams together worldwide for training, collaboration, and product development opportunities. Motive.io Motive.io is a virtual reality training platform provider.

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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

ConquestVR (virtual reality) is an immersive audio hardware manufacturer that sells accessories for VR headsets, including Meta Quest, Rift-S, Pico Neo 2, Neo 3, HTC Vive Focus 3 and Varjo Aero. One of those components is specialization, which simulates a sound’s direction and distance.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 12, 2022

As the world of extended reality grows increasingly “mainstream”, we’re seeing a host of companies experimenting with the engaging, and entertaining aspects of the technology. This was something the MLB (Major League Baseball) community discovered for themselves, with the help of HTC VIVE. Creating Meaningful Moments for Fans.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The technology is commonly used in enterprises to improve understanding and decrease knowledge gaps. Dr Linda Ciavarelli, Co-Founder of HouseCall VR, spoke with XR Today to discuss how emerging XR technologies could fill patient knowledge gaps. XR leverages high-quality 3D visualisations to fuel all immersive applications and services.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Spatial audio sound systems simulate real-world sound waves with precise realism. Next-Gen Headsets and Spatial Audio Among a growing list of VR headsets, many people experienced their first encounters with the technology with the Meta Quest 2. This audio format is a massive improvement from mono and stereo sound.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Kevin also added that in terms of raising XR awareness for the general public, “I think it’s brilliant now,” he also remarked that while at CES, the enterprise space was bubbling with interest “not just with Vision Pro, but all sorts of other technologies and digital twins obviously being the pillar.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Around the world, countless companies and groups are already reaping the benefits of extended reality technology. Here, universities, schools, and training companies are embracing the experiential benefits of immersive XR technology to deliver lessons like never before. HTC Vive and Penn State. Meta Oculus and Aptiv.

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

XR, or Extended Reality, is an umbrella term for a variety of immersive technologies including VR (Virtual Reality), MR (Mixed Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality). In a Virtual Reality experience users are fully immersed in a simulated digital environment, shutting out the physical world. Table of Contents. Martina Porru. What is XR?

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

Watching it, I had serious AR-Cloud vibes (most probably powered also by the technology of 6d.ai that Niantic acquired), and the fact that Niantic is working with telco operators to support 5G is an indicator that the company wants also to dominate this technology. I suggest you exploit this opportunity, of course. Learn more.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

While it might be difficult to imagine how some haptic technologies could feasibly fit into a standard pair of VR controllers, the force-feedback joystick from Foldaway Haptics looks like a prime candidate. The company showed a rudimentary but functional VR demo using the ThermoReal dev kit with an HTC Vive. Photo by Road to VR.

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Augmented reality is a technology that allows us to superimpose digital information into the real-world environment. 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.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Disclaimer: HTC provided three of their Vive Tracker 3.0 What is an HTC Vive Tracker? Whilst the first part of this article looked at the history of the HTC Vive Tracker and its three different versions, the second part will focus on some practical experiments with the latest HTC Vive Tracker 3.0. HTC Vive Tracker 3.0

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VRWorld

JULY 19, 2017

Weng Dongdong, Yu Xingyao, Guo Jie from Beijing Institute of Technology. As for vision, the majority of pre -teen subjects reported that their vision was unchanged or even imp roved after the experiment; that is because of the considerable amount of simulated distance vision scenes used in VR. Liu Jun, Certified optometrist.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

” The technology served as a visually rich shorthand for dystopian cyberpunk fears in an age of rapidly accelerating technology. For decades, the technology has felt ahead of its time, beginning with Sensorama in 1962. Sutherland, who is still around today at 85, contributed important technological innovations for decades.

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Robert Scoble

JUNE 1, 2019

They won’t stop at augmenting our eyes, either, Bose already has wearable devices (they look like glasses, but don’t really do much for your eyes, it’s rather your ears they focused on) that augment our hearing and there are tons of haptic devices being developed that augment our ability to feel, touch and other things.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

We often talk about how XR technologies are great tools for education and training on this podcast. Todd is especially interested in applying his expertise in the psychology and neuroscience of learning, memory, and performance, and to use immersive technologies in manufacturing, health care, corporate training, and retail, to name a few.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

We often talk about how XR technologies are great tools for education and training on this podcast. Todd is especially interested in applying his expertise in the psychology and neuroscience of learning, memory, and performance, and to use immersive technologies in manufacturing, health care, corporate training, and retail, to name a few.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

We often talk about how XR technologies are great tools for education and training on this podcast. Todd is especially interested in applying his expertise in the psychology and neuroscience of learning, memory, and performance, and to use immersive technologies in manufacturing, health care, corporate training, and retail, to name a few.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this week’s VRScout Report, we discuss Oculus Story Studio’s Henry Emmy win, NASA training astronauts with virtual reality gloves, Snapchat flirting with augmented reality, HTC Vive trying to go wireless, and iPhone laying potential plans for VR/AR. HOLLYWOOD LOVES HENRY.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

They’ve taken virtual and augmented reality for the automobile industry to the next level; from AR apps where you can see cars in your living room, to full VR simulators where you can drive the cars and see what they interact like. They have different brands, and they use the technology differently. Barry, welcome to the show.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 12, 2019

They’ve taken virtual and augmented reality for the automobile industry to the next level; from AR apps where you can see cars in your living room, to full VR simulators where you can drive the cars and see what they interact like. They have different brands, and they use the technology differently. Barry, welcome to the show.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In the three to four years since the release of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, the number of VR headsets available on the market has grown. Patriarchal coding” can be found in technology, buildings, public transportation, consumer products, and even life-saving medical devices. That’s a woman’s job:”. 61% of accountants and auditors.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emily Friedman is a New York based enterprise immersive, wearable and emerging technology advocate, journalist and facilitator. — on the enterprise wearables world. It was an amazing collection of some of the world’s smartest people working in this technology and enterprise. Let’s start with that.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emily Friedman is a New York based enterprise immersive, wearable and emerging technology advocate, journalist and facilitator. — on the enterprise wearables world. It was an amazing collection of some of the world’s smartest people working in this technology and enterprise. Let’s start with that.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Emily Friedman is a New York based enterprise immersive, wearable and emerging technology advocate, journalist and facilitator. I've been really looking forward to this conversation, because you are writing everyday – or, not everyday, but what, a couple times a week? -- on the enterprise wearables world. Let's start with that.

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