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Zoom, Microsoft Team up for VR Video Conferencing

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Last Friday, Zoom announced an alliance with Microsoft Teams to enable users to receive cross-platform calls and share meeting data between the services without requiring extra licenses or third-party assistance. . Sameer Raje, the General Manager and Head, India and SAARC at Zoom , said : The world today is more about technology.

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We Tried Snap’s AR Glasses And Had Our Minds Blown

VRScout

Unlike existing AR headsets such as the Magic Leap 2 or Microsoft HoloLens, the Spectacles feature a discrete, light-weight design more akin to glasses than a headset. Previous creators used the technology to anchor their AR creations to famous structures like the Gateway of India and the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.01): Meta still committed to the Metaverse, Jio launches Dive headset, and more!

The Ghost Howls

According to the CMA: “Microsoft already enjoys a powerful position and head start over other competitors in cloud gaming and this deal would strengthen that advantage giving it the ability to undermine new and innovative competitors.” So I wonder if this suspension could also change Microsoft’s future plans concerning the M-word.

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CraneMorley and SoCalGas Win Summit Award!

CraneMorley

If you have ever sat through a boring Zoom video remote class, you will appreciate the capability to ‘take the class out into the field’ for hands on learning from the safety of their homes. Take a look for yourself,” invited Troy Segale, director of instructional design at training partner CraneMorley, Inc.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.04): Vive Flow teased, Valve Deckard leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Nreal noticed that in some countries, users of Nreal Light AR glasses used the device just to watch video content on a big virtual screen , so it has understood that there is a market for this kind of device. Microsoft is going to release a database of synthetic faces. But if you feel ok using it, then it’s a nice possibility.

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The Best University Courses To Learn Metaverse Skills

Bernard Marr

Huge companies like Facebook and Microsoft are throwing vast sums of money at their attempts to build, and therefore define, the metaverse. The metaverse concept emerged from the world of computer and video gaming, which has been creating vast, interactive, multi-user environments for decades. BSc or M.A. in Game Design.

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Funding Roundup: Intel acquires Voke VR, The Future Group Raises.

AllThingsVR

Series A, Drifter Entertainment (VR Game Studio) Raises $400K Seed Intel has acquired a startup called VOKE , which specialises in immersive sports video experiences, and counted both Intel and the Sacramento Kings among its investors. and Kabaddi tournaments in India. Read more on TechCrunch. Today, the company is announcing $7.7

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