XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic , companies are set to reshape the industry with high-tech creativity and ingenuity. These experiences will no longer function like webinars or VR apps, but will converge virtual spaces with interoperable, engaging content. A Closer Look at Metaverse Entertainment.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Those of us who are old enough to have seen the rise of virtual reality in the ‘90s and then the fall and then another rise in mid 2000 and then another fall, know that the present hype about virtual reality may not be sustainable. Sony (PSVR) is clearly leading and is taking one third of the whole market.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness.

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VRScout

MAY 23, 2020

The recent in-game Fortnite concert by Travis Scott, tied to a digital only revenue stream for music labels and artists as live concerts and festivals are put on hold for 2020, is turning the music industry’s eye towards the potential of virtual concerts. Why the music industry cares. Why the music industry cares.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But the release of the Apple Vision Pro has completely shaken up the industry and now many players are focusing on launching a competitor of Apple’s headset. Sony Interactive Entertainment knows that PSVR 2 has not the same compelling games catalog that the original PSVR had and it is trying to give its players many new fresh games.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2023

Ah S**t Here We Go Again GIF from Ah S**t GIFs The Autumn of VR We are in an “Autumn” of Virtual Reality. People have started wondering if Virtual Reality will ever become mainstream, and the metaverse has become kind of a joke, about which even Meta took some steps back. We need something more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Jack Daniel’s opened its virtual doors to the public by commemorating urban art and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in late September. Currently ongoing, the iconic brand has launched The Verse — the company’s first virtual reality (VR) immersive experience — under its Art, Beats + Lyrics programme.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Everyone in the VR industry can envision a world in the next 10 years that’s radically changed by virtual reality. But it seems most of the industry is in agreement that the Killer App —a single, platform-defining piece of software that compels buyers—has not yet arrived. Dr. Richard Marks.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Over the years i have seen a few lists of Top 50 XR Influencers, but the curators of those list always overlooked China/India/Asia's XR Industry. Just for Context the worlds current population is 7 Billion, India & China's Collective population is 2.7 However, in June 2020, a U.S. 9- Eddie Avil.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

(Answer: probably just the possibility of the same community visiting different worlds together may be enough) Is monetization beneficial to virtual worlds? Answer: if people go to a platform just to make money, that platform is not going to succeed) Are today’s virtual worlds so different from Second Life?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 23, 2024

Zuckerberg noted that Meta is working with industry leaders, such as Lenovo, ASUS, and Xbox, to “build headsets that are designed for more specific use cases, so you can imagine a lightweight headset that pairs with your computer on your desk to provide the best work experience, whether you’re at home or anywhere else on the go.”

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VRScout

OCTOBER 14, 2016

This DJ’s virtual world will take your breath away. During the first day of VR On The Lot , a virtual reality industry conference at Paramount Pictures Studios, Sony Music unveiled a new VR experience from superstar Norwegian DJ Kygo.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2022

It gathers people from the tech industry, from movies, from music, all in the same place for 10 days. For the past two years, it featured a virtual world made in VRChat by us of VRrOOm, and this year, the virtual world was still there in parallel with the physical one. There are people from various industries.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Before leaving you to the news of the week, let me just tell you two things that may interest you: If you missed them, don’t forget to read my predictions about augmented reality and virtual reality in 2022; This Thursday at 5 pm CET AWE Nite Florence comes back! A gamer injuries his neck while playing virtual reality.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 5, 2022

For most people, gaming represented the ultimate “initial” market for the extended reality landscape. Some of the very first mainstream examples of augmented and virtual reality were delivered directly to the entertainment world, and many were met with significant levels of demand.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Like virtually all sectors, the art and entertainment industry has been exposed to significant pressure in recent years. Extended reality, in the form of AR, VR, and MR, has shown significant potential for this landscape. Extended reality, in the form of AR, VR, and MR, has shown significant potential for this landscape.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film. Yamamura also presented the winner with a Sony Spatial Reality Display, a “glasses-free 3D display that will improve their workflow.” Founders are the heartbeat of this industry,” said Haynes. “We

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 26, 2022

billion dollars making the company the third largest gaming company after Sony and Tencent. Games like World of Warcraft from Blizzard could develop into huge attractions in the metaverse if redeveloped further. Microsoft ‘s purchasing of Activision Blizzard was the largest sale in the history of video games at US$68.7

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The news is overly important because Alyx is already changing the virtual reality landscape for these reasons: It is increasing awareness towards VR a lot (all mainstream gaming media are talking about it); It is increasing sales of VR headsets a lot; It will probably show us new interactions in XR that will affect the UX of many games after it.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In this one, there have been many news about VR titles, some of which are distributed by relevant companies in our industry, and others made by indies. It is an RPG set in an unforgiving world, and the trailer is pretty cool; Vertigo 2, one of the most awaited sequels of the VR industry, is set to arrive on March 30th, 2023.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Sony is slowly releasing details about the PSVR 2 headset to keep the attention (and the hype) high. Some people switched to other virtual worlds like Neos. Upload VR). Other relevant news. How much does it cost?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 21, 2022

These professionals use new devices to merge the physical and virtual worlds with creative, engaging immersive content. Following the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, XR saw a tremendous acceleration in adoption and new solutions across industry verticals. Virtual Reality (VR). billion USD this year. Defining XR.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 25, 2023

Does the average person want to shop for apparel in virtual reality (VR)? Enter Emperia , an “immersive” retail startup that — to its credit — has already created virtual stores for brands including Bloomingdales, Dior, Ralph Lauren and Lacoste.

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

The Auggie Award went to Delta Reality for The Museum of Digital Life. The massive multi-user art exhibit includes everything from 2D photographs to 3D objects and virtual worlds. She also presented the winner with a 15.6in Sony Spatial Reality Display. He also gave a “shoutout to our startups.”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Chinese manufacturers BOE and SeeYA may provide cheaper displays in higher quantities than Sony is doing now, while Samsung may be supplying the DRAM components. Go to SideQuest Sponsored Area Do you need a virtual world? It seems that most of the rumors are aligning on the launch of an Apple Vision Pro 2 in 2026–2027.

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VRWorld

MARCH 21, 2017

It’s the gaming revolution that had everyone talking in 2016, but are we really moving towards a virtual reality (VR) world? While PC and console gamers have been able to plug products such as HTC Vive, Oculus Rift or Sony PlayStation VR into their devices and enter a new world, Mac owners haven’t had this luxury.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

This was the final big surprise of the event: Sony Pictures and Meta, in partnership with nDreams, will bring the famous franchise to virtual reality. Every year we hear Canon announcing a new very expensive passthrough AR headset for industrial usage. The Mall wants to bring shopping centers to virtual worlds.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Today I feature a very interesting blog post about Virtual Reality anime by Fedotov Maxim. If you like anime and you like virtual reality (as my buddy Max, to whom I dedicate this post), I’m sure that you will appreciate a lot this article. But it wasn’t until Sony announced PSVR that things started to change.

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AIXR

APRIL 21, 2023

The technology used in esports, such as headsets, PCs, and computer mice, is being upgraded to Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) , creating a more immersive experience not dissimilar to the Metaverse. The Virtex Stadium is a virtual arena providing live eSports to members every time they log in.

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AIXR

APRIL 21, 2023

The technology used in esports, such as headsets, PCs, and computer mice, is being upgraded to Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) , creating a more immersive experience not dissimilar to the Metaverse. The Virtex Stadium is a virtual arena providing live eSports to members every time they log in.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 10, 2023

For many, the answer lies not in the virtual world with better sound or graphics, but in the physical one. Flamera takes an interesting approach to “passthrough” video, but it’s Butterscotch’s “varifocal” approach that really changes things in the virtual world.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

But, in the early days of this industry, it is the developer conferences, the places where creators come together to share knowledge and reveal breakthroughs, that are the really exciting events to cover. There are an overwhelming number of talks to see at this year’s show from some of the biggest names in the industry.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The game, which is all about close encounters with dinosaurs, is positioned to become the latest showpiece for Crytek’s game engine and its ability to create gorgeous virtual worlds. It’ll launch the following day in Europe, Australia and New Zealand published by Sony and available in stores as well as digitally.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Virtual reality (VR) produces a computer-generated environment–complete with realistic sights, sounds and other sensations–which a person can explore by wearing a special kind of headset and, in some cases, using certain props. Sony Playstation VR. Google Cardboard. from Google. from Amazon.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 6, 2020

NextVR is a virtual reality company, and Apple has always declared it was not interested in virtual reality. VRrOOm , together with us of NTW , MID Studio, Virtual Worlds Festival, and Stereopsia, with the support of VRChat, has just launched the Break Down These Walls! Virtual Festival. Learn more.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In his 1984 classic Neuromancer, characters entered a virtual reality world called “the matrix” (inspiration for the 1999 film of the same name by the Wachowskis). We are seeing industry groups like Open AR Cloud campaigning for interoperability. “Cyberspace” was coined by SF author William Gibson.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

Regarding the compatibility of older PS4 titles (including VR ones), Sony has clarified that most of titles will be compatible, but some of them won’t work on Day 1. He has set a shooting game in his apartment, and in it he can also use his real table as a prop in the game , moving it in the real and virtual world together.

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