Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Revealed at the annual creativity conference Adobe MAX in Las Vegas today, Project CloverVR is now integrated into the latest Creative Cloud release as part of the Immersive Environments feature set in Premiere Pro. Adobe’s VR editing interface for Premiere Pro is now available as part of this week’s Creative Cloud release.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

Black Box VR, a pioneer in virtual reality fitness, has been named a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree for its innovative resistance-based virtual reality fitness experience. We couldn’t be more excited to unveil our product in Las Vegas, and proud to have been honored with a CES Innovation Award.”

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Road to VR

APRIL 10, 2018

This week at NAB Show in Las Vegas, the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), the international committee behind the titular image compression standard, unveiled JPEG XS, a new format that is touted as a lower energy compression solution that provides higher quality images at low latency over broadband networks such as 5G.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 13, 2017

During last week’s CES conference in Las Vegas one of the largest and most unforgettable booths on the sprawling show floor belonged to Intel. The self-contained virtual reality headset makes use of Intel’s vision technologies to create a wireless, inside-out positionally tracked headset. The “Mk.

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VRScout

JANUARY 23, 2019

Can professional gaming help to propel the consumer adoption of virtual reality? Virtuix has held several esports events so far, including a tournament at CES in Las Vegas and, in conjunction with Huawei, a tournament in Shenzhen, China, that reached 11 million viewers. Image Credit: Virtuix.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2017

On top of that, the company is claiming SteamVR ‘compatibility’ through remote play via Riftcat’s VRidge software, all with an expected launch price of $99. Right now there are no mobile VR headsets with positional tracking and therefore no software built to utilise this.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

A number of new virtual reality (VR) headsets and technologies went to market in 2016, but without content, VR viewers are little more than futuristic-looking ski goggles. At CES in Las Vegas this week, Humaneyes revealed that the first commercial units will finally begin shipping on March 7, 2017.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 3, 2017

Hubblo is launching a new 360-degree camera to enable personal virtual reality broadcasting. Hong Kong-based Hubblo is announcing the Hubblo VR camera — a 3D livestreaming device that can stream at 4K — at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This is a remarkable result in a niche like virtual reality. This is a huge problem for Meta, which subsidizes hardware with software sales. I think Meta hopes to reinvigorate the sales with the new headset… let’s see if this strategy is going to pay off.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

As a software developer, this makes me wonder what is the real business value of releasing an XR app on the Vision Pro: a market of 150K units is breadcrumbs, is more than 10 times smaller than the one of PCVR, so it is almost impossible for a studio that develops an XR experience for the Vision Pro to be profitable. BILLIONS.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Can professional gaming help to propel the consumer adoption of virtual reality? Virtuix has held several esports events so far, including a tournament at CES in Las Vegas and, in conjunction with Huawei, a tournament in Shenzhen, China, that reached 11 million viewers. During 2018 there were over 2.6

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

This hilarious tweet thread by Nima Zeighami shows you all the worst uses that have been of the M-word on the Las Vegas showroom. It is not exactly clear what this partnership is about: the two giants talk about “designing custom AR chips and integrating software platforms” , something that sounds very vague.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2016

At the panel talk titled, “VIRTUAL REALITY: HYPE OR HOT?”, Darling has built her own stereoscopic camera solution with stitching software and plans to offer it at a low entry price of $250, to allow easy access to cam girls who wish to enter into the market. XBiz Miami VR Panel. According to VirtualPorn360.com,

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The massive tech event which starts early every January in Las Vegas had quite the selection of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) products available. From new hardware like the Pimax 8K headsets to software solutions such as Spatial’s collaborative tool , there were lots going on.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The company develops the hardware, software, and content for the platform, which allows up to eight users to simultaneously play a shared virtual reality experience which unfolds in a large physical playspace that’s roughly 30 × 15 ft (~10 × 5m). To learn more about Zero Latency’s approach to Sol Raiders.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

CES 2017 is officially “begins” tomorrow but the behemoth conference is already revving up in Las Vegas. The pre-show press conferences have already begun and that means the big virtual reality news is already breaking.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Penn & Teller’s Desert Bus VR is finally here, letting you take the wheel of a crappy old commercial bus for a mind-numbing 8-hour trip from Tuscon to Las Vegas. The new VR version was brought to life by Borderlands developers Gearbox Software , making it their first VR production. image courtesy Gearbox Software.

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ARVR

APRIL 5, 2021

Sandbox VR will bounce back from bankrupcy and open a new facility in Las Vegas (formerly occupied by the Void). - Nanome raised $3 million for its VR software that helps visualize molecular-structures for scientific research. TouchCast raised $55 million to grow its mixed reality-based virtual event platform. -

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

It lets you experience what it’s like to be at the helm of the action, driving all the way from Tucson, Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada, in real time.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The world’s first virtual reality massage center, which opened in June 2019, is located on bustling Wilshire Boulevard inside the famous SAG-AFTRA Building in LA. Watching the ocean life above me, I thought about aquariums at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas or the Long Beach Aquarium.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2019

In the American sin city of Las Vegas, there has been an enormous showcase of every kind of innovative technologies and of course, AR and VR have been part of the show. It is a foot motion controller that lets you move in virtual reality by just slightly moving your feet while you are seated. More on UploadVR ).

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Trinity VR is an ambitious new virtual reality company behind DiamondFX — an experience that combines the immersive power of the HTC Vive with the unending statistics of Major League Baseball. The result is a virtual pitching machine that can throw Justin Verlander’s fastball or Clayton Kershaw’s curve.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 7, 2020

A couple of months ago Pimax began taking pre-orders for its next-generation virtual reality (VR) headsets, dubbed the Vision series. With CES 2020 taking place this week in Las Vegas, Pimax has made several announcements including mass production of the flagship Vision 8K X and two new head-mounted displays (HMD).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

T his standard, dubbed OpenXR, was about the interoperability of different VR hardware and software together. All hardware and software should be able to work also with products of other vendors. The coronavirus stops the CES but gives new power to virtual artists. Emerge is the new competitor of Ultraleap.

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VRWorld

JULY 14, 2016

Virtual Reality Gaming isn’t coming, it’s already here. With the introduction of Google Cardboard and the Daydream VR platform, Oculus and HTC discrete VR headsets and GearVR headsets for even smartphones like the Samsung’s Galaxy S7, the first tentative steps towards virtual reality gaming are being taken.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

The company is working on hardware and software solutions that revolve around this use case. Air Link has been released a few days ago, and the community is debating what is the best streaming software: Virtual Desktop or Air Link? the model of a prototype). CES to return as a physical event in 2022. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

And subscribe to my newsletter to not miss my upcoming CES roundup, which will contain all the news I’ve read about XR from Las Vegas! For every dollar of hardware, we were making three dollars on software and data sales.” For some, they might be a way of selling software and services. Top news of the week. Image by CTA).

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VRWorld

JANUARY 11, 2018

Lenovo used this week’s CES in Las Vegas to highlight several aspects of their 2018 product and service lineup in the augmented reality and virtual reality spaces. Lenovo Mirage Solo and Mirage Camera with Daydream.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

ITI plans to sell the hardware elements of its crane simulator at-cost (a fraction of the $100k starting price of most traditional crane simulators), plus a yearly software license fee. ITI’s VR crane simulator will officially debut at ConExpo in Las Vegas and will begin shipping to clients in the latter half of March.

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HaptX

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

You and your co-workers can interact in the same virtual environment and feel the same objects, regardless of your physical location, with HaptX Gloves. Throughout 2023, we’ll be demonstrating the power and productivity enabled by multiuser haptics and our industry-leading tactile and force feedback at these U.S.

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VeeR VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

SkyBox was acquired by Adobe in June 2017 and Mettle is currently developing Mantra VR, the first stylization and FX software for 360/VR workflows. How did years of experience as a production studio influence Mettle as a software company? What are your secrets to commercial success? And we never stopped evolving and learning.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 7, 2017

This week we hit the CES showfloor in Las Vegas with two missions: share our Mobile VR Platform with the world and play “spot Leap Motion in the wild.”. A combination of software and hardware we’ve made specifically for untethered, battery-powered VR/AR devices. " – Jeff Regan #VR #CES2017 pic.twitter.com/dPeNsfZ5fr.

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VeeR VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Mettle is currently developing Mantra VR, the first stylization and FX software for 360/VR workflows. How did years of experience as a production studio influence Mettle as a software company? At Mettle, we were always exploring hardware and software solutions for our own production pipeline.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Alan: Today's guest is Cameron Ayres, the director of innovation at Sector 5 Digital, a digital agency specializing in augmented reality and virtual reality applications for the enterprise. That's where virtual reality, and augmented reality, and a lot of other different media come into play.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Alan: Today's guest is Cameron Ayres, the director of innovation at Sector 5 Digital, a digital agency specializing in augmented reality and virtual reality applications for the enterprise. That's where virtual reality, and augmented reality, and a lot of other different media come into play.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The enormous Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas kicks off the year with major showings for both Oculus and HTC. The month closes with Microsoft finally awakening, announcing it will ship the $3,000 self-contained HoloLens augmented reality developer kit to developers at the end of March. January 2016. March 2016.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 5, 2019

Alan: Today's guest is Cameron Ayres, the director of innovation at Sector 5 Digital, a digital agency specializing in augmented reality and virtual reality applications for the enterprise. That's where virtual reality, and augmented reality, and a lot of other different media come into play.

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