UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 19, 2017

I attended the Experiential Technology Conference (XTech) in San Francisco this week to hear talks about creating virtual experiences that truly immerse you in another world. David Edwards, cofounder of Onotes , is making digital scent technology that is like a speaker for your sense of smell. It’s not just visual and sound.

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VRScout

JULY 17, 2018

Dallas-based spatial experience company Spacee has come up with a technology that can deliver an AR experience that doesn’t require a phones, tablet, glasses or any other type wearable to operate. Walmart CEO, Doug McMillon, was so impressed with this that he called Spacee’s technology “the future of shopping” in a Facebook post.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

According to the very famous market analysis company Gartner, Augmented Reality is no more an “emerging” technology, but it has graduated as a mature one. This meant that for Gartner, VR was not an emerging and experimental technology anymore, but it had already become something usable and useful. Gartner Hype Cycle 2019.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy stands alone among the current lineup of technologies available because it isn’t tethered to a desktop computer like HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, nor does it use a smartphone like Google Cardboard, Gear VR or Google Daydream. The headset has an inside out tracking system enabled by Intel’s amazing RealSense technology.

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VRScout

AUGUST 17, 2016

Project Alloy stands alone among the current lineup of technologies available because it isn’t tethered to a desktop computer like HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, nor does it use a smartphone like Google Cardboard, Gear VR or Google Daydream. The headset has an inside out tracking system enabled by Intel’s amazing RealSense technology.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 26, 2017

Microsoft, meanwhile, is partnering to release a series of Windows-powered VR headsets that require a PC to operate but also include motion controllers. Unfortunately, these controllers may only work well when they are in view of the headset’s sensors. ” Tagged with: Vive Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

The reason for such a decision would be that was impossible to create a glass that could be thin enough and that could contain all the desired technology (e.g. Microsoft has released this week a new video showing how the game will work. Microsoft is launching in two weeks a private beta for iOS users.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Though the film is the better part of a decade old, it remains relevant to modern discussions on how we conceptualize use cases for emerging virtual and augmented reality technologies. Matsuda himself subsequently began working in AR following the film's release, leading design teams at both Leap Motion (now Ultraleap) and Microsoft.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The Varjo XR-4 series follows the highly successful XR-3 headsets, launched in 2020 , with more advanced graphics, tracking technology, and integration with the NVIDIA Omniverse. NVIDIA Technology: NVIDIA RTX Ada GPUs and integration with the NVIDIA Omniverse for connecting 3D pipelines and workflows.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2019

I’m here to attend the WCVRI , a very big event about Virtual Reality in China, where I am exhibiting HitMotion: Reloaded , the mixed reality fitness game of my agency New Technology Walkers ( contact us if you need some VR development!). Leap Motion) on the same headset. Our booth at the exhibition… isn’t it cool?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

It seems cool, but I would like to try it to believe in it: all the times that someone promised me some kind of sensory magic, it never turned out so good as they told me (like with the phantom touch sensation that Leap Motion told me about ). Image by Microsoft). News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The best news of the week has not been the release of a new fantastic VR headset or AR glass, but of a technology that will make a new generation of XR headsets possible: I’m talking about the XR2 chipset by Qualcomm. That is, the Quest 2 and the Vive Focus 2 may be based on this technology. Why am I so excited?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

They teased a lot of interesting features and services of the device, and left the remaining technical details to some technical sheets on Microsoft website. But Microsoft, thanks to innovative 2K displays, has managed to keep the same high-quality pixel density of the HoloLens 1, that is 47 PPD (pixels per degree). Resolution.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Besides that, it is also hiring key figures to make this AR dream a reality : the operating system project will be supervised by Mark Lucovsky, a former Microsoft engineer who co-developed Windows NT. OVR Technology is working to bring smell in VR. Logitech releases its VR Stylus. You can join them by become one of my Patrons!

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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). Keep in mind that this device has a pixel density far superior even to the one of the Valve Index, so it is perfect not only for gaming but also for prototyping, design and architecture.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Today, we’re seeing the very beginning of what VR technology will look like. Here’s a list by technology type that includes both companies working on these problems today (in bold), plus some sci-fi inspiration for them (in italics). Now’s an amazing time to be alive, and I can’t wait until we’re all hanging out in the metaverse.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The technology approximates the shape of your hand and creates a set of 3D points to accurately represent your hand and finger movement in VR. To demonstrate how this technology works, Facebook offered a hands-on demo for attendees to try out using their VR game Elixir at the Oculus Connect 6 demo area. .

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 11, 2022

As the XR landscape continues to grow, accelerating towards an expected value of $300 billion by 2024, immersive technology is evolving at an amazing rate. Increasingly, vendors and innovators are searching for new and improved ways to immerse users in unique experiences, using powerful and disruptive technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you’ve been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat’s lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. There’s been a number of kind of false starts with this technology. It’s an expensive technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you’ve been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat’s lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. There’s been a number of kind of false starts with this technology. It’s an expensive technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you've been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat's lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. There's been a number of kind of false starts with this technology. It's an expensive technology. well, failing. well, even ODG.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

These are all very positive news for VR: the technology is slowly getting adoption and while not mainstream yet, I agree with Zuck that in 1–2 years we’ll start getting there. The technology is amazing, but I think it’s too rough to be reliably used nowadays in gaming. Microsoft announces HoloLens Industrial Edition.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2019

When you’ve been a journalist on the XR technology beat for 20 years, like VentureBeat’s lead writer Dean Takahashi has, you develop a hunch or two about the direction the industry might go. There’s been a number of kind of false starts with this technology. It’s an expensive technology.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The incumbents like Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft or Snap already own global social graphs, but perhaps looking to unseat them could be the multiplayer gaming behemoths like Sony, Activision Blizzard or EA, or 3D-specific ideas like Aura’s “avatar as a service”.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 28, 2019

We of New Technology Walkers have taken there our MR fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded , and made hundreds of people try it. I don’t think that people at Microsoft are crying because of this. The epic Noah Zerkin (the guy making the Leap Motion North Star headsets) at our booth to try the game! Smile and have fun.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 20, 2017

The latest headset from the company shown at E3 last week promises integration with Valve’s SteamVR Tracking technology and support for both PC-based SteamVR games as well as Android VR content. Images provided by GameFace.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The mixes of the two appear so perfect to design technological and trendy glasses that all people would like to wear. CEOs means a lot for a company: think about how Microsoft has changed going from Ballmer to Nadella. It will be important to see what changes this new CEO will take with him.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 21, 2017

Even in the third age of VR, when the technology is small, inexpensive, and powerful enough that millions of people can own it, universities are still at the bleeding edge of VR research and development. 43% of those are the Microsoft Hololens. 59% of universities have Leap Motion Controllers. Image credit: VR FIrst.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

According to the latest rumors, all this technology in a single package is very hard to manufacture, and Apple is having problems with the production line. Because all the technology in the world is useless if it has no purpose. But anyway, tomorrow will mark a watershed moment for our beloved XR technology.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Notice that only programs built with Varjo SDK will be able to exploit the special two-displays technology. VR-2 Pro adds an integrated Leap Motion and a 10m cable. In them you can find some interesting insights on how Microsoft designed the UX of HoloLens (go to section 2 of the slides linked below). Funny link.

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Leapmotion

APRIL 25, 2015

Hand tracking and virtual reality are both emerging technologies, and combining the two into a fluid and seamless experience can be a real challenge. Jody Medich is a UX designer and researcher who believes that the next giant leap in technology involves devices and interfaces that can “speak human.”

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

The deeper it is in the stack, the better performance you'll get, and the better synergies you'll get with all the other technologies that are working on these devices. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. And so it's really about bringing these technologies together in that specific device. Varag: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

The deeper it is in the stack, the better performance you'll get, and the better synergies you'll get with all the other technologies that are working on these devices. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. And so it's really about bringing these technologies together in that specific device. Varag: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

APRIL 28, 2020

The deeper it is in the stack, the better performance you'll get, and the better synergies you'll get with all the other technologies that are working on these devices. Alan: I think this whole technology stack of XR is moving. And so it's really about bringing these technologies together in that specific device. Varag: Yeah.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

I also like to think about this in perspective: Snap is deadly serious in its AR efforts , and the fact that it keeps releasing glasses proves that it for sure wants to become a relevant company in the new AR technological revolution. Microsoft confirms (again) it wants to build consumer HoloLens. It feels like magic.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Billion & mind you i haven't added the overall population of #asia.Ignore us at your own risk #facebook #microsoft & the curators of those lists. Most people know Xu due to his dispute with American virtual reality company Magic Leap. He has a special interest and focus on emerging technologies including #VR #AR #MR #AI.

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VRGuy

AUGUST 1, 2016

Acer, NVIDIA, Valve, Ubisoft, Leap Motion and many others joined the ecosystem. This allows applications to work without regards to the particular device or technology choice. Magic Leap is not commercial yet. Microsoft Hololens kits are shipping to developers, but are not priced for consumers yet.

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