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COVID-19 Accelerating VR Adoption

Tech Trends VR

The Coronavirus pandemic has become a catalyst for us to embrace immersive technologies in our “new normal” workflow. Ahmed is a UK-based surgeon who has been a longstanding advocate for emerging technologies and is particularly enthusiastic about the possibilities that XR enables. Collaboration tools in the spotlight.

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7 Insightful XR Education Case Studies to Read in 2022

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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. Meta Oculus and Aptiv.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.04.27): Magic Leap’s new course, Fortnite rocks with concerts and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap pivots to enterprise, lays off 1,000 employes. With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. Top news of the week.

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Top XR Stories of 2019

Tech Trends VR

These stories are ranked in no particular order, and are a mixture of some pretty momentous stuff that has happened in the industry and a sprinkling of use cases that illustrate how these technologies are already impacting every aspect of our lives. Bumpy Road For Magic Leap. Google Ends the Daydream. Talk Show Fun.

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Why we should care about ergonomics in virtual reality

The Ghost Howls

I’m at the technology store today in my local shopping mall because I want to get a new VR headset. The latest model by “Virtual Dream” was released a few weeks ago, but I’ve had to wait until the end of the month for payday. Have a nice read!

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Mixed Reality versus Virtual and Augmented Reality

Immersive Authority

Unless you’ve been studying immersive technologies very closely, you may not have seen the rising use of the term Mixed Reality. Everyone probably has a good idea of what Virtual Reality is all about. It’s the immersion of a user into a fully virtual environment, by means of a VR headset.

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All you need to know on the Facebook Connect (OC7)

The Ghost Howls

Oculus Quest 2 is a great piece of technology. The magic of the Oculus Quest 2 (Image by Facebook). Regarding IPD, Facebook has studied a method to provide a sort of mechanical IPD adjustment with a single display : you have the lenses that can go farther or closer to each other by snapping into three IPD values: 58mm, 63mm, 68mm.

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