AR Insider

MARCH 22, 2023

This week on Reality Bytes, we discuss why Meta is ditching NFTs, Microsoft's new “Copilot’ AI for its applications, and YouTube TV is seeing quadruple. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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MAY 19, 2021

According to a patent filed to the United States Patent & Trademark Office, Microsoft has been working on a computer system that automatically converts physical objects into digital models viewable in VR. Image Credit: Microsoft. Feature Image Credit: Microsoft. For more information check out the patent here.

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AR Insider

JULY 28, 2022

This week on the Reality Bytes Microsoft ‘blocks’ blockchain technologies in Minecraft, Apple opens its Ultra Wideband chip (U1) to developers, and Best Buy plans to launch mini-retail stores. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2023

Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees, and with it the company is axing social VR platform AltspaceVR and its XR interface framework, Mixed Reality Toolkit. In a Hail Mary that few expected, Microsoft turned around and snapped up the ailing platform only two months after the planned shut-down date.

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Road to VR

MARCH 15, 2022

Microsoft is supposedly gearing up to field test its HoloLens-based military AR headset, however a new report contends the company is bracing for impact, as it’s expecting negative feedback from soldiers. Microsoft’s IVAS contract has allegedly seen delays and quality problems. Prototype testing (2019), Image courtesy CNBC.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2023

Last Friday, Microsoft-owned immersive social platform Altspace VR (virtual reality) announced the closure of its service effective March 10, 2023. The decision comes following recent lay offs at Microsoft. The entire division faces an uncertain future following Microsoft laying off 11,000 workers this month.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The second edition of Ignite, Microsoft’s annual software event, took place this week (November 2-4) virtually once again – hosted in Teams, naturally. Insights From Microsoft’s CEO Himself. If there is one takeaway from the event, it’s exactly what you might have guessed: Microsoft is going long on the metaverse.

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AR Insider

JUNE 13, 2022

This week, we look at Apple's AR plans, Microsoft's AR reorg, and Meta's Horizon Home. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Microsoft’s new tool detects digital manipulation in real-time based on nearly invisible imperfections. That’s exactly what Microsoft is worried about leading up to this year’s monumental 2020 election. ” However, it’s not just Microsoft combating this growing epidemic of artificially manipulated content.

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VRScout

APRIL 1, 2021

The United States Army confirmed via an official statement yesterday that it has awarded Microsoft a contract to deliver 120,000 military-grade HoloLens AR headsets designed for use in a variety of combat scenarios. ” Image Credit: Microsoft. Feature Image Credit: US Army.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2023

Last Friday, Microsoft-owned immersive social platform Altspace VR (virtual reality) announced the closure of its service effective March 10, 2023. The decision comes following recent lay offs at Microsoft. The entire division faces an uncertain future following Microsoft laying off 11,000 workers this month.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 13, 2023

In 2021, Microsoft won a United States Army defense contract worth up to $22 billion which would support the development of an Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), a tactical AR headset for soldiers based on HoloLens 2. The rejection cites rocky tests conducted last year.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This week, we look at Microsoft's metaverse moves, Digilens' big funding, and more Meta backlash. The post Spatial Beats: Microsoft, Meta & Digilens appeared first on AR Insider. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This week, we look at Meta's ongoing challenges, Microsoft's Quest 3 fate and the latest Apple glasses rumors. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 23, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft lays off 10,000 employees and shuts down its mixed reality projects This is seriously a bad period for the tech industry in general, and of course also for mixed reality. For sure, not having Microsoft backing it will slow down a lot of its development.

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VRScout

JULY 31, 2020

Yesterday, Microsoft confirmed via a joint press briefing with developer Asobo Studio that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 will in fact be receiving official VR support, beginning with the upcoming HP Reverb G2 later this year. According to Microsoft, VR support will be free to all owners of the game. Image Credit: Microsoft.

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Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2021

Today during the Microsoft Ignite developer conference, the company announced Mesh, a new cloud-based service which Microsoft says will streamline the creation of multi-user XR applications. Soon to be offered under Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing arm, Mesh is a foundation for building multi-user XR applications.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2022

Microsoft announced it’s planning to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the studio will play a key role in the development of its future metaverse platforms. Xbox doesn’t feature any form of official VR compatibility, not even with its range of Microsoft Mixed Reality headsets.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Meta and Microsoft today announced at Connect that starting in 2023 the Quest platform is getting a host of Windows productivity tools along with the ability to use Windows 11 via the cloud. Microsoft Windows 365 : Stream the Windows experience on Quest Pro and Quest 2 devices, and access your personalized apps, content, and settings in VR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) VR support was scheduled to arrive sometime this month, but the wait is nearly over. ASOBO UX designer François Dacquin announced in a video (linked below) that the long-awaited VR update for Microsoft Flight Simulator is scheduled to arrive on December 22nd, 2020 as a free update.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The technology behind Microsoft’s enterprise-focused computer vision camera, the Azure Kinect developer kit , will soon find its way into commercial products. Microsoft is collaborating with two companies, Analog Devices and SICK AG , to create commercial devices using Azure Kinect’s 3D Time of Flight (ToF) depth technology.

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Road to VR

JUNE 8, 2022

Alex Kipman is leaving Microsoft amid what an Insider report alleges to have stemmed from misconduct allegations leveled at the HoloLens co-creator. ” Military version of HoloLens (IVAS) | Image courtesy Microsoft. The post HoloLens Chief Alex Kipman to Leave Microsoft Amid Misconduct Allegations appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) features PC VR headset support, although it’s notably missing the ability to use VR motion controllers. The post ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ is Finally Getting VR Controller Support, Coming in Mid-November appeared first on Road to VR. Image courtesy Asobo.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2022

Today during Qualcomm’s CES 2022 press conference, the company announced a partnership with fellow tech-giant Microsoft which will involve “designing custom AR chips and integrating software platforms.” Qualcomm Technologies’ core XR strategy has always been delivering the most cutting-edge.

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MAY 23, 2023

Microsoft unveiled fresh, immersive features for its Microsoft Mesh-powered Team platform, it announced at its Build 2023 event on Tuesday. Microsoft’s latest iteration of Avatars for Teams allows attendees also to break the cycle of video fatigue common among remote workers and their colleagues.

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MARCH 16, 2023

Microsoft is updating its popular Teams work communications application to include real-time 3D (RT3D) digital human avatars this May. However, following the closure of its Metaverse service AltSpace VR Microsoft is doubling down on immersive content for its leading workplace application.

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Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2020

HoloLens 2 has been available to Microsoft business partners and developers since last year, however anyone else interested in the augmented reality headset would have to jump through a few hoops first to get their hands on the device. Now Microsoft has opened sales of HoloLens 2 to anyone with the cash on hand. Microsoft Edge.

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Road to VR

MARCH 31, 2021

Following a prototyping phase started in 2019, Microsoft and the United States Army have announced they are moving to a production phase of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), based on HoloLens 2 technology, through a contract worth up to $22 billion. Image courtesy Microsoft.

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2021

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) includes support for SteamVR headsets, however playing via VR requires some of the most modern (and consequently least available) PC components due to its demanding spec requirement. We’re interested to see just how much update 5 does when it arrives on July 27th.

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Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2021

If you’ve been dreaming of a proper immersive AR experience from Pokémon GO , you’ll be happy to know that Microsoft and Pokémon Go developer Niantic are experimenting with the idea. Today during Microsoft Ignite, the companies showed off a proof-of-concept for a multiplayer version of Pokémon Go running on HoloLens 2.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Microsoft’s enterprise-focused HoloLens 3 may be dead in the water, as a recent report maintains that internal divisions have hobbled the company’s efforts to release its next AR headset as planned. Alex Kipman wearing HoloLens 2, Image courtesy Microsoft. Microsoft Responds.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Microsoft today announced that it’s entered into an agreement to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of game studio Bethesda Softworks. I think Microsoft has been a good parent company for gaming IPs, and they don’t have a grudge against me, so maybe I will be able to re engage with some of my old titles.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

AltspaceVR is shutting down in March as Microsoft decimated its teams working in VR & AR this week as part of a major workforce reduction across the entire company. As an independent startup Altspace ran out of money, but in 2017 Microsoft acquired it and continued the effort.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Microsoft is looking to make good use of its social VR platform AltspaceVR next week as it hosts its first Ignite keynote in virtual reality. ” Register here for @Microsoft ‘s virtual event (Mar 2-4): [link] pic.twitter.com/1uVy3bb3xB. Alex Kipman (@akipman) February 24, 2021.

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2021

NVIDIA is continuing the rollout of its CloudXR technology on the three leading cloud computing platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. The post NVIDIA CloudXR is Launching on Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and AWS appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) for PC is getting VR headset support sometime around the launch of HP’s upcoming PC VR headset, the HP Reverb G2. As first reported by Eurogamer , Microsoft Flight Simulator is expected to head into closed beta sometime in late October or early November. DirectX : DirectX 11. VRAM : 8 GB.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2021

Last week Microsoft became the first major tech company to host a keynote presentation fully in virtual reality. Last week, Microsoft took the next step toward one possible future of the tech keynote when it delivered the opening presentation to its Ignite 2021 developer conference fully in virtual reality. Image courtesy Microsoft.

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