Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

Educators are using virtual worlds, but not in the way they had used them in the past, and not in the same numbers. The Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education conference is a good example that showcases this work. Better crowd control tools available such as management of voice, text, and regions.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Military simulations are one of the fields where virtual reality has always been an important technology , even before that VR had its new renaissance in 2012. Can you be so kind as to also introduce Bohemia Interactive Simulations? I’ve read about your product Virtual Battlespace (VBS).

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XROM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

In Microsoft Mesh, the immersive content you create is experienced by users on a desktop PC or in VR. You can also enrich your experiences by adding interactive content, inserting logic, integrating with business data, or infusing AI – all with physics and interaction tools that you can leverage out-of-the-box.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 20, 2022

Microsoft debuted Project AirSim, a novel platform to develop, train, and test autonomous aerial vehicles, at the Farnborough International Airshow, it was announced on Monday. Customers in Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) will use the metaverse solution to guide and direct autonomous aircraft across simulated physical landscapes.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In an attempt to provide more immersiveness and involvement, event organizers are attempting to push the boundaries beyond standard 2D platforms like Microsoft Teams and Zoom. These cutting-edge technologies are partially or totally immersive, leading to the creation of a whole-new segment — virtual event platforms.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 20, 2022

Microsoft debuted Project AirSim, a novel platform to develop, train, and test autonomous aerial vehicles, at the Farnborough International Airshow, it was announced on Monday. Customers in Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) will use the metaverse solution to guide and direct autonomous aircraft across simulated physical landscapes.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

Surprisingly, the usual suspects like Job Simulator and Beat Saber are not topping the charts anymore, while we have at their place titles like Kayak VR and Horizon: Call Of The Mountain. While this is kind of a gimmick for now, it is interesting that Microsoft is still working on Mesh and integrating its services with VR-related features.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Defining the Metaverse: From Consumer to Industrial The Metaverse is often (mistakenly) perceived as a single, all-encompassing virtual world wherein various companies create digital experiences. Meta’s Horizon Worlds metaverse is a basic example of this. It’s a collection of innovative tools and applications.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 27, 2023

While other technology brands began developing AR and VR tools, HP decided to take a different approach. Partnering with Microsoft , HP built the xRServices offering to provide users worldwide with instant access to immersive troubleshooting tools, remote assistance, and rapid onboarding experiences.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 15, 2023

They’re discovering that extended reality tools can help scale their development initiatives faster, empower remote teams, and improve learning outcomes. Virtual reality offers a fantastic way to embed employees in rich simulated environments. Every business has its own processes and tools to consider.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

from PC) to join its virtual worlds , too, so that to increment the user base. This is why companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Meta are exploring similar technologies. Disney is working on glasses-free virtual installations. Cooking Simulator VR is the best VR game of 2021 on SteamVR.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Meta’s new digital landscape is sure to pave the way for endless new virtual concerts and online experiences in the years to come. Although Microsoft hasn’t shown much of an investment in the entertainment and arts sector as of yet, it has a lot of potential to offer with the HoloLens ecosystem.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 21, 2023

The updated Omniverse platform provides a wealth of professional visualization tools to promote XR content development. Additionally, NVIDIA Omniverse is transforming into a cloud-based platform-as-a-service (PAAS) to offer international third-party developers tools for developing and distributing industrial metaverse applications.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

11 min read At the Facebook Connect event in late October, Meta, along with its new name, unveiled Metaverse tools for both developers and users. With their help, it will be possible to create objects of virtual and augmented reality, as well as program their interaction with the “player”.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Project Anywhere Epic Games has signaled its commitment to a real-world metaverse with the AR launch of Project Anywhere. In partnership with Nvidia, Microsoft, and Cesium, it offers a real-time 3D creation engine for producing immersive mapping and digital twins of real-world locations. continuing here with Epic Games.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

For me this is not a fortunate sentence: this is what Alex Kipman said about the HoloLens, a few weeks before the whole Microsoft Mixed Reality division was disbanded and he was fired from the company. Answer: no) Do we really need 50,000 people to stay together in the same shard of a virtual world?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 18, 2023

The deal will provide the Lysaker, Norway-based battery firm with enhanced production and efficiency scaling tools for its operations. It also offers real-time 3D (RT3D) simulations and visualisations of plant machinery and processes using the factory’s sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 31, 2022

While Meta focuses on creating virtual reality environments, companies like Microsoft and Nvidia are developing metaverse environments for collaborating and working on digital projects. Another use of metaverse technology in the corporate world will be conducting training, onboarding, and other tasks. The Corporate Metaverse.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

Multiple experiences are currently fighting for the position of top dog in the hopes of cementing itself as THE virtual world where users could meet and interact as entirely new people. Sinespace is compatible with a majority of 3D models and game design tools. Sinespace also includes several unique building tools as well.

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Bernard Marr

JUNE 1, 2023

Virtual worlds like Fortnite and Roblox have already become popular among Gen Z customers, who are increasingly spending money on digital goods like skins and accessories. This trend presents a significant opportunity for businesses to create virtual experiences and products that can engage customers and drive sales.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Apart from the hardware, Somnium is moving well also on the software side: the graphics of the virtual world is improving over time, and soon will be released the first game built on top of Somnium. Everything they have announced is realistic , and it gives the company the impression of being reliable. I like this approach.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

New info on Microsoft abandoning the Hololens 3. Last week we all heard the news about Microsoft abandoning the HoloLens 3, and the denial of it by Alex Kipman and Microsoft itself. CPR Simulator. Our goal is to provide creators, developers and teams with the proper tools for extracting 3D insights.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 30, 2023

These intelligent tools empower users to interact with digital content using natural “ spatial computing ” gestures and actions. As we continue our journey into the digital world, here are some main reasons companies investing in XR should consider implementing eye and hand-tracking tools.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

But you have hands and feet controllers to move in the virtual world, so according to the manufacturers, you have 1.5DOF more (whatever it means). VR animation tool Quill has proved to be an interesting tool for creators these years. Yes, you’ve read everything well. It has 4.5DOF. and just rotating your head.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 4, 2022

Doing marketing in virtual worlds can be valuable. Cosmonius High was one of the most awaited games of the year because it is developed by Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind big hits like Job Simulator. The studio is offering a 10% discount on pre-orders Survival simulator Green Hell VR is releasing on Quest 2 on April 7th.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

When the first consumer version of the Oculus Rift was launched in the spring, it was disappointingly bundled with a Microsoft Xbox controller – and we’ve eagerly been awaiting the native Touch Controllers. Now, the day is here, and the wait was… worth it? GOOGLE DAYDREAM SCORES NETFLIX AND HBO APPS. HTC VIVE LAUNCHES VIVE STUDIOS.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2022

My favorite one is “interoperability” : you shoud be able to go through all virtual worlds carrying with you what you have got in one into the other ones. Meta should be more worried about Project Cambria and all its goal of making the Quest/Cambria a productivity tool. And that’s amazing, I love it.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For the most part, your digital identity on channels like Microsoft Teams and Zoom is likely to consist of a face and a set of shoulders. Without new sensors or haptic feedback tools, tracking things like torsos and legs is complex. It allows users to bring avatars from “ Ready Player Me ” to their virtual worlds.

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Trenzi VR

JANUARY 10, 2024

Metaverse is a 3D virtual world where the virtual avatars of billions of people can live, work, shop, learn and interact with each other without moving away from their couch. Google, Microsoft, Nvidia and Qualcomm followed the steps and invested billions of dollars in that concept. How Does Metaverse Work?

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Trenzi VR

JANUARY 10, 2024

Metaverse is a 3D virtual world where the virtual avatars of billions of people can live, work, shop, learn and interact with each other without moving away from their couch. Google, Microsoft, Nvidia and Qualcomm followed the steps and invested billions of dollars in that concept. How Does Metaverse Work?

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ARVR

JANUARY 11, 2021

These new technologies are Augmented Reality ( AR ) and Virtual Reality (VR). Virtual Reality is an immersive simulation of reality in which the surrounding world is completely replaced with a computer generated world. So what makes augmented and virtual reality so special?

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

8agora provides creative teams, individuals, and groups with customizable virtual reality avatars that they can use to attend meetings and events, three-dimension high definition graphics, instant chat, simultaneous translation from any language, and many other business-oriented tools. (Image courtesy 8Agora.). AltspaceVR.

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Hypergrid Business

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

While AR is a critical component of consumer offerings like Pokemon Go and Snapchat’s Lens Studio , applications which enable users to interact with the virtual world and play with reality-enhancing digital layers, AR has real value to add beyond gimmicky consumer applications. Streetview. Image courtesy Edgybees.).

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

It enables users to interact with virtual objects in the real-world environment. Microsoft Hololens is a key player in the MR market. Augmented Reality Augmented reality (AR) is an immersive experience where the objects that resides in the real world are enhanced by computer-generated information (virtual objects).

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Ryan Schultz

JANUARY 14, 2024

The course, co-taught by a computer science professor from the Faculty of Science and an interior design professor from the Faculty of Architecture, is titled Building Virtual Worlds: Users, Techniques and Tools. To use the virtual world of Second Life (SL for short), you will first need to create an account.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

Last month, we got to know that (according to a rumor) Samsung is working together with Microsoft on new AR glasses, most probably powered by a Qualcomm chipset. It is official news instead that Pico is partnering with Qualcomm on “XR hardware, software, developer tools, and technology road maps”.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

All the 3 major VR runtimes (Oculus, SteamVR, Microsoft) are now compatible with OpenXR , and this means that on the runtime layer on PC, now OpenXR has been fully integrated. This means that if you develop an experience using OpenXR, you can run it on Oculus, SteamVR, and Microsoft runtimes with no modification. Learn more.

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