article thumbnail

How Virtual Reality Aids People With Low Vision

ARPost

For millions of people around the world who have low vision, virtual reality offers a myriad of possibilities for entertainment and socialization. The Accessibility Problem of Virtual Reality. Virtual Reality as a Sight Aid for Severe Vision Loss. VR has come such a long way from being a vintage arcade game.

article thumbnail

Defining a Tech Cycle and Where Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Stand

ARPost

The exciting news is that we have started a new tech cycle, with the combination of augmented reality , virtual reality , and artificial intelligence. Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

XR in Retail Case Study in Focus: Microsoft and Wu?rth

XR Today - Virtual Reality

rth Italia, a leading distributor of fastening products within the Italian market, found itself searching for new ways to optimise CX and innovate with the help of the “Mixed Reality” space. rth began building its new strategy with the assistance of the Microsoft HoloLens headset, and the Microsoft partner network.

article thumbnail

Case Study: Building Spaceships with AR

ARVR

Our research arm ARtillery Intelligence tackled these questions in its report: Enterprise AR: Best Practices & Case Studies, Vol 2. Using Microsoft HoloLens and software from Scope AR, they can see line-of-sight markers to guide fastener positioning. But how is this materializing today and who’s realizing enterprise AR benefits?

article thumbnail

Case Study: BMW Accelerates Time to Market with AR

ARVR

Our research arm ARtillery Intelligence tackled these questions in its report: Enterprise AR: Best Practices & Case Studies, Vol 2. BMW does this by accessing digital elements from its cloud data management system through Microsoft HoloLens. But how is this materializing today and who’s realizing enterprise AR benefits?

article thumbnail

Defining a Tech Cycle and Where Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Stand

ARPost

The exciting news is that we have started a new tech cycle, with the combination of augmented reality , virtual reality , and artificial intelligence. Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies.

article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2023.01.23): Microsoft shuts down Altspace and MRTK, and more!

The Ghost Howls

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. The first one is Altspace VR, one of the first social VR spaces of this new Virtual Reality era.

Microsoft 317