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Why VR Is Not the Metaverse and Vice Versa

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It will be more like Facebook, where someone in Texas can connect with someone in Korea. Facebook and Microsoft are two that are publicly giving it a go. VR has long been an educational tool for training workers. It will likely involve a federated identity with a common avatar across experiences. Few Companies Can Build It.

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Houston’s ITC Expo to Showcase Business-focused VR/AR Solutions, November 6th–7th

Road to VR

Houston, Texas, a hub for industries ranging from Medicine to Oil & Gas to Aerospace, has been ground-zero for many of the conversations reimagining the scope of what VR and AR can accomplish. The Immersive Technology Conference runs from November 6th-7th at the University of Houston, in Houston, Texas.

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‘Halo’ VR Multiplayer Shooter Coming to Location-based Halo Event

Road to VR

Dubbed the ‘Outpost Discovery Training Grounds’, event-goers can team up in the 3v3 multiplayer shooter, giving you a free-roaming, wireless VR environment to run around while you shoot your plasma pistol and heal via the series’ shield generator. August 16-18 – Houston, Texas. Image courtesy 343 Industries.

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Top Mixed Reality Events for 2023

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Companies like Microsoft, Accenture and Ubisoft will be sharing their insights on the evolving extended reality ecosystem, and the new technologies being released. 3. Microsoft Ignite November, 2023 Microsoft is currently one of the market leaders leading the way to the future of Mixed Reality, with its innovative HoloLens headsets.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.13): AltspaceVR shuts down, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Hello everyone from Austin, Texas, where I am attending the SXSW! Microsoft has killed it (after having basically abandoned it) because it had to perform a spending review given the bad economic conditions. I’m having fun, listening to interesting talks, meeting new people… basically everything I always do at these events!

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Creating Immersive Learning Experiences

Tech Trends VR

For as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella put it in his keynote at Microsoft Build in Seattle this week (quoting the father of ubiquitous computing Mark Weiser) “The most profound technologies are those that disappear. And that, in fact, is the ultimate goal of any transformative technology.

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How Virtual Reality (VR) Helps Companies During the Coronavirus Outbreak

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But business impact has been substantial too — from Microsoft and Apple lowering financial projections to major conferences like Mobile World Congress and Facebook’s F8 being cancelled. . Companies like Apple and Microsoft are also having to look outside China for supply chain options now.