VRScout

MAY 9, 2020

We wanted to give [our team] the best opportunity to see and interact with the trucks and products and we considered Virtual Reality to be the best option at the time,” said Clarida. We also used Virtual Reality later on in the development of medicines for production and teaching associates aseptic procedures.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2016

Microsoft’s Xbox One console has been at the centre of some persistent rumours in the run up to this year’s E3 Expo, will MS respond to Sony’s PlayStation VR head start by announcing a partnership with another headset manufacturer? Microsoft needs to get on board with VR and they need to do it quickly.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

is currently working in a deep partnership with HP’s xRServices sector to provide the famed computing firm with an XR application stack, allowing HP to design bespoke immersive services and deliver those services to its list of enterprise end-users via the Microsoft Hololens 2. We were already working on virtual reality for training.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 19, 2024

Meta Quest Pro Review: The Controllers As noted in other enterprise-grade headset reviews , controllers can make a big difference to the level of immersion you feel in virtual reality. Compared to Meta’s Quest 2 controllers, with their tracking rings, the Meta Quest Touch Pro controllers (and stylus tips) are a vast improvement.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It is the final newsletter of the year, so… see you in 2021, a new year that I hope will be filled with many interesting news about immersive realities! Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. Asobo and Microsoft have worked hard for this and on 22nd, the VR patch has been released. Thanks to Chris M for the tip!).

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Slashgear

JUNE 15, 2018

Inside the Microsoft HoloLens 2 augmented/mixed-reality headset is tipped the most major appearance of Qualcomm’s own XR1 VR chip.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

I love how they are jumping on the hype with humor, more companies should do that (Thanks Tom Ffiske for this tip) Decentralized technologies are great, but be careful that are scams, bots, and hackers also operating in this world. Microsoft IVAS program is not doing great. Microsoft IVAS program is not doing great.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

Thanks Ivan Aguilar for this tip!) More info News worth a mention (Image by Microsoft) Xbox executives are still not interested in XR Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty has reiterated the fact that Xbox is not interested in implementing VR because it’s too niche. It is planned for release in September 2023 on all major VR stores.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

In my opinion, Magic Leap 2 is a superior device to HoloLens 2 (see my hands-on here ), so I think that with these prices, it can have good success in the enterprise market, starting to gain shares with regard to Microsoft. Documentary “We Met In Virtual Reality” to release on HBO. Discover UnitedVR. Learn more. Funny link.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Valve has decided that Virtual Reality doesn’t deserve a dedicated sidebar, and has moved all the VR information about an application into the “System Requirement” section. What was expected but still not announced is that the FTC is also trying to prevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 27, 2020

The day has come and finally, the sandbox to create games without coding that is Dreams on PlayStation has released a patch to be used with virtual reality. That is, from now on, creators from all over the world will be able to express themselves in virtual reality on PlayStation without any particular technical knowledge.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. But since Microsoft owns one of those studios (and using it costs around $100K/day if I remember well!), You are all fantastic! Here you are my flower for you!

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VRScout

JULY 15, 2018

This was just the tip of the iceberg in terms of accolades, however, as the raunchy VR title has now been nominated for a primetime Emmy award. The Emmy Awards celebrates its historic 70th anniversary September 17th at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Image Credit: Adult Swim.

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CraneMorley

JANUARY 3, 2019

2019 looks like the year that virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality go mainstream as learning and on the job performance tools. Virtual Reality. Mixed Reality. We will go more in-depth with application case studies on: Mixed Reality. Augmented Reality. Virtual Reality.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

According to the CMA: “Microsoft already enjoys a powerful position and head start over other competitors in cloud gaming and this deal would strengthen that advantage giving it the ability to undermine new and innovative competitors.” So I wonder if this suspension could also change Microsoft’s future plans concerning the M-word.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

October was such an important month for the virtual reality and augmented reality industry. It was announcements and product launches galore with news coming from key players like Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and Google dominating the headlines almost every week. So what’s next? and many places worldwide. and Canada.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 21, 2017

Kim Pallister, the director of Intel’s virtual reality center of excellence, moderated a fireside chat about that topic with science fiction writer Austin Grossman at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi, and tech create real-world magic. Snow Crash imprinted [the idea of virtual life] on the culture,” Grossman said.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft Teams to integrate Mesh in 2022. With a surprise move, Microsoft has announced that in 2022 it will integrate Microsoft Mesh, its framework to create shared XR experiences, inside Microsoft Teams. And if they have these features from Microsoft, they won’t need to get them from Meta.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. Thanks Gianluigi Perrone for the tip!).

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

15 Experts weigh in on why we’re reaching a tipping point in spatial computing. As 5G networks come online, graphics and compute will increasingly be served from the network edge,” adds NVIDIA’s Director of Virtual Reality David Weinstein. “In Unity’s Latest Trends Report Declares 2020 will be a Breakthrough Year for XR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. Unity High Definition Rendering Pipeline is now compatible with Virtual Reality projects.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

And these experiments about wireless headsets make us think that Valve is investigating the possibility of making the Index wireless (or even better, standalone), a feature that many users have asked for. (Thanks Ilja Z for the tip!). Image by Microsoft). Nreal Light is on sale in Germany. News worth a mention.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Virtual reality offers a fantastic way to embed employees in rich simulated environments. They can provide feedback, answer questions, and offer tips as the learner explores. It can help surgeons practice complex procedures or teach firefighters how to navigate a burning building.

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ARVR

JANUARY 4, 2023

Virtual Reality (VR) gaming has come a long way since the first VR headset was developed in the 1960s. Today, gamers can fully immerse themselves in virtual worlds and experience new levels of realism, immersion, and interactivity. Tips for Getting Started with VR Gaming Ready to try VR gaming for yourself?

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Oculus is also offering a $100 Oculus Store credit when you purchase a Rift from Best Buy, Amazon, and Microsoft in the US and Canada. The NBA 2KVR experience gives you the thrill of walking right onto the court, with All-Star Paul George providing guidance and tips. NBA 2KVR Experience ($14.99 – Rift ).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. This means that cloud rendering could become a reality for always more headsets, and using always more cloud services. CloudXR SDK, NVIDIA’s service to offer cloud rendering, will update to v2.1.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2016

” Microsoft Xbox. Microsoft is the biggest wildcard of the bunch right now. The company hasn’t yet tipped their hand on plans for virtual reality and Xbox, but the rumored Xbox 1.5 (AKA Microsoft needs to get on board with VR and they need to do it quickly.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 21, 2021

We all know that Microsoft too is waiting before introducing VR for the Xbox because the VR market is too little for them, and Sony seems to follow a similar strategy, not investing too much until next year. The bad news is that tracking seems devoted to external modules like Nolo… (Thanks David @spatialpixels for the tip!).

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Digitalnauts

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

XR, or Extended Reality, is an umbrella term for a variety of immersive technologies including VR (Virtual Reality), MR (Mixed Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality). VR (VIRTUAL REALITY). The most famous example being Microsoft Hololens. . Source: Microsoft “What is Mixed Reality” [link].

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AIXR

APRIL 1, 2022

With secrets spilled and tips revealed, Alex Makes VR is an essential listen for storytellers and curious VR enthusiasts alike. Between Realities. Billed as the VR podcast from the ‘philosophical gamer’s perspective’, Between Realities is now in its fifth season. Field of View.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Tips & Tricks for the Quest 2! New tips and tricks for Quest 2 are being published for Quest 2: Quest 2 doesn’t work well outdoor, even in conditions when the tracking of the Quest 1 worked. Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Youtuber Brad Lynch of the channel “Sadly It’s Bradley” has discovered, thanks to “a tip”, some references to a device codenamed “Deckard” inside some SteamVR firmware files. Microsoft is going to release a database of synthetic faces. Other relevant news. Image by IGN). Valve is working on a standalone VR headset codenamed “Deckard”.

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AllThingsVR

JULY 14, 2016

This Concept Shows What Pokemon GO Might Be Like on the HoloLens Pokemon GO is on the tip of everyone’s tongues. But unfortunately, you won’t often hear people get particularly excited for its use of augmented reality technology for anything other than taking funny pictures.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

And purists of VR may still prefer a game built from the ground up for virtual reality, like Half-Life: Alyx. Russian company Radix Universal is working on a new kind of omnidirectional treadmill for VR, that according to the company can also simulate you going on stairs in the virtual world.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

More info Jim Ryan hints at a possible PlayStation metaverse The court documents related to the FTC vs Microsoft trial related to the acquisition of Activision contain a very interesting piece of information related to what Sony may be working on. This would be great for having a more natural interaction on Quest 3.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In virtual reality, the more realistic the digital world, the greater the demand for fidelity. The epic success of “Sleep No More” in New York represents a tipping point for Immersive Entertainment. Like Microsoft’s Takei demo, Holo-Hamm and Spiderman are grounded in place.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

I hope that a future rumor clarifies a bit more what is Facebook’s strategy. (Thanks Alessio Palumbo for the tip!). Well, it is not a problem of virtual reality, but of the whole tech sector , that has seen its investments decreasing a lot in 2020. I am very excited by this news, but at the same time, I’m very confused.

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