XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 22, 2023

Recently Microsoft noted how MR represents the “ eyes and ears ” of AI. Following a mainstream steer away from the Metaverse by some towards genAI – the latter may be gaining the most focus currently – but roadmaps are already in place by firms such as Microsoft to develop the industrial Metaverse by 2024.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

There are 15 main categories including art and film, apps, games and toys, headworn devices, developer tools, and more. See Also: Can AI and AR Be Put Together to Offer a Unique Experience? creative director BC Biermann. The Auggie Awards for XR Technology. The Auggies are AWE’s AR and VR awards show.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Notably, Jake Rowland explored new trends in combining XR and unified communications (UC) tools to create shared virtual spaces without needing a headset, therefore bringing value to major companies – “absolutely [a] big crossover” across technologies and that “companies [were] getting a lot of value from it,” remarked Rowland.

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Upload VR

APRIL 3, 2023

That includes Microsoft Flight Simulator, iRacing, the open beta branch of DCS World, War Thunder (though not with EAC), the Steam version of Bonelab, Hubris, Everslaught, Contractors, The Light Brigade, and A Township Tale. OpenXR Toolkit added eye-tracked foveated rendering support for Meta Quest Pro.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Epic Games today released a new video featuring a demo for HoloLens 2 that aims to show off just what sort of graphics can be achieved on Microsoft’s latest standalone AR headset. Released in early September, Unreal Engine 4.23 SEE ALSO Ubisoft's VR Escape Rooms Have Quietly Reached 200+ Locations Across the Globe.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Today, ARWall, a virtual production product and services merchant, updated its augmented reality effects (ARFX) Pro Unreal Engine Plugin to streamline workflows for end-users incorporating immersive backdrops for media productions. New Features. New graphic options give a production team more control over the quality of a backdrop.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 17, 2023

As companies continue to embrace the age of digital transformation, they’re looking for tools which can align seamlessly with the solutions they already rely on every day. As a result, the demand for “interoperability” in XR is increasing. The solution also integrates with Unity, Unreal, and even the iOS environment in some cases.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. All Apple software, SDKs, APIs, and developer tools ?—?Pre-release Pre-release versions of beta tools such as Reality Composer, Create ML, Apple Configurator, etc… ?—?Engineering More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

The Unity Ads platform is the specially-created solution built for the advertising industry. With this technology, advertising teams can create XR-enhanced applications and tools for customers to access in both the desktop and mobile landscapes.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

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. So today’s metaverse-like fiefdoms we can point to as examples include MMOs Roblox and Fortnite, which is made using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 13, 2017

The CEOs of reality creation tools Unity and Unreal have perhaps the best insight anywhere into the state of the industry and both John Riccitiello and Tim Sweeney see investment accelerating significantly over the next year. Even if the AR and VR industry is still in its infancy, it is about to hit a growth spurt.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 11, 2023

Now our customers will be able to represent high-fidelity cities and terrain, and unlock use cases like line of sight and digital twins” The comments come a year after Epic Games debuted a series of partnerships with NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Cesium. This will lead to developing ecosystems of products and use cases for potential clients.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. Renowned for its ingenuity, Apple has continuously pushed the boundaries of what is possible with its rich tech ecosystem, namely amid increasing competition with Microsoft. Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate.

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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. Unreal Engine can now use your iPhone to record facial animations. More info.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 27, 2023

Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. Developed in collaboration with other leading XR companies like Microsoft, the HP headset is compatible with a range of platforms. Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 19, 2018

without limitation, Oculus, Google, Microsoft, Valve, Steam, HTC)”, venture capital, or crowdsourcing. ” SEE ALSO Facebook Founder Says Company Invested $250M in VR Content, Will Invest $250M More. The post ‘Oculus Start’ Program Aims to Help Indies Jump into VR Development appeared first on Road to VR.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I’ve very limited time, but luckily this week has not been very relevant for the ecosystem, so I’m managing to write this newsletter anyway Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) AltspaceVR shuts down In one of the saddest moments of the latest years in VR, AltspaceVR has closed its doors.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Competition For Magic Leap, Microsoft, And Varjo? Targeting enterprise customers and applications will put Vision Pro in direct competition with the existing trifecta of enterprise AR headsets: Magic Leap 2 , Microsoft's HoloLens 2 , and Varjo's XR-3 series.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 29, 2022

The Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) by Microsoft is an open-source toolkit that has been around since the HoloLens was first released in 2016. Microsoft-driven MRTK-Unity is a suite of components and capabilities used to speed the creation of cross-platform MR applications in Unity. Understanding the MRTK-Unity Toolkit for MR Developers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

The OpenXR API is a core piece behind many XR headsets from vendors such as Acer, ByteDance, Canon, HTC, Magic Leap, Meta, Microsoft, Sony, XREAL, Qualcomm, Valve, and Varjo. Moreover, RT3D development services like Autodesk VRED, Blender, Godot, NVIDIA’s Omniverse, StereoKit, Unreal Engine, and Unity support OpenXR integration.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

We’ve discovered how valuable the right XR tools can be in collaboration and communication, and how they can help innovators to build new products and ideas. According to Penn State , immersive technologies are a powerful tool in delivering the right level of training and guidance to students in today’s modern world.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

In the meanwhile, Microsoft is working on a 1.1 More info Microsoft adds Mesh features to Teams At the annual Build event, Microsoft has not announced any stellar XR- or metaverse-related news. But still, there have been some interesting announcements about Microsoft Mesh.

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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!), It is not an app, but a tool to build apps.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 4, 2017

Game-streaming service OnLive has come and gone, and Microsoft over-hyped the effect its Azure platform would have on Xbox One games, but that’s not stopping one company from using the cloud to unlock the power of its tools. Gaming and the fabled power of the cloud has had a checkered history.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In March 2022, Xreal – then Nreal – partnered with Microsoft to conduct research on a medical AR device at the University of Bristol that leveraged AI to help blind children navigate a space. However, these leading firms flipped the year’s mainstream narrative for XR, building 2024 up as a landmark year for XR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Speaking earlier this year at the Microsoft Garage for the New York edition of The Creativity Conference was a pleasure. I also use technologies such as Epic Games’ Unreal Engine , motion capture (mocap), and Disguise Designer to produce my VNCCII XR stage shows. Additionally, Unreal Engine’s latest update , v5.3,

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

While there are various XR vendors on the market today with powerful tools for those in the gaming landscape, some stand out as particularly innovative. Microsoft already stands as one of the biggest gaming companies in the world, thanks to the development of the Xbox ecosystem. The AR gaming landscape is experiencing similar growth.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Large companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, Valve, Epic Games, Roblox as well as smaller startups are working on creating products for the Metaverse as we speak. Those mentioned engines are real-time 3D creation tools , which are also used to create video games and graphic effects. link] Is the technology even being used yet?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 22, 2022

All organisations are welcome to the forum via a Participating Agreement, where they can join prototyping, plugfests, open-source tooling, and hackathons, and other activities from July this year. The Metaverse Standards Forum has been formed to foster development of open standards to build the open metaverse.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 26, 2022

The 2022 Ultimate Learn Unreal Game Development Bundle Learning how your favorite video games work, and maybe even building your own from scratch, could be a great next step in your gaming obsession. The 2022 Ultimate Learn Unreal Game Development Bundle. The 2022 Complete Microsoft Excel Expert Bundle. at the Mashable Shop.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Moreover, Microsoft is resparking its stake in an Industrial Metaverse, with plans to debut products in 2024. The HTC VIVE Head also noted that when professionals leverage XR as a communication tool, doctors and patients can “viscerally” understand an upcoming procedure – while improving a doctor’s efficiency.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine manager Marc Petit explains the many other use cases this technology promises. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 26, 2023

Currently, the company is investing in a variety of tools to unlock the metaverse. The Omniverse environment combines all of the tools creators need to design 3D workflows, digital twins, and unique landscapes. Accenture Research and technology company, Accenture, is investing in the development of a new era of metaverse solutions.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 19, 2023

Apple’s upcoming MR headset is expected to be a high-end device that will compete with headsets from Meta and Microsoft. However, in recent years, Epic Games has dramatically pushed the Unreal Engine as a tool for immersive content creation and distribution, giving the shared parties’ argument far more credence.

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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. Our goal is to provide creators, developers and teams with the proper tools for extracting 3D insights. More info (Leaks on RealityOS?—?Upload

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. It is clear that Apple working diligently to become a big player in the AR/VR space.

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