AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

A just-released report by Snap and Deloitte sees the technology moving to ubiquity by 2025 and promises unprecedented business outcomes, citing a staggering 94% conversion rate on purchases in some cases. The four of us are looking at the market through different lenses: industry collaboration, sales, creative, and technology.

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2017

This report is the fifth edition of Greenlight Insights’ annual report providing a comprehensive perspective on the virtual reality industry, including hardware unit forecasts, market revenue forecasts, industry and technology analysis, and other special topics for industry executives.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The report surveyed respondents from September last year to June to discuss findings across some of the world’s top firms, including Unity Technologies, HTC, manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover, and media firm Yahoo, among many others. What’s the Deal on Data?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

I’m pretty excited to receive this headset because I want to see the clarity of the images everyone is talking about and I also want to play around with mixed reality, a technology I am a big fan of. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.”

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AR Insider

JUNE 28, 2021

But practically speaking, VR is doing just fine and is growing at a healthy pace for an emerging technology that faces practicality headwinds. Funding. –– Virtuix raises $19 million in crowd investments for Omni One VR treadmill. –– Epic Games raises $1 billion from Sony and others for long-term metaverse plans. –– AmazeVR secures $9.5

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony releases some details about PSVR 2 runtime. Sony is slowly releasing details about the PSVR 2 headset to keep the attention (and the hype) high. We are not sure if it is because Pico has not the technology to do that or if it has been a strategic choice. Upload VR).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2022

Tim also complimented technology innovation led by Chinese application developers. In the chat with China Daily Reporter Ma Si , Tim explained: I am incredibly excited about AR as you may know, and the critical thing in any technology, including AR, is putting humanity at the center of it. That is what we focus on every day.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 10, 2020

The latest Steam Hardware Survey showed some interesting trends happening in the PC VR market (at least the Steam VR market, since we have no info on the Oculus Store market). Image by Sony). Another great IP is now being bond with virtual reality, and this will be highly beneficial for the technology. Top news of the week.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 4, 2023

Peng Jin also added: We do see spatial computing as the major technological trend in the next maybe two, three decades. A survey conducted by StreetBees found that 5 0 percent of questioned individuals aware of the Vision Pro are excited about the device. However, only 27 percent intend to buy it.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

According to the Steam Hardware Survey, Pico 4 now represents 0.67% of the player base on Steam. With the Valve Index being profitable but that never skyrocketed, while the Steamdeck has become an international success, probably Valve now is focusing more on other technologies and doesn’t think VR needs anymore a special treatment.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

We all know that XR will be the next big technological platform. Image by Sony). While we were all considering a 2022 release as a given, when asked directly about the matter, Sony declined to answer. For this reason, Sony is producing old PlayStation units to be able to sell something to its player base. Image by Meta).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 13, 2017

Instead of building and investing in headsets like Facebook of the US, Sony of Japan and HTC of Taiwan, the Chinese trio are becoming middlemen: creating platforms and content for when a dominant headset emerges. IQiyi is already working with over 300 partners to do so, including Chinese VR manufacturer Beijing Baofeng Technology.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The technology can be so powerful, but it must be used the right way. New Steam hardware survey highlights that the number of VR headsets has grown again, and now according to Road To VR there are 1.6M Facebook acquires Scape Technologies. Sony closes its game studio in Manchester. I really hope so. is coming.

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ARVR

JULY 2, 2021

But practically speaking, VR is doing just fine and is growing at a healthy pace for an emerging technology that faces practicality headwinds. GDC industry survey indicates that a majority of VR developers are working on Quest games or apps. Epic Games raises $1 billion from Sony and others for long-term metaverse plans.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 6, 2020

The PlayStation VR has proved to be a success for Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) since its launch in 2016, so much so that the company releases sales figures from time to time. During Sony’s press conference at CES 2020 in Las Vegas today it was revealed that 5 million PlayStation VR’s have now been sold.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

At a time when modern VR was finding its feet, Sony championed the potential of console-based virtual reality with PlayStation VR on PS4, housing an impressive library of exclusive games like WipeOut: Omega Collection , Astro Bot: Rescue Mission and Blood & Truth. Sony remains the only console manufacturer committed to VR at this level.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 30, 2023

As the ever-growing technology space finds its footing in enterprise and for consumers, industry leaders are ensuring that the market stands upon a strong foundation of industry-wide collaboration and rich design tools. Collaboration is key not just in life but also within the emerging immersive marketplace.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 7, 2023

The innovative technology solution provides businesses with accurate virtual renditions of real-world locations, objects, and people. Technology leader NVIDIA is helping to drive the digital twin adoption revolution in the enterprise. This week, the firm showcased how technology can advance climate research.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2017

Away from business analysts’ wildly varying estimations on how much virtual reality as a business segment is and/or will be worth, it’s very difficult to gauge just how well VR is doing as a technology outside of enthusiast communities. Image courtesy Nielsen. Image courtesy Nielsen.

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TechCrunch VR

JANUARY 25, 2023

“Using technology, Emperia aims to make virtual worlds into the future of e-commerce, expanding the reach to new and future online shoppers, increasing brand loyalty and creating a complete new shopping experience,” Dogadkina said. On the other hand, a Deloitte survey from September found that just 5% of U.S.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

More info News worth a mention (Image by Sony) Sony shows the behind-the-scenes of PSVR 2 In a recent blog post, Sony Interactive Entertainment has shown the internal evolution of PSVR 2, from the initial experimentations to the final release. Let me copy-paste for you what it is about: AR/VR creators, this survey is for you.

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

The pressure is on for airports to invest in new technologies that improve the efficiency of airport processes and reduce service disruptions; thereby allowing passengers to spend less time in queues and more time enjoying airport facilities. Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG), which sees 6.7

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. It’s the money his company is spending to become the leader in the next technological platform , and if he succeeds, it’s actually money very well spent. It’s basically a monopoly.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 7, 2022

I think it’s too early for an AR glass made by Samsung, while instead these two technologies (smartglasses or MR headset) are already quite mature and would follow the trends of this year. Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). The channel says that according to “credible sources”, Sony may launch PSVR 2 sometime in Q1 2023.

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ARVR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Breaking free: Mapless relocalization is the future of AR AR and VR technologies have been around for quite some, and are both going through an impressive maturing and development process in the past few years. The disturbing reality of augmented reality Traditional AR technology creates a problematic trade-off for AR content creation.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 4, 2020

The biggest news of the week is the one that you can see in the above graph: i n the Steam Hardware Survey for April, it is possible to see a big spike of connected headsets. More info (Steam Hardware Survey) More info (Facebook’s revenues for Q1 2020) More info (Quest and Rift S stock, updated) More info (SuperData’s report).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Among other things, I have written a fantastic post about the VR concerts worth millions of dollars that Pico is doing in China ; I have been interviewed in a podcast by Moonbase ; and this Saturday I will be close to Turin (Italy) speaking at a science and technology festival about my work in immersive concerts. Some news on content.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

This is very ironic, considering that Google was very ahead of its time with Tango, that had years ago a technology similar to the one proposed today by Apple, but never made the project compelling to anyone. This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens. Well played Apple. Probably we have 1.7M

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

” Wise words from today’s guest, Somewhere Else CEO Christophe Mallet, who comes by the show to discuss how soft skills training — basically, training for human behavior — is now a wide-open industry, thanks to XR technology. Alan: You’ve been working in immersive technologies. Christophe: Thanks, Alan.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Wise words from today's guest, Somewhere Else CEO Christophe Mallet, who comes by the show to discuss how soft skills training -- basically, training for human behavior -- is now a wide-open industry, thanks to XR technology. Somewhere Else Solutions is a London based innovation agency specialized in immersive technologies.

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

If this fact isn’t enough to convince you of the terrifying speed at which ideas and technology move, here’s another: A hundred years ago, the first supermarket was opened in Memphis, Tennessee. Whereas in other industries, you’re confident you’re making a difference, technology is always a bit of a toss up. As I said, terrifying.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

” Wise words from today’s guest, Somewhere Else CEO Christophe Mallet, who comes by the show to discuss how soft skills training — basically, training for human behavior — is now a wide-open industry, thanks to XR technology. Alan: You’ve been working in immersive technologies. Christophe: Thanks, Alan.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

” Wise words from today’s guest, Somewhere Else CEO Christophe Mallet, who comes by the show to discuss how soft skills training — basically, training for human behavior — is now a wide-open industry, thanks to XR technology. Alan: You’ve been working in immersive technologies. Christophe: Thanks, Alan.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

You can see the success of the Quest everywhere: in a GDC survey, most VR developers say that they are developing content for the Quest. Facebook is being also very active in communication, and so Andrew Bosworth has participated in a Wired podcast where he talked about technology and privacy. Let’s see how it will go….

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 6, 2020

was probably the most famous startup working on the so-called “AR Cloud” technologies: it offered various tools to let an application reconstruct the mesh of an environment using the data of the cameras of all the smartphones of the people that were using that application in that environment. tools will have to scratch their applications.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The technology also offers profound insights into user behaviour—a useful tool to empower team leaders and administrators. ” Multiple companies have used the Meadow enterprise metaverse for events, including Sony, Proctor & Gamble (P&G), Siemens, BMW, Carrefour, SAP, and many others.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony shows prototype headset with dual 4K display. During the Sony Technology Day showcase, Sony has shown a prototype of a headset with two 4K micro OLED displays. Here you are the description of the initiative: AR/VR creators, this survey is for you. News worth a mention.

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