XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In recent years, numerous leading brands have begun to build their own Metaverse strategies, designed to engage customers, support employees with immersive training and improve collaboration. In the sporting world, the metaverse space allows teams and athletes from every environment to connect with fans in a new, more engaging space.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Even before the pandemic of 2020, people looked at extended reality (XR) technology as an opportunity to improve digital collaboration, training, and communication. Conventional video conferencing software filled the need for reliable remote communication solutions. Emerging Enterprise Solutions. Emerging Enterprise Solutions.

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AR Insider

MARCH 1, 2021

This week, we look at Sony’s tease for PSVR2, new features in Snapchat’s Lens Studio, and a whole slate of new AR glasses emerge. Let’s dive in… Sony Confirms New Playstation VR2 for PS5 with New Controllers. Leaked Concept Videos Show Samsung’s Take On AR Glasses. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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AR Insider

APRIL 17, 2020

Train to become a LEGO Master with a never-ending supply of LEGO blocks. Turn your room into a surreal Pink Floyd music video. Sony Music Entertainment collaborated with Liverpool-based studio Draw & Code on a WebAR experience for Pink Floyd: The Later Years, that allows fans to experience the band’s music like never before.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

It's easy to be dubious of a video game movie adaptation, considering their shaky history. The Spider-Man: No Way Home actor stars as Nathan Drake, the treasure-hunter-with-a-heart-of-gold, who leads the PlayStation video game series, on which the movie is based. Credit: Sony Pictures. Credit: Sony Pictures.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It can power various genres of video games, and people use headsets for fun, fitness , and social interaction. Virtual reality is commonly associated with the gaming industry, as major companies like Meta, HTC, Sony, and others are creating VR-based video games , which typically appeal to a younger audience.

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ARPost

JULY 23, 2021

Immersive games and apps and 3D videos have opened a new world for emotionally exhausted people staying at home 24/7. A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. Our Top Recommendations: Must Attend XR Events in 2021.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2021

Giants such as Oculus, HTC, Sony, Microsoft, Samsung, Walmart, and many others have been implementing their technologies in this field for a long time. Based on the experiments already conducted, it can be argued that the effectiveness of training using VR is higher than of the classical methods. Efficiency.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Sony is finally accepting preorders for the PSVR 2 headset. People who expressed interest ahead of time via Sony’s official website received emails with pre-order windows, and many have already placed their pre-orders. I hope that it won’t just be a video…. Germans approve this video Funny link. Yes, you read it well.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2018

Jumanji: The VR Adventure is an official VR experience created by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and Madison Wells Media Immersive (formerly Reality One). We’ve asked just about everyone publicly involved in the making of Jumanji: The VR Adventure to comment, but still haven’t heard back yet.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 29, 2023

Additionally, AI is finding its way onto immersive products with various frontline smartglasses containing voice assistant features and training platforms such as VirtualSpeach leveraging ChatGPT language models for soft skills training. What is Google’s Project Starline? What is Google’s Project Starline?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A truly engaging virtual, augmented, or mixed reality interaction relies on more than just phenomenal video. billion by 2026, and many leading companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Sony are already getting involved. Enhanced Training Experiences. This is why “spatial audio” is now gaining so much attention.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

More info (Lynx R1 Launch post on Road To VR) More info (Lynx R1 Launch post on Upload VR) More info (Some more info on its special lenses) More info (Launch keynote) More info (Video that explains this kind of lenses) More info (Feedback on this kind of lenses) More info (Stan Larroque talking about the success of the sales). Let’s hope so.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

How VR is used for soft-skills training. I’ve found a long and detailed post about how virtual reality is used for soft-skills training and assessment. You all know that training is the leading sector for VR in the enterprise, and you had better knowing it is not only used to teach practical stuff, but also soft skills.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Apple finally talks about VR while taking a (very solid) swing at AR, Walmart will use virtual reality to train employees, you can grow better weed with AR + AI, and Q1 VR headset sales…. WALMART PARTNERS WITH STRIVR LABS FOR VR TRAINING. APPLE ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT VR. However… we’re still waiting for those apple AR glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. PlayStation VR has been the most successful headset until now (if we exclude the crappy mobile viewers), but now it is pretty dated and people were wondering what Sony was going to do. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 21, 2017

Ghostbusters VR – Now Hiring is a good argument for the death of large, licensed video games. This short-form PlayStation VR (PSVR) experience from Sony Pictures Virtual Reality avoids some of the largest pitfalls of film-based video games. Don’t Cross the Streams. That’s just starting now.

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EON Reality

MAY 22, 2019

Currently, the AVR market in Japan is taking a turn from gaming giants (like SONY for hardware and GREE for software) to move towards education and enterprise markets. Current uses of AVR for enterprise consist of: Employee training programs instead of traditional training methods. Resource conservation.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Carmack is a computer programmer best known for his work on the Quake , Doom , and Wolfenstein video games. The Sony game was nominated for four DICE Awards this year, but failed to take home any of them. VR Education and Training. It’s often used in industry for advanced training simulations. VR Hardware of the Year.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Devices can use them to project documents, images, text and video streams on a user’s FoV. Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) and upcoming PSVR 2 are examples of such designs. With today’s modern VR devices, users can: Safely train employees to enter dangerous work environments. Training and development.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 18, 2021

Sony unveils a new virtual concert experience at CES. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea can be experienced with a PC VR headset by downloading a.exe of the VR app [with VR and non-VR capabilities] or through YouTube’s 360 degree video feature. For audio, the product uses built-in headphones.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Sony). HP has already started shipping the review units for its Reverb G2 and some content creators like Upload VR and Sebastian AnG2 have already published their unboxing videos. More info (Unboxing video on Upload VR). Two interesting videos on the Quest 2. Header Image by Sony). Top news of the week.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

360VR videos and photos became a regular part of our social media feeds , billions of dollars invested in VR technology advancement, and a VR experience for everything from movie trailers, corporate training and Presidential farewells. Sony – Playstation VR. Nominees for Best use of VR in Education and Training.

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AR Insider

JUNE 28, 2021

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 million to expand its immersive VR work training tech. –– Psychedelic VR meditation startup Tripp raises $11 million Series A.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film. Yamamura also presented the winner with a Sony Spatial Reality Display, a “glasses-free 3D display that will improve their workflow.” This year, the award went to Osso VR for their VR Surgical Training Platform.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Mr. Kuo says that the headset has “at least 6–8 optical modules to simultaneously provide continuous video see-through AR services. ” The visuals would be provided by two 4K OLED microdisplays from Sony. The video about it got a bit viral on social media, so I thought it was worth sharing here too. Learn more.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

According to him, the technology can be used for training and delivering first-hand experiences to learners. This is supported by a 2022 PwC survey , which shows that 42% of business leaders are planning to use the metaverse to provide onboarding and training for their employees.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Someone has already received it and has already shared on the social media videos of the Air Link in action. On the other side, I’m afraid that for consumers this means also paying more for the VR content they like : if before training a year with FitXR was costing $30, now it will cost $120. billion valuation.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Sony has just clarified that VR “games with unlocked framerates or dynamic resolution up to 4K may see higher fidelity” on PS5 , and some games like Blood&Truth and Firewall Zero Hour have been patched to introduce this feature, but it is not enough for the PSVR community. 12pm: Ivan Varko, VR video streaming (Slovenia) 12 pm?—?12.30

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 2, 2021

Sony has sold 10M PS5 worldwide. Sony Interactive Entertainment, the only company revealing the numbers of its sold devices, has publicly announced that it has already sold more than 10M Playstation 5 consoles worldwide. News from partners (and friends). Kudos to them! Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

Some interesting info emerging from them: Epic proposed Sony develop a VR game for the PSVR 2 if Sony accepted Fortnite on PlayStation with cross-play with other platforms. More info (Epic proposing a VR game to Sony) More info (Epic spending on EGS) More info (Epic didn’t like Minecraft Earth marketing) More info (Apple vs Epic?—?Slides

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Road to VR

APRIL 6, 2017

EVE: Valkyrie (2016), the arcade dogfighter from EVE Online studio CCP Games , is about to get a big update that promises to take the game in what lead game dev Andrew Willans says via an official Sony blogpost “new and exciting directions.” ” English subtitles will also be a part of the update.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 26, 2022

Microsoft ‘s purchasing of Activision Blizzard was the largest sale in the history of video games at US$68.7 billion dollars making the company the third largest gaming company after Sony and Tencent. (Image courtesy World of Warcraft.).

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It also means companies can, to some extent, avoid the hassle of hiring or training a highly specialized workforce if they want to take advantage of these breakthrough technologies. Gathering data and training algorithms require huge amounts of computing power and storage space that is generally more cost-efficient to rent as-a-service.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It’s also a platform where companies can enhance collaboration, unlock new forms of training, inspire others, and connect with consumers. XR vendors like Meta have also partnered with music labels like Sony Music to make virtual events even more accessible on a global scale. In simple terms, the possibilities are endless.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. Facebook is pushing its live video hard, and is desperate to increase augmented reality functionalities to keep up with Snapchat (which reportedly is planning for an IPO in the $25B range).

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ARVR

JULY 2, 2021

Epic Games raises $1 billion from Sony and others for long-term metaverse plans. Arcturus raises $5 million for real-time responsive volumetric video. — million to expand its immersive VR work training tech. Arcturus raises $5 million for real-time responsive volumetric video. — AmazeVR secures $9.5 million VR investment.

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