XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Founded in 2004 in Bilbao, Spain, the Spanish firm has been a trailblazer in virtual reality solutions across industry verticals and received acclaim for its products and services. The VIROO platform also included a Valencia-based, 250-square-metre immersive training room. Exciting News: VIROO 2.4 Unveiled with VIROO Studio!

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Road to VR

MARCH 29, 2021

DOOM 3 VR Edition launches today on PlayStation consoles, bringing the 2004 classic horror-shooter to PSVR for the first time. Cutscenes are rendered within a viewing window, which is less immersive but undoubtedly more comfortable than having your head tossed around like a camera.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2024

Abovitz founded Mako Surgical in 2004, and left the medical robot company when it was acquired by Stryker for $1.65 Now, Vision Pro users can download the myMako app , which lets surgeons visualize and review surgical plans in an immersive way.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2017

Everyone agrees: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) is a maddeningly good film. The blurb from TriBeCa —where the immersive piece saw its world premiere—hardly clarifies: If our minds are a map of every memory, what do we become when those memories are stripped away? It is too good to tolerate, nearly. ” F**k if I know.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

As such, socialization in virtual worlds is rapidly increasing our comfort with audio-based conversations in immersive environments, but this is still a niche experience. Fun Fact: Watson itself was only developed in 2004 as a part of IBMs DeepQA project to compete in Jeopardy, and it eventually appeared on Jeopardy!

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2019

In 2017, 343 Industries (in collaboration with immersive studio Endeavor One) gave the VR world its first official taste of Halo in VR with the release of Halo: Recruit , a brief demo apparently made to drum up interest in Microsoft’s Mixed Reality headsets which launched that year. InXile – The Mage’s Tale.

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Upload VR

APRIL 6, 2025

The table comes to life with the wise cracking Sky Pirate standing next to you firing his hand cannon as environmental effects like sparkling treasure trails and animated battles fill the sky, immersing players in a world where pinball and adventure meet. Battlestar Galactica 0:00 / 2:10 1 Based on the 2004 reboot of Glen A.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The accomplished surgeon has actually been using the immersive technology on his patients as a replacement for complicated sedatives for years. He would then record the experiences of his patients and gauge their levels of pain while using the immersive technology. Dr. Jose Luis Mosso Vazquez seems to think so.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 17, 2017

In addition to several tie-in VR experiences we’ve seen, the dawn of immersive VR ads are now a thing as well. Arriving in theaters on October 27th this year, Jigsaw is the 8th film in the Saw franchise which was born back in 2004.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 24, 2022

For consumer use, gamers would get a far more compelling experience that’s closer to reality, with studies showing that subjects find a virtual reality environment more immersive when they move around it through virtual walking rather than teleporting between locations by using a handheld controller.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 19, 2024

Additional findings from the report show that 84 per cent of Fincla professionals believe that XR integration into training programmes has positively affected their workforce’s skill development; 80 per cent of those questioned also believe that immersive technology increases general operational efficiency.

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Cats and VR

MARCH 2, 2017

The IMGA is the longest standing and highest regarded mobile games award program started in 2004. Wands® is a truly immersive and stunning game where players enter their own workshop and prepare for battle, choosing from a range of magical spells. An exclusive after-party hosted by Youzu followed the event. . “Out

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ARVR

MAY 26, 2021

Her immersive Climate Exhibit “How do Bees Make Honey” is featured on the product’s intro video. Over 30 interactive immersive gallery-worlds recreates museum works by Women Artists and more. Paige is a Pre-Alpha Community Creator in the new social world-building program Facebook Horizon.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Virtual and augmented reality represent a new immersive computing paradigm where the equivalent 3D user interfaces are being continually refined as there is a burst of innovation with new input devices. For the last 48 years, the mouse and keyboard have remained the primary input devices for human-computer interaction.

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Upload VR

MARCH 24, 2025

In the Holodeck, guests never experience a break in immersion, and they never feel the need to remove the headset. In the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite, Uncle Rico hopefully asks his nephew Kip about his findings on the Internet: "You ever come across anything like time travel?"

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AIXR

MAY 13, 2022

Beyond the excitement that virtual reality generates, there are a lot of opportunities for immersive technologies to revolutionize industrial processes. It is w ith this in mind that Unai Extremo and Sergio Barrera founded Virtualware in 2004 in Bilbao, Spain. . A True Innovation in Immersive Spaces. Image Source: Virtualware.

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InstaVR

MAY 16, 2019

In 2004, he created the LONGUE-VUE agency, and worked with big companies such as RATP, Orange, the Château de Versailles… Since 2016, Antoine has been working with Manzalab to produce interactive 360° films. VR Immersion is Key. Answer: Our main selling point is immersion. About Manzalab : .

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Immersive Authority

JUNE 18, 2017

Loyalty cards embedded with RFID tags have been around since at least 2004 and I am surprised that solutions built around this technology haven’t gained wider adoption. [.]. The post Digitizing Retail Loyalty Programs & Stores with RFID tags appeared first on Immersive Authority.

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Veative

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The sense of immersion in a VR environment is designed to replicate the presence and exposure felt in a real environment. In 2004, after nearly two decades of research, Albert Rizzo and his fellow researchers at the University of Southern California developed a VR-based diagnostic tool to detect and potentially treat ADHD. Hudak et al.

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VRGames

AUGUST 19, 2023

Fans of the original 2004 release of Far Cry can now experience a new level of immersion. German developer Holger Frydrych has released a third-party mod allowing users to play the entire game in VR and control their weapons using motion controllers. The free mod, titled Far Cry VR v0.5, is available on Github and […]

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Immersive Authority

MARCH 10, 2016

I’ve seen tv series and movies from the 70’s where people immerse themselves into virtual worlds and cannot escape unless they achieve a specific goal. If someone externally unplugs them prematurely then they risk damaging the immersed person’s brain. Don’t get lost in Virtual Reality.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In film, you feel comfortably immersed in the story looking at something like the cute Baymax robot but constantly distracted looking at more human-like faces in heavily motion captured works like the 2004 film The Polar Express.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Here we are, another year deeper into the most immersive medium that refuses to stand still. Developers are leveraging lessons learned over the past decade to push VR into a new era of comfort, immersion, and accessibility. Immersion is more than just visuals though. What sets this year apart is the growing focus on refinement.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 17, 2020

The videogame sits between the events of Half-Life (1998) and Half-Life 2 (2004), where you take on the role of titular character Alyx Vance. Instead, the whole gameworld quickly ‘shifts’, offering a far more immersive alternative to Teleportation as it keeps you in the world. Half-Life: Alyx’s Story.

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Peter Graham

AUGUST 9, 2019

Essentially a VR reimagining an old PC title from 2004, Special Force, the title is being developed by Korean teams Reality MagiQ and Dragonfly. Ideally, if there’s no HUD then there’s no HUD, so put that sort of info on a watch which can easily be looked at without ruining the immersion. Movement is another bone of contention.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 23, 2020

For those who aren’t dedicated Half-Life fans this latest instalment isn’t a sequel to the highly celebrated Half-Life 2 from 2004. The latter designed to be the most comfortable while the former is far more immersive. What the hell is going on? Half-Life: Alyx employs three main locomotion systems, Continuous, Shift and Teleport.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Follow NaFF on social media: VR Sci Fest Date: May 12 - 14 VR Scientific Festival is the main event organized by IMMERSIVE SCIENCE, which includes the number of Workshops, VR Sci Hackathon, VR Sci Festival and presenting VR Sci showcase around the top scientific festivals and conferences.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The first Far Cry game, released in 2004, was lauded for its massive open world setting, long draw distances, seamless transitions between outdoor and indoor areas, and even an advanced rendering system for vegetation.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2019

Now you can immerse yourself in the ancient city , to walk down its streets, and even to enter some of its most famous buildings while listening to the commentary of highly qualified experts. The digitization was accomplished in 2004 with generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation by 30 days of non-stop laser scanning.

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VR Game Critic

JULY 7, 2020

While early flash games like Crimson Room, created by Toshimitsu Takagi back in 2004, have had a significant impact on the popularity of escape room games, the puzzle like concept has taken on its own life in almost all forms of entertainment over the last decades.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The game’s spaceship environment gets high marks for style and execution, and really feels like it’s been ripped from Battlestar Galactica (2004) or Avatar (2009). When joints bend the wrong way, and your legs and body aren’t in natural positions, it really can damage the feeling of being immersed.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 11, 2022

When it’s not wildly erotic and filled with deception, The Handmaiden feels almost like a fantasy movie, immersing you fully in Ryu Seong-hee’s production design and Jo Yeong-wook’s score. The Manchurian Candidate (2004) Imagine a scenario where one of the top candidates in a U.S.

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Ryan Schultz

AUGUST 17, 2022

Looking forward to seeing people explore and build immersive worlds!” :: “Work in my content mill, peasants.”. It looks like Mark Zuckerberg watched Ready Player One and thought he would be able to recreate that universe with MS Paint. So keep doing it Zuck.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

So in addition to the mentality of wanting to win, this also includes intelligent players” To begin, Be Your Best supplied the immersive solution roughly 2.5 XR and the Sports Training Economy Demond Cureton, Senior Journalist, XR Today reporting on using immersive solutions to train athletes and sports enthusiasts.

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Ryan Schultz

MARCH 6, 2023

You can tour the Lost Gardens of Apollio via balloon Another venerable Second Life landmark, the Ivory Tower of Primitives , functioned as an immersive teaching centre, where the first generations of SL builders learned how to create, modify, and assemble primitives (prims), well before the advent of mesh on the grid.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 16, 2022

Back in 2004, The Incredibles presented the delightful farce of a super-powered family trying to live incognito. — in their fight against the oppressive grasshoppers, because the world crafted by Pixar was so detailed and immersive that it was impossible not to get invested. — P.K. — P.K.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 4, 2019

It aligns with the immersive and everything, because of the virtual human digital avatar aspect about how to market your brand. I’m going to take you way back, to 2004. So 2004, I was working for CNN, and part of my job there was to look at all the raw footage that was coming in from the war in Iraq. Alan: Absolutely.

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