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Acer & HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset Dev Kits Now Available for Pre-order Starting at $300

Road to VR

Today Microsoft announced that developers in the US and Canada can now pre-order the Acer ($299) and HP ($329) Mixed Reality headsets from the Microsoft Store. You can now pre-order Acer ($299) and HP ($329 ) headsets directly from the Microsoft Store. Delivery of the headsets is scheduled for August 2017.

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Xbox Game Studios Has (inadvertently?) Acquired Heaps of VR Development Talent

Road to VR

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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BISim tells us how XR is relevant for the Army

The Ghost Howls

I joined BISim in 2009 after seven years of working in engineering positions in video games companies. VR enables users to be truly immersed in the simulations for military training. The more the soldier is immersed during the training the more value the training brings. Otakar Nieder (Image by BISim).

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Immersive Collaboration: XR Today Expert Roundtable

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Immersive collaboration: The big one. Moreover, thanks to famed video conferencing tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams, companies remained robust and productive amidst a remote workforce culture shift. Immersive collaboration tools come in various forms. Sometimes people only think of VR when they hear the word ‘immersive’.

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Immersive Video Key to Boosting Engagement, BlueJeans Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Several companies from both verticals have begun exploring immersive video features across communications platforms. On the sidelines of the Verizon London Hub 5G showcase on Thursday, we explored the benefits of immersive videoconferencing for boosting employee engagement. Joe McStravick : Good question.

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What Can Big Tech Companies Learn from Second Life?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

” The comments come as big tech companies, including Microsoft, Nvidia, Epic Games, and Meta, invest billions of dollars into metaverse platforms. Lessons Big Tech Companies Can Learn from the Immersive Game of Second Life. There are several lessons that Biotech metaverse builders can draw from Second Life.

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Why is Apple Buying NextVR?

AR Insider

The company began with 3DTV broadcasting technology in 2009, pivoted skillfully to VR during the halcyon days of 2015–2016, and attracted funding to the tune of $115m from media investors like Comcast Ventures and MSG. These patents give Apple a strong IP defense against Microsoft as well as the MPEG consortium members. Still … $100m?

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