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John Carmack Pushed Microsoft to Make VR Fan Ports of ‘Quake’ & ‘DOOM’ Official, But Was Denied

Road to VR

“I had some hope, but that was still too small potatoes to make anything happen in a Microsoft company.” “I had some hope, but that was still too small potatoes to make anything happen in a Microsoft company.” None of those were the first VR ports of Id Software’s iconic titles though.

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BISim tells us how XR is relevant for the Army

The Ghost Howls

Military simulations are one of the fields where virtual reality has always been an important technology , even before that VR had its new renaissance in 2012. In fact, in the XR communities, there are many esteemed members that are army veterans (like John Westra or Tony Rogers). Does the military personnel also use some XR accessories (e.g.

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Microsoft Shows Off Rare Images of Early HoloLens Prototypes

HoloLens

All those early prototype images Magic Leap is so fond of showing off are great, but they rank a far second when compared to a new set of images just revealed by Microsoft in relation to the HoloLens. 2012, about two years before the company would unveil the device to the public in Jan.

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See Times Square Underwater in Microsoft’s AR Art Exhibit

VRScout

The Big Apple takes a dip in this location-based augmented experience from Microsoft. In 2012, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that by 2100 sea levels could rise from 11 to 38 inches, depending on the volumes of greenhouse gases emitted. Image Credit: Microsoft. That is where AR comes in.

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Hololens Co-inventor & AR/VR Pioneer Avi Bar-Zeev Has Left Apple

Road to VR

Bar-Zeev helped found and invent the core technologies behind HoloLens at Microsoft, assembling the company’s very first AR prototypes, demos and UX concepts.

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Microsoft Reactor Rallies London Tech Community

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

One such platform, the Microsoft Reactor meetup, has united many thought leaders, tech giants, and organisations as a guiding compass for the growing community of technology enthusiasts, developers, journalists, and even senior executives. Excellent @Microsoft Reactor #meetup in #London with @VR2AR , Alexander Karim, and @seanmtracey.

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Facebook’s Quest to Kill the Smartphone

VRScout

Microsoft has invested aggressively in the technology: it unveiled its HoloLens AR headset two years ago. In 2012, the company created the App Center, a hub on its social network for consumers to discover apps created by third parties and play them directly on the Facebook desktop website.