Road to VR

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Insomniac Games, the talented game studio behind non-VR games like Spider-Man (2018) and VR games like Edge of Nowhere (2016) and The Unspoken (2016), today announced their first AR game called Seedling , coming to Magic Leap in November.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 17, 2018

There’s a lot that can be said about the Magic Leap One. And although its OS and apps don’t fully utilize the tech available to them, Magic Leap One is an ambitious, well-made, but imperfect MR devkit that doesn’t quite live up to the hype, but is still the most complete and affordable mixed-reality (MR) computer out there.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 31, 2018

Back in 2016, Magic Leap released a video clip of a breaching augmented reality whale as a backdrop to their freshly redesigned website, something meant to grab the attention of prospective investors, developers, and consumers alike. Here’s a quick refresher in case you don’t remember (Woooah!).

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Next Reality AR

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In the aftermath of the launch of the Magic Leap One, Magic Leap has ejected two more executives from their leadership roles. Chief marketing officer Brenda Freeman and chief business officer Rachna Bhasin have been transitioned into advisory roles but will continue to report to CEO Rony Abovitz. In fact, shortly after.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Meta 2 was an augmented reality headset released in 2016-2017 as an evolution of the original Meta 1 , which was a headset hacked from other existing commercial hardware (Epson Moverio and Intel Realsense). In 2016, this was impressive. Let me tell you my impressions on this device! Meta 2 hands-on. What were the Meta 2? North Star.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2020

Founded in 2016 by Anand Agarawala and Jinha Lee, the company’s social AR/VR workspace has since gone on to include support for Microsoft HoloLens 2, Oculus Quest, Magic Leap 1, Qualcomm XR2, Android/iPhone mobile device and traditional monitors. Million.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Since the debut of the HoloLens back in 2016, the company has been meticulously combing over massive amounts of feedback to better understand where the AR device succeeded, and more importantly, where it failed. Image Credit: The United States Patent and Trademark Office. One of the biggest issues users had was with the devices size.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Following a bout of skeptical press, Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz claims the company is already doing production test runs of their first AR “system,” which is said to be “small, sleek, cool.” ” Magic Leap has raised a staggering $1.4 ” Magic Leap has raised a staggering $1.4

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VRScout

MARCH 25, 2022

Snap Inc’s AR Spectacles glasses are nothing short of black magic. First announced back in 2016, Snap Inc.’s Unlike existing AR headsets such as the Magic Leap 2 or Microsoft HoloLens, the Spectacles feature a discrete, light-weight design more akin to glasses than a headset.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Despite the fact that a mere 6% of Americans will own a VR headset in 2016, future-looking venture capital firms have invested $500M in the VR/AR industry in Q3 of 2016 , with an average investment of $9.3M.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 21, 2022

The prototype is said to be ski goggle-esque, providing a standalone experience with onboard power, computing, and outward-facing cameras for world sensing capabilities—similar in description and function to headsets like HoloLens or Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. billion in 2016 to $18.6 This sets the stage for the multiple aspects of the market that device makers, platforms and content providers, and developers will be addressing in the months and years to come.”

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

We go hands-on with Budget Cuts, Google presents ARCore and Maps API-enabled apps, Squanch Games’ Daydream exclusive title announced, and Magic Leap talks about developing games for a spatial computing platform. Magic Leap talk on games and AI. Image courtesy Magic Leap. Hands-on with ‘Budget Cuts’.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

To its credit, the company had the foresight to release HoloLens in 2016, a full two years before unicorn startup Magic Leap could get its first standalone AR headset out the door. Three years later it released HoloLens 2, which directly competes today against Magic Leap Two.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Several companies went through the bidding process, including HoloLens’s biggest competitor, Magic Leap, but it was Microsoft who ultimately won the bid to partner with the Army as a non-traditional defense contractor.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 29, 2017

The term Dogmented Reality was first coined for a 2016 April Fools gag from Meta, but now it’s very much a real thing for some smartphone users. Hopefully it will one day also serve as the basis for the long-rumored AR glasses from the company to compete with the likes of HoloLens and Magic Leap.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Making an AR headset accessible enough for consumers is a vastly different challenge to producing higher cost enterprise headsets— just ask Magic Leap. Alex Kipman wearing HoloLens 2, Image courtesy Microsoft. If true, it would represent a significant change of course for the HoloLens product line.

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2019

In the upcoming sequel to 2016’s The Angry Birds Movie , The Angry Birds Movie 2: Under Pressure , the beloved franchise heads in a bold new direction when a terrifying new foe threatens to destroy both the Bird and Piggy Islands, forcing both sides to come together in order to save their respective civilizations. .”

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Everything VR & AR

OCTOBER 12, 2017

This week we revisit an interview with Karl Guttag from December 2016 in which we talk about Magic Leap and patents. Due to this weeks Magic Leap news regarding a recent deal with Madefire and comic book immersion we thought it might interest you.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Wired called Penrose’s first project, Allumette (2016) “the first VR film masterpiece.”. Immerse 3D is available for smartphones, HoloLens, and Magic Leap. In 2018, we put Arden’s Wake at the top of our Tribeca Immersive “Awesome List,” and have previously called director (and company CEO) Eugene Chung “the D.W. Griffith of VR.”

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Road to VR

MAY 4, 2017

The Meta 2 augmented reality dev kit began pre-orders in March of 2016 and has apparently seen quite a bit of interest. By the end of 2016, the company says they began shipping the first Meta 2 dev kits, and by the end of 2017 they expect to ship some 10,000 headsets.

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Road to VR

JULY 18, 2018

along with Magic Leap support. Updated AR SDKs & Magic Leap. with development support for Magic Leap was released earlier this year. On the AR front, UE 4.20 adds supports for Apple’s ARKit 2.0 and Google’s ARCore 1.2, Mixed Reality Compositing. as of UE 4.19). A special version of UE 4.19

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Road to VR

JANUARY 30, 2017

With 2015 breaking previous records, industry observers entered 2016 wondering if VR/AR funding would be able to keep pace. In 2016, venture funding of VR/AR companies reached $1.8 While total venture funding for VR/AR showed major gains in 2016, VR/AR still only holds 1% of total venture funding. Dollars and Deals.

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ARPost

JUNE 28, 2021

Spatial was founded in 2016 driven by an impressive line-up of investors including Macintosh co-founder Andy Hertzfeld and Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger. The platform works on just about any device, from HoloLens and Magic Leap to desktop and mobile, and even an Nreal beta. Meet Spatial.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 1, 2024

For the original HoloLens headset from 2016, the same will happen after December 10 2024, just over two months from now. With passthrough headsets still years out, and Magic Leap still focused on consumers, Microsoft dominated the enterprise AR market for years with HoloLens 2.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 31, 2016

At this year’s IMMERSE Summit , Road to VR sat down with Matt McIlwain , managing director at Madrona Venture Group (investor in Envelop VR and Pixvana ), and Patrick Eggen , managing director at Qualcomm Ventures (investor in Owlchemy Labs and Magic Leap ), to discuss their investing strategies when it comes to virtual and augmented reality.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 7, 2020

Intel was actually quite ahead of its time when it showed off one of the first standalone VR headset reference designs, codenamed Alloy, back in mid-2016. But in the mobile XR space, Nvidia only has its chips in one major headset: Magic Leap. Like Intel, AMD was eager about standalone VR early on.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Japanese tech giant Canon today unveiled its next enterprise-focused AR headset which aims to replace its MREAL Display MD-10 , which the company launched in Japan in mid-2016 for the astounding price tag of ¥9 million (~$82,300). Interface cable (20m). MREAL display MD-20 / MD-10 common, interface cable (20m).

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2023

At the time, the prototype was said to be a standalone, ski goggle-like headset providing onboard power, computing, and outward-facing cameras for world sensing capabilities—similar in description and function to headsets like HoloLens or Magic Leap. Project Iris was said to ship as early as 2024.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

The developers behind Modbox (2016) , the VR physics sandbox for SteamVR-compatible headsets, have been experimenting with augmented reality recently, something they say is a perfect fit for the Modbox software.

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Road to VR

MAY 18, 2022

The report (via 9to5Mac ) details some anecdotes reaching back as far as 2016, when the company allegedly first showed off a number of AR and VR prototypes to industry leaders and Apple elite.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

In early 2016, I run into a paper from a professor at Caltech that was talking about data visualization in virtual reality and that blew my mind. The company officially started in August 2016, but then things skyrocketed because it basically gives the customer what the customer wants. Magic Leap glasses.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In 2016, a young artist traded her paintbrushes for a headset and began inhabiting virtual reality more than the real world. The Royal Shakespeare Company explores theatre’s future with Magic Leap technology in this sublime production of the “Seven Ages of Man” speech from Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Lead Artist : Matt Pyke.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Population: One is an upcoming battle royale shooter from the studio behind VR indie hit Smashbox Arena (2016). We don’t know much about gameplay mechanics yet, but it’s possible the Magic Leap One release of Angry Birds: FPS – First Person Slingshot may hold some answers. Platform : Rift, Vive, Windows VR. Platform : PSVR.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Lead Artist: Teek Mach, Key Collaborator: Joel Douek, Andrew Sales) — In 2016, a young artist traded her paintbrushes for a headset and began inhabiting virtual reality more than the real world. While bitterness plagues the city, he strives to find a balance in his mysterious dual nature. Grisaille / U.S.A.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

So, what exactly can users expect from this anticipated follow-up to the original 2016 device? The HoloLens 2 takes a magical leap in the right direction for Microsoft, as well as MR, AR, and VR technology in general. Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 has officially begun shipping to pre-order customers at the cost of $3,500.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

I’ve been a big fan of the cute little Samsung Gear 360 camera since its first unveiling in the spring of 2016, and always recommend it to people inquiring about the best consumer-friendly 360 cameras out there. The cost is lower than the 2016 version with a pricetag of $229 and you can record in up to 4K resolution. Apparently the $1.4B

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