VRScout

MAY 7, 2017

For many, the 360 ° video of his daughter’s first steps was the first 360 ° video they ever watched. With it, Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated the benefits of 360 ° content and a major use case for consumers: to save and share family moments to be relived at any point in time. Google I/O : May 17-19, 2017.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

For example, say you’re working on a 360° video. Now, instead of telling one of your collaborators to have the bear enter “about fifteen seconds” into the video, you can tell them to unleash the beast “exactly 65 flicks after the fifteenth second.”

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. More info (Camera Path and Google Drive backup) More info (Sketchfab exporting).

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Watch YouTube in VR with your friends, Google pours resources into shared social VR experiences, upcoming standalone headsets will be wireless, the Snapchat vs. Facebook continues, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: WATCH YOUTUBE IN VR… WITH YOUR FRIENDS! WEIRD OR AWESOME?

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2019

You can Google “5G” along with any other hot technology in the same query and you can find someone telling you that somehow and at some point 5G is going to revolutionize that thing. When it comes to bandwidth however, 5G could significantly improve 180 and 360 video streaming quality. Image courtesy Microsoft.

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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. GOOGLE EARTH IN VR IS A RUSH. Made from high-res satellite imagery, aerial photography, and Street View data, Google Earth VR is surprisingly meditative when alone and fun when with a group.

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VRScout

MARCH 24, 2018

You can explore the VR series now through the Inception app, available for download on the Oculus Rift , HTC Vive , Microsoft , Gear VR , Google Daydream , Sony Playstation , iOS and Android. “VR provides a new avenue for Refinery29 to reach their large vast network base of young women,” said Inception CEO Benny Arbel.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Pixvana , a cloud-based VR video company, today announced their much awaited solution for publishing and streaming 360 video, a platform that promises to deliver up to 10K resolution streaming playback from the cloud to your VR devices. Even 4K video spread across a 360-degree sphere leaves much to imagination. .”

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Cats and VR

JUNE 29, 2016

With over one million active monthly users of the Samsung GearVR, millions of Google Cardboard units and high-end Oculus Rift and HTC Vive pre-orders, Smithson believes that brands that are early to develop unique and engaging content for VR and will have a huge advantage over their competition.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 14, 2017

It’s early days for the show so we don’t have a full line-up of what’s going to be there just yet, but you can expect a pretty good variety of projects across gaming, 360 video and more as well as talks from industry leaders. The last event had sessions from Google, Microsoft, HTC and more, for example.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard? If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of experiencing the HTC Vive’s roomscale virtual experience, you should check the Microsoft, Game Stop, or Micro Center location closest to you! Facebook Enables Native 360 Photos.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 30, 2020

The same day of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx, Hewlett-Packard has announced its new virtual reality headset, the Reverb G2 , made in collaboration with Microsoft and Valve. Valve could provide some audio-visual improvements, while Microsoft its WMR platform, with inside-out tracking of controllers. HP announces the Reverb G2.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

To make matters murkier, there’s also the recently-announced partnership between Google and HTC Vive to create new standalone mobile headsets for all Google Daydream-ready Android phones. Air New Zealand is one airlines provider that is testing how the Microsoft Hololens can help improve in-flight customer service.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 1, 2017

I tried a Microsoft prototype VR headset at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and got the first public look at the company’s vision for mixed reality beyond Hololens. I was among a handful of journalists invited to see the internal Microsoft prototype, though I was told photos or videos for my demo would not be allowed.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Leveraging its Igloo Core Engine (ICE), the company has curated a host of content in its viewing spaces, including building information modelling (BIM), metaverse worlds, 360-degree video, game engine demos, and many others. The award-winning operating system is also layer-based, providing clients with fully bespoke configurations.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

But as Microsoft made very clear when we met, HoloLens is nowhere near a consumer launch yet. ZapBox – a Kickstarter-funded project from UK start-up Zappar – is proposing to leapfrog Microsoft (and everyone else) by making a MR equivalent of Google Cardboard for a hundredth of the HoloLens cost – a mere $30.

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Pixvana is startup company focused on developing a cloud-based video-processing at the speed of delivery over the Internet. Its founders claim to be a proven team of industry experts from their former senior roles at Apple, Adobe, Microsoft and Lucasfilm.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 26, 2017

In October 2017, Microsoft officially launched Windows Mixed Reality and a line-up of third party headsets for use with Windows 10, which include Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo, and future products from Asus and Samsung. These immersive headsets are compatible with VR software and applications from Microsoft Store.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

I’ve known them for quite a while and they’re more of a distribution platform for VR videos and content. Not only for VR, like 360 video, but also AR, and also other contents too. Teppei: Yeah, YBVR or first the streaming optimization technology for 360 video. So it’s more like AR on a Google map.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

I’ve known them for quite a while and they’re more of a distribution platform for VR videos and content. Not only for VR, like 360 video, but also AR, and also other contents too. Teppei: Yeah, YBVR or first the streaming optimization technology for 360 video. So it’s more like AR on a Google map.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

With what’s going on from Project Tango and Microsoft, there are definitely big players in this space. But recently both Google and Oculus have gotten behind it, and as a result we’re seeing accelerated adoption of web VR. Money is coming from Oculus, Google, and others, but not at the scale some people expect to get.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Alan: There’s VR where you can make the full thing in computer graphics, but there’s also 360 videos; being able to capture a training experience in 360 video, and then add computer graphics on top of that. We’re not tied to Microsoft. They’re going to sell you 360 video.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Alan: There’s VR where you can make the full thing in computer graphics, but there’s also 360 videos; being able to capture a training experience in 360 video, and then add computer graphics on top of that. We’re not tied to Microsoft. They’re going to sell you 360 video.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

So things like Uber or Google Maps and directions were native to the phone, that were kind of useless on the PC. So that was a problem that, in the past, could only be solved with expensive depth cameras or Google Street View-style cars, or take a thousand photos and wait a day for it all to be processed.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

So things like Uber or Google Maps and directions were native to the phone, that were kind of useless on the PC. So that was a problem that, in the past, could only be solved with expensive depth cameras or Google Street View-style cars, or take a thousand photos and wait a day for it all to be processed.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Radiant Images hopes to do the same with an investment in 360 video production, and VP Michael Mansouri drops in to explain how. When you walk into a Best Buy’s or you walk into any retailer, they’re selling you the Amazon Echo and they’re selling you the Google Home, where you ask a question, it plays a video.

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XR for Business Podcast

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

I’ve known them for quite a while and they’re more of a distribution platform for VR videos and content. Not only for VR, like 360 video, but also AR, and also other contents too. Teppei: Yeah, YBVR or first the streaming optimization technology for 360 video. So it’s more like AR on a Google map.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 14, 2019

Alan: There's VR where you can make the full thing in computer graphics, but there's also 360 videos; being able to capture a training experience in 360 video, and then add computer graphics on top of that. We're not tied to Microsoft. They're going to sell you 360 video. And now it's, "we can use it.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Radiant Images hopes to do the same with an investment in 360 video production, and VP Michael Mansouri drops in to explain how. When you walk into a Best Buy's or you walk into any retailer, they're selling you the Amazon Echo and they're selling you the Google Home, where you ask a question, it plays a video.

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XR for Business Podcast

JUNE 24, 2019

So things like Uber or Google Maps and directions were native to the phone, that were kind of useless on the PC. So that was a problem that, in the past, could only be solved with expensive depth cameras or Google Street View-style cars, or take a thousand photos and wait a day for it all to be processed.

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AR Technology Industry Construction 60

XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Radiant Images hopes to do the same with an investment in 360 video production, and VP Michael Mansouri drops in to explain how. When you walk into a Best Buy’s or you walk into any retailer, they’re selling you the Amazon Echo and they’re selling you the Google Home, where you ask a question, it plays a video.

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Technology Entertainment Video Filming 60

XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As the pioneer of utilizing AR for industry support and training, Scope AR are partnered with technology leaders such as Google and Microsoft. Because for a lot of companies we could do a 360 video for $5,000. There was a couple of Google Glass type things. And I think that's where executives are getting confused.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As the pioneer of utilizing AR for industry support and training, Scope AR are partnered with technology leaders such as Google and Microsoft. Because for a lot of companies we could do a 360 video for $5,000. There was a couple of Google Glass type things. There’s so much FUD out there. We had none of them.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As the pioneer of utilizing AR for industry support and training, Scope AR are partnered with technology leaders such as Google and Microsoft. Because for a lot of companies we could do a 360 video for $5,000. There was a couple of Google Glass type things. There’s so much FUD out there. We had none of them.

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Augmented Reality Training AR Technology 60

XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

So, you have something like the Oculus Go, which is a $200 headset, which is perfect for 360 videos; if you want to do some basic training for people, and they can interact using Gaze-type controls. There is a demo by Microsoft, that you are reading a text. That’s Six Degrees of Freedom. What are your thoughts on that?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Partnership with Microsoft. Highlights of the partnership between Meta and Microsoft. Meta and Microsoft worked together to integrate Quest Pro into the Microsoft ecosystem. Microsoft 365 is coming to Quest Pro! Meta partners with Microsoft (Road To VR). Partnership with Microsoft and Accenture.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 22, 2019

So, you have something like the Oculus Go, which is a $200 headset, which is perfect for 360 videos; if you want to do some basic training for people, and they can interact using Gaze-type controls. There is a demo by Microsoft, that you are reading a text. That's Six Degrees of Freedom. What are your thoughts on that?

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