Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2025

You might have heard of Mindshow when it first launched on Steam in 2017 , giving anyone with a PC VR headset the ability to animate and capture everything from short skits to entire shows thanks to its virtual production tools.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Specifically, Lightstorm Vision is building tools it hopes will enable traditional entertainment productions to film and distribute in 3D easily and at low cost. Apple's competing visionOS offers hundreds of 3D movies through Apple TV and Disney+, but Meta's platform currently lacks an equivalent offering.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2024

Apple Vision Pro apps, coming to Apple’s latest spatial computing experience, will ensure individuals and teams can make the most of their new headset. Initially, Apple didn’t reveal much information about the apps available on the Vision Pro. Think of things like the Apple iCloud and Wallet apps.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The two companies have a great relationship and Apple is realizing that the fact that its headset lacking controllers is a problem for certain types of content, gaming in particular. For this reason, Apple may be working to make PSVR 2 controllers compatible with the Vision Pro. He is very positive about it to happen quite soon.

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VRScout

APRIL 14, 2020

XR experiences in general, have proven themselves to be an amazing tool for everything from workforce training and digital marketing to product visualization, entertainment, and immersive online education. Discover and play indie VR/AR content without having to make a single download.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman ; the Apple visionOS 2.4 This marks an evolution evolution in the company’s mixed reality strategy, as Apple recently ceased development of its planned Mac-ready AR smart glasses to focus exclusively on Vision Pro. Professional Applications of the VisionOS 2.4

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 17, 2025

Unlike competitors such as Meta, Samsung has a broad hardware ecosystem that can support a dedicated XR wearable, akin to how the Apple Vision Pro works alongside newly released iPhone and iPad models. These advancements arent just about futuristic conceptstheyre practical, user-focused tools that redefine how we live, work, and connect.

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ARPost

JUNE 28, 2023

The long wait for a mixed reality headset from Apple will soon be over with the recent launch of Apple Vision Pro. Earlier this month, Apple unveiled its highly anticipated XR headset at the WWDC 2023 event. The Apple Vision Pro is set to hit US Apple stores in early 2024.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It also empowers workers’ productivity tools and communications platforms that developers built with XREAL’s SDK. For example, XREAL is directly targeting the Apple Vision Pro by stating that its spatial display has a superior latency compared to Apple’s device while also claiming a lighter form factor and design.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The success of the Ray-Ban Meta has triggered the smartglasses hype: when I was at CES, I saw many startups launching their AI-powered smartglasses and we have heard rumors of all the major brands (including Apple and Samsung) working on their own smartglasses devices, too. But as usual, I warn you to be careful of the hype.

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VRScout

JULY 3, 2017

From an interdimensional portal to dancing ballerina robots, the ARkit from Apple is changing AR one killer project at a time. The ‘unique’ tool created by the character was originally supposed to distinguish and identify certain foods by simply taking a picture with a camera phone. INTER-DIMENSIONAL PORTAL. AR DANCING ROBOT.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2018

Here’s a list of the most popular free and paid Apple ARKit apps. During Apple’s WWDC event, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering introduced ARKit , boldly declaring that “Apple will have the largest AR platform in the world.” ARKit Apps. ARKit Games.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2022

Although most people still consider AR as an entertainment technology, we can see its practical implementations in various industries like e-commerce, healthcare, architecture , training, and many others. In this blog, we will cover some highly popular software development tools used for AR app development. Apple ARKit.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Like virtually all sectors, the art and entertainment industry has been exposed to significant pressure in recent years. With lockdowns and pandemics changing the way people seek out entertainment and inspiration, companies have been left searching for new ways to engage their audience.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 6, 2017

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks Apple’s upcoming iOS 11 update, arriving this fall, will be a huge boost to the emerging AR industry. With both Unity and Unreal integrating with ARKit for iOS, the two major tools for creating virtual worlds are now available to developers for building apps on hundreds of millions of Apple handhelds.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 14, 2022

With an unexpected move, Niantic has acquired the 8th Wall , one of the best (if not the best) providers of developer tools to create WebAR experiences. Apple chips may be its secret weapon for XR. Top news of the week. Image by 8th Wall). Niantic acquires 8th Wall. Holoride is coming to Audi cars this summer. literally can’t wait.

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ARPost

JANUARY 27, 2022

We saw an incredible adoption rate of AR shopping and VR entertainment as well as immersive learning. Companies like HTC, Oculus (Meta), and Apple will continue to innovate and launch devices equipped with the latest technological developments. See Also: Zakeke Releases Study on VR and AR Retail, Launches New Web Viewer Tool.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

YUR, short for “why you are,” wants to make fitness more entertaining and accessible, starting with their first product — the YURfit Plug-in, which will track the calories you burn while playing in VR. Liv and Shah hope their start-up can allow VR to be an even more effective and accessible tool for fitness.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro 2 may come in 2026 The rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2 continue. It seems that most of the rumors are aligning on the launch of an Apple Vision Pro 2 in 2026–2027. What a time to be alive! Matt Miesnieks said that the rumor aligns with some things he heard.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 13, 2025

These advancements arent just about futuristic conceptstheyre practical, user-focused tools that redefine how we live, work, and connect. Scaling AI-Powered AR for Professionals At CES 25, MeetKai and ThinkAR showcased their strides in immersive wearables, which readied featured clients with bespoke AR tools.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The XR platform looks to boost the number of eyes on the UNI-ONE while also providing a new combined technology solution that Honda believes has usability in sectors such as theme parks, entertainment, and retail. Honda is working with entertainment and retail business partners to leverage the XR product in tangible use cases.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 1, 2024

In recent years, virtual reality has proven to be a valuable tool for companies in all industries. Some of the earliest devices were specifically created for gaming and entertainment. Apple began building the Apple Vision Pro with a focus on enterprise needs.

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Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2019

Epic MegaGrants is Epic Games’ $100 million initiative designed to support developers of media, entertainment, and games, as well as enterprise professionals, students, educators, and tool developers working with Unreal Engine. SEE ALSO Report: Apple to Announce ARKit Updates at WWDC 2019 Including OS Support for AR Headsets.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

See Also: Redefining the Future of Location-Based Entertainment With HTC VIVE Focus 3 and The Park Playground “Virtual reality is often perceived as being limited to the world of gaming. More Widespread Use of VR for Location-Based Entertainment According to Vindevogel, VR technology will continue to evolve and become more widely adopted.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

Visual augmented reality became mainstream with Pokemon Go (2016) and Snapchat filters, but its use cases are now moving beyond gaming and entertainment. The tool can hear a dialog partner, then translate the speech to one of the available languages. Examples of Augmented Reality in Action. Top 3 Types of AR-Enabled Hearables.

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ARPost

MAY 12, 2020

It offers immersive, 360-degree experiences from the comfort of your home, which is proving to be a safe way to entertain yourself during these trying times. Instead of developing apps that required headsets, KaviAR Tech built a tool that can be used by anyone, anywhere with a smartphone. AR has many functions aside from entertainment.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s remarkable that with the micro OLED display that Apple uses, a single pixel of the iPhone 15 Pro Max can fit 54 Vision Pro pixels. YouTube , after the initial denial, admitted that in the future is going to launch a native app for Apple’s device. A single pixel is just the size of a blood cell!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Indoor navigation system, plus pipes visualization Talking about more fun things, we can mention also entertainment and marketing. Of course, this is also the mission of big players like Google and Apple. Caverion AR by FlyAR had a similar function of overlaying BIM data on top of a real building for maintenance use cases.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

More info Discover Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro cost estimations A Chinese firm has tried to estimate the cost of the components of both the Quest 3 and the Apple Vision Pro. The second one is that the Apple Vision Pro is so next-gen that one of its displays costs just a bit less than all the components of Quest 3!

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ARPost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

That same year, Allen became a board member of NextVR , a company that specialized in VR broadcasts of live entertainment. Six years later, the company was purchased by Apple. The same year that Apple purchased NextVR, InfiniteWorld was founded in Miami – a city rapidly becoming the physical epicenter of the metaverse.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In an interview with entertainment report Kevin McCarthy for Fox 5, the films director, Damien Chazelle, discussed how he approached the making of the movie in a way that he hoped would reflected those feelings, and how he wanted to immerse the audience in a way that felt genuine. Image Credit: Universal Pictures.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

On Thursday and Friday, the 7th Annual Digital Entertainment World (DEW) put it on record that there is a growing interest in VR and AR technology as a tool to enhance live experiences, drive results, and create memories for audience members that last a lifetime. . The next generation is blending the on and offline world.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 27, 2021

3D mapping’s evolutionary path was recently accelerated with a developer tool from Here Technologies. Other potential apps include entertainment, auto-navigation and enterprise-facing tools. Meanwhile, Here’s developer tool engenders a broader set of user experiences that go beyond AR & VR. Geospatially Sound.

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Road to VR

MARCH 1, 2019

Magic Leap is giving away serious cash to developers this year through their Independent Creator Program , which has earmarked an “eight-figure” number destined to fund app developers working in gaming, entertainment, collaboration, productivity, and more. Entertainment. Creator Tools. Entertainment.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Apple Vision Pro , Apple’s first high-end spatial computing device, is even more feature-rich, with exceptional visual fidelity, built-in eye tracking capabilities, and a set of proprietary chips offering incredible performance. That makes it similar in price to the early Quest 2 (despite being a lot more powerful).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This was to be expected and it is no big deal: VisionOS 2 is coming today and this is great news by itself because it is bringing a lot of new features and improvements to the Apple device (three of these features are actually launching later this year, but all the other ones are coming now).

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