XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

The international media conglomerate is in the headlines this week with its Holotile breakthrough, a prototype device that acts as a VR input treadmill, allowing various users to walk around a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller. However, in 2023, the momentum shifted.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. 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.

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ARPost

MARCH 12, 2021

The exciting news is that we have started a new tech cycle, with the combination of augmented reality , virtual reality , and artificial intelligence. Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. The Beginnings of a New Tech Cycle.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 6, 2022

However, the setup of the virtual environment can be potentially similar, in terms of the current limitations of Metaverse technologies. By using the attached camera and collecting visual captures randomly, does it still count as meaningful art expression? The last bit to consider is styles.

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EON Reality

JULY 11, 2024

Augmented Reality overlays digital content onto the real world, enhancing the user’s perception and interaction with their environment. Unlike Virtual Reality (VR), which immerses users in a completely virtual environment, AR blends virtual elements with the real world, often viewed through smartphones, tablets, or AR glasses.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2020

They will have complete freedom of movement to explore the virtual environment, because they won’t need to connect their devices to a computer by cables. The tetherless XR streaming experience is available for both head-mounted displays and Android phones that support Google ARCore. Compatible End Devices for NVIDIA CloudXR.

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Upload VR

JULY 27, 2024

HTC teased the next Vive headset , Google is reportedly trying to steal Ray-Ban from Meta , PSVR 2 got a major discount in the UK, Apple Vision Pro received a new virtual environment and the PSVR 2 Steam app appeared. Meta AI is coming to Quest headsets, and we may have gotten our first clear look at Quest 3S.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

Last Friday , AltspaceVR announced that will be shutting down its virtual environment in March. AltspaceVR was a consumer-focused immersive space that could be accessed either via the desktop or through a virtual reality headset. What about Meta, Google and Apple? (Image by Maria Korolov via Midjourney.)

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ARVR

JULY 9, 2020

Google launched Google Glass , and Microsoft launched HoloLens , a head-mounted display (Krevelen, 2010)(Jaimini, 2016). 2010s : Companies are investing in the potential of this area like Google with ARCore and Apple with ARKit (Papagiannis, 2017). Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments , 6(4):355–385, 1997.

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ARVR

JULY 19, 2022

Augmented layering is about bringing virtual objects, data, and digital information into our physical environments. The web enters into our world Immersive Spaces is about bringing ourselves (as avatars) into virtual environments. We enter into the web.

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ARPost

MARCH 12, 2021

The exciting news is that we have started a new tech cycle, with the combination of augmented reality , virtual reality , and artificial intelligence. Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. The Beginnings of a New Tech Cycle.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Episode 28 of the VRScout Report, we got new 360 toys on iOS, Hololens is helping elevator technicians, VR might help you control your dreams, Apple CEO Tim Cook on augmented reality, VR/AR industry funding wrapup, and more… iOS NOW CAN TAKE 360 PHOTOS WITH GOOGLE CARDBOARD CAMERA, TOO.

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Upload VR

MAY 31, 2022

Will people really walk into a room and leave a message for someone who is so focused on their virtual environment they can’t be bothered?

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

For example, a user could point a camera at areas of their city to see what it looked like ten years ago from an archive of Google Maps. Since location anchors are dependent on Apple Maps data, this means that if the city is not supported by Apple Maps, functionality for location anchors may be limited.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 29, 2024

Some apps offer passthrough as an optional background instead of a virtual environment, but few developers offer full mixed reality content that truly integrates with the geometry of your real environment. Meta even markets Quest 3 as "the first mainstream mixed reality headset".

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Tech giant Apple has even helped to generate new demand for spatial technology with its new Vision Pro headset. For instance, headsets like the new Apple Vision Pro allow users to interact more effectively using eye-tracking sensors with a scalable content interface. Interest in spatial systems is increasing rapidly right now.

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ARPost

APRIL 29, 2021

There are two premium price tiers with additional affordances, but there is also a free model with an easy sign-in using a Microsoft, Google, or Apple account or with a private email. The result is that humans can appear holographically in virtual environments or virtually in physical environments.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 28, 2024

Apple even advertised the Apple Vision Pro as a “ spatial computing device ”, rather than using the traditional terms of MR or AR/VR headset. For example, an app like Google Maps that overlays direction and information onto your smartphone screen needs spatial awareness to identify the right positioning of content.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, David Em made strides in the creation of explorable virtual landscapes, while the Ames Research Center iterated on VIEW (Virtual Interactive Environment Workstation). Google revealed Glass the same year the first Oculus prototype hit the scene. They were slick, they were robust.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The industry has been experiencing a boom in recent years with hundreds of startups and heavy investment from tech giants including Google, Apple, Samsung, and Facebook. AR and VR are gearing up for a giant leap forward thanks to advancements in eye-tracking technology. Despite all the activity, AR/VR hardware remains relatively crude.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 25, 2024

It’s not just a tool for viewing digital scenes, like Google Street View. Still, the overall visual experience is excellent, particularly when you consider that the Meta Quest 3 isn’t nearly as powerful from a visual perspective as something like the Apple Vision Pro. The most significant issue you’re likely to notice is lag.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 19, 2024

It enables 3D reconstruction and rendering in virtual environments. Adobe, Apple, Google, and Meta are incorporating the technique into their enterprise apps. For instance, even in apps like Google Street View, you still need to jump 15 feet from one place to the next to see a new scene.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

Here he is criticizing the fact that most users who access his existing “virtual world” – Facebook – through mobile devices, do so through portals that are ultimately beyond his control – i.e. Google GOOG -2.3% or Apple's AAPL -1.5% app stores. Eric Schmidt , Google.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

CoSo Cloud is a cutting-edge headless, military-grade learning management system (LMS) used by major institutions and organisations such as the United States Department of Defense (US DoD), Google, Apple, Raytheon, and many others. XR Today: Can you tell us about your work with CoSo Cloud and what it seeks to accomplish?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Meta says that some of its questioned firms reported that workers feel a significant increase in levels of immersion while working in a virtual environment. The Menlo Park-based firm also found that end-users experienced more natural digital conversations during virtual meetings.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 3, 2017

There was presence, and immersion, and the ability to create your own virtual environments. At that time, virtual worlds were the only visible path to an interconnected metaverse of virtual environments. This is obviously the big one for virtual worlds. What about virtual reality environments?

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2017

It allows users to create a life-like avatar and hang out with up to three friends in a virtual environment, no matter where they are geographically. Google I/O : May 17-19, 2017. Apple WWDC : June 5-9, 2017. The post What F8 2017 Means for Mass Market Adoption of Immersive Technologies appeared first on VRScout.

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

With new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), automation, virtual reality (VR), and internet of things (IoT) revolutionizing so many aspects of our lives, banks have to ensure that they are seen to be on the cutting edge.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Head mounted display: Used during the Gibson hack attempt, Dade wears a Google Glass like headset with a drop down heads up display. On the display, Dade is able to fly through the low poly virtual environment of the Gibson. The Cell (2000). Creative Control (2016).

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 1, 2020

Another aspect of the tool is to allow the creation of custom experiences and adjusting of the virtual environment using a library of virtual objects and virtual locations — it comes with 1,200 3D objects by default, and also allows users to build and customize new objects and features. Image courtesy MeetingRoom.).

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Anand Agarawala sold his previous startup, BumpTop — a 3D physics multi-touch desktop — to Google, and also demoed this in a TED Talk. ” After he gave his TED Talk on it, there’s interest from Apple, and Google ended up buying his company. Alan: Yeah, Google Drive. Jacob: Exactly.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Anand Agarawala sold his previous startup, BumpTop — a 3D physics multi-touch desktop — to Google, and also demoed this in a TED Talk. ” After he gave his TED Talk on it, there’s interest from Apple, and Google ended up buying his company. Alan: Yeah, Google Drive. Jacob: Exactly.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 26, 2019

Co-founder Anand Agarawala sold his previous startup, BumpTop -- a 3D physics multi-touch desktop -- to Google, and also demoed this in a TED Talk. After he gave his TED Talk on it, there's interest from Apple, and Google ended up buying his company. Alan: Yeah, Google Drive. Google Drive on a mobile.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Unless Apple kills it, of course… Productivity ecosystem. video editors) use Apple computers, and for sure Apple will launch its device with a lot of functionalities for prosumers and professionals … so it has established partnerships to announce a similar type of content before Apple itself, to beat it in time.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you look at someone like Apple, they aren’t about to put their logo on something like the current developer-focused headsets out there. The actions that you do — the experience of doing something virtually in a virtual environment — is going to be pretty accurate to the real world.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you look at someone like Apple, they aren’t about to put their logo on something like the current developer-focused headsets out there. The actions that you do — the experience of doing something virtually in a virtual environment — is going to be pretty accurate to the real world.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 19, 2019

If you look at someone like Apple, they aren't about to put their logo on something like the current developer-focused headsets out there. The actions that you do -- the experience of doing something virtually in a virtual environment -- is going to be pretty accurate to the real world.

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