Road to VR

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Enter Titanic VR, a new educational experience by Immersive VR Education that brings the sunken wreckage of the RMS Titanic to life once more. Immersive VR Education hopes to replicate that success with the new Titanic VR experience. According to Whelan, Apollo 11 VR has sold over 80,000 copies so far.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

The rumors on the Apple Glasses are intensifying. It is not a secret that Apple is working on an XR device: the mystery is when it is going to release it and what it will actually be. The hype is rising, and Apple is playing with it. (My usual terrible image to wish you Happy Easter, if you celebrate it). Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 7, 2022

We are offering various versions of WalkOVR as the industry’s most user-friendly, feature-rich, and affordable VR motion solutions, for everyone interested in a more immersive VR experience. It is certain that decoupling increases the immersion to VR by decreasing the VR sickness and creating an experience closest to the real.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I hope to be wrong, of course: maybe Valve has just accelerated to launch its device before Apple may finally release its one. It doesn’t seem that this headset is coming to the market anytime soon, but it is cool that Nintendo is keeping experimenting with immersive realities. And its latest update, dubbed the “Mixed Reality 2.0

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

As the gaming industry eclipses the movie and filmmaking sector, gaming firms are leveraging their technologies to create next-level immersive experiences. Commonly used for creating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, motion capturing (mocap) has rapidly become a mainstay in the extended reality (XR) market, employed on the latest headsets.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 24, 2023

Apple Inc has entered talks with roughly six media partner firms to launch a virtual reality (VR) content platform for its upcoming headset, reports revealed on Monday. The partnership aims to integrate the Cupertino-based firm’s Apple TV+ product lineup on the new head-mounted displays (HMDs).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Apple acquires IKinema. Another acquisition got my attention this week: Apple buying IKinema. IKinema was a company working on motion capture and had developed a great solution that lets people animate a full-body avatar with just some Vive Trackers on their limbs. Metaio becoming ARKit years later).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 20, 2024

The device notably leverages full-colour passthrough to provide an MR computing environment similar to Apple Vision Pro’s spatial computing goals. Users can leverage immersive computing elements via an entirely virtual or partially virtual MR space. PICO Motion Tracker and @VRChat have joined forces!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In its upcoming 5-year development plan, there should be measures to favor the growth and the spread of Immersive Realities. My friend Nicolas Esposito of Enter Reality has released Project Rigel, his solution to provide full-body tracking and motion capture for Unreal Engine. Learn more.

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Road to VR

JULY 11, 2019

More on NPCs in the ‘Immersion’ section below. Image captured by Road to VR. Visuals are a fundamental part of immersion, and the ingredients for impressive visuals are definitely there in Defector , but the game is still in need of a little more refinement in that department. So on, and so forth.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Is Apple working on Smart Glasses? This week, Apple was found to have supplied the U.S. Apple has filed several patent requests for its Vision Pro technology and a smart glasses-style HMD. Apple has filed several patent requests for its Vision Pro technology and a smart glasses-style HMD.

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ARPost

JUNE 3, 2022

The glove is capable of intricate motion capture, including for use in XR applications. We’re trying to bring that 3D immersive content to familiar devices,” founder and CEO, David Fattal, told ARPost. “When is this mixed reality future going to happen? It’s happening now in places like [AWE].”. StretchSense. But, it has powers.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 4, 2024

At a glance, this headset certainly seems a lot “clunkier” and bulkier than some of the other leading headsets we’ve seen lately, like the Apple Vision Pro. That might not seem like a huge upgrade from a design perspective, but it’s an excellent way to make sure you can rapidly “unplug” from any immersive experience.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 8, 2023

Visual Odometry (VO) Mode scales up user rotations to deploy immersive experiences. Users can enter, train with, and highlight noteworthy immersive experiences on their headsets by eliminating extensive environment setups. This creates a streamlined, controlled workflow to reach business goals. Exciting times are ahead!

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ARVR

AUGUST 25, 2022

Metaverse is still immersive, and there is still time till he will mature, depending on many variables. This would require virtual reality (VR) goggles and motion capture gloves to display the expressions, body language, and quality of voices of others. Immersing guests in the metaverse experiences.” million unique users.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 15, 2024

Since Apple’s VisionOS kit focuses on mixed reality, I’ll leave that solution out. Apple ARKit Apple’s ARKit is one of the most popular augmented reality kits available, particularly for developers focusing on mobile AR apps. Tracking: Tracking capabilities are crucial for creating a sense of immersion in AR apps.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This follows investments in mobile hardware capability, interest in immersive virtual experiences with the metaverse, and rising industry competition. Although mobile AR may not be the most powerful or immersive, it certainly has the potential to be very profitable and is one of the most important augmented reality trends to keep track of.

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EON Reality

JULY 17, 2024

Use Case: Unreal Engine is suitable for developers looking to create visually stunning and immersive AR experiences, particularly in industries like gaming and high-end simulations. ARKit ARKit is Apple’s AR development platform designed for iOS devices. Motion Capture : Captures and interprets human body movement.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Although VR headset technologies continue to improve, with a number of new technologies slated for release this year , and with a long-rumoured Apple AR device potentially in the works, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that there are several more senses beyond sight and sound. ULTRASONIC HAPTICS.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 11, 2023

Brilliant Labs Unveils arGPT Monocle for iOS A rising star in the XR world, Brilliant Labs unveiled earlier this week that it had released its arGPT smart glass Monocle for Apple’s iOS operating system.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In film, you feel comfortably immersed in the story looking at something like the cute Baymax robot but constantly distracted looking at more human-like faces in heavily motion captured works like the 2004 film The Polar Express.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

people walking around), so I don't have an apples-to-apples comparison against Santa Cruz. We’re delighted to be able to share that we’re teamed up with @magicleap as an early access dev partner to explore spatial computing on the immersive web! — Dimitri (sleeping for 72 hours post-gdc) (@ddiakopoulos) March 25, 2018.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The idea of immersive, experiential technology is central to the metaverse – whatever it ends up looking like, it will be more engaging than the digital worlds we are used to today (such as Facebook or the World Wide Web). Virtual and augmented reality. More advanced avatar technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The ability to bring the sense of touch into the virtual is the final frontier of true immersion, and some of that technology already exists. So that's the reason why they asked, "OK, we need that next level of immersion. So it's rather like immersion, but we have versus realism that HaptX has as a vision. That's so different.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The ability to bring the sense of touch into the virtual is the final frontier of true immersion, and some of that technology already exists. So that's the reason why they asked, "OK, we need that next level of immersion. So it's rather like immersion, but we have versus realism that HaptX has as a vision. That's so different.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The ability to bring the sense of touch into the virtual is the final frontier of true immersion, and some of that technology already exists. So that's the reason why they asked, "OK, we need that next level of immersion. So it's rather like immersion, but we have versus realism that HaptX has as a vision. That's so different.

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VRScout

JUNE 4, 2019

Powered by Apple’s ARKit 3 (also announced during yesterdays conference), Minecraft Earth takes advantage of a host of new improvements to deliver what appears to be a highly-polished immersive experience. Image Credit: Apple. Image Credit: Apple.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Currently ongoing, the iconic brand has launched The Verse — the company’s first virtual reality (VR) immersive experience — under its Art, Beats + Lyrics programme. The cutting-edge immersive experience will celebrate the heritage of Black and diverse artists, creators, and musicians using a host of emerging technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Tell me something about your life, or let’s discuss together the Apple Glasses that are going always to release “this year” since 2017! There was a very long animation, and it was surely done with some motion capture suit because it was very accurate. Immersion. Let’s at least talk!

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 31, 2025

HTC is even one of the major companies championing the rise of XR solutions in the finance sector showing brands how immersive tech can improve the buyer experience, and empower staff. For instance, the VIVE Ultimate tracker offers access to precision motion capture and standalone inside-out tracking without needing base stations.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 5, 2024

Metaverse VR is transforming skills and experiential training with award-winning immersive content solutions in VR. Performit Live introduced real-time motion capture streaming, democratizing engagement with live content using advanced motion capture technology.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

VeeR acquires, produces, and distributes best-in-class immersive stories and light-weight interactive experiences. Eddie is also the founder and director of Sandbox Immersive Festival, China’s first VR/immersive media festival which the well acclaimed first edition was held in June in the city of Qingdao. web, and mobile.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

However, dance and VR is a new combination to the school– and a live virtual reality dance performance is the focal point of an upcoming show, merging technology and immersive theater elements. MORE APPLE AUGMENTED REALITY PATENTS. MONEY, MOVES AND FUNDING. FIRST AR GAME BUILT ON BLOCKCHAIN CROWDFUNDS $500K IN FIRST 3 DAYS.

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Voices of VR

MARCH 29, 2025

Aside from a short exchange with her mother at the beginning, the rest of the entire story is told through spatial storytelling, driving electronic music that was also composed by Oleson, and a shader-filled point-cloud scene with some animated motion capture.

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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

A lot has happened in the immersive space over the past 12 months. If it’s true what they say that time flies when you’re having fun, then 2019 must have been a really good year for immersive tech, because here we are gearing up for the holidays and I haven’t sent a single Christmas card. Immersive Masterpiece.

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