Road to VR

MAY 31, 2017

Today at Computex 2017, the annual IT expo held in Taipei, Taiwan, Microsoft revealed more from their line-up of affordable Windows ‘Mixed Reality’ headsets, including Asus’ headset and an updated design from Dell. Microsoft says the headset is designed by the same team that creates their premium XPS and Alienware PCs.

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For instance, eye and facial tracking capabilities are perfect for companies using VR for immersive collaboration, as these capabilities can help convey gestures and facial expressions in meetings. Plus, thanks to Microsofts partnership with Meta, you can access a range of Office apps (such as Teams and Word) through your Quest device.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

The Meta Quest store page even offers extra battery packs, controllers, and carrying cases. Plus, you can control the apps employees can download using Meta Quest for Business. They can control which apps users can access, adjust home environments, and remotely configure devices for different modes.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Eye-tracking and inside-out tracking is also available and controllers are included. It was used at the official media event for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Optimum said it’s his favourite VR headset for simracing. “It Throughout this year we’ve been steadily improving stability and quality control. Local Dimming 2.0

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Virtual reality accessories are transforming the immersive technology landscape. Let’s look at some of the best solutions to unlock new levels of immersion. Others open the door to new opportunities for VR content development, training, and immersion. VR controllers have grown increasingly intuitive in recent years.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2017

Brandon Bray, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, took the stage at Unity’s Vision VR/AR Summit 2017 to show a little more of what Microsoft has planned for the VR side of things when the first Windows Holographic headsets come later this year. image courtesy Unity Technologies. .” image courtesy Unity Technologies.

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Road to VR

MAY 12, 2017

A job listing for a Senior Design Manager position on Microsoft’s “Xbox Mixed Reality team” says that the company is “looking to build a massively social gaming and entertainment experience for both the PC and the console.” We are embarking on a bold charter and need your help us take the next step.

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ARPost

MAY 29, 2020

The day included a discussion on how to create a virtual world society from Tom Furness, a discussion on ethical responsibility in the immersive tech industry from Professor Donna Davis, a panel on women in XR, and more. There were also huge announcements from Unity, HP, Microsoft, and others. HP and Microsoft. Let’s jump in.

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MARCH 12, 2025

Wondering how immersive learning benefits teams across industries? Countless studies from world leaders like Accenture and PWC have shown that immersive training (using XR technologies) can improve knowledge retention, increase employee confidence, boost engagement, and even reduce training times.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

For instance, in the box I’ve found a cleaning cloth for an Oculus device… and I don’t think it actually comes with a Microsoft HoloLens! So, Microsoft has made whatever it could to make the limited FOV more acceptable and we have to appreciate that. The headset is very light and balanced (Image by Microsoft).

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Road to VR

AUGUST 13, 2017

Oculus has added new documentation to their developer knowledge base detailing the ‘buffered haptics’ feature of the Oculus SDK, a method for programming more advanced haptic feedback from the company’s Touch controllers. The SDK supports two approaches to controller haptics, Buffered and Non-buffered.

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MARCH 11, 2025

Thats immersive learning. Companies like Nokia and EY have shown that immersive learning experiences significantly reduce training costs, improve safety by 59%, and boost sustainability. If youre looking for a way to elevate employee training programs, now could be the perfect time to invest in immersive learning.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2019

A Microsoft patent application for a ‘virtual reality floor mat’ describes a special mat which defines a virtual playspace and can be used for tracking. Microsoft’s virtual reality mat patent application is a curious one. Image courtesy Microsoft. And finally, there’s the human affordance factor.

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ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2022

ARPost has covered plenty of events in AltspaceVR before, from Burning Man being held virtually in the platform, to the XR Safety Week using it to make talks on immersive technology more… immersive. Initially, the purchase by Microsoft didn’t mark many major changes. VR controllers enable hand tracking.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

For years, Microsoft Mesh for Teams has promised companies an opportunity to create richer, more immersive collaborative experiences. Since then, however, access to Microsoft Mesh for Teams has remained relatively limited until now. Here’s your guide to using Microsoft Mesh for Teams.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Microsoft Teams Immersive Spaces is taking collaboration to a new level. Powered by Microsoft Mesh , the new XR experience is now in preview, allowing users to discover the era of “metaverse work.” What is Microsoft Teams Immersive Spaces?

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VRScout

MAY 28, 2020

HP worked closely with Valve and Microsoft to ensure that the headset would deliver a stellar VR experience using cutting-edge optics, inside-out tracking, spatial 3D audio, natural hand gestures, superb comfort for longer sessions, and plug and play support for Windows Mixed Reality and SteamVR. The time is now for VR and HP Reverb G.

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VRScout

MAY 8, 2021

Unlike existing enterprise-focused headsets like the Microsoft HoloLens 2 , the Pro 3e smart glasses are designed for use by consumers as a PC gaming and entertainment device. In terms of gaming, the Pro 3e can sync to almost any type of gaming controller, including Xbox, Google Stadia , and PlayStation.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In this article, I’m going to tell you everything I know about this new headset , plus I will give you my thorough hands-on review on its 6 DOF Controllers , that I have tried with the 6 DOF devkit. Well, you are in the right place. The Vive Focus Plus. The Vive Focus Plus, in all its majesty (Image by HTC). Alvin Wang Graylin.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Meta is also integrating its four key AI platforms into Horizon-based Metaverse and immersive content creation services. For enterprises, Chat GPT is an avenue for teams to fulfil tasks using a machine learning service that can solve requests – firm must review each request with accompanying content quality control.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Spoiler alert: it’s not looking good: The OG Oculus Rift came packaged w/ an Xbox One Bluetooth controller. It appears as though Microsoft is banking on other companies doing the heavy-lifting before entering the market; a smart decision considering the relatively somewhat turbulent state of modern VR. Image Credit: Microsoft Xbox.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The past week has been a pretty interesting one for the tech world: between Microsoft Ignite, Unity Unite, and the OpenAI drama, there has been a lot to follow. I’ll try to summarize all of that, especially for what concerns the announcements related to our XR space.

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

As XR continues to change the way we live and work on a phenomenal scale, companies from all backgrounds are looking for ways to make interactions more immersive. Embedded spatial audio cues work alongside sensors and eye-tracking technology to give users a more interactive and immersive experience in virtual reality. Microsoft Mesh.

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JULY 6, 2022

Last Monday, Avantis Education, a UK-based immersive learning firm, announced the launch of Eduverse across selected K-12 learning institutions in the country. Students can access educational content in Eduverse learning spaces from a “secure and controlled environment.”

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

The controllers had already been unveiled, but at CES we discovered their name: “PlayStation VR2 Sense Controllers” No words have been said about the release date (that will be this year, by the way) and the price. Controllers specifications. The Touch controller and its mount are bigger than the glove itself.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Microsoft’s ‘Windows Mixed Reality’ platform has finally landed and the first batch of supported VR headsets are hitting the streets. From that foundation, Microsoft’s partners, including Acer, have built the external look and feel of the headsets. Acer Windows VR Headset Review Summary. Photo by Road to VR.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2017

Today Microsoft announced that developers in the US and Canada can now pre-order the Acer ($299) and HP ($329) Mixed Reality headsets from the Microsoft Store. You can now pre-order Acer ($299) and HP ($329 ) headsets directly from the Microsoft Store. Delivery of the headsets is scheduled for August 2017.

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VRScout

MARCH 3, 2018

Could one of these intuitive prototypes deliver the immersive haptic feedback users have been clamoring for? . Allowing users to interact with the virtual world using their own two hands is a key component in truly selling an experience and immersing participants.

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VRScout

MAY 22, 2019

Now, this could be an intentional safety feature designed to prevent users from ripping their headset out of their computer; regardless, we found ourselves worrying about accidentally disconnecting on a regular basis, which definitely took a toll on immersion. THE CONTROLS. In terms of comfort, the controllers are a disappointment.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 28, 2017

Microsoft is planning to divvy up so-called ‘Mixed Reality PCs’ into two categories, standard and Ultra. Microsoft is planning a badging program to help consumers understand which PCs meet the requirements for the forthcoming Windows VR headsets, due to launch in consumer form from several Microsoft hardware partners this holiday.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Tracking has been switched to inside-out , and Varjo now provides a set of controllers, manufactured by Razer, together with the headset. Caveat Eating one of the controllers… still better than pizza with pineapple… Actually, before we start, I have a little boring premise for you. The lenses of the device.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2024

A company focused solely on gaming (like Nintendo) will never reach the scale of a company building a broader computing platform (like Microsoft). So between Meta and Google, we have two XR platforms: Metas Horizon OS has the largest and best library of immersive apps. Immersive app developers are hungry for growth.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Whether it be a personalized system such as the Looking Glass Portrait or more advanced experiences such as Microsoft’s multi-lingual mixed reality hologram powered by the HoloLens 2, it’s clear we’re entering a new era in immersive technology.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 22, 2018

For assistance interacting with the real-world while in headset, Samsung has turned the Odyssey Plus controllers into mixed reality flashlights of sorts. This gives users the ability to view reality while in an experience by using their controller to “shine a light” on specific areas. Image Credit: Samsung.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Games, as one of the prime sources of entertainment, could be more prominent by becoming more interactive and immersive. Equipped with tracking and sensory technologies and hand controllers, the virtual reality devices made playing games highly engaging and reciprocal. Thanks to VR technology gaming content can be more immersive.

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ARPost

JUNE 30, 2022

The organization is dedicated to the “immersive web.”. While some people hold that “metaverse,” “immersive web,” and “Web3” are interchangeable, a lot of apps and experiences that many people think of as being metaverse experiences are actually applications. A lot of immersive experiences aren’t open source – and never will be.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This year, AWE is partnering with Rooom for a much more immersive virtual AWE. The company has since teased hardware and a collaboration with Microsoft Mesh , so their AWE appearance could mean anything. This real-time rendering platform is the backbone of many of our digital experiences, as well as many of our immersive experiences.

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