XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

Combined with the right accessories, such as noise-cancelling headsets with spatial sound capabilities and haptic feedback controls, VR headsets can essentially transport employees into a world of their own. Companies using VR for workplace productivity can use immersive headsets and software to streamline and enhance skill development.

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Microsoft lands $479M contract to put the MR headsets into the hands of soldiers in active combat zones. Army thanks to a huge $479 million contract between the legendary military branch and Microsoft. Unfortunately, the device never caught on the way Microsoft had hoped for with roughly 50,000 initial sales worldwide.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2024

Today, Microsoft is making its long—awaited Mesh for Teams immersive VR meeting platform available for enterprise end users. The service is now available for clients, allowing them to access Microsoft’s dynamic virtual remote meeting solution via desktop or Meta Quest headsets. Mesh is helping us achieve that.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 12, 2025

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. Immersive Learning Benefits: The Science of Success Traditional training solutions are problematic.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2020

Control the objects with your gestures and place them freely in your space. Collaborate on the data together in one room with two HoloLenses, or bring in more people from all over the world, wearing a Microsoft Mixed Reality Head-Mounted-Display (HMD). Education & Training. True 3D telepresence and remote virtual analysis.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 21, 2021

Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. One month after the reveal of a “next-gen VR headset for the Playstation” (whose name is not known, but I guess it will be PSVR2), Sony has revealed one important detail of its new VR system: the controllers. The controllers will be given to selected developers very soon.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 15, 2023

With major technology firms like Meta, Google, and Microsoft investing millions into the emerging space, enterprise end-users are already feeling the innovative presence of genAI – and there is more to come. The genAI-based questions allow each training scenario to be unique. Generative AI is here to stay.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 18, 2023

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. VirtualSpeech Integrate Chat GPT for VR Training. Chat GPT Use Cases in VR Training.

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VRScout

APRIL 28, 2022

In a compilation video released by the research team, you can see a person wearing a Microsoft Hololens mixed reality headset extinguishing an AR fire using a real-world fire extinguisher. The pilot can control the neck movements of the VR user using the drone, allowing them to sync their perspectives.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 11, 2025

Imagine a training experience where youre not just reading from books or watching videos of someone else completing tasks. According to our research , enhancing training is one of the top use cases for extended reality technologies among organizations today and its easy to see why. Thats immersive learning. What is Immersive Learning?

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VRScout

JANUARY 31, 2018

A Microsoft-endorsed hard hat solution lets construction workers use holograms on site. Industrial collaboration tools are one of the fastest-developing areas for the Microsoft HoloLens, with many companies such as Object Theory looking for ways to diversify and broaden the market for Mixed Reality.

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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

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Microsoft today announced that its latest AR headset, HoloLens 2, is finally shipping. Microsoft announced HoloLens 2 back in February and has started selling the headset today. Image courtesy Microsoft. Command and control on-device; natural language with internet connectivity. Built-in spatial sound. Hand tracking.

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AR Insider

JULY 1, 2020

For ABB’s customers, two key personnel are involved in this process: the field operators responsible for maintaining and servicing equipment, and control room operators who supervise the process and are located in another part of the facility. Make it easy to control what the user sees. How did ABB solve these challenges?

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AR Insider

AUGUST 2, 2021

Meanwhile, Microsoft is focused on its “enterprise metaverse ,” said CEO Satya Nadella in the company’s earnings call on Tuesday. “At Rezzil Secures $2.75M Investment for Oculus Sports Training App “Player 22. ” Rezzil Secures $2.75M Investment for Oculus Sports Training App “Player 22. ”

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

After many years of waiting, and even a second iteration of the device scrapped away, Microsoft is finally going to announce the next generation of HoloLens. On stage, there will be Satya Nadella (CEO of Microsoft), Alex Kipman (the inventor of Kinect and HoloLens) and Julia White (Corporate Vice President). The time has come.

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ARPost

AUGUST 31, 2020

Aside from officer training and crime scene reconstruction, they can also be potentially used in presenting evidence and providing testimonies in court. Fully Immersive Officer Training. Decades ago, police training would be taken outside the classroom and into the streets for real-life applications.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Microsoft’s after-holiday sale has one of the best HTC Vive deals we’ve seen yet, offering $100 off of the headset’s original price along with an additional $100 gift card to the Microsoft Store. You could put the gift card toward the Oculus Touch controllers which Microsoft also sells.

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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.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The other product is an “interaction builder” for creating gesture controls. These controls are showcased to many XR users in a gaming environment but have huge practical implications in enterprise training. Controllers are more precise from a tracking perspective, but they are a barrier to entry,” said Vezzoli.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

While both the Go and Mirage Solo play to consumer audiences, HTC is targeting the business sector with the Vive Focus, offering a simplistic, yet effective tool for improving efficiency, training, production, and various other areas around the workplace. ENTERPRISE & TRAINING. MOBILE AR. HEADING INTO THE NEW YEAR….

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Lately, Meta, like many other XR innovators , has increased its focus on the enterprise space, recognizing a growing demand for virtual, mixed, and augmented reality solutions that enhance training, collaboration and product design. This feature is excellent if youre planning on using Meta Quest VR for corporate training or product design.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The Microsoft HoloLens could be heading to the battlefield soon. Microsoft has already shown their “mixed reality” headset’s applications in medicine, architecture, space , and now, soldiers in the Ukrainian military may begin wearing the device. It debuted on Oct. Image Credit: Limpid Armor.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 21, 2023

More info Other relevant news (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft discontinues Kinect for Azure Microsoft has decided to discontinue its latest iteration of the Kinect sensor, dubbed Kinect For Azure DK. Microsoft will stop selling its Kinect For Azure sensor in October 2023, or until the supplies last. This seems good.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Enterprises everywhere are discovering the benefits of immersive technologies for training, collaboration, customer service, and even product development. It also features the same controllers and a similar design. The Quest 3S even supports Microsoft office apps. The Quest 3S even weighs about the same as the Quest 3.

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ARPost

MARCH 23, 2021

The one-day marathon event drew together a number of the usual suspects, including Varjo, Lenovo, and Microsoft, all of whom hosted keynotes. Enterprises are creating a new reality of work,” Microsoft Canada’s Azure Mixed Reality Lead Sean Graglia said in a later keynote. “MR How Enterprise Leverages XR, According to Microsoft.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Experts have also predicted a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of roughly 18 percent, and a massive portion of this comes from work-related use cases for VR, including training, upskilling, and content creation. This would help by rapidly stabilising upskilling challenges with deployable, repetitive training modules.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Today I host a new post by my friend and VR professional Rob Cole , who has already published many interesting posts on my blog, including a review of Pimax Sword controllers , a series of hack on how to modify the Valve Index , and his experiements in creating new innovative controllers for SteamVR. Bit Space loves the trackers.”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 6, 2022

Students can access educational content in Eduverse learning spaces from a “secure and controlled environment.” Teachers using the platform can utilise immersive visualisations to assist students in academic concepts and training such as special education, post-COVID exercises, and remaining active in the classroom.

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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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ARVR

MARCH 31, 2021

One of the branches of VR that sees the most attention and investment from enterprises is training. It found that content delivered in this format produced greater memory retention than a control group. This principle has led to growing investment in VR training in industrial and corporate settings. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

David of Upload says that thanks to its big boost in specifications , PS5 can offer an amazing flat screen experience : better resolution, better framerate, better graphics, better load times, better controller. Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Other relevant news.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 19, 2023

A massive portion of this comes from work-related use cases for VR, including training, upskilling, and content creation. This would help by rapidly stabilising upskilling challenges with deployable, repetitive training modules. The VR market has grown exponentially, reaching around $15.81 billion in 2020 alone.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

He has a very interesting working story, having worked for great companies like Microsoft and Fast Company. We all know that this thought has not aged well, and that Microsoft has failed completely entering the phone market, with billions of loss because of that. They control all their ecosystem : software, hardware, chips.

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ARPost

JULY 14, 2020

In April, the company launched @HomeVR as well as a mobile-based virtual ventilator training. The platform does rely on in-controller haptic feedback which is a big step down from HaptX. However, it still provides valuable feedback to training medical professionals. However, it also limited the accessibility of the experience.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 1, 2025

Already, companies across industries are tapping into the benefits of HTC headsets, using them for everything from surgical training and patient care to team collaboration. If your priority is a high-end mixed reality with minimal controllers and a polished user interface, Apples Vision Pro might be the best headset for your team.

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