ARPost

MARCH 9, 2021

Microsoft Ignite was a three-day conference that took place virtually on YouTube, Microsoft.com, and in Altspace from March 2-4. Surprisingly, there was little at the conference directly related to HoloLens , Microsoft’s mixed reality headset. Nadella described Mesh by inviting users to “think about what XBox Live did for gaming.”

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Next Reality AR

MAY 7, 2019

It looks like Microsoft will finally make good on its promise to bring Minecraft to augmented reality, as foreshadowed via a HoloLens demo in 2015. Don't Miss: This New AR App Is Like Minecraft for Drone Pilots Judging by the video, it looks like Microsoft is working on serving up.

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ARPost

MARCH 9, 2021

Microsoft Ignite was a three-day conference that took place virtually on YouTube, Microsoft.com, and in Altspace from March 2-4. Surprisingly, there was little at the conference directly related to HoloLens , Microsoft’s mixed reality headset. Nadella described Mesh by inviting users to “think about what XBox Live did for gaming.”

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Epic Games today released a new video featuring a demo for HoloLens 2 that aims to show off just what sort of graphics can be achieved on Microsoft’s latest standalone AR headset. Image courtesy Epic Games. Image courtesy Epic Games. That isn’t done on-device though.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

At the Unreal Engine presentation at GDC 2018 today, Epic Games CTO Kim Libreri introduced several projects highlighting the scalability and performance of Unreal technology, including a partnership with ILMxLAB and Nvidia. Today, we were treated to a live stage demo using Unreal Engine, Nvidia RTX, and ILMxLAB’s Star Wars assets.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

In October, Igloo Vision , a major provider of immersive collaborative spaces, refurbished its demo centre in London to provide five novel immersive spaces for its Hoxton-based showroom. What a FANTASTIC day yesterday opening our newly refurbed London demo centre Missed out & want to see if for yourself?

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Announced just last week, Microsoft’s Surface Studio all-in-one computer has been met with excitement and touted as an example of the company’s new approach to innovation. Microsoft says Surface Studio is made for designers and creators. SoundStage. The Night Cafe. Gnomes and Goblins. Space Pirate Trainer. Audioshield.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2019

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 19, 2017

For Microsoft it’s the Halo and Gears of War games. Most of those games wouldn’t really be that great of a fit for VR you’d think. They’re all third-person action games. They made, like, a God of War VR demo.” But for Sony, it’s changed with each console generation.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 3, 2019

Native support for Unreal Engine 4 has arrived for the HoloLens 2 via early access on GitHub (login required).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 11, 2017

In a keynote today Microsoft is revealing a long-awaited missing piece of its Windows mixed reality platform – motion controllers. According to Microsoft, the controllers would be shown on stage at its keynote but wouldn’t be available for hands-on demos at its Build developer conference this week.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 11, 2023

The quartet of seasoned VR developers have collectively worked at Oculus, WeVR, Microsoft, EA, and more, with works under their belt like Oculus demo projects Bogo , Toy Box , and First Steps , along with mainstream gaming projects like Destiny , Plants vs. Zombies , and Dishonored. The quartet announced this week it raised $1.6

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2016

When it comes to virtual reality, you really do have to ‘see it to believe it’, so Sony is joining the ranks of HTC and Oculus in opening demo spaces for their VR headset to retailers nationwide. In a bid to remedy this with potential PSVR owners, Sony as of yesterday opened 30 demo spots at Best Buy and GameStops across the US.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PS Remember that there is an ongoing giveaway of physical copies of the Sam&Max game for PSVR for all people in North America! But unluckily, their tracking performance was bad, especially for what concerns controllers, the manufacturing quality was debatable, and especially Microsoft never invested enough into dedicated content.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

Finally, we will have some real impressions on the device not coming from scripted demos. It will be very interesting to discover how the headset actually is, outside of scripted demos. And he’s not the only believer: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella indicated Mixed Reality as one of the top three trends to follow for 2024.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2020

The Educational Games Expo kicked-off this week in Washington, DC. Now in its seventh annual year, this free and public conference hosted by the US Department of Education showcases the best educational learning games and technologies to date. Are you ready for some game-based learning? It's #EDGamesExpo week!

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ARPost

JANUARY 13, 2023

According to Jiang, he noticed that in-person experiences, such as sports games, are vastly different when viewed on TV. Through Jiang’s experiences, studying at the Harvard School of Design, working as a Microsoft intern, and working at Google, he discovered how users interact with personal technology. What’s next for VITURE?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 7, 2023

So, while reading this article, imagine that everything is actually a bit better on the final device I really thank Varjo people for letting me try this unit of the XR-4 with such a little notice: Helsinki is not exactly close to my home, so they were incredibly kind to do everything they could to give a decent demo of the XR-4 to me.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 9, 2022

Xbox Game Pass is already one of the best subscription deals in gaming, and Microsoft has a plan to level it up. In Bond's words, the goal of Project Moorcroft is to "take Game Pass and make it like the show floor." But cloud gaming can bring previews to the people at home. It's a solid idea.

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Cats and VR

JULY 15, 2016

A team of developers with a Hololens dev kit were able to create a demo showcasing Pokemon GO as a Hololens App. The thing is there is a huge amount of possibilities that are unexplored and which could work for games like these. Looks like Pokemon GO is really going to push acceptance of AR. Cats And VR .

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

You may not be aware of this but for years now Microsoft has been steadily working to build the world’s smartest computer brain. Today, Microsoft is announcing Custom Speech Service, the latest program to join the ranks of Microsoft Cognitive Services. Now, that brain is getting a whole lot smarter. Meet CRIS and LUIS.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 4, 2017

They became one of the first teams to join Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Partner Program. Prism currently includes two demo experiences users can try out: Designing a modern house and planning a mountain hike on Mount Hood, Oregon’s highest peak.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 3, 2017

From 5:30pm – 9pm you’ll be able to check out some new VR demos, meet others in the industry, and listen to talks from industry leaders. There are also demos in the form of Robo Recall [ Review: 7.5/10 Tagged with: Epic Games , REWIND , robo recall , VRLO. HTC and AMD will also be giving talks on the night.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2024

There will be a lot about Apple in this newsletter, but don’t miss also the other important news, and the giveaway of keys for the amazing game Retropolis 2! More info (Vision Pro store demos) Regarding content, Apple is investing a lot to propose the Vision Pro as a media consumption device. There is even Microsoft Word!

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ARPost

MARCH 7, 2023

Their actions on the stage were volumetrically captured and displayed in The Polys’ AltspaceVR environment, similar to the launch of Microsoft Mesh. A Funeral for AltspaceVR In lieu of a half-time show, Big Rock Creative CEO, co-founder, and producer Athena Demos held a eulogy for AltspaceVR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

AUGUST 8, 2017

Wales Interactive revealed the release date for their upcoming PSVR, HTC Vive, and Oculus Rift horror game, Don’t Knock Twice. Due to Microsoft’s lack of VR support, Xbox owners will only pay $14.99/£9.99. Those eager to scare themselves early can always try the playable demo released last year.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

For some developers, porting an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive game to PlayStation VR is easier said than done. Sports Bar VR and Job Simulator both came from Vive to PS VR with a good degree of success, while games like The Brookhaven Experiment have only made small compromises to make it onto the platform. Minecraft, from Mojang.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 11, 2016

But with that being said, I’m ready (and I think everyone else is as well) for that one game that will turn VR from a jaw-dropping gimmick to a must-have device for those who haven’t yet converted. A game that will make people on the sidelines take notice, and decide that now is the time to join the VR revolution.

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

The video game industry is a source of constant innovation, with many of its breakthrough technologies being adopted by the business world. The concept of the metaverse is not new to gamers either – persistent, avatar-driven digital environments and even digital currencies have long been accepted as part of mainstream gaming.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Luckily, it’s easy to find yourself a free demo of any VR major system out there. Find an HTC Vive Demo Location. In the US, stores like Microsoft, Gamestop, and Micro Center host Vive setups offering public demos, while you can find the system in Europe in locations like Currys PC World, GAME, and Scan Computers.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2019

Frontal view of the device (Image by Microsoft). The biggest news of the MWC for what concerns XR has been for sure the announcement of the HoloLens 2 by Microsoft. Image by Microsoft). Together with the HoloLens 2, Microsoft has also announced a new version of the Kinect, called Kinect Azure. HoloLens 2. Azure Kinect.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2022

Best Game or Toy. Chicken Waffle CEO, Finn Staber, presented the Auggie for Best Game or toy, saying “Games are so important to us. There was stiff competition, but perhaps little surprise when the award went to Tilt Five for Holographic Gaming System. The experience is amazing,” said Demos. “I Best in Show AR.

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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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Digital Trends

JUNE 12, 2021

This year’s Wholesome Direct livestream featured cute, cozy, and calm games from a variety of indie developers and publishers. While several titles and updates, like Ooblets, were anticipated, the livestream also revealed a considerable amount of brand-new titles, many of which have demos available to play right now.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

More info (The most important announcements from WWDC) More info (M2 chipset announcement) More info (Metal 3 release) More info (HRTF function scanning) More info (ARKit body tracking demo) More info (RoomPlan announcement) More info (RoomPlan demo) More info (ARKit 6 functionalities) More info (Apple headset now rumored for 2023).

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Next Reality VR

MARCH 25, 2016

Since its purchase by Microsoft in 2014, Minecraft has regularly been pushed to new platforms such as Windows 10, Wii U, and Fire TV. In that spirit, Microsoft-owned Mojang has been developing virtual- and augmented-reality versions of the blocky sandbox game. Check out the gameplay video below.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

UploadVR reached out to Carmack to ask if he had any additional comments about old games in VR, and whether he believes Id classics belong on the Quest store. It is still early days, but some key people at Id actually played one of the games in VR and appreciated it, so I am hopeful. Fingers crossed!

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