AR Insider
MARCH 21, 2024
Though there's still a ways to go, the past six months have seen a noticeable inflection in the smart glasses category. We look back at the category's history and forward to its potential impact. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 20, 2024
These days I’m carrying on some experiments with XR and other technologies. I had some wonderful ideas of Mixed Reality applications I would like to prototype, but most of them are impossible to do in this moment because of a decision that almost all VR/MR headset manufacturers have taken: preventing developers from accessing camera data. My early start with MR As you may know, I got started with passthrough mixed reality in 2019, far before Quest enabled the use of passthrough.
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Road to VR
MARCH 21, 2024
Sony announced last month it was bringing PC VR support to PSVR 2 sometime this year, although the company didn’t specify how or exactly when this would happen. While we’re no closer to knowing when , all signs now point to a direct wired connection—holding a few implications for Sony’s VR strategy. According to the latest PS5 firmware update , PSVR 2 now works without needing Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) and DisplayPort Compression (DSC), two things which were b
XR Today - Virtual Reality
MARCH 19, 2024
Cloud-based XR streaming is a big story to come out of NVIDIA GTC 2024. To empower workers with Omniverse digital twin creation and immersive collaboration, NVIDIA is introducing CloudXR APIs and Graphics Delivery Network (GDN) frameworks to democratise XR content creation for use cases such as warehouse and automotive design and notably allowing headsets such as the Apple Vision Pro to run the service.
Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.
AR Insider
MARCH 18, 2024
Among all the trends in spatial computing – including Apple Vision Pro and the ongoing convergence with AI – accelerated innovation in smart glasses sticks out. We look at exemplars. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
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Road to VR
MARCH 20, 2024
Apple is adding support for Vision Pro’s unique input system to WebXR, the web standard which allows XR experiences to run right from a web browser. One of the most unique things about Apple Vision Pro is its input system which eschews motion controllers in favor of a ‘look and pinch’ system which combines eye-tracking with a pinch gesture.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
MARCH 19, 2024
Increasingly, the earth’s population is occupying immersive and virtual spaces. Ever since the mid-20th century debut of video games, generations of gamers have immersed themselves in exciting digital spaces. Now, in 2024, with the rise of XR and spatial computing technology, new types of end-users are leveraging digital spaces for emerging use cases outside of the gaming sector.
AR Insider
MARCH 19, 2024
AR brand marketing works across a range products, and we can add oat milk to the list. How did Silk boost sales with an interactive campaign? We examine in the latest AR marketing case study. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Upload VR
MARCH 21, 2024
Meta just officially cut Quest 2's price to $200 for the 128GB model, the only model remaining. It comes just one month after the 256GB model went out of stock across the Meta Store and retailers, and it remains unavailable. When bought from Walmart , the headset also comes with $50 Quest Store credit, effectively valuing it at $150 if you plan to buy standalone games.
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With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.
Road to VR
MARCH 21, 2024
Meta this week announced Oculus Publishing Ignition, a “multi-million dollar” fund aimed at newly formed XR studios. The company is offering money for VR and MR prototypes, with the potential for follow-on funding to turn those prototypes into full titles. Seemingly wanting to tap into the unfortunate number of recently laid off game developers, Meta’s new Oculus Publishing Ignition fund is specifically looking for XR studios that were formed on or after April 2023.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
MARCH 18, 2024
Following its recent partnership with Meta, LG Electronics is launching its first enterprise-ready Metaverse platform for HVAC installers and professionals. According to the firm, its “LG Air Solution Village” Metaverse offers HVAC professionals an immersive space for several use cases, including virtual showrooms and functional installation simulation.
AR Insider
MARCH 20, 2024
In eCommerce, the name of the game is reducing points of friction along the path to purchase. How can AR elevate the art and science of eCommerce experience design? This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Upload VR
MARCH 18, 2024
Flat2VR Studios is a new gaming studio developing officially licensed VR ports of flatscreen games. Formed by VR publisher and marketing group Impact Reality, Flat2VR Studios aims to bridge the gap between traditional video games and VR experiences. Created from the Flat2VR community, it's partnering with established VR modders like Team Beef ( Doom , Quake 3 Arena ), Cabalistic ( Half-Life 2 VR ), Raicuparta ( Outer Wilds , Firewatch ) and more.
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
Road to VR
MARCH 19, 2024
VRAL Games, the publisher behind the SBK superbike mobile franchise, announced it’s publishing its first VR motorcycle racing game, coming to Quest and SteamVR headsets later this year. Called VRIDER, the multiplayer game is set to be the official title of the Superbike World Championship , bringing 12 licensed circuits, 23 official riders, and five official superbikes model: Ducati Panigale V4 R, BMW S100RR, Kawasaki Ninja ZX 10RR, Honda CBR1000RR, and Yamaha YZF R1.
Anand Tech
MARCH 18, 2024
Already solidly in the driver’s seat of the generative AI accelerator market at this time, NVIDIA has long made it clear that the company isn’t about to slow down and check out the view. Instead, NVIDIA intends to continue iterating along its multi-generational product roadmap for GPUs and accelerators, to leverage its early advantage and stay ahead of its ever-growing coterie of competitors in the accelerator market.
AR Insider
MARCH 21, 2024
This week on Reality Bytes, we discuss Apple’s new AI plans, debate the power of NVIDIA’s newest chip, and redeem a discount on Instagram. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Upload VR
MARCH 21, 2024
Safari on Apple Vision Pro now lets WebXR leverage the headset's default input system. WebXR isn't enabled on Vision Pro by default, but you can turn it on in the advanced settings of Safari. Until now however WebXR developers have only been able to use hand tracking and implement direct touch or wrist-driven interactions, as Vision Pro doesn't include tracked controllers and WebXR doesn't support eye tracking.
Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon
Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.
Road to VR
MARCH 18, 2024
Sony has reportedly paused production of PSVR 2, as it looks to clear its backlog of inventory first before resuming. According to a Bloomberg report , PSVR 2 sales have “slowed progressively” since its February 2023 launch. Citing people familiar with the company’s plans, Sony has produced “well over 2 million units” since launch, noting that stocks of the $550 headset are building up.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
MARCH 18, 2024
Today, at NVIDIA GTC 2024, company CEO Jensen Huang announced that the firm’s enterprise-ready digital twin and immersive content creation hub Omniverse is debuting on Apple’s Vision Pro. NVIDIA is debuting Ominverse Cloud APIs, which allow Apple Vision Pro users to customise and distribute the platform’s high-quality OpenUSD file types on mobile devices without losing content or performance quality thanks to cloud-compensated computing processes.
AR Insider
MARCH 21, 2024
Dueling conferences unfold at GDC & Nvidia GTC, while Xreal flexes muscles. We have these and other items from the spatial spectrum through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.
Upload VR
MARCH 22, 2024
ALVR, the app that enables Apple Vision Pro to work on SteamVR, is now available for anyone to download. If you're interested in VR you're probably familiar with the three most popular tools to make Meta Quest headsets act as PC VR headsets on Windows: Virtual Desktop, Steam Link, and Quest (Air) Link. But you might not be as familiar with ALVR , the open-source alternative that has been around since before any of those.
Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning
Since when has learning and development (L&D) become such a negative experience with its intended learners? Could it be because learners have been conditioned by very poor learning experiences over the past two decades, combined with the kinks of technological innovation? Or is it because learning has typically been designed as a one-size-fits-all solution, despite the fact that humans are not clones?
Road to VR
MARCH 19, 2024
Cyan Worlds announced that RIVEN (1997) , the sequel to iconic adventure game MYST (1993), is also getting VR support when its bespoke remake launches later this year. The studio today revealed it’s releasing both flatscreen and VR modes sometime in 2024 when the game releases, having just updated its store page on Steam (also available on GOG ) to include mention of VR headset support.
Anand Tech
MARCH 22, 2024
Micron this week announced that it had begun sampling of its 256 GB multiplexer combined (MCR) DIMMs, the company's highest-capacity memory modules to date. These brand-new DDR5-based MCRDIMMs are aimed at next-generation servers, particularly those powered by Intel's Xeon Scalable 'Granite Rapids' processors that are set to support 12 or 24 memory slots per socket.
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
MARCH 22, 2024
IDC has predicted the number of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset shipments to rocket upwards due to the rise of mixed reality (MR). Despite shipments for AR and VR headset declining by 23.5 percent last year, new IDC data points to shipments in 2024 rising by 44.2 to 9.7 million units. The new Apple Vision Pro, which launched an update earlier this month , and other products due to come out soon will also help to promote growth, while macroeconomic conditions improve world
Upload VR
MARCH 22, 2024
PlayStation VR2's latest firmware update makes it present as a VR headset to PC graphics cards. Last month Sony announced it plans "the ability for PS VR2 players to access additional games on PC" later this year. But it didn't say what form this support will take. Will it involve streaming from your PC to your PS5 over your home network? Will it function without a PC at all via the cloud?
Speaker: Micah Eppler, Account Executive for Rehearsal of eLearning Brothers
Did you know that companies such as Paychex, 3M, and Honeywell are getting better results by incorporating video-based practice and coaching within their L&D strategy? From sales pitches to soft skills, learners are becoming top performers by applying and validating knowledge transfer using the unique benefits of video. Whether used as a stand-alone application or integrated with a learning platform, video-based practice and coaching platforms give learners the ultimate opportunity to repeatedly
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