Road to VR

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For VR enthusiasts, the idea of picking up a brand new AAA flat game, pressing a button and then ‘magically’ being able to play that same game in full 6DOF VR natively-in-the-engine if they wanted to seems more like a thing of science fiction than reality. to only certain game engines.

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Road to VR

MARCH 14, 2025

Sell all of your useless collectibles and prepare your wallets, because Steam’s annual Spring Sale is here, offering up big discounts on some of PC VR’s biggest and best games. Take for example Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx , which is now cheaper than ever at 70% off, bringing the PC VR-exclusive to just $18.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

How much do you know about Microsoft XR for enterprises? While Microsoft might not have the same selection of proprietary hardware solutions as companies like Meta, the company is still deeply invested in extended reality. Want to learn more about Microsofts XR Vision?

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VRScout

MAY 8, 2021

Work and game on a 148″ augmented reality screen using the companies Pro 3e 5G smart glasses. AR company NuEyes is taking its passion for AR and gaming to the next level with the launch of the Pro 3e 5G-enabled smart glasses through their gaming division, NuGaming. Image Credit: NuEyes. Image Credit: NuEyes.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. Going Beyond Gaming. There’s no better example of this than the revolutionary entertainment experience, Fortnite.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The following subcategories are considered part of the metaverse: Virtual reality; Augmented reality; NFT; Crypto; Blockchain; Gaming platforms (this is far-fetched, but it is true that the whole 3D modeling part is based on the gaming industry, as well as much of the interaction programming). Let’s see some examples, shall we?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 13, 2017

We’ve seen a routinely strong showing for the tech at the games industry’s biggest event over the past few years, but it hasn’t yet truly dominated the conversation. Press conferences have been light on jaw dropping announcements and games are running a little thin on originality and inspiration.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

There are and will be games for PCs, consoles, mobile devices, VR, and AR. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) for AltspaceVR. Microsoft again, because some time ago they bought AltspaceVR , a VR social platform that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Roblox (Nasdaq: RBLX) for Decentralized Gaming Creation. Infrastructure.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

This week thousands of people descended on Barcelona, Spain for Mobile World Congress where Microsoft has already unveiled the HoloLens 2 , the next generation of Microsoft mixed reality. Microsoft HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft. Mattel uses top tech from Spatial and HoloLens to accelerate play innovation.

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Road to VR

APRIL 11, 2017

Canadian technology company Globacore have created an AR homage to video game classic Lemmings (1991), now for Microsoft HoloLens. HoloLems , which is free on the Microsoft Store , uses HoloLens’ spatial mapping technology to generate an obstacle course from the player’s real environment.

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ARPost

JUNE 2, 2020

Microsoft HoloLens on the Frontlines. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has led a project , introducing Microsoft HoloLens to medical professionals in high-risk London hospitals. For example, doctors can pull up patient records such as x-rays and scans using hand gestures. Moreover, it is keeping our frontliners safe.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

Virtual reality headsets, and tools like Microsofts Immersive Spaces app for Teams, Glue, or Remio give companies a 3D space where employees can hold meetings, host team-building activities, manage product demos and more. According to the company, using VR for workplace productivity is a game changer.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

It’s been pivotal in aiding remote experts during COVID-19, for example, allowing them to view the physical world in video and annotate objects during video calls. AR has also been making its way into the sports gaming sector. See Also: AR in Sports: Augmented Reality Apps that Bring Fans into the Game. Healthcare.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. The time has come: one of the most awaited VR games of the year (or better, one of the most awaited VR modes of a 2D game) has been released. Asobo and Microsoft have worked hard for this and on 22nd, the VR patch has been released. Do you need some examples?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

Here you are my massive video review of the HoloLens 2 (featuring almost 1 hour of content) with many examples of interactions and mixed reality videos! 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! HoloLens 2 Video Review.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

I joined BISim in 2009 after seven years of working in engineering positions in video games companies. We use the latest game-based technology and a large, experienced in-house team of engineers to develop high-fidelity, cost-effective training, and simulation software products and components for defense applications. .

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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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AR Insider

APRIL 12, 2021

Army’s renewed contract with Microsoft. First, as background, the deal calls for 120,000 units of Microsoft’s Hololens-based IVAS design. It follows the 2018 contract with Microsoft for $480 million over 2 years. This deal represents a 45x delta over its previous contract with Microsoft. AR is working.

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ARPost

JULY 30, 2020

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. Examples of Augmented Reality in Action. Visual augmented reality became mainstream with Pokemon Go (2016) and Snapchat filters, but its use cases are now moving beyond gaming and entertainment.

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ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2022

The following year it launched on Steam and the year after that, it was purchased by Microsoft in a bid to expand their mixed reality portfolio which has always been a kind of awkward collection. Initially, the purchase by Microsoft didn’t mark many major changes. The biggest benefits to the VR version are related to tracking.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

And both the journalists of Road To VR and Upload VR agree on the fact tha t it doesn’t represent an improvement for VR gaming yet. The PS5 is a big step forward for console gaming , and being paired with a next-gen controller like the DualSense, that provides realistic haptic sensations, it can give its players countless hours of fun.

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ARPost

JULY 4, 2022

NVIDIA joined Meta , Epic Games, Khronos Group, Avataar , Microsoft, Unity, XR Association , and many other founding members to lead the development of interoperability standards to drive the growth of the metaverse. The company’s influence expanded from artificial intelligence and cloud computing to game development.

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ARVR

MAY 13, 2022

Opportunities in augmented reality are often divided between consumer-based endpoints (think: Snap Lenses) and enterprise productivity (think: Microsoft Hololens). Niantic Sponsorship Program Our third example is a bit of a departure: Pokémon Go. They can then stimulate in-game raids by choosing when Pokémon hatch?—?even

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ARPost

JULY 1, 2020

And, with interest in XR technology at an all-time high, this might be the perfect time to launch a game-changing headset. For example, the Reverb uses LCD displays, like the Rift S. Both Valve and Microsoft collaborated with HP on the headset. However, the launch of their second-generation headset is drumming up a lot of buzz.

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ARPost

MARCH 31, 2021

VR has come such a long way from being a vintage arcade game. For example, assistive technologies for those with low vision aren’t always compatible with VR programs. Microsoft even made a research tool kit that enables developers to create programs that are accessible to people who have limited vision.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 4, 2017

They became one of the first teams to join Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Partner Program. The possibilities are endlessly exciting, and if well-executed, the concept has potential to be a massive game changer for all industries. Which is why the HoloLens has had such enthusiastic take-up in building corporate partnerships.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

” That might really be the case, as several innovations for example in the fields of displays, processors, batteries, sensors, miniaturization, and manufacturing technology will still have to be mastered before metaverse becomes a seamless part of our everyday lives in a way similar to our use of mobile phones and Internet.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Many games are getting a mixed reality update, and the most impressive for me was Eleven Table Tennis, which lets you play in mixed reality with other people that are in your same physical room, so it is like you are playing ping pong for real on the table of your living room!

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

The Quest 2 is a great gaming machine offered at a ridiculous price, and it has totally crushed the competition. Just to make an example, I was there when there was the Netscape vs Internet Explorer war, but now the leading web browser is Google Chrome. No one can compete now. Meta has clearly won the first round of the VR match.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Some of the most common myths and misconceptions surrounding VR include the following: it always causes motion sickness and virtual reality is solely applicable to games. Although gaming is certainly a great use case and example of what immersive VR experiences can deliver, the possibilities are endless,” said Vindevogel.

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AR Insider

MAY 21, 2021

That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , geospatial gaming experiences from Niantic, or location-specific social AR experiences like Snap’s Local Lenses. In web and mobile search for example, click values are higher when “local intent” is inferred by things like geo-modifiers (e.g. Local Intent. Wide World.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Meta announces at Connect Quest Pro and a partnership with Microsoft. There have been a few key announcements at Connect: Meta has launched Quest Pro , its new premium headset, for $1500 Meta announced its focus on a new vertical, productivity Meta has partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to tackle the XR enterprise world.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As we mentioned after Facebook bought Beat Games, it validates exit potential for other startups and game studios in VR, and could stimulate more early-stage activity to work towards that prize. For example, its similarly-named Visual Positioning Service utilizes its database of Street View imagery to localize a given device.

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AR Insider

MARCH 11, 2020

For example, Apple’s wearables are seeing strong revenue growth and offsetting smartphone revenue deceleration in the near term. After examining Amazon and Microsoft , it’s time to zero in on Google. So widening the funnel for bringing people into search is the name of the game. Highly Motivated. Sound Investment.

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AR Insider

APRIL 19, 2021

The first piece of evidence for AR’s covid-era inflections comes from Microsoft. Logically speaking, this could be correlation rather than causation but Microsoft believes that this uptick is pandemic driven. Name of the Game. But it takes on new meaning when distanced interactions are the name of the game.

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AR Insider

JULY 22, 2021

They make it up on the games. Sony, for example, has a mature console ecosystem, with a huge relative advantage in game prices (3x), sales channels and customer base (10x+) over Quest. It’s likely that Sony and Microsoft start to actually make money on the massive quantities of identical hardware by mid-cycle.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Numerous companies such as Meta Platforms , Microsoft, Decentraland, Epic Games, Unity, Pico Interactive, NVIDIA, and even Autodesk are developing platforms to facilitate the Metaverse. Entertainment firms worldwide have also turned to immersive tech for amusement rides, concerts, and interactive gaming.

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