AR Insider

DECEMBER 21, 2020

A fter launching in 2017, Google’s ARCore has been relatively quiet. Google reports this week that ARCore has surpassed one billion installs. This refers to the Google Play Services for AR app in Google’s Play Store. That’s just a thought exercise of course. Google lives on the web after all.

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VRScout

JUNE 20, 2018

The company has made waves thanks to irregular updates teasing exciting new developments on their much-anticipated AR headset technology, referred to as “ Lightwear.” The company is currently valued at more than $6 billion and has raised money from the likes of Google and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. .”

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Children born after 2010 are expected to be strongly infused by technology. They can’t imagine life without Apple, Google, and apps, so education must adapt to their new perception patterns. Let’s take a look at what AR technology they offer. See Also: Developing AR Apps with Google's ARCore. CoSpaces Edu. CoSpaces Edu.

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ARPost

MAY 27, 2022

One of the common criticisms of XR technology is that people will use it to avoid problems of the real world. The experience uses imagery from Google Street View to allow runners and bikers to change their scenery when working out indoors. We hear it from talking heads, see it in webcomics, and read about it in science fiction.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

IBM predicts that AI will unlock the next generation of interactivity for XR experiences, describing in the 2021 Unity Technology Trends Report that the maturity of AI will play a key role beyond hand tracking, and into the world of voice. IBM’s key technology in this area is Watson, their AI assistant. It was a trust exercise.

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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2017

VirZOOM is back with a more affordable option for exercising in virtual reality. The $100 device is compatible with most mainstream headsets including the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PSVR, with support for mobile VR options such as Samsung’s Gear VR and Google DayDream on the way.

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Road to VR

MAY 26, 2017

Google’s overarching mission is to organize all of the world’s information, and so it’s a natural fit for the company to be one of the leading innovators for using VR for immersive education. SEE ALSO For Google, the Future of VR Is on the Open Web with WebVR & WebAR. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

So predicting AR’s trajectory becomes an exercise in “ following the money.” ” For Google, investments in AR are to drive search (visual search, mapping). Google will be the knowledge layer , just like its web index serves that purpose on the 2D web. For Apple, AR’s job is to sell more hardware.

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ARPost

MAY 18, 2022

We kind of thought about a mashup of futuristic exercises and a mid-century style gym.”. Modeled after a physical gym for your body, the Mind Gym is composed of over 60 different mental exercises, arranged from warm-ups, to “special equipment,” to cool-downs. Cycling is not just physical health, it’s how I do my meditating.

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ARPost

MARCH 24, 2021

Development of immersive technology is happening at a rapid pace and increasing numbers of adults previously unfamiliar with gaming are using virtual reality headsets for fun, fitness, and social interaction. Google Earth VR. Like younger people, many adults enjoy gaming because it’s fun and challenging. Mental Acuity. Bigscreen Beta.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Google’s ARCore technology was used for the augmented reality overlays, the Google Cloud Vision AI API for object detection, as well as early access to some of Google’s cutting-edge Human Sensing Technology that could detect emotional expressions of the participants. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2019

Those unfamiliar with immersive technology have often perceived VR as some form of modern black magic that only highly-trained developers can properly harness. The Varwin software interface is based on Google’s Blockly visual language. Four platforms to build original VR projects without any programming experience.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Immersive technology continues its push towards mainstream appeal. If 2016 was the birth of modern VR/AR technology, than 2018 was its elementary school graduation. With a new year full of exciting possibilities ahead of us, let’s hang back a second and take a look back at 2018’s most pivotal moments. ENTERPRISE & TRAINING.

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VRScout

APRIL 2, 2018

And while we still might be a couple years off from hands-free, zero effort translation, three NYU students have managed to utilize current smartphone technology to bring real-time translation to one of the most overlooked forms of communication: sign language.

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

A just-released report by Snap and Deloitte sees the technology moving to ubiquity by 2025 and promises unprecedented business outcomes, citing a staggering 94% conversion rate on purchases in some cases. The four of us are looking at the market through different lenses: industry collaboration, sales, creative, and technology.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 13, 2017

They are all unabashed fans of science fiction, and yet they have to deal with the realities of where technology is. His company is dedicated to building “real world” mobile gaming experiences that foster exploration, exercise and social interaction. Osterhout is a developer, designer and entrepreneur.

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AR Insider

JULY 16, 2021

But as a given technology or media matures, its transition to mainstream audiences requires different business models with less upfront commitment and friction. across Google’s display ad network. The above ad revenue exercise is also framed in today’s ad market standards.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2018

These guidelines are contained in a document entitled “Guiding Opinions of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Accelerating the Development of Virtual Reality Industry” and has been released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Problems such as imperfect application ecology.

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Road to VR

APRIL 10, 2019

“We might not know what [the battlefield] looks like, but we can predict and take Google images and implement that into the IVAS. IVAS also provides what the Army calls “after-action” reports, giving soldiers a summary of their accuracy and performance after a training exercise. It’s a huge boost to rehearsal.”.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Although it may sound strikingly similar to Google’s Just a Line drawing app, Blue Sky Paint manages to stand out as the first and only app with Sky Occlusion technology. It successfully gamifies AR with creativity, exercise, and social interaction, a feat not often accomplished by new mobile experiences.

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Upload VR

APRIL 22, 2024

They'll have access to the same core software and platform services as Meta Quest headsets, including Meta's tracking and mixed reality technology and store. A headset "designed for exercise that's extra-light with sweat-wicking materials". Google seems set on owning a full XR platform though, not just the 2D app section of Meta's.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 14, 2020

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. Tech giants show signs of recognizing this, and are developing various flavors of wearables. Sacred Territory.

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AR Insider

JUNE 30, 2021

But as a given technology or media matures, its transition to mainstream audiences requires different business models with less upfront commitment and friction. across Google’s display ad network. The above ad revenue exercise is also framed in today’s ad marketplace terms.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 24, 2020

AR Insider’s ongoing coverage of The AR Show episodes is an exercise in deconstructing and synthesizing the musings of spatial computing’s top minds. I think smart glasses are the next step in that evolution of personal information technology. This “ follow the money ” exercise is a key AR confidence signal.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 24, 2019

This is mostly due to confusion over the technology, or the fact that its proposed use cases are a mismatch with mainstream interest. It will succeed in driving AR ad revenue by adding the technology to existing product and fashion discovery behavior. Instagram is another example and is AR’s biggest sleeping giant.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Tis the season of 5G, the next-gen mobile data technology which promises to boost bandwidth and reduce latency. You can Google “5G” along with any other hot technology in the same query and you can find someone telling you that somehow and at some point 5G is going to revolutionize that thing. 5G + Biotech.

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ARVR

MAY 26, 2022

Last week, Google teased its latest AR glasses?—?a a second swing at the technology. The first was of course the ill-fated Google Glass which, in fairness, had a fruitful second life in the enterprise. Macro factors have changed, leading Google back to the consumer AR well. and all of the above is one way to do that?—?but

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

APRIL 6, 2017

But exercise need not be a plodding bore that introduces you to risky elements such as ‘fresh air’ and ‘sunlight’; you can get an excellent workout inside your VR headset too. Paulo’s Wing is more than just a wave-based combat game made inside Google’s Tilt Brush; it’s also utterly exhausting.

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AR Insider

APRIL 22, 2020

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. For the AR sector, the importance is amplified by Apple’s potential to grace the technology with its signature halo effect.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

We talk about so many potential applications this technology has, but I just never saw the appeal of putting on a Rift or Vive and going for a workout. Granted this was the first bit of exercise of this type I’d have in a while, but I do consider myself to be in decent shape. I gave VR exercise a hard time and maybe you do too.

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AR Insider

JULY 24, 2020

You can actually use today’s technologies — phones, game engine tech, web tech — to pretty faithfully represent these things now. “If you focus on, say, building one experience, typically that means you’re going to do some kind of production exercise that’s going to be a bit expensive [for] your first one.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 20, 2022

There are legitimate discussions underway as a thought exercise for mapping out our connected future?—?likely One example is visual search, a la Google Lens , where users (especially camera-native gen-Z), hold up their phones up to identify and interact with everything from statues to storefronts.

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Cats and VR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

YUR has a large vision; to leverage VR technologies to change a worldwide epidemic; sedentary behavior. They foresee that gaming, a notoriously sedentary behavior, can be harnessed with VR technology to get people to exercise. This technology is designed to increase retention of VR, and gamify fitness in a way never before seen.

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AR Insider

JUNE 23, 2020

Like in our ongoing “ follow the money ” exercise, they’re each building wearables strategies that support or future-proof core businesses where tens of billions in annual revenues are at stake. The first signal is simply the state of the underlying technology that doesn’t enable heavy AR in a sleek form factor.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Nothing against exercise or even filling up some of my precious house space with a large and expensive stationary bike. But structured, hosted exercise time isn't what I want when I climb on a machine like this. In fact, the report notes that Peloton's video game, Lanebreak , is powered by Google.

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VRScout

APRIL 11, 2017

The day consisted of a series of talks (links to slides are available in the speakers section near the end of this post) and brainstorming exercises revolved around the problem statement above. On the sticky notes, teams wrote out “How Might We” questions, a common design exercise practiced by Google, IDEO, and Facebook.

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ARVR

JULY 13, 2020

Augmented Reality Is A Boom For The Education Sector One of the most significant technology trends right now is Augmented Reality, and it all set for further development as AR smartphones, and other gadgets are becoming more reachable worldwide. Another well known AR app is Google SkyMap. Google Translate?—?If

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