Road to VR

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Played from a first person perspective, with motion controllers enabling 1:1 fist tracking, boxing is a natural fit for the current generation of VR hardware. It is currently rated on the Virtual Reality Institute of Health and Exercise as equivalent exercise to rowing for burning calories.

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VRScout

APRIL 20, 2021

Newly leaked images tease a fitness-focused VR headset from HTC, but is this sneaker-like hardware even real? The breathable and quick-drying fabrics improve ventilation in the heated exercise. With more people than ever jumping on the VR fitness bandwagon, the idea of fitness-focused VR hardware is sounding more appealing every day.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2022

This includes everything from hardware to software-based solutions. Since the launch of the first consumer-ready VR headsets back in 2016, company’s have worked to develop effective workarounds for this issue that plagues so much of the community. According to a new study, however, the answer may be a lot simpler than we imagined.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Notably, when kicking off this thought exercise, we realized that several of the topics look similar to last year. As shown in the Google Glass era, cultural receptivity and comfort levels for face-worn hardware (with a camera, no less) will be a years-long uphill climb. But we’re not holding out for that.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

” MissionX doesn’t include hardware, so you will need to provide your own Oculus (Meta) Quest headsets (between 2-10), a wifi router, a monitor, and Windows PC or laptop in order to play. MissionX offers several gameplay packages for you to choose from. There’s a “Pay per Minute” as well as “Pay per License.”

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2021

It works across any game, without any hardware, across most headsets. It’s limited on muscle gaining and various more “serious” exercises. Quantifying your exercise helps you track relative success criteria and gamify it to increase the need to do it. You’re the CEO of a startup called YUR.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 17, 2020

I t’s time for another round of our periodic exercises to zero in on VR headset sales. This time we’re revisiting PSVR…but instead of hardware units , we’re looking at total revenue including software/game sales. Given PSVR’s market share lead, this is an important exercise. billion from PSVR hardware.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 2, 2021

So it’s time once again for our quarterly exercise to extrapolate unit sales. By “Oculus,” we mean hardware and software. That’s about 28 percent of Oculus’s overall ARPU ($454), given $299-$399 hardware.*. That makes hardware revenue $160 million of the above $222 million. Third-party reseller markups aren’t included.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2021

Patients are guided through motions and exercises through the display as well as by a remotely located human therapist who also helps with pain management. Shout Out to Hardware. This article is about software experiences and companies, but they wouldn’t be possible without hardware solutions. The Future of Mental Health.

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AR Insider

APRIL 13, 2020

AR Insider readers know that we’re obsessed with collecting clues for VR hardware penetration. Because hardware sales figures aren’t disclosed ( except from Sony ), this becomes an ongoing exercise in piecing together known quantities to extrapolate unknown ones.

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AR Insider

APRIL 8, 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. In Bose’s case, that’s a leading position in high-end audio hardware. Hardware Blitz.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In mature markets like smartphones, hardware players disclose figures — especially if public — but it’s a lot quieter on the early-stage front. That’s the case with VR, which becomes an exercise in gathering hints in perpetual market-sizing mode. But there are also some valuable gut checks and thought exercises along the way.

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ARPost

AUGUST 27, 2020

The exercises are engaging with guided lessons that lead to specific learning objectives. See Also: Lenovo Updates XR Software and Hardware Package for a Memorable School Year. Furthermore, they can redo everything as often as they want, enabling students to fully grasp the theories, concepts, or processes involved.

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AR Insider

MAY 10, 2021

So it’s time once again for our ongoing exercise to extrapolate unit sales. By “Oculus,” we mean hardware and software. That’s about 28 percent of Oculus’s overall ARPU ($454), given $299-$399 hardware.*. That makes hardware revenue $311 million of the above $432 million. . ((($732,000,000 – $300,000,000)(1-.28)(.90))

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 19, 2023

High-intensity exercises like FitXR’s virtual reality (VR) fitness app have increased in popularity, namely during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Developing the right games for these hardware devices requires optimal ergonomics, interoperability, and ecosystems to incubate a massive community following.

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2024

Meta tells Road to VR that it will indeed continue building its own hardware, even as third-party Horizon OS headsets come to market. But won’t that mean Meta will be competing with its own hardware partners? With that news came two big questions: Will Meta continue making its own Quest headsets?

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Compared to the uphill battle that AR glasses face , mobile AR — though challenged in its own ways — has an easier climb due to ubiquitous hardware. Given these platforms’ explicit hardware specs for AR compatibility, counting in-market compatible devices was a relatively simple exercise. Platform Landscape .

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Notably, when kicking off this thought exercise, we realized that several of the topics look similar to last year. Before AR’s fully-actualized era of face-worn hardware arrives, its near-term opportunity lies with formats that are activated through the smartphone camera. Prediction 2: Mobile AR Sets the Stage. billion units.

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AR Insider

MAY 25, 2020

I t’s time for another round of our periodic exercises to zero in on Oculus Quest unit sales. As background, these exercises are compelled by the fact that companies in early-stage sectors like VR don’t disclose unit sales ( except Sony ). Until then, it’s just a thought exercise. Let’s dive in.

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AR Insider

MARCH 23, 2020

From our analysis last month: [With] Oculus content volume disclosures, we can extrapolate and back into hardware estimates. Let’s also conservatively estimate for the sake of this exercise that new Quest owners buying content on Christmas day averaged 1.5 That exercise yielded an estimate of 424,242 Quest units sold in 2019.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 7, 2021

More affordable hardware and functional features have made VR a popular choice among fitness enthusiasts and gamers alike. When this obsession becomes an addiction, you’re more likely to develop exercise addiction , eating disorders, and injuries from overuse. See Also: The Future of AR Fitness: New Hardware and Old Use Cases.

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AR Insider

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Compared to the uphill battle that AR glasses face , mobile AR — though challenged in its own ways — has an easier climb due to ubiquitous hardware. Given these platforms’ explicit hardware specs for AR compatibility, counting in-market compatible devices was a relatively simple exercise. Platform Landscape .

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AR Insider

MARCH 16, 2020

In mature markets like smartphones, hardware players disclose figures — especially if public — but it’s a lot quieter on the early-stage front. That’s the case with VR, which becomes an exercise in gathering hints in perpetual market-sizing mode. But there are also some valuable gut checks and thought exercises along the way.

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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. Tend to Mind and Body With VZfit. It’s when I get my best ideas.”.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Fitness in VR has really taken off – it’s an accessible way to exercise that is actually fun and can change lives. Users who describe the challenges they’ve had in getting going with exercise and the way in which VR changed the game for them. Proof of this is found throughout the reviews of consumer VR fitness applications.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In addition to hardware, HP also revealed their new Omnicept SDK, a powerful new solution that, when paired with the Reverb G2 Omnicept, can be used to understand a user’s behavior and provide detailed information based on their “in-game” performance. Doing particular well in a certain training exercise? OMNICEPT SDK.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This is an exercise we’ve done every quarter for several years, but with a different approach lately given Meta’s disclosures. million*, making hardware $219.45 This averages out at $449, but we’ve reduced the estimated hardware ARPU to $429 due to weighted sales for the base model (common for new hardware).

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

After pre-launch rumors of a cheaper ‘lite” Quest or a more-loaded “Pro” Quest… we ended up getting the best of both: upgraded hardware with a $100 price dip. B y most measures, Oculus Quest 2 is hit. Even the famously self-critical John Carmack called it a “close to a pure win.”

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VRScout

MARCH 22, 2019

In an effort to expand their hardware and software into new sectors, Manus VR has launched ‘Studio ’, a full-service content house dedicated towards the development of AAA VR training experiences. By combining our own hardware with high detail virtual environments and top notch interactions, we can bring VR training to the next level.”.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 1, 2025

We strongly recommend exercising caution by waiting for reviews of the final hardware before placing a preorder for Pimax Dream Air. To use Dream Air without a PC, such as on a plane or train, Pimax says it's also developing a compute puck called Cobb, with an integrated Snapdragon XR2 chipset and battery.

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AR Insider

APRIL 12, 2021

If we look at enterprise head-worn AR market sizing from our research arm, ARtillery Intelligence , annual hardware and software spend is projected to reach $2.05 Because the deal’s accounting and amortization details aren’t public, let’s assume for the sake of this exercise that it’s distributed evenly.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

As part of an exercise within the University of Michigan, he was asked to create a “two-week focused learning” course. A common profile is people that are interested in XR but don’t get to exercise it in their jobs and are looking at future opportunities,” said Nebeling. How the Course Came to Be.

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Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2017

In a reverse engineering exercise, two students at Utah State University have hacked positional tracking onto a Gear VR headset using SteamVR Tracking technology. Since Valve opened SteamVR technology to third parties for free , it has become easier to create tracked peripherals and other hardware.

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ARPost

MARCH 2, 2022

Meanwhile, Xelevate developed a VR tool for neuroscience researcher and psychologist Christina to aid her in teaching stress-relief exercises. The company may loan the necessary hardware in the initial training stages. European healthcare firm KRY also tapped Xelevate for its module on overcoming glossophobia (fear of public speaking).

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Road to VR

JANUARY 1, 2017

It’s been a little while since we last checked in on Blade Runner 9732 , a one-man project that started as a technical exercise and blossomed into a quest to recreate one of sci-fi’s most iconic movie locations. It also means the film is rich pickings for those wishing to go about recreating that world.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2020

This allows students to exercise their skills at home while in isolation using the company’s @HomeVR system which was launched two weeks ago for standalone VR headsets such as Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus. The procedures available are being phased in for existing customers starting with Total Hip Arthroplasty (Anterior Approach).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Moreover, the firm’s AR hardware ambitions were further supported by its extended EssilorLuxottica partnership leading into the 2030s to reinforce the development of multi-generational smart eyewear products. 2024 was the year AI glasses hit their stride.

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