XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Today, we’re looking at some of our top reviews of tools featuring spatial technology, to help offer an insight into what this innovation can offer. This intelligent headset is cross-compatible with all of the leading VR headsets, and can be added to a wide range of different tools in the current marketplace. Microsoft Mesh.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The addition of eye-tracking injects a new layer of interactivity to the user experience. However, the HoloLens 2 and all of its improvements is a dream tool for industry professionals. While an excellent tool for major companies, the HoloLens 2 can prove just as useful for solo operators.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 1, 2025

Tracking Capabilities: Whether its eye tracking, full-face capture, or motion sensors, HTC does it all. Eye tracking is built into certain VIVE headsets for more intuitive user interactions, while add-on accessories like the VIVE Ultimate Tracker or VIVE Full Face Tracker capture precise body or facial movements.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2022

Access to developer tools, sample products, enterprise-grade features, and “monthly early releases for development and test purposes” Magic Leap 2 Enterprise. 4x Eye-tracking Cameras. One year warranty. Magic Leap 2 Developer Pro. One year warranty. Two year warranty. Manageable via enterprise UEM/MDM solutions.

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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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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The right tools not only improve collaboration between team members, but also pave the way for more innovative development and design processes. Meta recently announced the arrival of a popular architectural tool “ Unity Reflect ” in the Meta Quest environment for 2022. Magic Leap.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

After the latest Unite event, Unity has released in Open Beta the tools to develop applications for the Apple Vision Pro. This also made me realize how much Microsoft was ahead of its time (and its competitor) with HoloLens back in the days , and how much expertise it has thrashed away by shutting down its Mixed Reality division.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 27, 2022

Under the hood of any quality virtual, augmented, or mixed reality head-mounted display (HMD) is a hand and eye tracking platform designed to run a human-computer interface (HCI) capable of seamlessly joining man with machine and delivering seamless immersive experiences. Ben Cathcart, Product Marketing Manager at Varjo Technologies.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Unfortunately, the only Quest headset to offer eye tracking is the Quest Pro which is now discontinued , but theres a good chance Meta will add eye tracking capabilities to future products. Already, its experimenting with advanced tracking solutions, like EMG wrist bands introduced with the Meta Orion prototype.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2024

Hand and eye-tracking tech have been pivotal components of the extended reality industry for a while, transforming how users interact with digital content. As vendors search for ways to enhance immersive experiences, and reduce the need for clunky controllers in the XR landscape, tracking technologies are becoming crucial.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Microsoft releases Azure Remote Rendering. In 2018, this was mindblowing.

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Upload VR

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The multipurpose utility supports Tilt Brush (bringing in art from PC VR's early years into the standalone era with colocated multiplayer) alongside Figmin's expansive tools for building objects and scenes with physics and lighting. Colocating a Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro for same-room mixed reality works with Figmin XR.

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VRScout

MARCH 3, 2019

After four years of waiting, does Microsoft’s new holographic computer live up to the hype? Possible HoloLens 2 use-case / Image Credit: Microsoft. Microsoft reports that the field-of-view (FOV) is twice the size of the old HoloLens, although some have since challenged those claims. HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JULY 11, 2022

Hand and eye tracking tools, capable of sensing the movements, gestures, and gaze of a user, can take XR experiences to a new level. These tools open the door for everything from completely hands-free XR user interfaces to intelligent foveated rendering.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The integrated Tobii eye-tracking operating at 120hz made a noticeable difference to headset setup and optical comfort, as well as lowering the rendering workload in games compatible with dynamic foveated rendering. The eye-tracking system is provided by Tobii, who is the market leader in eye-tracking technology.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

That’s why we rejoiced when Apple launched its headset: while Google and Microsoft can discard new technologies pretty easily, Apple is slower at deciding to take a step, but when it makes it, it commits to it. Following the movements of the eyes, they were able to reliably detect the passwords the user was typing in the headset.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 17, 2022

This Tuesday, Nreal unveiled a hand-tracking update to its augmented reality (AR) software development kit (SDK) for the Chinese company’s lineup of smart glasses, including new controller support and eye tracking options. AI+AR = our new Hand Tracking API. Eye tracking. Nreal (@Nreal) August 16, 2022.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 12, 2024

As a quick primer, Apple Vision Pro apps are the tools or software packages designed for or compatible with Apple’s spatial computing device. These take full advantage of the device’s unique capabilities, leveraging features like spatial tracking and hand/eye tracking. What are Apple Vision Pro Apps?

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2017

.” Codenamed 20|20 , Varjo (meaning ‘shadow’ in Finnish) built their early prototype inside of a hacked Oculus Rift by a team of optical scientists, creatives and developers who formerly occupied top positions at Microsoft, Nokia, Intel, Nvidia and Rovio.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership. Qualcomm and Microsoft have announced a partnership to push together the next-generation lightweight AR glasses. Further, the announcement reveals plans to integrate Microsoft Mesh—the company’s multi-user XR foundation—with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Spaces XR development tools.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Although extended reality (XR) technologies are developing at a much faster pace, many people still see them as a tool for entertainment. Healthcare : Companies are using VR to train for critical surgeries, streamline patient data, and check vitals with face, hand, and eye-tracking tools. Product Design and Development.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 26, 2023

If you want to start playing around with these tools, of course, you need a Mac , and if you are a Windows guy like me, you are SOL (S**t Out of Luck). Meta has even improved the accuracy of eye tracking on Quest Pro , and some people are speculating that it may be to battle the eye-tracking capabilities of the Vision Pro.

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ARPost

JUNE 24, 2021

In addition to top-of-the-line hardware, Reality Cloud is made possible by advances in software including eye-tracking. Their new “foveated transport algorithm,” predicts where an eye will go next. The Mesh platform that Microsoft announced at Ignite might be the closest contender but we still don’t know much about it.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 11, 2024

Glartek’s services empower frontline workers with innovative tools for training and remote collaboration use cases. Some leading workplace applications on the Apple Vision Pro include SyngeryXR, JigSpace, Omniplan, Zoom, Microsoft 365, and Teams.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2022

Last Thursday, Microsoft debuted version three of its Mixed Reality (MR) toolkit (MRTK3) for use in Unity Technologies’ real-time 3D (RT3D) animation engine. MRTK3 runs on OpenXR, meaning that the toolkit supports a range of extended reality (XR) devices like the firm’s Microsoft HoloLens 2.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 19, 2023

Sectors Adopting VR Remote Collaboration Healthcare : Companies are using VR to train for critical surgeries, streamline patient data, and check vitals with face, hand, and eye-tracking tools. OssoVR and also CWRU’s Microsoft HoloLens 2-based HoloAnatomy and HoloAnatomy Neuro suites are bringing such realities to fruition.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

It was really interesting to see Microsoft pivot towards enterprise with the HoloLens and I think it was absolutely the right move for them to make Click To Tweet. For starters, they’re based in Oregon as opposed to Silicon Valley.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2023

I’ve very limited time, but luckily this week has not been very relevant for the ecosystem, so I’m managing to write this newsletter anyway Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) AltspaceVR shuts down In one of the saddest moments of the latest years in VR, AltspaceVR has closed its doors.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Remote working and video conferencing tools are increasing in popularity thanks to services such as Zoom, BlueJeans, and Microsoft Teams. Various vertical markets have significantly benefited by harnessing remote working tools and applications. The Result.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Applications like Zoom and Microsoft Teams grew massively following the demand for video conferencing software during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reacting to the worldwide epidemic, many companies quickly adopted video conferencing tools to enable efficient remote operations. The device also serves as an enterprise and education tool.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

There is no face or eye tracking. In the meanwhile, Microsoft is working on a 1.1 More info Microsoft adds Mesh features to Teams At the annual Build event, Microsoft has not announced any stellar XR- or metaverse-related news. But still, there have been some interesting announcements about Microsoft Mesh.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Regarding technologies, the Metaverse will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), the internet of things (IoT), and hand and eye tracking tools. Companies like Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Epic Games, Unity, and others are facilitating the rise of serious gaming technologies.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Thyssenkrupp teams up with Microsoft to use HoloLens to customize and deliver services four times faster. It’s not surprising that Thyssenkrupp is keen to adopt the HoloLens to make those processes more efficient, as it builds on the company’s existing collaboration with Microsoft. The whole process only took around 3 minutes or so. .

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

We started talking with other professionals in the field, and they always kept saying to us “If Microsoft can’t do it, how can you do it?”. High-precision 6DOF tracking, eye tracking, gesture inputs, with dedicated input controllers The SDK will support Unity , with Unreal coming Soon. All APIs have a plain C version.

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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. Released in early September, Unreal Engine 4.23

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 24, 2024

PC-tethered headsets allow business leaders and their employees to access vital tools for product development, innovation, and collaboration. These tools use your PC’s GPU to render images and experiences. This could mean you can access crucial business tools, from CAD software to Microsoft Teams’ Immersive Spaces.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

With user-friendly tools available for both VR and AR, marketing teams can create unforgettable experiences for their audience within the Google landscape. The company also specialises in the development of immersive accessories for things like full-body and eye-tracking functionality.

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