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Veteran VR Developers Reveal How Gaming Influences Enterprise XR Services

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The gamification trap… XR is always linked to gaming, whether business like it or not. The real-time 3D engines powering AR/VR/MR applications, like Unreal and Unity, found fame and traction as gaming development tools. Especially in the past 20 years, when gaming has become massively mainstream.

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AWE USA 2021 Day One: “Metaverse Shmetaverse”

ARPost

Inbar shifted to a lighter note with a game that he called “Metaverse or Shmetaverse” that involved reading a trend or application in XR and asking the audience to respond with whether it was good (“metaverse”) or bad (“shmetaverse”). Lenovo has the first head-worn device supporting the software, and Niantic is a collaborator.

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Varjo, Twinmotion Team Up for AEC Designers

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Notwithstanding AEC design, its Aero head-mounted display (HMD) is widely used for training pilots in flight simulation. The Varjo-powered immersive experience leveraged high-fidelity visuals to offer a 1:1 digital twin on Epic GamesUnreal Engine.

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WorldViz VR solutions help university research

Hypergrid Business

Vizard studio, a virtual reality game engine used by virtual reality researchers, is also used for driving simulations and handling interfacing with various virtual reality hardware systems at the university. The university is now using Unity heavily. I’m anxious to see how that plays out.” ” Virtual training use cases.

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StarVR unveils its newest HMD at SIGGRAPH 2018

Cats and VR

Launched today at SIGGRAPH 2018 , StarVR One is a one-of-its-kind VR head mounted display that provides nearly 100-percent human viewing angle. StarVR One features key technology innovations critical to redefine what’s possible in virtual reality.

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Snapdragon AR2 to Empower AR Devices, Qualcomm Says

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

The San Diego, California-based firm has become synonymous with delivering XR solutions capable of untethering head-mounted displays (HMDs) from PC. VR has gone through a rapid transition from a primarily consumer-focused, tethered device for gaming and entertainment, to standalone headsets in similar verticals.

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HTC VIVE Teases New ‘Small’ XR Headset

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

” While the company did not disclose further information about the head-mounted display (HMD) or specs, many speculate it will be a mid-range, affordable headset that could compete with rival firms. Replying to an early responder, the headset maker said: “We’re working on something big… we mean small.

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