XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Google has announced the launch of Android XR, a platform designed to support the creation of mixed reality (MR) applications. The initiative builds on ARCore, Googles existing augmented reality framework. Google has partnered with several hardware manufacturers for Android XR, including Samsung and Qualcomm.

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VRScout

JUNE 29, 2016

The Google VR Daydream Labs team is exploring and sharing the possibilities of animating 3D objects in VR and it looks like a blast. Daydream Labs is a way for the Google VR team to explore different applications and interactions for virtual reality, pairing engineers with designers to rapidly prototype concepts.

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2021

What they need is an exciting and motivating virtual environment, which replicates the outside world where they go cycling and jogging. They can pick from a multitude of real-life locations on Google Maps and start training. “We Is a virtual environment the right choice to stimulate an active lifestyle at home?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The 3D maps of the terrain below you are very accurate, and people can so see in VR a realistic view of the cities from the above, and this is breathtaking scenery in virtual reality. Google lets now everyone contribute to StreetView. If you have an ARCore-powered Android device, you can now contribute to Google StreetView.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

While the technology existed long before that, emergent technologies like the Hololens 2 and Google Glass brought AR/VR/MR into a new light. Identifying the Issues XR Can Solve XR emerged towards the start of the decade. Feldman noted that the pandemic “accelerated the identification” of the issues XR can help solve.

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ARVR

JULY 3, 2020

Understanding the constraints and benefits of virtual reality and 360 videos for telling stories and exploring ideas of culture and identity Photo by Lux Interaction on Unsplash 01. Photo by Jeremy Yap on Unsplash Similarly, virtual reality is another way to immerse ourselves, but it can bring more possibilities.

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ARVR

JUNE 16, 2021

Virtual Reality: A New Age of Learning Science Virtual reality is not a new, hot-off-the-press concept. The term “ virtual reality” was first used in 1987 by Jaron Lanier, who was researching goggles that could display digital creations (Lowood, 2018). n.d.). , n.d.).

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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. Who Is Playing Games? Whether you’re 20 or 70, gaming is becoming increasingly popular among adults.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, virtual reality can be a little … intense. At the time, it was how a lot of people had their first experience in virtual reality. The app uses content from Wikipedia and Google Earth to create interactive and educational self-guided tours of just about anywhere. That’s true at any age.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Rendever is using virtual reality to redefine elder care by helping assisted living residents experience new things, connect with others, and now even stay active. That’s why the company is expanding research into the cognitive and emotional health benefits that virtual reality actually brings to these populations.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Only a day after seven new apps dropped on Google’s Daydream VR platform, we finally got the one app that many of us have all be waiting patiently to arrive this month. You can now watch your favorite Netflix shows in virtual reality. The post Netflix VR Launches on Google Daydream appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

JUNE 12, 2023

Whether to allow users to full-dive into Virtual Reality, freely move around, and be active in the medium. Inputs and Haptics are incredibly important to Virtual Reality as a major tenant in reinforcing immersion and tactile interaction with virtual objects.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) are technologies that overlay or replace physical environments with virtual content. The degree of immersion in virtual reality vs augmented reality. In VR, the user is completely absorbed in a virtual environment and minimises boundaries and markers.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 23, 2017

As the name implies, ComX VR lets you read comics in virtual reality. The app is built on the Google VR framework and works on both Android and iOS devices, so you can download the app on your phone and jump into the world of virtual comics through any of the mobile headsets, including Gear VR, Daydream and Cardboard.

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ARPost

JULY 20, 2022

If that sounds familiar, earlier this month ARPost spoke to the team from Inworld AI – largely a team of Google AI veterans building virtually embodied conversational AI. “We want to take the technology that we’ve been building and reframe it as our own offering.”. The answer is, once again, sort of. MeetKai lives in the browser.

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ARPost

APRIL 28, 2022

See Also: Study: Virtual Reality More Engaging for Students Than Traditional Educational Materials. VR tools are used in the classroom to simulate certain objects, processes, or environments. A virtual laboratory will soon be enough to conduct experiments in physics and chemistry.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 31, 2024

Woosung explained that during this period, Skonec “gained extensive know-how in virtual environment optimization and UX design tailored specifically for VR.” However, it could be argued that this has always been the case for industry veterans and enthusiasts—from Google Glass to Samsung VR and the original Oculus models.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 6, 2022

However, the setup of the virtual environment can be potentially similar, in terms of the current limitations of Metaverse technologies. was originally published in AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 25, 2024

However, the tool could represent a powerful opportunity for enterprise users looking to create digital twins at speed, and explore new environments in the metaverse. It’s not just a tool for viewing digital scenes, like Google Street View. You can only explore a selection of six pre-built environments offered by Meta.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 22, 2024

The international media conglomerate is in the headlines this week with its Holotile breakthrough, a prototype device that acts as a VR input treadmill, allowing various users to walk around a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller. If the past repeats itself, we may find out at the end of the year.

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ARPost

APRIL 27, 2021

VR remote collaboration solutions are those that place a user and/or their avatar into an immersive virtual environment. Users have access to a large catalog of existing assets from sources like Sketchfab and Google Polly, but users can also upload their own assets. A Note on Some Platforms We Left Off the List.

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Road to VR

APRIL 27, 2023

Combined with the camera on your phone, you invite a friend to jump into Kokomo’s social VR environment where your avatar is essentially a mixed reality projection of you, replete with that face scan you did earlier to cover where the Quest 2 would normally obscure your eyes. Realistically, the app still needs a lot of work.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

Or we can put on device on our head (a head-mounted display or HMD) that completely occludes us from the real world allowing us to enter a completely simulated environment which we can walk around and interact in because the computer is sensing our physical actions: this is Virtual Reality or VR.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 14, 2018

These are the eerily prophetic words of the late Science Fiction author and futurist visionary Isaac Asimov , long before Google became a part of our lexicon. “In This essentially means that when we enter a virtual environment, we believe we are present, in spite of our conscious brains telling us that this is indeed a simulation.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 28, 2025

Spatial Audio and Immersive Environments When youre evaluating Meta Quest devices, youll notice they all support spatial audio technology allowing them to deliver 3D soundscapes that boost your immersion in virtual environments.

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ARPost

AUGUST 23, 2022

Start by downloading FitXR companion app via the App Store or Google Play Store. Their engaging music and visuals help keep you immersed in a virtual environment while minimizing external distractions. Kenward adds that users can share their workout overview screens for Box, HIIT, and Dance programs.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Images created by AI aren’t only found in your social media feed — they’ve already made their mark in OpenSim and other virtual environments. From AI art galleries in OpenSim to AI-created fully immersive three-dimensional environments, AI is already shaping how we experience virtual worlds.

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ARPost

MAY 26, 2020

They will have complete freedom of movement to explore the virtual environment, because they won’t need to connect their devices to a computer by cables. The tetherless XR streaming experience is available for both head-mounted displays and Android phones that support Google ARCore. Compatible End Devices for NVIDIA CloudXR.

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Hypergrid Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

Moving to OpenSim addressed the pricing issue for educators, while offering a greater degree of control over the environment and its users, but didn’t solve the fundamental usability problem. As a result, the use of virtual environments like Second Life seems to be in decline. Image courtesy Google Expeditions.).

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VRScout

AUGUST 21, 2016

Project Alloy will be open source and the dual RealSense cameras will reportedly let you bring your hands into the virtual environment… or merged reality space. The subjects spent a minimum of two hours a week using their mind to control their avatar, or digital likeness, in a virtual reality environment.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 25, 2019

Sony has acquired Insomniac Games , one of the most talented game studios among the ones focused on Virtual Reality. Google releases an opensource library for hand tracking. Google has released opensource a library for tracking your hands on a mobile device. Someone made Google Lens work in VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 15, 2023

With major technology firms like Meta, Google, and Microsoft investing millions into the emerging space, enterprise end-users are already feeling the innovative presence of genAI – and there is more to come. Generative AI is here to stay.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 28, 2018

In general, interest in virtual world education has been down lately, as educators begin to look ahead at virtual reality, which offers more compelling immersive experience and, unlike virtual worlds, is backed by giant players. By comparison, virtual reality apps already offer an easier, more intuitive experience.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The stylus can work in virtual environments including room-scale virtual spaces. Logitech asked Design Partners’ team to use their VR Ink Pilot Edition to create a series of design concepts in virtual reality,” said Ó Conaire. They’ve also worked with companies like Dell, Alienware, Google, HP, and Samsung.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 25, 2023

Last Friday , AltspaceVR announced that will be shutting down its virtual environment in March. AltspaceVR was a consumer-focused immersive space that could be accessed either via the desktop or through a virtual reality headset. It was the platform I recommended to people looking to socialize in virtual reality.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 11, 2016

IMAX also plans to eventually incorporate premium content captured with a cinema-grade virtual reality camera that they are currently developing in partnership with Google. . IMAX is working with Acer and Starbreeze AB to incorporate their previously announced VR headset offers an extra-wide peripheral field of view.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: Episode 28 of the VRScout Report, we got new 360 toys on iOS, Hololens is helping elevator technicians, VR might help you control your dreams, Apple CEO Tim Cook on augmented reality, VR/AR industry funding wrapup, and more… iOS NOW CAN TAKE 360 PHOTOS WITH GOOGLE CARDBOARD CAMERA, TOO.

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