XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 19, 2024

This week at AWE 2024, Microsoft announced new avatar integrations and usability enhancements for its recently launched Microsoft Mesh platform. The new features follow Microsoft’s development of its immersive avatar system, which first entered public preview in October 2022.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Meta and Microsoft today announced at Connect that starting in 2023 the Quest platform is getting a host of Windows productivity tools along with the ability to use Windows 11 via the cloud. Microsoft 365 app experiences : Interact with 2D content from. Microsoft Teams/Workrooms integration : Join a Teams meeting from inside.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 14, 2025

If you dont already have an immersive learning strategy, youre missing out on an incredible opportunity. Countless reports and case studies have shown immersive learning has the power to accelerate skill development, improve knowledge retention, and reduce costs. Once your goals are clear, youll be ready to design an effective program.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 6, 2019

“In what new ways might arts institutions engage audiences through immersive experiences?”. There is $750,000 in funding on offer by the Knight Foundation for ideas that demonstrate the ability of immersive technologies such as VR and AR to strengthen audience engagement Click To Tweet. That’s the million-dollar question. and James L.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 14, 2025

For instance, eye and facial tracking capabilities are perfect for companies using VR for immersive collaboration, as these capabilities can help convey gestures and facial expressions in meetings. Software Ecosystem Which applications and tools do you need to use your VR headset with?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2024

Today, Microsoft is making its long—awaited Mesh for Teams immersive VR meeting platform available for enterprise end users. The service is now available for clients, allowing them to access Microsoft’s dynamic virtual remote meeting solution via desktop or Meta Quest headsets. Mesh is helping us achieve that.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2022

Today during Qualcomm’s CES 2022 press conference, the company announced a partnership with fellow tech-giant Microsoft which will involve “designing custom AR chips and integrating software platforms.”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 28, 2025

Metas Horizon app store also offers the widest selection of enterprise productivity, collaboration, and training tools of virtually any VR environment. Beyond all that, Meta offers companies a host of tools that enable VR development for Meta Quest devices. There are plenty of great case studies and examples out there.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 27, 2021

I n 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. Since then, Moore’s Law has pushed the concept closer to reality for most folks, but immersive 3D mapping is still an unfulfilled promise. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways. Geospatially Sound.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

However, some experiences, particularly WebAR enabled branded packaging, are actually more immersive when based around a physical target. Specifically, we talked about 8th Wall’s recently launched tool for creating Web-XR experiences from curved rather than flat targets, available now. Curved Surfaces Are a Different Beast.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019. Over these past three and a half years, Microsoft has been listening to their customers, claims HoloLens inventor and Microsoft Technical Fellow Alex Kipman as he took his turn on stage. More immersive. Spatial Anchors.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

APRIL 21, 2023

This Monday, NVIDIA entered a project partnership with Immerse to launch VR-to-Desktop streaming for international language learners. The move lets learners access Immerse’s virtual teaching environments via NVIDIA servers. The service also allows in-house developers to create bespoke training and collaborative tools.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 8, 2022

During the Cisco LIVE 2022 conference for digital enterprise solutions next week, Vection Technologies will preview 3D Frame, a plug-in for Webex Meetings that adds immersive Metaverse features. The services provide firms with tools to integrate immersive workflows using cross-platform delivery and in-house developer tools.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 29, 2025

Metas devices and software are excellent for everything from immersive collaboration sessions to employee training but you wont get results if your teams dont use them. Create immersive training programs: Give your teams hands-on experience using Meta Quest headsets and VR for a range of tasks. The good news?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A quick look at some of the top Microsoft XR enterprise success stories is all it takes to see how innovative, immersive solutions are transforming everything from training to customer service. Ready to discover how Microsofts tech is supporting companies across industries?

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AR Insider

MARCH 8, 2021

This week, we look at takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, Space X, Pokemon Go and VR training from Bank of America. The company is going all in on Mixed Reality, to paraphrase its chief executive Satya Nadella, who used Microsoft’s AltspaceVR platform for his keynote. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. Psychic VR Lab raises $8.5M

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2023

The online platform promotes interactive social and immersive gaming worlds with rich branding and content creation opportunities. The platform promotes immersive user-generated content, enabling an ecosystem of platform creators using Spatial to build and share online experiences and worlds. Spatial also assists in the We3 revolution.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Using the Microsoft HoloLens, an employee could complete the same task on their own in just about two hours. Along with the HoloLens, Toyota is also testing Microsoft’s Dynamic 365 suite, which combines VR and AR tools Microsoft Layout and Microsoft’s Remote Assist. It doesn’t matter if you’re a bank.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 27, 2024

Since then, we’ve seen plenty of companies experimenting with the potential of immersive collaboration. Microsoft has its Mesh solution, and Immersive Spaces on Teams, designed to pull people into powerful virtual experiences during meetings.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2023

Last Friday, Microsoft-owned immersive social platform Altspace VR (virtual reality) announced the closure of its service effective March 10, 2023. The decision comes following recent lay offs at Microsoft. The entire division faces an uncertain future following Microsoft laying off 11,000 workers this month.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Archaeologists at the University of Hong Kong are utilising 3D immersive technologies for excavations of ancient sites. Some projects share 3D models with the public as tourism and teaching tools – one may have recently seen 3D displays at museums. That is about to change!”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Virtual reality accessories are transforming the immersive technology landscape. They encompass a broad range of powerful tools. The options are almost limitless, from solutions that engage more of the body’s senses to tools designed to mitigate the issue of VR sickness.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 24, 2023

Last Friday, Microsoft-owned immersive social platform Altspace VR (virtual reality) announced the closure of its service effective March 10, 2023. The decision comes following recent lay offs at Microsoft. The entire division faces an uncertain future following Microsoft laying off 11,000 workers this month.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This week at Ignite 2024, TeamViewer, an XR remote guidance service provider, introduced new AI features via the Microsoft technology portfolio, including Teams, Copilot, and Azure OpenAI infrastructure integrations. The award appears to relate to TeamViewer’s recent integration with Microsoft Teams and Copilot AI service.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This week at Ignite 2024, Microsoft announced that it would launch a mixed reality (MR) version of its Windows portfolio for Meta Quest headsets. The news comes as the firm drops support for HoloLens, seemingly highlighting the firm’s shift towards becoming an immersive software provider rather than a hardware one.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Microsoft 365 is coming to Quest Pro! It has also partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to facilitate the integration of XR solutions inside companies. It is interesting how Meta is trying to promote immersive reality by focusing on specific sectors in which it believes the technology can be successful and going vertically on them.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Thats where Microsoft Mesh remote work solutions come in. Microsoft Mesh allows companies to create immersive virtual environments where teams can brainstorm, design products, share ideas and interact through avatars. Interested in learning more about Microsofts XR Vision for the Enterprise?

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VRScout

MARCH 8, 2022

No prior experience with immersive technology is required in order to operate. Those with a compatible XR device, such as the Nreal or Microsoft HoloLens 2, can view the iPhone-captured hologram in 3D real-time. You simply aim the iPhone’s camera at your face and start talking. For more information visit matsuko.com.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 30, 2024

VR meetings have grown increasingly popular in recent years as companies look for ways to bridge the gaps between hybrid workers and enhance team productivity through immersion. Why is virtual reality such a valuable tool for collaboration, and how can you host VR sessions that empower, align, and inspire your teams?

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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

JUNE 1, 2022

Once considered a novel tool for entertainment, XR has now emerged as a potential must-have for the future workplace. XR collaboration tools are perfectly-suited to the age of hybrid work, and ideal for cultivating productivity in any environment. Let’s explore the top reasons to buy XR collaboration tools in 2022.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to scale its Global Collaboration Village , a Metaverse space for international business leaders and decision-makers. The immersive space enables for enhanced collaboration opportunities for sustainability use cases such as polar warnings, according to the WEF.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 12, 2025

Wondering how immersive learning benefits teams across industries? Countless studies from world leaders like Accenture and PWC have shown that immersive training (using XR technologies) can improve knowledge retention, increase employee confidence, boost engagement, and even reduce training times.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Firms like Microsoft, Meta, AWS, NVIDIA, and countless others are elevating workplace XR in all its forms, and the list is long. VR headsets, AR smartglasses, digital twins, the industrial metaverse, immersive learning, and other related XR technologies are introducing positive outcomes for enterprise clients.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 24, 2023

Microsoft, Qualcomm and Magic Leap announced a partnership to “guide the evolution” of the Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK), a cross-platform AR/VR development framework which has now gone open-source. Meanwhile, Microsoft announced MRTK3 is on track to reach general availability to developers on the second week of September 2023.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The city of San Francisco will be getting its very first dedicated AR maker space thanks to Enklu , a cutting-edge company that approaches traditional venues and transforms them into modern experience centers using immersive AR technology. Image Credit: Enklu. Image Credit: Enklu.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Is immersive technology the future of interactive sports training? PuttView X is an upcoming app for Microsoft’s HoloLens headset that uses augmented reality (AR) technology to project valuable putt information directly onto golf courses. This includes everything from setup lines to green contour.

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