Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

DAQRI, the Los Angeles-based AR headset company known for its enterprise-focused Daqri Smart Glasses , is shutting down. Much like Microsoft HoloLens, Daqri’s Smart Glasses were created for use by enterprise costumers including manufacturing, field services, maintenance and repair, inspections, construction, etc.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

John Root co-founded VRLA with Cosmo Scharf in 2014 , and it has organically grown into a thriving VR event with over 10,000 attendees at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft. The Biggest Immersive Tech Event of the Year Returns May 4-5, Exploring “A New Reality.”.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The Game Awards 2016 is building towards its third year, scheduled for December 1st at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Spiritual successor to the ten-year run of the Spike Video Game Awards, The Game Awards is considered the biggest annual award event for the video game industry, and 2016 promises to be bigger than ever.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In order to do this, Sion teamed up with the minds at COFFEE Labs, high-tech marketing strategists that have worked with everyone from Microsoft and Medtronic to Ketel One and Adidas.

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2018

Does Austin have the largest VR community outside of Los Angeles? After scoring a partnership with Microsoft, they’ve talked at length about relocating to San Francisco. So does Austin have the largest VR community outside of Los Angeles? This was a question I asked myself several times last summer before moving.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

But with the latest opening of the IMAX VR Center in Los Angeles, premium VR destinations like this may just be what the industry needs. However, the report did lump together Pokémon GO, which earned 96% of all AR software revenue in 2016, and MR devices like the Microsoft HoloLens proving not yet ready for consumers.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2018

The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft. The two-day conference’s full slate of keynote speakers also include live performances. There’s quite no conference like VRLA.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 9, 2023

Microsoft has picked volumetric video company Arcturus as its primary marketing partner for its Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studios (MRCS) solution provider. Arcturus’s Dimension Studio Arcturus will also provide licence and expertise support for studios seeking to partner with Microsoft’s MRCS network.

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VRScout

APRIL 27, 2017

Situated in Los Angeles, an undisputed international epicenter of the VR industry, VRLA is always something of a bellwether when it comes to VR trends—solidifying what’s been emerging over the past few months, and setting the stage for the great new innovations on the way.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 23, 2019

I actually I did mention this: I was one of the first people in Los Angeles to own the Hololens 1. Microsoft has always been a company for which usability has been a challenge… UX is not what they’re really good at. I hope that when the HoloLens 2 will come out, you will be the first in Los Angeles getting it ( 20:00 ).

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JUNE 2, 2017

The only trees are those that decorate the surroundings of the Los Angeles Convention Center, burning away in the sweltering Californian sun. It’s here that titans like Sony, Microsoft and others do their best to wow us with new announcements on both the software and hardware front. Ian – Predicting Project Scorpio.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Mobile World Congress (MWC) is gearing up next week in Barcelona to play host to the latest and greatest in mobile technology, including the presumed Microsoft HoloLens 2. Today AT&T, Ericsson, Intel and Warner Bros. Today AT&T, Ericsson, Intel and Warner Bros.

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JUNE 14, 2017

Right at the front entrance to the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center — front and center in the Xbox booth from Microsoft — Super Lucky’s Tale is one of the first games greeting the many gamers swarming the event. It is a fully developed sequel to Lucky’s Tale that is already building buzz.

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VRScout

JULY 15, 2018

The Emmy Awards celebrates its historic 70th anniversary September 17th at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The Rick And Morty episode “Pickle Rick” has also been nominated for Outstanding Animated Program. Image Credit: Adult Swim.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2022

San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle?—?for The “metaverse” was not a key topic inside “Microsoft Build”. Microsoft Build is one of the most important yearly events organized by Microsoft. This is the reason why I think this announcement is so important.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2018

The Los Angeles-based conference has become a go-to platform for developers looking to expose their hard work to a public audience, serving as a Comic Con of sorts for those hungry for the latest in XR. The Los Angeles conference continues to prove that the XR industry is here to stay.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2017

Following the revelations from the Microsoft and Bethesda presentations , this is a second roundup of news from E3 2017, currently taking place in Los Angeles. E3 technically starts today, but here’s what happened yesterday, with announcements from Intel, Ubisoft and Sony.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Next year, Apple will debut the Vision Pro following years of hype, and Microsoft will also start rolling out its industrial Metaverse services. According to the Los Angeles Business Journal, more than 12,000 entities have benefited from the programme’s incentives, creating almost 165,000 jobs since its inception in 2013.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

One big name that was notably missing from the VR news at E3 was Microsoft—who, contrary to many predictions, did not announce anything VR-related for Xbox. ARE YOU IN LOS ANGELES JULY 14-1TH? …and just a few more: SALVADOR DALI IN VR. YOU’RE INVITED: THE AT&T SHAPE EXPO. ARAB EMIRATES AIRLINES TESTING OUT AR.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Birthed in New Zealand and raised in Los Angeles, CA, volumetric capture company 8i has announced a Series B round of $27M. The collaboration platform is device agnostic (so you could use a Microsoft Hololens while communicating with someone wearing an Oculus Rift), and the B2B company is focusing on the training and education space.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Game Awards 2022 takes place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 8. Voting is also open for 30 other categories, including ‘Game of the Year,’ though none of these include VR games (spare for VR support in F1 2022, nominated in Best Sports/Racing).

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

In the fall of 2016, Microsoft announced a partnership with a handful of hardware manufacturers to make developer headsets implementing the inside-out tracking technology seen on the HoloLens. LA, GET EXCITED: BJORK’S VR EXHIBITION COMES TO LOS ANGELES. HIGH-END VIRTUAL REALITY JUST GOT MORE AFFORDABLE. …and more.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 13, 2017

Microsoft aims to hit this growth spurt at just the right time and pick the perfect sweet spot for its VR gear that could leave competitors in the dust. Read more here.

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JUNE 19, 2017

Microsoft didn’t even mention VR at all during the reveal of the Xbox One X even though executives have suggested the system will still support it. That said, we did try out some really cool stuff located around the Los Angeles Convention Center. Runner Up: CaptoGlove.

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VRScout

AUGUST 16, 2016

Sony created this initial video with the help of AvatarLabs , a Los Angeles based digital agency. People from Oculus, Microsoft’s Hololens team, Qualcomm and many other immersive tech companies have already made the transition to Snapchat, which is arguably the hottest company out there.

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Next Reality VR

MAY 23, 2017

One thing that I got more and more excited about as we got closer and closer to the Microsoft Build 2017 developers conference was finally learning about the new Acer Windows Mixed Reality head-mounted displays (HMD).

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Road to VR

JUNE 14, 2016

The expo floor opens today, but this year’s E3 in Los Angeles has already kicked off with some big names in the industry making fresh commitments to VR on both the software and hardware side of things. Here we take a look at the top 5 announcements from Day 0 of E3, ranked in no particular order (because who would agree?):

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 10, 2022

Hadean was founded in 2015 as a venture-backed startup for building computing, Web3, and Metaverse solutions for enterprise and defence sector clients, including CAE, Microsoft, the Francis Crick Institute and Cervus, Minecraft, and others. Hadean (@hadeaninc) June 7, 2022.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 15, 2019

Los Angeles-based AR studio ARwall has expanded with the addition of senior-level talent and entertainment industry advisors well known for their expertise in design, engineering, and XR.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

The event is organized by The Virtual Reality Foundation, which is composed of many of the same people behind the Virtual Reality Los Angeles conference and startup Mindshow. Apple’s eye-catching ARKit is on the verge of release alongside a series of Microsoft-backed VR headsets.

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CraneMorley

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

What is Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist? Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist is an application that allows for video call through Microsoft Teams. Users have the optionality to choose between a mobile phone version or through Microsoft HoloLens 2. Then complete another training in Los Angeles in the afternoon.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The update also adds Microsoft Xbox controller input , enabling production teams to navigate the same tools present via the keyboard input. Earlier this month, ARWall partnered with Los Angeles-based production studio Soapbox Films to build a virtual backdrop so that the studio can host film AR-enhanced film productions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The sister firm has a volumetric capture studio based in Los Angeles. Recently, when discussing the development of upcoming XR headsets, immersive technology experts at Microsoft and Meta expressed considerations in securing system selling hardware and software.

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HoloLens

MAY 24, 2019

"Hollywood Dream Machines: Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy" is a new exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the best part of the display, called Worlds Reimagined, uses the HoloLens 1.

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The AR Show

AUGUST 11, 2020

Metastage uses the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture system and is located in Los Angeles. Prior to leading Metastage, Christina was the CEO of VR Playhouse, an immersive content company based in Los Angeles. Metastage uses the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture system and is located in Los Angeles.

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MARCH 19, 2017

For instance, Los Angeles-based Daqri has demoed creating a 3D printed paperclip in less than five seconds. Blackley was one of the renegades at Microsoft who created the original Xbox game console, launched in 2001. (I Daqri was founded by Mullins in 2010. I wrote a book about the making of the Xbox).

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 13, 2021

The partnership could help TiMi build a name globally by converting its mobile titles into console plays for Microsoft’s Xbox. TiMi has been trying to strengthen its own brand and distinguish itself from other Tencent gaming clusters, such as its internal rival LightSpeed & Quantum Studio, which is known for PUBG Mobile.

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