The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap pivots to enterprise, lays off 1,000 employes. With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. Top news of the week.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

However, the study also found that over half (57%) of polled employees and over three-quarters (77%) of polled employers are interested in immersive work. Most have never heard of other immersive tech companies like Magic Leap and NVIDIA. Further, these platforms are improving but a lot still have hiccups.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Magic Leap announced it had appointed Ross Rosenberg, Incoming CEO , as its company Chief Executive on Wednesday, with the newly-appointed executive stepping into his role on 1 November. He will also help Magic Leap support the sector amid the challenges and goals of the Plantation, Florida-based firm’s operations and customers.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

Let’s take an example from our ecosystem: Magic Leap. There must have been a long study on the User Experience, so that to design everything so that it feels natural, but not too natural to be frustrating. The bigger the hype, the more the business is profitable, but also risky. Has it created hype?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 6, 2022

There I have tried some interesting devices like Weart haptic gloves, OWO haptic suit, but especially the Magic Leap 2, which I found to be a very well-made piece of hardware! Galea has been studied to become the gold standard for BCIs in VR, but this comes together with the gold price of $22,500. News worth a mention.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

I’ve studied at important universities like UC Berkeley, and I’ve worked on many technical projects (for work or personal interest) in electronics, optics, brain-machine interface , natural language processing, etc…. But we were motivated, so we started studying the problem. Hello Kelly! Can you introduce yourself?

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

Why can’t it be Facebook, or Magic Leap ? Suzanne Borders, CEO and founder of BadVR, at the company’s office in Marina Del Rey, with a Magic Leap One on. I asked Robert why all people in the XR ecosystem are waiting for Apple to come and disrupt everything. PRNewsfoto/BadVR).

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

A decent budget for Microsoft and Facebook… but something impossible for companies like HTC or Magic Leap (do you remember when we all thought that $2.5B This week I have found an article about a study of a new method to let people write by just using the power of their mind. was a lot of money?). News worth a mention.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Indeed, web AR has become a go-to channel for AR campaigns for spirits brands, which we’ll cover in Part II of this report series that will do a dive deep on several AR advertising case studies. Magic Leap is building a software ecosystem around its product. Numbers Game. Web AR may have another advantage: platform reach.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

According to 2018 Deloitte study , workplace instructors used traditional methods to educate new hires for workplace dangers before the the adoption of XR. Global healthcare and medical students have tapped GigXR to study human anatomy, medical treatment, and illnesses with hyperrealistic avatars.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Microsoft has conducted a study on thousands of people, to design a device that can fit a lot of different heads of different people and that is also able to accommodate glasses. As you can see, Microsoft has carefully studied how to incorporate all the various types of commands so that to make the user experience effortless and natural.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 19, 2019

Magic Leap isn’t far behind, growing from 7 percent of current projects to 12 percent of future interest. As with all survey-based studies (including that of our research arm ARtillery Intelligence ) aspirational or future-looking data should be taken with its appropriate salt tonnage.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The article also reports an interesting finding: according to a study, people find more trustworthy the faces of AI created people , instead of the ones of real people Bloomberg has dedicated a long article to the figure of the Chief Metaverse Officer.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Or you can also do some kind of other analysis, so you can study your data better. There are some studies that show that VR can make in some sense data visualization better and faster , you can understand the data better by looking at it… but these are just a few early-stage studies. Magic Leap glasses.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 13, 2018

Microsoft in particular has secured an enviable position in the Mixed Reality enterprise space, mainly due to a consistent strategy that recognized this wasn’t a consumer-ready product yet, but instead focused on building partnerships and solid case studies for building industry 4.0 efficiencies.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2020

Featured games and technologies range from topics including early learning , science , engineering , making , math , reading , social studies , English learning , social skills , and student support for those with or at risk of disabilities. Feature Image Credit: NOT SUSPICIOUS, LLC.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 29, 2023

Digital twins — Digital twins allow doctors and patients to study 3D replicas of the human body, complete with full exploded view anatomy. Virti A global leader in immersive training, Virti offers bespoke training modules for studying human anatomy and performing surgeries.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Today, we’re going to be looking at some of the most inspirational case studies from the educational landscape, highlighting the benefits of XR for training. Magic Leap and the University of Washington. The result is better knowledge retention, more engagement from students, and broader reach. Meta Oculus and Aptiv.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 29, 2020

With rumors of upcoming Apple glasses surging, and the investment made in Magic Leap that until now has been unfruitful, for sure Google is looking for an alternative to build its AR strategy. PwC and Talespin have performed a long study on the use of VR for soft skills training (in particular about biases).

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2016

Snapchat is probably considered a bit of a dark horse by most people when compared to other major AR players including Microsoft, Meta, Daqri, or Magic Leap. Techcrunch reports that Snapchat just raised another $1.8 billion in a Series F round, and Snapchat could end up being a major player within augmented reality hardware market.

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Robert Scoble

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

I blame this all on Magic Leap’s founder, Rony Abovitz. They, Magic Leap, even further defined the term. Yes, Magic Leap is the most advanced at the moment. Magic Leap is building a pair of glasses that put computing on not only every surface around you, but in the air, too.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 8, 2022

Peggy Johnson, Magic Leap’s Chief Executive , joined an interview in the Metaverse for a new online university programme on the role of spatial technologies in supporting the global economy. The course also offers a Magic Leap case study on the company’s shift from consumer to enterprise solutions.

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EnterpriseWear

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Magic Leap finally dropped to mixed reviews and BrainXchange published its Definitive Guide to Adopting Wearables, AR and VR in Enterprise. After years of secrecy and hype, Magic Leap finally released its first developer kit in August for $2,295. Interesting research: A number of reports and studies circulated in 2018.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 29, 2018

This anthropometric data has been gained by measuring huge numbers of people over a number of decades through large studies by many organizations including those in the medical profession and the military. Attention to comfort has been one innovation that Magic Leap has taken to the AR ecosystem (Image by Magic Leap).

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 12, 2023

Other studies suggest by 2030 , the XR space will be worth more than $1.1 These days, there are endless case studies to show us how leading brands like BMW, Boeing, and Nike are using extended reality for collaboration, communication, product development and customer service. 4. Magic Leap will Release More Affordable Headsets.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 29, 2023

This offering could be the key to helping the tech giant preserve its market share, as innovators like Apple , Microsoft, and Magic Leap all increase their focus in the business world. Here’s everything you need to know about Meta Quest for Business. What is Meta Quest for Business?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Today, we’re looking a little more closely at the benefits of XR in the construction industry, by exploring some of the most innovative case studies published by market-leading vendors. Magic Leap and VIM AEC. What’s more, these tools can also pave the way for safer operations in the AEC space. Varjo and Sellen Construction.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Currently, it works only for static environments, but the researchers are studying how to make these scenes interactive, for instance for photorealistic VR games. Summarizing, it means that given a video of an environment, it can make you explore it in VR in 3D , letting you see it from all the viewpoints that you want.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Magic Leap raises other $350M. I honestly don’t even know how to report this piece of news: Magic Leap has raised other money, to be exact $350M, and it seems that a healthcare company is involved. It seems a product studied for some military and government agencies… very little but profitable niches.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

Two years ago, the company had won a $480M deal with the army to produce the first evaluation units (beating Magic Leap in this contest and condemning it to a sad fate) that should have increased soldiers’ efficiency and lethality. Cubism is a great case study for hand tracking UX. I really hope that this is going to happen.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In fact, with Saudi Arabia still pouring $500 million into companies like Magic Leap as Meta continues to invest in optical AR glasses, the question of whether VR-style headsets with passthrough on them are going to be used outdoors in any significant way is not a forgone conclusion.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 1, 2023

Recently, the WEF team shared insights from a McKinsey study, highlighting the prediction that many younger consumers in Generation X, Z and the Millennial landscape will spend around 5 hours per day in metaverse environments.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 24, 2016

million Series C investment in Magic Leap earlier this year , the new financing is a tremendous boost to Lumus. While the combined $45 million funding is eclipsed by the staggering $793.5

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

“Apple has invented the glasses of the future” is probably what journals and magazines will say the day of launch, and all the various HoloLens , Magic Leap , etc… will be forgotten by mainstream media. I also hope to hear about Oculus Rooms and Venues ported to all Oculus devices.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2023

Varjo, Lenovo, HTC VIVE Additional hardware offerings, including the Magic Leap 2, Lenovo’s ThinkReality VRX, HTC VIVE’s Flow and Focus 3, and Varjo’s Aero and XR-3 offer a trove of specifications. These new tools can fulfil an increasing number of use cases across the global industry.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 7, 2019

Researchers are studying hacking in VR. Researchers are studying if VR can hurt your brain. SIGGRAPH showcase experiences have been unveiled and there are many high-quality titles. Of course, I will sustain this effort as I can! More info (AR and VR at SIGGRAPH) More info (AR and VR at Gamescom). News worth a mention.

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AR Insider

MAY 6, 2020

A recent study from Stanford found embodied assistants are trusted more by users which is just one reason why your chatbot requires a face as a virtual being. Chatbots are expected to power 85% of all customer service interactions by 2020 and result in a cost savings of $8B annually by 2022. The Evolution of Brand Activations.

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