The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) is a global software company at the forefront of simulation training solutions for defense and civilian organizations. BISim’s technology portfolio encompasses desktop training, simulation host, image generation, terrain editing and management, AI, and software development tools.

Simulation 518

Simulation Training Virtual Reality Software 518

The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

(Image by Oculus). Oculus could be starting the production of a new Quest at the end of July. Multiple reports seem to confirm that Oculus is actually starting the production of a new Oculus Quest headset, with an expected release date in 2021. of units more produced annually. Other relevant news. Image by Pico).

Oculus 378

Oculus AR Healthcare 360 Video 378

Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2017

The holidays have come and gone, but Microsoft is still offering a $100 gift card with your purchase of the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift through their store. This holiday season saw the first significant sales, deals, and coupons to come to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, which were both launched earlier this year.

HTC 235

HTC Oculus Microsoft Simulation 235

VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

While hardware advancements such as the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift have solidified at-home VR as a viable option, those looking for next-level immersion will still find the most success with location-based VR installations. ENTERPRISE & TRAINING. LOCATION-BASED VR.

AR 377

AR Training Oculus Arizona 377

Upload VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Palmer Luckey's Anduril is taking over the US Army's IVAS HMD program, replacing Microsoft's customized HoloLens solution. The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program was first announced back in 2018 , and in 2021 the contract was awarded to Microsoft , with a stated value of up to $21.88

Head Mounted Display 121

Head Mounted Display Microsoft America Training 121

Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2019

million Series A funding round to further develop it cross-platform AR work training and on-site instruction tools. ” SEE ALSO OpenXR Standard Ratified, Microsoft, Oculus, & Others to Release First Implementations. Series A to Develop AR Training & Remote Assistance Tools appeared first on Road to VR.

Tools 186

Tools Training AR San Francisco 186

Road to VR

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Microsoft’s after-holiday sale has one of the best HTC Vive deals we’ve seen yet, offering $100 off of the headset’s original price along with an additional $100 gift card to the Microsoft Store. You could put the gift card toward the Oculus Touch controllers which Microsoft also sells.

HTC 267

HTC Microsoft Virtual Reality Simulation 267

AR Insider

AUGUST 2, 2021

Meanwhile, Microsoft is focused on its “enterprise metaverse ,” said CEO Satya Nadella in the company’s earnings call on Tuesday. “At Rezzil Secures $2.75M Investment for Oculus Sports Training App “Player 22. ” Facebook Finally Opens Oculus Quest Passthrough Feature to Developers. Full nerd alert here.

Retail 483

Retail Washington AR Groups 483

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 20, 2020

Last Oculus Quest update shows hints of an Oculus MR ecosystem. Facebook is continuously updating the Oculus Quest , its most successful device, and this week it has rolled out the runtime v16. I think that this update, together with the last ones, marks the beginning of a mixed reality ecosystem that is being built by Oculus.

Oculus 272

Oculus AR Unity Machine Learning 272

AR Insider

JULY 16, 2020

The division uses Unity to create a mixed reality pipeline connected to systems and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) data, then deploy applications to multiple platforms, including Microsoft HoloLens, Oculus devices, and smartphones. previsualizing machinery and architecture) to assembly training (e.g., Production.

Automotive 388

Automotive Unity Training Architecture 388

The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Image by Microsoft). Microsoft ramps up distribution of HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Microsoft is working to improve the distribution of its latest devices: HoloLens 2 and Kinect For Azure. Oculus delays shipments of the Elite Strap due to breakage reports. Other relevant news. New details on the Lynx MR headset.

Oculus 494

Oculus Switzerland Italy Microsoft 494

XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

With Extended Reality technology, training professionals can deliver incredible experiences to students all over the globe, without the risks or resource requirements of traditional education. Meta (Oculus). This makes it easier for schools and training facilities on a budget to deliver immersive learning experiences.

Education 285

Education Magic Leap Unity Training 285

Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2018

Coatsink , the studio behind VR titles A Night Sky (2017) and Augmented Empire (2017), announced they’re bringing their first mobile VR title, Esper (2015), to PlayStation VR, Oculus Go and Xiaomi Mi on June 29th. training program instructor. Esper will launch on Oculus Go, PSVR and HTC Vive for $8.

HTC 198

HTC Oculus Samsung Microsoft 198

The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Image by Oculus). The other bombshell news is that Resident Evil 4 is coming to the Oculus Quest 2. On April, 21st, Oculus will host its first Gaming Showcase , with news on ‘Lone Echo II’, ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’, and many other titles. Top news of the week. Facebook announces Wi-Fi streaming and Resident Evil 4 for Quest.

HTC 533

HTC Oculus Unity Augmented Reality 533

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Microsoft HoloLens Loses $22 Billion Life Line to Oculus Founder Microsofts HoloLens has taken another major hit , potentially signalling the end of the mixed-reality headset in the future. In the meantime, AndroidXR is receiving industry praise for already offering this access.

Samsung 73

Samsung Microsoft Google Head Mounted Display 73

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 12, 2021

For instance, in the box I’ve found a cleaning cloth for an Oculus device… and I don’t think it actually comes with a Microsoft HoloLens! So, Microsoft has made whatever it could to make the limited FOV more acceptable and we have to appreciate that. The headset is very light and balanced (Image by Microsoft).

AR 545

AR Microsoft Hand tracking Eye Tracking 545

The Ghost Howls

JULY 5, 2021

The first interesting forecast is about the number of sold Oculus Quest 2 headsets. Microsoft too had to lose $10B to let Xbox enter the gaming console market and compete with PlayStation. Image by Microsoft). Creating a successful hardware and software ecosystem may require losses in the dozens of billions of dollars.

Virtual Reality 494

Virtual Reality District of Columbia Gaming Oculus 494

ARPost

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

These controls are showcased to many XR users in a gaming environment but have huge practical implications in enterprise training. Right now, their products are compatible with Microsoft, Oculus, VIVE, HTC, Varjo, Ultraleap, and Android for Oculus devices. Interaction Builder Interface. Interaction Demo Bow.

Haptic 434

Haptic Gesture Control Hardware Wearables 434

Road to VR

MAY 4, 2021

Epic was an early mover in the VR space, having worked closely with Oculus on several VR prototypes and adding support for VR headsets to Unreal Engine. The company’s most recent and most lauded title is Robo Recall (2017) , an Oculus exclusive that has long stood among the best rated titles on the Oculus Rift.

Sony 362

Sony Unreal Oculus Training 362

XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The company offers access to one of the most affordable and flexible VR headsets on the market in the form of the Oculus Quest, allowing all businesses, large or small to explore virtual reality. Additionally, Microsoft Mesh also integrates with Microsoft Teams for collaboration.

Construction 340

Construction Magic Leap Unity Architecture 340

VRScout

JUNE 19, 2017

It’s a Helsinki-based company (“varjo” is “shadow” in Finnish) that’s been in stealth until now, working to develop a 70 megapixel solution for XR (by comparison, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive run about 1.2 Comparison shot of Varjo Bionic display and Oculus Rift display. Comparison shot of Varjo Bionic display and Oculus Rift display.

San Francisco 397

San Francisco Magic Leap Microsoft Simulation 397

TechCrunch VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

As remote work becomes the order of the day in the COVID-19 era, any tool that can bring training and education services to folks across industries is gaining a huge amount of investor interest — and that includes healthcare. The company uses Oculus Quest headsets and is deployed in 20 teaching hospitals across 20 different countries.

Virtual Reality 145

Virtual Reality Training Healthcare Education 145

ARPost

JULY 14, 2020

I’ve had a soft spot in my heart for Pico since they never got the credit they deserved for launching an all-in-one headset a year before Oculus. In April, the company launched @HomeVR as well as a mobile-based virtual ventilator training. However, it still provides valuable feedback to training medical professionals.

Healthcare 356

Healthcare Education Training Haptic 356

The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Oculus Quest gets hand tracking. Last week, the runtime v12 of Oculus Quest has been rolled out , and this took with it lots of interesting updates. To start, now the Oculus Link is more stable and it is compatible with some AMD GPUs. Oculus Quests have started getting vocal commands in the menu. Top news of the week.

Magic Leap 267

Magic Leap Hand tracking Oculus Head Mounted Display 267

ARPost

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Let me give you just a few very well-known examples: Meta bought Oculus VR for 2 billion dollars when there was still only a prototype headset. The US government closed a 22-billion contract with Microsoft for the development of AR for the military and the provision of HoloLens to soldiers. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) for AR Headsets.

Hardware 376

Hardware Retail Augmented Reality Virtual Reality 376

The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

These are huge numbers for VR: if you look at the most recent SteamVR survey, you get that Oculus headsets are now at 67% of the whole PCVR market. A report from Insider states that Microsoft may have canceled its plans for HoloLens 3. It’s basically a monopoly. But there is also bad news to talk about. Some updates on Meta products.

Virtual Reality 404

Virtual Reality Microsoft Data Machine Learning 404

VRScout

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Google, Sony, Oculus, Samsung, Acer and HTC have combined their efforts in order to create a healthy and equal industry for virtual reality hardware and software to develop and expand. The post Google, Sony And Oculus Unite To Establish VR Industry Standards appeared first on VRScout.

Sony 150

Sony Industry Google Oculus 150

AR Insider

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

We’ve seen various flavors over the years such as Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D , and of course Google Earth and Street View. As we examined recently, Here Technologies has also jumped on the 3D mapping train with a developer platform for building immersive 3D maps.

Immersion 344

Immersion Hand tracking Google Data 344

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 15, 2021

for training), and also for full-body tracking by all people performing in VRChat. In September, the new Facebook Avatars will come and substitute the current Oculus avatars. Read about Microsoft’s Ignite conference. How it does feel publishing on Oculus App Lab Funny link. Other companies should take note…. Some XR fun.

HTC 522

HTC Apple Magic Leap AR 522

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

Vive Tracker has been one of the best products ever launched by HTC and it has been used in many applications, either for leisure (think about full-body tracking in VRChat) or for professional usage (training with physical objects). Oculus Quest 2 ) to know the pose of the fingers. Qualcomm and Microsoft partnership.

AR 546

AR Haptic Las Vegas HTC 546

AR Insider

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

These are longstanding and extensive training sets for object recognition that feed right into its AR play. We also like the alignment between AR team-productivity startup Spatial and Microsoft. Besides Scape and previous startup conquests like CTRL Labs, it claims the mother of all XR acquisitions: Oculus. made clear to us.

AR 350

AR San Francisco Data Google 350

AR Insider

MAY 3, 2021

M contract to provide VR training at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. The Air Force has purchased 43 VR units to kick off the training program, which will put student pilots inside a virtual MQ-9 ground base station. . This new contract hopes to help with the ongoing military service member suicide epidemic.

AR 283

AR Las Vegas New York New Mexico 283

VRScout

MARCH 19, 2019

Since then, Microsoft and its hardware partners have done an incredible job at rehabilitating WMR into a viable VR platform capable of standing its ground in the face of industry-leading headsets, such as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Conference 350

Conference Industry Virtual Reality Controllers 350

VRScout

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

While companies like Walmart are preparing for the busiest shopping day of the year with Black Friday VR training simulators , i’m sure all you really care about is how to save some major dough this holiday weekend. Microsoft ‘Mixed Reality’ Headset Discounts. Oculus Rift Discount. It’s that time of the year again.

North America 236

North America Retail Samsung Amazon 236

VRScout

JUNE 17, 2019

Originally released on SteamVR and Oculus this past April, Vacation Simulator arrives on PlayStation VR tomorrow ( June 18th ). Launched originally on Microsoft Windows back in 2017, Luna arrives on PlayStation VR tomorrow ( June 18th ) in North America followed by European release June 19th. MINI MECH MAYHEM from Futurlab.

Simulation 305

Simulation North America Entertainment Strategy 305

ARPost

JULY 16, 2019

This year, new standalone headsets from Oculus and Vive debuted. And recently, AR glasses like HoloLens are being used to train doctors and specialists. Creating new standalone headsets make sharing VR a social experience, which can aid in training and group activities. The report has lots of interesting use cases for AR and VR.

Healthcare 224

Healthcare Industry AR San Francisco 224

The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

And while this is anyway a good result for a startup (developing an AR headsets means spending billions in R&D), targeting the consumer market has been a suicide move , that let Microsoft get full control of the profitable enterprise market. Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. Image by Oculus). Who knows….

Magic Leap 361

Magic Leap Europe AR Virtual Reality 361