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‘Bigscreen’ Now Supports Windows VR, PSVR and Mobile Headsets Coming in 2018

Road to VR

Bigscreen , the social VR app which lets users connect in a virtual environment while retaining the ability to use (and share) their own PC desktop content, now supports Microsoft’s ‘Windows Mixed Reality’ VR headsets. The app continues to be free, as it has been since launch.

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Building New Worlds in Virtual Reality

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AltspaceVR brings out new tools to make it easy for anybody to make and share their own personalized virtual environments. Recently unveiled updates to Microsoft’s social VR platform will allow anyone to build customizable VR spaces.

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Is Sound the Secret Sauce for Making Immersive Experiences?

VRScout

To build truly believable virtual environments, we need to believe our ears as much as our eyes. But while all the R&D muscle that Microsoft put behind this tech is certainly impressive, the question is whether that personalized spatial audio translates into more immersive user experiences.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

The Ghost Howls

You can imagine the potential of such a tool when combined with a mixed reality headset (you could change some furniture in your house, or re-create a virtual environment that has the same shape as your room). Microsoft will for sure keep pushing for immersive realities and “the metaverse”, but in a completely different way.

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What F8 2017 Means for Mass Market Adoption of Immersive Technologies

VRScout

It allows users to create a life-like avatar and hang out with up to three friends in a virtual environment, no matter where they are geographically. The recently launched new Samsung Gear VR with controller was also briefly mentioned as an affordable alternative to the more cost-intensive Rift set-up. Impact on Consumers.

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What is the Influence of Major Corporations in XR and Spatial Computing?

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Microsoft and Zoom have also released their respective apps into the Vision Pro this week. It’s still more or less the game of of Microsoft. It allows users to walk around in a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller. Samsung was demoing 3 models. You didn’t have to sign anything.So

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How to Create an Augmented Reality App: Technology Guide 2022

ARVR

Try-on solutions that allow you to test cosmetics or clothes before buying, AR avatars and filters available to users on a smartphone can help businesses to communicate with customers even in a virtual environment. Because of this, it becomes more difficult to deliver a consistent experience across many different Android devices.