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5 Industries Which Could Benefit From Augmented Reality Post COVID

ARPost

The use of augmented reality within the healthcare sector has already been making headlines this year, with doctors using Microsoft HoloLens headsets to help care for COVID-19 patients. By entering MRI data and CT scans into an AR headset, surgeons are able to precisely study patients’ anatomy before they even go into surgery.

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University of Hong Kong Harnesses Immersive Tech in Archaeology

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The University of Hong Kong believes it is applying the immersive tech in a new way within its field: “Archaeology studies the human past through the excavation of things people made and used thousands of years ago – from architecture to objects like pottery bowls and animal bones from meals. That is about to change!”

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VRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China

The Ghost Howls

I’m Chen, General Manager and Chief Editor of VRTUOLUO , also a senior media expert who has dug and studied deeply the XR industry since 2014. For example, we invited senior executives from HUAWEI, JBD, HTC, Alibaba, iQIYI, Qualcomm, Microsoft, and so on. It’s an honor for VRTUOLUO to be introduced by Skarredghost!

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Can AR Counteract the ‘Retailpocolypse’?

AR Insider

A recent study found 76 percent of all consumers would rather spend their money on experiences than on material items. Microsoft used projection mapping to bring its NYC flagship windows to life, causing crowds to stop and watch. At the same time, consumers are spending more money on experiences. Source: Nexus Studios / Scape.

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8 Insightful XR Travel Case Studies to Read in 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

In the last couple of years, we’ve begun to see some examples of what the right technology can do from leading hotel, transportation, and tourism companies. Today, we’re going to be looking at just some of the most amazing XR travel case studies from the last few years, to give you an insight into what travel brands can accomplish.

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MetaVRse Launches Canada's First Full Service Virtual Reality Agency

Cats and VR

Studies show that people remember VR experiences the same as real memories. MetaVRse has worked with marquee clients including: Royal Ontario Museum, Adidas, Footlocker, Niagara Falls Tourism and CDW. He will also be performing a live DJ set in VR at the Microsoft Worldwide Partners Conference (MWPC) in Toronto.

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Web3, XR, Crypto, and the World Economic Forum 

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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. Already, this vision has captured the attention of some of the world’s marketing leading XR brands.