Remove Microsoft Remove Virtual World Remove Workshop
article thumbnail

A Hands-On Review of AltspaceVR

ARPost

The following year it launched on Steam and the year after that, it was purchased by Microsoft in a bid to expand their mixed reality portfolio which has always been a kind of awkward collection. Initially, the purchase by Microsoft didn’t mark many major changes. You can’t customize it at all, and most of it isn’t very interactive.

Microsoft 385
article thumbnail

Virbela Unveils Updates and Integrations in “Hands In” Enterprise Metaverse Summit

ARPost

ARPost has covered events in the Virbela virtual world before. FRAME also announced some amazing updates including an app for Microsoft Teams, a progressive mobile web app to make the experience more accessible on different devices, a developer API and artist community, and a partnership with Ready Player Me. Panel Discussions.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

‘Ready Player One’ Actors Filmed OASIS Scenes In VR

VRScout

Set in a dystopian 2044, Ready Player One follows Wade Watts as he leads an army of VR users in a battle to save the OASIS, a virtual world that allows them to escape their dreary reality. Some of these virtual locations are absolutely jaw-dropping and include features that more often than not bend the laws of physics.

Filming 319
article thumbnail

Mozilla Hubs Cloud is the foundation of the free metaverse

The Ghost Howls

As a consultant, I am receiving many requests for remote collaboration tools now during the lockdown, and with my partners Massimiliano Ariani and SIDI , I am also hosting some workshops in VR. Azure is one of the best cloud providers (Image by Microsoft). What about Azure and private servers? Currently Hubs Cloud works only with AWS.

Unity 538
article thumbnail

Vancouver’s VR/AR Global Summit Puts Content First

VRScout

One of the largest industry events in North America, the Vancouver-based conference will spotlight how tech giants and startups are creating new ways to visualize and interact with virtual worlds. and LNG Studios , each showcasing programs that put hardware like HTC Vive or Microsoft HoloLens through their paces.

AR 273
article thumbnail

Immersive Learning Benefits: Reducing Training Time and Enhancing Skill Acquisition

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Unfortunately, in the world of hybrid and remote work, it can be difficult to facilitate face-to-face interactions between peers. Immersive learning addresses this issue, by allowing companies to create group learning environments in a virtual world.

Training 101
article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2020.06.13): Magic Leap exploring a sale, events are going virtual and more!

The Ghost Howls

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.