AR Insider

DECEMBER 14, 2023

During cyber week this year, one trend surprised everyone: Quest 2 outsold Quest 3. This is partly due to the former's discount, but what else factored in? We examine the evidence. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Will this start a trend for AR among SMBs? Amex's Small Business Saturday promotion this year will feature AR product try-ons for local merchants in Chicago, New York, and LA. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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VRScout

AUGUST 30, 2022

A proportion of our investments is focused on trends we believe will impact the future world that we and our children will live in.” “Epic Games is known for building playful and creative experiences and empowering creators large and small,” said Søren Thorup Sørensen, CEO of KIRKBI. “A

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Road to VR

MAY 3, 2024

Here’s a look at the trend of the percent of the VR population on Steam: But the total population of Steam itself has been growing at a steady clip. So perhaps we’ll see this trend reverse. The post There’s Now More VR Than Mac Players on Steam appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARPost

MAY 30, 2022

This trend can also be attributed to female developers in addition to the increasing number of women gamers. This growing trend is apparent to any developer engaged in their community. Empathetic Design in VR Is Here to Stay. This has accelerated VR adoption as a tool to connect and engage versus challenge.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 20, 2022

It is relevant how two of the macro trends are immersive realities and AI. There are many joint use cases, and these technologies are relevant the one for the other, that’s why it is important they are both growing trends together. I guess that many startups (mine included) will put this graph in their pitch deck.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 23, 2024

We can also compare the trend over time by looking at PSVR 2 sales figures as a baseline compared to Quest 2 & Quest 3 sales. Overall it’s a concerning trend. The data compares all capacity variants of Quest 2 & Quest 3 against the standard PSVR 2 retail box and the PSVR 2 + Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This week on Reality Bytes, we draw on the past 6 years of episodes to predict 3 major trends we expect to see over the next 5 years. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2022

None of the trends in VR addiction in this study affected physical and mental health, and in some ways even helped the subjects develop better motivation. From the current objective data, VR has a stronger addiction trend vs. traditional media. Does your study say that this is actually possible? We think there is such a possibility.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 8, 2023

This headset confirms the trend that HTC has in recycling parts of other previous headsets to create new ones, so that to be more efficient in the production pipeline. The trend of the moment is making virtual reality headsets that also support passthrough augmented reality, and the Vive XR Elite does the same for all its competitors.

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Road to VR

JUNE 13, 2024

Talking to Digital Trends , Team Asobi studio head Nicolas Doucet confirmed the upcoming Astro Bot can’t (and won’t) ever be a VR game due to its unique development for TVs. We’re focusing 100% on PS5,” Doucet told Digital Trends. “ Rescue Mission was great fun to make. Every medium has its strong points.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

So the metaverse is dead, but Spatial Computing is the new trend. It’s much easier than discovering when it is too late and you are already considered “old” If I knew what is the next trend, I could prepare in advance all the Linkedin posts and descriptions: it would be very handy.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Well, it will surely be argued that Sony is simply following its trend of embracing a cross-platform audience. We hope to make this support available in 2024, so stay tuned for more updates,” the company said. Fans of PSVR 1 and PSVR 2 have been asking for PC VR support for years, so why now?

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Jie Yang, Co-Founder and the CTO of Cybever, also noted: We recognized that current GenAI trends often focus on directly generating 3D assets from text, which can lead to limitations in quality, scalability and intractability.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Lammi shared that accessibility to the technology was one of its main goals: “Digital Trends gave it nine out of ten with an editor’s choice award. It was used at the official media event for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Optimum said it’s his favourite VR headset for simracing.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2022

Surreal was not the only platform using cloud rendering, which was in my opinion one of the big trends at AWE this year. It exploits the graphical power of Unreal, streamed with cloud rendering so it can run on all platforms via the browser. Anyway, the product per se was good, especially for what concerns the graphical quality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Students will leave well prepared for the ever-changing IT landscape, Changefied asserts, as they are shown the latest trends and technologies. A comprehensive range of virtual components from processors and memory modules to motherboards are available via the platform.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Google Trends shows interest for “Metaverse” has plummeted. Viture One glasses are one of best inventions of 2022 according to TIME. Learn more. Gartner’s strategic predictions include the metaverse. Learn more. The FDA lists all the companies using XR in healthcare. Learn more. Learn more. Oppo shows Oppo Air Glass 2 concept. Learn more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 20, 2024

The Metaverse… Post-COVID, the Metaverse was the leading technology trend. Technology trends and terminology change year after year, and the technology stack empowering Metaverse platforms is finding places in the industrial Metaverse and spatial computing workflows. However, the market is clearly shifting.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 9, 2024

From unlocking new efficiencies in agriculture and mining to improving care for our pets, the tech at CES 2025 will allow attendees to dive in to the trends transforming our world. CES 2025 employs an independent panel review process to select the firm awarded in each category.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 5, 2024

AI is finding a place in countless parts of the computing journey, from computer vision in XR to trending GenAI technologies. McGuigan remarked, “Lenovo is highly focused on bringing AI solutions to more people right now.” McGuigan said: VirtualSpeech is a great example of something almost every industry could utilize in some capacity.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2024

The post is pretty long, but it is worth a read during these vacation days because it well summarizes what have been the most relevant XR trends for the past year.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This trend was in my opinion one of the most relevant news from Connect. It has also partnered with Microsoft and Accenture to facilitate the integration of XR solutions inside companies.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Recently, XR Today spoke with some of the participating industry experts who contributed to the VRARA whitepaper to uncover some of the key trends behind adopting XR solutions in manufacturing. The trend will continue into the second half of the decade, with more trusted companies working with spatial data solutions.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

Given the current trend, many companies, especially Chinese ones, are willing to launch new headsets that aim at competing with Quest or Cambria. And I hope so, because we absolutely need a competitor…. More info (Pico 4 leaked specifications) More info (Pico 4 launch date and price). New headsets are coming. It is not only Meta and Pico.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

And this trend can only get better, especially after Google will have launched its XR version of Android. The only problem I find with both of these APIs is that the reconstructed 3D models from Google Earth are not perfect, and they have lots of visual imperfections, which will be very noticeable if you enter them in virtual reality.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

UC Berkeley Leverages Proto Hologram Solution Recently, UC Berkeley’s West Cancer Center & Research Institute showcased a hologram doctor-patient solution at its Global Healthcare Innovation forum, where healthcare solution innovators will come together to showcase and explore emerging technologies and trends.

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2024

And given the viral success of Helldivers 2 (Sony’s first simultaneous launch on both PS5 and PC) it’s likely this trend will only continue. And, if you’ve got the PC for it, you can make them look and run even better than they do on a PS5. This is undoubtedly a big win for consumers.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 3, 2023

The trends are key Current economic conditions are also just bad. It is a lot that we speak about having more different content on headsets, but after many years, gaming is still the main use: in fact, VR magazines’ reviews are still 90% about games. This way it is hard to enter the mainstream like laptops or mobile phones.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

AI-generated art is one of the big trends of the moment, and even if it is not directly related to XR, it is a field that has points in common with immersive realities. AI generative art goes beyond images.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This trend is expected to continue in 2025, but there should be a rebound in 2026. According to the company, the headset sales volumes fell by 10% in 2024 to 6.9 million units, down from 7.7 million in 2023. see the success of Ray-Ban meta and the release of Android XR).

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Mixed Reality and Spatial Computing overtake Virtual Reality Apple set the trend of MR, all the others are following it (Image by Apple) I keep talking about VR, but the trend in Meta, and in the market in general, has clearly shifted from VR towards MR and AR. MR is the big trend and Apple helped a lot in putting the attention on it.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The company behind the popular browser Firefox has decided to focus on its browser and on the current trend of artificial intelligence , and to shut some projects that are not promising anymore. Among these projects, there is Mozilla Hubs, the most popular WebXR social VR space.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 12, 2024

Mixed reality and environment understanding Mixed reality is one of the trends of the moment and it will surely be one of the dominant technologies of our future : in “5 to 10 years” ( Vitillo’s law of technology), many people will probably wear AR/MR glasses, and live in a constantly augmented world.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

You’ll be instrumental in coordinating various teams, understanding market trends, and driving the overall vision to ensure that we stay on the cutting edge of the VR industry. You will be responsible for organizing, creating, and executing a strategic roadmap for our VR products.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

You’ll be instrumental in coordinating various teams, understanding market trends, and driving the overall vision to ensure that we stay on the cutting edge of the VR industry. You will be responsible for organizing, creating, and executing a strategic roadmap for our VR products.

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