IT Toolbox

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Discover how virtual reality (VR) is becoming integral to the hiring, onboarding, and employee engagement processes. The post Using VR to Recruit and Retain New Generation Employees appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Forrester IT

APRIL 19, 2019

After returning from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last year, where I walked miles to test every virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experience, one thing was clear: They aren’t ready for mainstream consumer use. But what about for employees?

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Groups of up to six people can play various games inside Sandbox VR arcade locations around the world. Sandbox VR Photo) After years of hype, virtual reality still hasn’t achieved mainstream consumer adoption. VR arcades are not new , though the technology has improved over the years.

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IT Toolbox

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Virtual reality is seeing many applications and use cases across industries and businesses. It may just be a matter of time before working in a VR-enabled workspace becomes a reality. That said, what do people think of the prospect of working in a VR-enabled workspace? And how can VR affect them?

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Peeka’s new VR experience follows Barbie into the world of fashion. Peeka Image) Seattle-based virtual reality startup Peeka is tapping into the hype around Barbie and releasing a collection of storybooks featuring the famous toy via its immersive platform.

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Kitaboo

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Among many such methods, one important method showing immense potential is virtual reality technology. Virtual reality technology makes use of headset devices to impart immersive educational experiences through a 360-degree lens. For this very reason, the virtual reality market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 30.7%

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TechSpot

JANUARY 12, 2023

Virtual reality accessory startup Shiftfall unveiled a unique microphone that users can wear. Dubbed "Mutalk," the mic looks similar to a VR headset but for your mouth. Playing VR games already looks silly enough to those watching. Adding this crazy device takes it to another level of weirdness entirely.

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Forrester IT

AUGUST 14, 2018

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have become the cool must-haves for industrial technology vendor keynotes. I have lost count of the times we’ve watched someone on stage as they swoosh and swoop through jet engines, nuclear reactors, sunken wrecks, and the like.

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Venture Beast

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Varjo revealed its next generation of virtual reality headsets with "human-eye resolution" -- XR/VR headsets called the XR-3 and VR-3. Read More.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 14, 2022

(Sandbox VR Photo). Another virtual reality gaming experience is opening shop in the Seattle region. Sandbox VR announced Wednesday that it will open one of its full-body VR venues in 520 Westlake, a Vulcan Real Estate property in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Canada, Europe and Asia.

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GeekWire

MARCH 22, 2023

Kenneth Ma, left, a member of the University of Washington team behind the PrezVR virtual reality presentation app, gives a demo to Lawrence Tan, right, a fellow computer science student attending the recent AR/VR Capstone Demo Day on the UW campus. Continue reading for key takeaways, and see videos of all seven projects below.

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TurnKey Labs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Apple knows how to create hype better than everyone else, and in 2024, their focus landed on the topic of virtual reality. Although VR is not a new concept at all, Apple Vision Pro seems to introduce us to the next stage of […] Have you already seen people wearing Apple Vision Pro on the streets?

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Venture Beast

JUNE 24, 2021

Varjo Reality Cloud uses a combinatin of 3D scanning and VR to let you virtually experience a real place via 'teleportation'. Read More.

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Venture Beast

APRIL 20, 2022

StatusPro announced that its NFL Pro Era will debut this fall on virtual reality headsets as the first officially licensed NFL VR title. Read More.

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Dataconomy

JULY 5, 2016

Love virtual reality? Here’s some of the best virtual reality blogs around in mostly alphabetical order. Road to VR THE VR. The post Top Virtual Reality Blog for VR Lovers and Developers appeared first on Dataconomy. Blog This is pretty.

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Venture Beast

JULY 7, 2021

Osso VR has raised $27 million to train doctors and other medical professionals using virtual reality surgery simulations. Read More.

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Trends in the Living Networks

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

From today’s suite of virtual reality and augmented reality product launches by Facebook, one of the most interesting was its announcement of Infinite Office , allowing users to work on multiple screens in a virtual/ augmented reality space. The rise of work in virtual offices is early but it is inevitable.

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Venture Beast

JULY 29, 2021

nDreams, the maker of Far Cry VR, has launched a new virtual reality game studio headed by mobile gaming veteran Chris White. Read More.

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Gizmodo

JULY 24, 2021

An update for Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality system will let developers incorporate real-life video from the VR headset’s sensors into their games to create “mixed reality experiences.” Read more.

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Venture Beast

JANUARY 26, 2021

Haptx is launching the second version of its Haptx touch-feedback gloves for VR applications and virtual reality games. Read More.

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TechSpot

JUNE 6, 2023

While it looks to most people like the augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets that we've seen companies like Meta, Microsoft, Magic Leap, Samsung, Read Entire Article

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Reservations are now open for BMW M Drift, a mixed-reality experience allowing customers to race on a virtual course while driving an IRL sports car. The simulation combines a VR headset with a BMW M4 on a prepared route. Read Entire Article

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GeekWire

APRIL 8, 2023

Yolanda Barton, standing, created a virtual reality experience focused on Seattle’s Central District, a historically Black neighborhood. ” Barton recently demoed her VR project at the public library’s Douglass-Truth Branch , located in the Central District. ” Barton said. “They need to know it.”

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Venture Beast

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Population: One debuts as a battle royale game in VR with 18 players in a match. The game arrives on multiple platforms on October 22. Read More.

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Venture Beast

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Facebook’s Oculus division has picked up momentum, and the company said more 60 virtual reality games and apps on the Oculus Quest VR headset platform have generated more than $1 million in revenue.

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TechSpot

JULY 4, 2022

Everyone likes to talk about Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) as some frontier technology that is going to 'disrupt' or even 'revolutionize' the technology landscape. Marketing teams invoke AR/VR in quasi-mystical ways – "the future," with lots of hand waving.

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Venture Beast

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Varjo has a new virtual reality headset that targets VR aficionados and professionals who require highly realistic 3D imagery. Read More.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Facebook… er, Meta, has been working for the past seven years – presumably ever since it purchased virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR for $2 billion in 2014 – to develop gloves capable of bringing the sense of touch to the virtual world… er, metaverse. This week, the company provided.

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TechSpot

JULY 22, 2022

A virtual reality game based on Splinter Cell was announced during a Facebook Connect event in September 2020. The game was being led by Ubisoft's Red Storm Entertainment studio and was set to be an Oculus VR exclusive.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

AUGUST 19, 2021

Facebook on Thursday unveiled its vision to make remote meetings more immersive with the introduction of Horizon Workrooms, a virtual reality app for team collaboration. But convincing employees to put on VR headsets for conference meetings — or companies to buy the hardware in the first place — could be a tough sell, say analysts.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

AUGUST 18, 2023

Once synonymous with gaming, virtual reality (VR) has made inroads in recent years in a wide range of applications — particularly in healthcare, where the ability to create immersive, virtual worlds has led to some remarkable advantages for patient care.

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2021

Facebook has nearly 10,000 employees in its division working on augmented reality and virtual reality devices, according to a report in The Information based on internal organizational data. The number means the Reality Labs division accounts for almost a fifth of the people working at Facebook worldwide.

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Dataconomy

JANUARY 24, 2024

The introduction of the Disney HoloTile floor, as recently announced alongside Lanny Smoot’s induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, heralds a new era in virtual reality (VR) technology. However, despite its advancements, VR often encounters certain limitations in its immersive capabilities.

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Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Dreamscape Immersive is debuting its Men In Black: First Assignment virtual reality experience at flagship VR entertainment venue. Read More.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

ZERO10 , a prominent player in the fashion industry’s virtual try-on (VTO) space, has introduced its novel Multi-Task ML model. Balancing real-time processing and quality is a key challenge in virtual try-on and ZERO10 is spot on ( Image credit ) How does ZERO10’s VTO work?

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 31, 2023

The metaverse has been described as the next phase of the internet: interconnected and persistent 3D spaces where we will work, play, and, so it seems, purchase virtual real estate. Sales of VR and AR headsets have fallen short of expectations.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The Department of Defense is funding an effort to use 5G to support mission planning, training and operations using augmented reality or virtual reality. JBLM’s AR/VR project will also involve the U.S. Army Photo). Army’s Yakima Training Center in central Washington state.

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