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XR for Training and Education (Part 2)

by Len Scrogan

In my continued series on how real companies are wrestling with using VR as an educational tool, today’s article focuses on managing costs and measuring success. These notions are based on a recent webinar …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality

AR/VR Success – A Question of Form Factor?

by Norbert Hildebrand

The success of AR and VR technology (or the lack thereof) is a highly debated issue in the media between bloggers, analysts, journalists and all the marketing groups pushing their respective products. Besides almost …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Forecasts| SmartGlasses| Smartphones| Virtual Reality

3D and AR Imaging at NRF

by Matthew Brennesholtz

AT the recent National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York, I attended a session titled “Re-imagining the shopping experience with immersive 3D and AR product media.” To retail companies, “3D” and “AR” …

Tags:3D software| Adobe| Augmented Reality| NRF (National Retail Federation)| NRF 2020| Retail

AR/VR at CES

by Norbert Hildebrand

CES 2020 has a lot to offer when it comes to AR / VR. Besides some presentations, there are plenty of exhibitors that identify with AR/VR in one form or another. Filtering the exhibitor …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Samsung| sony| Virtual Reality| Vuzix

XR for Training and Education (Part 1)

by Len Scrogan

This is the story of real-life companies and how they are wrestling with using VR as an educational tool. Last week I attended a webinar that featured a fabulous glimpse into the flourishing VR …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Virtual Reality

The Move to Mixed Mobile Reality

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed it, in the latest worldwide VR – AR (virtual reality – augmented reality) market forecast, spending is reckoned to increase 78.5% next year, reaching $18.8 billion in 2020, over the …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Market Data| Mixed Reality| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality

Varjo Impresses with Mixed Reality

by Bob Raikes

I have reported several times on Finnish XR start-up Varjo, since I first recognised the potential of their concept of ‘foveated resolution’. I reported most recently a few weeks ago from AWE Europe in …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Aviation| AWE Europe 2019| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

XR in Europe

by Norbert Hildebrand

In case you wonder, XR is a term for X {A,V,M, or any other reality you can think of} Reality. In other words we look at the AR / VR market in Europe. First …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Training| Virtual Reality

Augmented/Virtual Reality in Healthcare, a Success Story?

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we talk about augmented and virtual reality applications we always agree that healthcare is one of the segments where the AR / VR advantages are beyond any discussion of cost effectiveness. From medical …

Tags:Augmented Reality| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Medical| Virtual Reality

Are We Not Patient Enough With AR/VR?

by Norbert Hildebrand

For years, analysts have fallen into two categories when it comes to AR / VR. There are the ‘Enthusiasts’ that believe that there is no other technology necessary after we are all connected via …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Holographic Displays

What Educators Want in VR HMD

by Len Scrogan

Some years ago, marketing professionals introduced the concept of market segmentation. This notion rejected the traditional belief that a product or service had only one life to live in the marketplace. Instead, the same …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Virtual Reality

A VR/AR Grab Bag (4th Edition)

by Len Scrogan

The number of activities taking space in the extended reality space these days is truly accelerating at a dizzying pace. Frankly, it’s just impossible to keep up. And not every little revelation is worthy …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Virtual Reality