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V-Nova and PresenZ Launch a World-First in VR Movies

by Artem Alekseenko

V-Nova, a leading provider of video compression solutions, announces the release of a movie in the Steam Store showcasing the future of immersive media and metaverse applications. The movie uses V-Nova’s ultra-efficient point-cloud compression …

Tags:Movies & Content| V-Nova| Virtual Reality

V-Nova and PresenZ launch world-first in VR movies

by Bob Raikes

What They Say V-Nova and Presenz said that the firms have worked to combine V-Nova’s point-cloud compression technology with a 6DoF volumetric movie format from Presenz. The Presenz volumetric video format uses 3D assets …

Tags:3D software| Codecs| Virtual Reality

What next? 22 emerging technologies to watch in 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Economist looked at 22 emerging technologies that could see significant developments in 2022. Only two are significant for displays, the first being the possible development of VR headsets for exercise …

Tags:display technology| The Metaverse| Virtual Reality

Kopin Receives Additional $2.8 Million Order for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

by Artem Alekseenko

Kopin Corporation, a leading provider of high resolution microdisplays for Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), today announced it has received an approximately $2.8 million follow-on order of its high-brightness liquid crystal display …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Avionics| Kopin| Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality to Become a $51bn Market by 2030, But is Still Chasing Mainstream Appeal, Says GlobalData

by Artem Alekseenko

While virtual reality (VR)* is set to see significant growth in the next ten years, with GlobalData estimating it will become a $51bn industry by 2030, the technology is still not a ‘mainstream success’. …

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Sony Files for Foveated Rendering Patents

by Bob Raikes

What They Say UploadVR reported that Sony has applied for a patent to cover ‘Eye Tracking To Adjust Region-Of-Interest (ROI) For Compressing Images For Transmission’. Foveated rendering is explicitly mentioned later in the document. …

Tags:Gaze Recognition| Patents| PlayStation| Virtual Reality

Meta to Retail Headsets?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The New York Times reported that Meta has discussed possibly opening retail stores (probably to be called Meta Store) globally to promote its VR and, later, AR hardware. Work on the …

Tags:Apple| Facebook/Meta| The Metaverse| Virtual Reality

Apara MicroOLED Headset Impresses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A YouTube vlogger, Sebastien Ang, took a look at a new VR headset from Arpara, a company that was new to us. The headset is based on dual 2560 x 2560 …

Tags:Microdisplays| OLEDs| Virtual Reality

Microsoft plans to debut Mesh for Teams for mixed-reality work experiences

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Microsoft, the most valuable company in the world when I last looked (and that’s not often!) has responded to Meta’s talk of the Facebookverse by talking up its plans to add …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| The Metaverse| Virtual Reality

Metaverse – Meta and Drink for Critics

by Bob Raikes

I’ve been trying to hold out from reflecting on it, but I don’t think I can really resist commenting on the Mark Zuckerberg concept of the metaverse, at least as I understand it. (I …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Why VR is Struggling in K-12 Education

by Len Scrogan

I was on my way to Southern Utah to compete in the national senior games when I received an email from Bob Raikes asking my ‘educator’s’ opinion on this recent announcement: “ABI Research said …

Tags:Education| Market Data| Virtual Reality

Pimax’s New Headset Boasts ’12K’ & MiniLED

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Pimax has announced a new ‘Reality 12K QLED’ headset for VR applications. The headset is built around 2 x 5.5″ miniLED QLED LCDs with 1200ppi and a claimed refresh rate of …

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