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Miscellaneous AR and VR Papers at Display Week – Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

(Credit: M. Brennesholtz) Meko’s Matt Brennesholtz (i.e. me) opened the AR/VR track at the SID technical symposium with paper 3-1 titled “VR Standards and Guidelines.” This invited paper was well received and had a …

KN02 Oculus Looks for Windows on the Real World

by Bob Raikes

Douglas Lanman is from Facebook reality Labs/Oculus and he was at the event to talk about AR and VR under the title “Reactive Displays”. He quoted Gabriel Lippmann, who was a photographic pioneer, who …

Immersive Experience Conference at Display Week

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The audience was somewhat sparse at the Immersive Experience Conference (Credit: M. Brennesholtz) On Wednesday of Display Week I attended the Immersive Experience Market Focus Conference, an all-day event. The conference covered, well, immersive …

Researchers Use Gaze-Tracking to Double the Size of VR Spaces

by Andrew Fenn

A group of researchers from Stony Brook University in New York, in collaboration with Nvidia and Adobe, have created a new eye-tracking technique designed to make virtual spaces feel more open and free. The …

Tags:AR/VR| Human Visual System (HVS)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Pimax Confirms Pre-production “8K” Headsets Have Shipped

by Andrew Fenn

Pimax has confirmed that ten of its pre-production M1 “8K” headsets have been shipped to a chosen few backers and influencers, just within its latest self-imposed deadline. Following a spate of delays, the company …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

Worldwide Spending to Grow by 71.6% by 2022

by Bob Raikes

IDC has forecast that the global AR/VR market will grow with a CAGR of 71.6% over the 2017-2022 forecast period and will reach $27 bilion in 2018 – up 92% over 2016. The consumer …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Everyone Loves AR/VR, Why Doesn’t the Consumer?

by Norbert Hildebrand

For a full disclosure, I do not have the answer to the above question and if I would, I would make billions by not sharing it with the world. Well, this is true for …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 22

SID’s AR/VR Week 2018

by Matthew Brennesholtz

VR Week in Los Angeles (more commonly called Display Week) is over and all the Meko people who attended are busy writing up their coverage of the event for the upcoming Display Week special …

Tags:Augmented Reality| SID Display Week 2018| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 21

New VR Playback Tech will “Set the Bar for Immersive Video Quality”

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus CTO John Carmack has taken to Twitter to announce a re-release of its Story Studio’s VR short Henry, using new technology to demonstrate 5K x 5K 60fps mobile VR playback, which Carmack says …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 21

Global Head mounted Display HMD Market 2018 2022

Technavio: Gesture Recognition will Boost HMD Market Growth

by Andrew Fenn

The global head-mounted display (HMD) market is expected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 37% between 2018 and 2022, according to a new market research report by Technavio. A major factor driving the …

HTC Releases Major Update to Vive Focus Firmware

by Andrew Fenn

HTC has released firmware version 2.0 for its Vive Focus standalone VR headset. The device is currently only available in China, but releases in the US and other Western territories are planned for later …

Tags:AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 21

New JVC Products are in VR

by Bob Raikes

JVC had nothing new in the projection area since its product launches at I/Itsec although it had blended displays on show that were supported by IGs from Thales, a partner company. The company told …