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Leveling the playing field

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Williesha Morris Contributor Williesha Morris has been a journalist and freelancer off-and-on for over a decade. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, playing video games or chatting about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2011, a product developer named Fred Davison read an article about inventor Ken Yankelevitz and his QuadControl video game controller for quadriplegics. At the time, Yankelevitz was on the verge of retirement. Davison wasn’t a gamer, but he said his mother, who had the progressive neurodegenerative disease ALS, inspired him to pick up where Yankelevitz was about to

Niantic announces ‘Niantic Lightship’ and its accompanying Augmented Reality Developer Kit

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Time Stamp: May 12, 2021 3:01 AM - Modified On: May 12, 2021 - Published By:
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In Augmented Reality News  May 12, 2021 – Niantic, developer of Pokémon GO, and provider of a ‘planet-scale’ augmented reality (AR) platform, has announced that its ‘Niantic Real World Platform’ is getting a new name — Niantic Lightship — and that the company will be offering broader access to the new Niantic Lightship Augmented Reality Developer Kit (ARDK), enabling developers to build their own immersive, imaginative and unique AR applications. Niantic Lightship encompasses the full Niantic platform, including the suite of tools and services that power Niantic games, from Ingress

Arcturus announces $5 million in seed funding to scale its Volumetric Capture offering

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Time Stamp: May 7, 2021 3:01 AM - Modified On: May 7, 2021 - Published By:
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In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News May 7, 2021 – Arcturus, a provider of software solutions for post-production and streaming of volumetric videos, has recently announced a USD $5 million seed round led by BITKRAFT Ventures. According to the company, the funding will be used to scale its software development team, focus efforts on sales growth, and expand Arcturus’ product line with an emphasis on live streaming features.  Other investors that participated in the round included: HBSE Ventures; NTT Docomo Ventures; Build Ventures; Co-Founder, Co-Chairman, and former Co-CEO of

40 Best Video Games For Oculus Quest Headsets

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Time Stamp: April 28, 2021 3:33 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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VR made a massive splash in the video game industry this past generation of platforms and it continues to find new ways to innovate and provide fun experiences for players. For instance, the Oculus Rift first started with a headset that required not only a powerful gaming PC at the time but multiple wires to connect and sensors. Since then there has been the release of the Oculus Quest which was recently revamped to the Oculus Quest 2. It provides everything you need to play some of the more popular

Pinnacle Imaging Systems™ Announces Denali™ 3.0 Soft ISP & HDR…

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Time Stamp: April 19, 2021 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Pinnacle Imaging's Denali 3.0 HDR Soft ISP is Available on the Xilinx Kria SOM and AI Starter Kit “The beauty of our programmable ISP on the Xilinx platform, is that it is easy for us to customize it to meet specific customers’ needs or adapt it to any sensor type, even those with non-traditional color filter arrays." - Alfred Zee, CEO of Pinnacle Imaging Systems SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) April 20, 2021 Today, Pinnacle Imaging Systems™, a developer of Image Signal Processors (ISP) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) video solutions, announced

Pico announces its new Neo 3 Virtual Reality headset for consumers in Asia

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Time Stamp: April 13, 2021 3:29 PM - Modified On: April 13, 2021 - Published By:
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In Virtual Reality News April 13, 2021 – Pico Interactive, a provider of virtual reality (VR) and enterprise solutions, has today announced its latest VR headset for consumers in Asia – the Neo 3. The flagship 6DoF (six degrees of freedom) consumer headset utilizes Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Platform, and comes with optical controllers and WiFi 6 functionality.  Pico only recently announced the development of the Pico Neo 3 headset. The company added that more details on the enterprise version of the Neo 3 – the company’s primary device for all

Manus launches professional SteamVR tracker for VR, Mocap and Virtual Production

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Time Stamp: February 17, 2021 3:25 AM - Modified On: February 17, 2021 - Published By:
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[embedded content][embedded content]In Virtual Reality News February 17, 2021 – Manus, an immersive technology developer specialized in high-fidelity finger tracking for motion capture and virtual reality (VR), has today announced the Manus Pro Tracker, the company’s first professional SteamVR tracker designed specifically for motion capture (Mocap), virtual production and full-body VR. Commenting on the announcement, Bart Loosman, CEO at Manus, said: “After years of using SteamVR Tracking, we are excited to launch our own SteamVR enabled product. We have been amazed by the accuracy and ease-of-use of this tracking solution

South Korea’s Hancom Group to Participate at the All Digital CES 2021

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As South Korea’s leading ICT convergence company, we look forward to sharing at CES how Hancom will contribute to make the world Smarter, Safer, and Freer. Please join us via our online conference, too.” Dr. Peter Wonsok Yun, President of Global Business, Hancom Group. SAN JOSE, Calif. (PRWEB) January 08, 2021 Hancom Group, a leader in creating game-changing technology ecosystems has announced that it will participate in the All Digital CES 2021 held Jan. 11-14. The company will present its visions for making the world Smarter, Safer, and Freer through

XR: Virtual Sports are Solving the Pandemic Economy

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Time Stamp: August 6, 2020 4:53 PM - Modified On: August 6, 2020 - Published By:
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The consumer market for extended reality tech is growing at an increasing rate and by 2023, the consumer market for extended reality devices and software is projected to reach $18 billion. This makes sense as today’s generation spends more time at home – Americans aged 18 to 24 years spend 70% more time at home then previous generations. On top of this, the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing most people to stay in their homes making this kind of tech even more popular than before.Extended reality devices can help fill the

WWDC 2020: New Controllers, Rumble Support, Motion Controls, Custom Button Mapping, and More Confirmed for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14

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WWDC 2020 has revealed quite a bit of good stuff for iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and Apple Arcade already with a plethora of additions and enhancements coming not just to the OS but also to the App Store. After WWDC 2020’s opening presentation ended, the developer videos and plans for the week have revealed quite a bit of information for Apple’s plans this year on iPhone and iPad. An “Advancements in Game Controllers" session for WWDC 2020 has revealed some excellent things coming for controllers on iOS, iPadOS, and more.