Yet another technology that was hyped as changing everything is now being quietly discontinued:

"Microsoft has confirmed it's discontinuing its HoloLens line of mixed reality headsets, with production now ceased and software support on HoloLens 2 ending in December 2027."

https://www.eurogamer.net/microsofts-hololens-mixed-reality-headset-officially-being-discontinued

Hello ins #Fediverse und @askfedi_de! Ich überlege, ob der Einsatz von #AugmentedReality für Schulungen oder Ausbildung in technischem Beruf gut und sinnvoll ist. Hat hier ein Mensch Erfahrung damit? Vielleicht auch App-Tipps? Bitte gern boosten.
#askfedi #MixedReality #AR

My NEW game for #AppleVisionPro is out now! This was a lot of work

Would mean the world if you could help spread the word! If you have a Vision Pro and are looking for a very fun spatial game, go download "Bossa Nova Bounce: Balloon Frenzy" today!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bossa-nova-bounce/id6504735295

Well folks, I'm excited to finally share a sneak peek of my next Vibescape environment, "Sea Stacks", coming soon to #AppleVisionPro !

This one was a ton of work, and I can't wait for you to get to try it.

If you are thinking about learning #MixedReality development with Unity + A Meta Quest 3 then consider watching my step by step video where I walk you through the entire process and all Unity project files (including source code) are provided to you.

Full video: https://youtu.be/QHMtVEX9O0Y

Comment below as well if you have any additional questions. #VR #Unity #MR

Apple was never going to "save" VR.
We've spent the last decade giving Apple an unlimited runway of speculation and hype to bring a face computer to market.

https://somegadgetguy.com/b/3si

Instead of doing a better job earnestly and fairly covering the tech along the way, properly educating consumers on what these things can do, now even Vision Pro can't live up to the media's imagined narrative of Apple.

Apple did nothing to earn a DECADE of media support for XR products, but think of all the projects that were criticized for not living up to some kind of imaginary Sci-Fi standard.

"Wait for gen 2 or gen 3 instead!"

Techies expect everyone else to lift off like a helicopter, but Apple gets UNLIMITED runway...

#meta #quest 3 demo of running custom #godot code on boot

https://spv.sh/gh/quest3
#mixedreality #passthrough #mr #xr #vr #ar #github

#meta #quest 3 running code on boot (godot test app)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3rLo53rjN8

I've long thought that chess would be the killer app for mixed reality.

This is not quite it:
https://mixed-news.com/en/meta-quest-3-mr-chess-hands-on/

Yeah, I know chess is mostly an abstract thing that you play in your head, but the aesthetic of moving real pieces, and seeing virtual pieces move in response would be cool too see for at least 5 minutes

Hoping that a version will appear in my lifetime that doesn't have the "Big Zucker" mascot.

#mixedreality
#chess
#stillwaiting

I’m honestly baffled as to what audience Zuck is targeting with his post on #VisionPro vs #Meta #Quest3. Surely the people buying $500 headsets aren’t the same as those buying $3500 ones.

Maybe it’s targeted toward recent Quest customers, to assure them that they didn’t make a mistake buying that product. But again, you’d have to buy seven Quest 3s to get one Vision Pro, so, I’m not sure that adds up.

Maybe Zuck is just telegraphing that he’s aware that Vision Pro beats them in several characteristics, and that he’s still committed to the Quest line.

#ar #vr #mixedReality

“Our unbiased take on Mark Zuckerberg’s biased Apple Vision Pro review”

https://arstechnica.com/apple/2024/02/our-unbiased-take-on-mark-zuckerbergs-biased-apple-vision-pro-review/

Our Call for Demo Track Papers is out now.

Topics of Interest include, but not limited to:
- #MachineLearning / #AI for Mobile Data
- Synthetic Mobility Data generation
- #HumanMobility Prediction
- Impact of AI on Human Mobility
- #IoT and Mobile Smartphone-based and Wearable Sensor Systems
- Data Management for Mobile #AR, #VR and #MixedReality Systems, #ConnectedCars, #AutonomousVehicles, #IntelligentTransportationSystems, and #SmartSpaces
...

https://mdm2024.github.io/callsDemo.html

People are claiming to have replaced their laptops with a Quest 3.

First tablets, now VR/MR/XR headsets?

Looking into doing a Mixed Reality version of my Virtual Starship where you could sit in your living room with a navigation console to fly around the galaxy and your ceiling replaced by outer space. Any interest? #MetaQuest3 #mixedreality #vr

Today we're conducting #userexperience #research on a range of aspects of wearable #augmentedreality. For this round we're focussed on 3 things; 1. People's current understanding/experience of wearable AR 2. Their experience with a range of prototypes on Magic Leap 2 and Snap Inc. Spectacles 3. Designer's and Developer's thoughts on opportunities and challenges for what the rumoured #Apple #mixedreality headset might be like and how it would fit into their work day.

The utility of Twitter for industry connections outside direct follows was always the "algorithm".

With it being eroded, it is important to connect directly with & especially boost marginalised voices.

Find your people, join dev Discords, use hashtags on Mastodon. Be visible.

#Microsoft has laid off entire teams behind "#Virtual, #MixedReality, and #HoloLens
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-has-laid-off-entire-teams-behind-virtual-mixed-reality-and-hololens

#introduction

I'm a composer and director living in Amsterdam. Started as a sound engineer. Studied composition at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, film at the New York Film Academy, stage directing at Lincoln Centre's Directors Lab.

Geek, love tech. Disquieted mind. Control freak. Worry about climate. Married to violist and Alexander Technique teacher. Two sons.

Looking forward to starting over here on Mastodon x

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#Opera #NewMusic #NewOpera #Composing #VisualArts #VR #MixedReality