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The advanced AR hand tracking technology no one is using
PerceptiveIO showed off impressive AR tracking technology last year, but the company has gone dark in the meantime. A recent ...
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Microsoft is acquiring social network AltspaceVR
After being on the verge of shutdown, AltspaceVR is gearing up to foster its community again. The social platform, AltSpaceVR, ...
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Game console market in temporary lull, says new market report
Jon Peddie Research expects 2017 to be a much better year than 2016 for game console sales. The TV-based gaming ...
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AR future: holographic near-eye displays in regular-sized glasses
Microsoft’s new lightweight prototype display comes with trade-offs. Recently, a group of industry and academic researchers met at the SCIEN Workshop ...
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Microsoft acquires Simplygon 3D optimization technology
Designed to slim down AAA game models, the tech may find its way into the new drivers for 3D printing. ...
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Industry vendors join in new model based enterprise interoperability research project
Purdue University joins with Anark, ITI, Lockheed Martin, and others to increase the use of intelligent assets in 3D models. ...
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Trimble debuts SketchUp Viewer for Microsoft HoloLens
Microsoft bills HoloLens as a “mixed reality” portal suitable for a new approach to design review. Trimble has announced a ...
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Microsoft cranks up the buzz for Holoportation
You don’t know what it is, but you think you want one. By Jon Peddie Microsoft says holoportation is a ...
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Hololens for design and designers
Microsoft is working with Autodesk and Trimble to develop applications for mixed reality. By Jon Peddie and Kathleen Maher When ...
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Microsoft acquires game engine Havok from Intel
More than a 3D physics engine, Havok has become a comprehensive game development platform. Nvidia and Autodesk have a stronger ...
