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James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · 13d

I mean... Cool and all... But I see no reason this will succeed in the market space that the Quest pro and Vision pro sorta demonstrated doesn't exist.

It's a bit like if the motor industry really tried selling their concept cars. People would think they were amazing..... but too expensive to buy

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Sep 16

It's great that the (obvious) value of the tech is finding it's applications - still a tough value proposition though in mainstream when you factor in device lifespan and ( typically ) 1-2-1 facilitation

Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · Sep 11

See how one NYC school is teaching autistic students crucial social skills through immersive virtual reality worlds.

NYC autism school teaches social skills with VR headsets

See how one NYC school is teaching autistic students crucial social skills through immersive virtual reality worlds.

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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · Sep 11

See how one NYC school is teaching autistic students crucial social skills through immersive virtual reality worlds.

NYC autism school teaches social skills with VR headsets

See how one NYC school is teaching autistic students crucial social skills through immersive virtual reality worlds.

bit.ly

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Mar 2

Seen them once there a couple of weeks ago... I had just put my foot down to pass a driver and I think I was probably doing 45ish but no ticket...

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Feb 28

Way too often tutorials say do this thing, then, do this thing... And almost never do they explain the background and rationale for doing "the thing". I am often certain it's because they themselves followed a tutorial which told them to do "the thing" and they don't really understand why

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Feb 18

Good to see some mixed reality WebXR

Rob @robdeprop.bsky.social · Feb 18

There's a game of Pac-Man on my walls! #WebXR #development #Quest3 #ThreeJS #MixedReality

Rob @robdeprop.bsky.social · Feb 18

There's a game of Pac-Man on my walls! #WebXR #development #Quest3 #ThreeJS #MixedReality

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Feb 12

And with that the last wisp of Hololens evaporated into the ether...

Anduril Breathes New Life Into Microsoft And The Army’s IVAS Program

After years of delays, hardware and software development for the IVAS project will shift to Anduril, with Microsoft continuing to supply cloud infrastructure.

www.forbes.com

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Feb 12

I don't care how hard it is making the sums add up in this business... It isn't acceptable to make people redundant via email from a faceless no reply address!

Unity slashes jobs, tells employees they're unemployed via 5am email

Another wave of redundancies has hit Unity, the company behind the ubiquitous video games engine.

www.eurogamer.net

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Jan 31

Not just "fake" but also "simply poor quality" I think the time has come for "reputable" publication to be dependent upon independent replication. And for funding and prestige to be attached to the important job of replication. For everything awaiting replication and verification there is Arxiv...

Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research

‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.

theconversation.com

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Jan 27

Yeah... I like this.... But mirrors become really problematic when you aren't projecting into an adopted avatar.... Nothing breaks immersion like looking in a mirror and seeing a different face to your own staring back...

Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · Jan 27

VR mirrors are crazy complex, and Godot has limitations which make them even harder to do, but if you're stubborn enough, you can make it happen! I did it by using the old trick of "just make a whole-ass mirror world" with smart clipping.
#GodotEngine #gamedev

Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · Jan 27

VR mirrors are crazy complex, and Godot has limitations which make them even harder to do, but if you're stubborn enough, you can make it happen! I did it by using the old trick of "just make a whole-ass mirror world" with smart clipping.
#GodotEngine #gamedev

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Jan 23

Blindsided by this news...
trying to figure out how a tie up between these two is going to work out. $250 mil isn't that significant a sum really so feels like there is some kind of genuine partnership thing afoot...

www.vive.com/us/newsroom/...

HTC Announces XR Agreement with Google

www.vive.com

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Jan 23

Hi Rick - its quite pleasant here these days

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Jan 22

This is however falls well short of the 1.4 trillion PwC were forecasting in 2020

Virtual and augmented reality could deliver a £1.4trillion boost to the global economy by 2030 - PwC

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) have the potential to deliver a £1.4 trillion boost to the global economy by 2030.

www.pwc.com

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Jan 22

ABI Research value the worldwide Augmented Reality (AR) market size at US$35.8 billion in 2024. projected growth to to US$233.3 billion by 2030

www.abiresearch.com/news-resourc...

Worldwide Augmented Reality (AR) Market Valuation

www.abiresearch.com

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Jan 22

a couple of DM's asked more about the sector trends so...

Fortune Business Insights' Augmented Reality Market Growth Report

projects the global augmented reality market to grow from USD 93.67 billion in 2024 to USD 1,869.40 billion by 2032

www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/augmented-re...

Augmented Reality Market Size, Share | Growth Report [2032]

The global augmented reality market size is projected to grow from $93.67 billion in 2024 to $1,869.40 billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 45.4%.

www.fortunebusinessinsights.com

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Jan 22

Some really surprising stats coming put of this years GDC State of the Game Industry report.

Over a third of respondents are active in the development of XR!

Is this just a blip or is this really going the be the ongoing size of the VR/AR/MR sector.

VR IS DEAD! - LOL!

gdconf.com/news/gdc-202...

GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry: Devs Weigh in on Layoffs, AI, and More | News | Game Developers Conference (GDC)

One in 10 developers have lost their jobs over the past year. Opinions on live-service games are mixed, more studios are adopting Generative AI (even though it’s increasingly unpopular among developer...

gdconf.com

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Dec 26

If this is as bad as it appears (at first glance) then I fear severe reputational harm.

UploadVR @uploadvr.com · Dec 26

Reports of Quest headsets bricked at Christmas are surfacing on multiple forums online:

Reports Surface Of Quest Headsets Bricked By Software Update

Reports of Quest headsets bricked at Christmas are surfacing on multiple forums online.

www.uploadvr.com

UploadVR @uploadvr.com · Dec 26

Reports of Quest headsets bricked at Christmas are surfacing on multiple forums online:

Reports Surface Of Quest Headsets Bricked By Software Update

Reports of Quest headsets bricked at Christmas are surfacing on multiple forums online.

www.uploadvr.com

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Dec 16

You have now gifted me that earworm for tomorrow...thx

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Dec 16

As others have pointed out. Micro:bit is really good & is what I'm using to teach coding to my 11 year old.
MakeCode is a good IDE, but right now I'm using the extension to integrate micro:bit with Scratch.
To be honest I wouldn't be ashamed of using any of these with yr1 undergraduates

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Dec 16

It is incredible to notice that article was penned 30 years ago. The insight was outstanding. And to have failed to garner attention in the years that followed is a travesty....

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Dec 14

Low poly modelling in #VR. It seems like an eternity has passed since Google blocks... Really excited to see that the software will live on as open source. Already available on Steam VR.
docs.openblocks.app/blog/introdu...

Introducing Open Blocks! | Open Blocks Docs

Blocks is going open source 🎉

docs.openblocks.app

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Dec 12

Seems like a decent bit of kit. But it's in the same zone as a Meta Pro and the market just doesn't seem to exist for a premium device.
To what extent was this just about being seen to keep up with Apple? And will it follow the same trajectory?
That said I'll keep my fingers crossed for them. Hope.

Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · Dec 12

BREAKING: first reveal of Android XR and the Samsung MR headset!

uploadvr.com/samsung-andr...

#VirtualReality #MixedReality #AndroidXR #technology #SpatialComputing

Hands-On With Samsung's Android XR Headset, Shipping In 2025

Samsung's first standalone headset is coming in 2025, running Google's new Android XR operating system and powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset.

uploadvr.com

Skarredghost @skarredghost.bsky.social · Dec 12

BREAKING: first reveal of Android XR and the Samsung MR headset!

uploadvr.com/samsung-andr...

#VirtualReality #MixedReality #AndroidXR #technology #SpatialComputing

Hands-On With Samsung's Android XR Headset, Shipping In 2025

Samsung's first standalone headset is coming in 2025, running Google's new Android XR operating system and powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset.

uploadvr.com

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Dec 10

One shaped like the data set or the taller real one?

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Dec 10

Is it just me... Or is this Sub Zero Super Cool!
#BCI
#AR

The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · Dec 10

(video) Steampunk headset design for combining a Neuralink Blindsight brain implant with The vOICe visual-to-auditory sensory substitution smart glasses for the blind. Credit: OpenArt & Kling AI. White paper at www.seeingwithsound.com/neuralink.htm #BCI #NeuroTech #HMD 🤯😎

The vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · Dec 10

(video) Steampunk headset design for combining a Neuralink Blindsight brain implant with The vOICe visual-to-auditory sensory substitution smart glasses for the blind. Credit: OpenArt & Kling AI. White paper at www.seeingwithsound.com/neuralink.htm #BCI #NeuroTech #HMD 🤯😎

James Lewis @trentjim.bsky.social · Dec 9

Quest 3 multi monitor setups come to Windows 11

"Microsoft is partnering with Meta to make this experience available today in public preview, and we’re excited to get feedback from the community."

I'm presuming this isn't a Quest Link alternative yet?

Immersive productivity with Windows and Meta Quest

YouTube video by Windows community

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