{"id":65215,"date":"2018-12-28T05:30:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T10:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=65215"},"modified":"2018-12-28T11:59:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T16:59:11","slug":"the-promises-possibilities-and-yet-the-pitfalls-issues-regarding-various-xr-related-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2018\/12\/28\/the-promises-possibilities-and-yet-the-pitfalls-issues-regarding-various-xr-related-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"The promises\/possibilities &#8212; and yet the pitfalls\/issues &#8212; regarding various XR-related technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>On one hand XR-related technologies<br \/>\nshow some promise and possibilities&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2018\/12\/18\/the-ar-cloud-will-infuse-meaning-into-every-object-in-the-real-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The AR Cloud will infuse meaning into every object in the real world<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from venturebeat.com by Amir Bozorgzadeh<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Indeed, if you haven\u2019t yet heard of the \u201cAR Cloud\u201d, it\u2019s time to take serious notice. The term was coined by Ori Inbar, an AR entrepreneur and investor who founded\u00a0AWE. It is, in his words, \u201ca persistent 3D digital copy of the real world to enable sharing of AR experiences across multiple users and devices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/augmented-reality-invades-the-conference-room\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Augmented reality invades the conference room<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from zdnet.com by Ross Rubin<br \/>\n<em>Spatial extends the core functionality of video and screen sharing apps to a new frontier.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PG3tQYlZ6JQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/next.reality.news\/news\/5-most-innovative-augmented-reality-products-2018-0191693\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The 5 most innovative augmented reality products of 2018<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from next.reality.news by Adario Strange<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edscoop.com\/shenandoah-university-creates-multi-disciplinary-vr-major\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Augmented, virtual reality major opens at Shenandoah U. next fall<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edscoop.com by by Betsy Foresman<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cIt\u2019s not about how virtual reality functions. It\u2019s about, \u2018How does history function in virtual reality? How does biology function in virtual reality? How does psychology function with these new tools?&#8217;\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The school hopes to prepare student for careers in a field with a market size projected to grow to $209.2 billion by 2022, according to\u00a0Statista. Still at its advent, Whelan compared VR technology to the introduction of the personal computer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2018\/11\/16\/vr-is-leading-us-into-the-next-generation-of-sports-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>VR is leading us into the next generation of sports media<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from venturebeat.com by Mateusz Przepiorkowski<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/accredited-surgery-instruction-now-available-in-vr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Accredited surgery instruction now available in VR<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; from zdnet.com by Greg Nichols<br \/>\n<em>The medical establishment has embraced VR training as a cost-effective, immersive alternative to classroom time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/11\/16\/tech\/toyota-hololens\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Toyota is using Microsoft&#8217;s HoloLens to build cars faster<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from cnn.comby Rachel Metz<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">But even in that posting the message is mixed&#8230;some pros&#8230;some cons. Some things going well for XR-related techs&#8230;but for other things, things are not going very well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>&#8230;but on the other hand,<br \/>\nsome things don&#8217;t look so good&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/datadriveninvestor\/is-the-current-generation-of-vr-already-dead-84799eb46132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Is the Current Generation of VR Already Dead?<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from medium.com by Andreas Goeldi<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Four years later, things are starting to look decidedly bleak. Yes, there are about 5 million Gear VR units and 3 million Sony Playstation VR headsets in market, plus probably a few hundred thousand higher-end Oculus and HTC Vive systems. Yes, VR is still being demonstrated at countless conferences and events, and big corporations that want to seem innovative love to invest in a VR app or two. Yes, Facebook just cracked an important low-end price point with its $200 Oculus Go headset, theoretically making VR affordable for mainstream consumers. Plus, there\u2019s even more hype about Augmented Reality, which in a way could be a gateway drug to VR.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">But it\u2019s hard to ignore a growing feeling that VR is not developing as the industry hoped it would. So is that it again, we\u2019ve seen this movie before, let\u2019s all wrap it up and wait for the next wave of VR to come along about five years from now?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">There are a few signs that are really worrying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From DSC:<\/em><strong><br \/>\nMy take is that it&#8217;s too early to tell. We need to give things more time.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On one hand XR-related technologies show some promise and possibilities&#8230; &nbsp; The AR Cloud will infuse meaning into every object in the real world &#8212; from venturebeat.com by Amir Bozorgzadeh Excerpt: Indeed, if you haven\u2019t yet heard of the \u201cAR Cloud\u201d, it\u2019s time to take serious notice. 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