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The world's first mass-market mixed reality headsets are here, and we can't wait to see what the XR and ArTech community will be able to create! 🤩 Major aspects and key features of the new Meta Quest include improved vision and lenses, more precise hand movements, and immersive audio. But that's not all, because in addition to the release and follow-up of the Meta Quest 3, the Silicon Valley giant has also announced the integration of AI, including: A collaboration with Ray-Ban for their smart glasses, offering a full multimodal experience. 🕶️ The introduction of AI Studio, a platform empowering users and businesses to create AI chatbots for platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. 💬 An AI Meta Assistant powered by ChatGPT that can operate across social channels, including WhatsApp and Instagram. 📱 Exciting AI Personas, turning Gen AI-created Personas into characters who can lead communication and engagement experiences. 🤖 A bonus experience featuring personas like an AI Dungeon Master based on Snoop Dogg, ready to chat about games or guide you through a text-based Dungeons & Dragons-style adventure. 🎮 Do you already have ideas on how you will use it and what to create? We're curious to know, leave us a comment below and let us know! 💡 Read here to get more info about hardware feature, specifications, accessories and release. https://lnkd.in/eTadDg7D

According to Sarwant Singh, technology will trend towards Virtual and augmented reality, and technology being interconnected. One such aspect of interconnectivity is being able to shop from anywhere at any time, such as ordering a meal or drink from your car. This may work well for urban areas and cities; however, I do not think it will be as effective in more rural areas. Rural areas usually have data grid upgrades last, meaning connectivity is slower, or even absent in some areas. The likelihood of having a sore open at any time to buy from is also much lower. VR and AR technologies, while becoming more prominent, will still need to become more affordable, with more available features and uses before they can widely take off and be used for purposes such as work, or social interaction. https://lnkd.in/e664cyTw

Sometimes, I like to look back into the past and read some articles with predictions on the future. Such a retrospective is very refreshing because it can highlight our own biases. Today, I want to discuss a report by Stefanos Chen published in the New York Times named "How Virtual Reality is Augmenting Realty." What's notable about this report? It offers a very optimistic vision of virtual reality in construction. According to the article, multiple companies were already using VR and AR (augmented reality) in their projects in 2019. The article promised that this technology would sweep other sectors soon. What's the reality today? In my opinion, it's far from the predictions given by Stefanos Chen. Projects like Facebook's Metaverse are failing. Sales of virtual reality tools are falling all across the world. Perhaps Apple devices will do a turnaround, but judging by the sector's health, even Apple magic can fail here. What does this information teach us? I believe the lesson is simple. We shouldn't overhype technologies. Until practice confirms the viability of new tech, it's better to remain a skeptic. VR isn't a hopeless technology that will inevitably fail. But its uses are limited with current development. It's great for creating realistic house models, for example, or teaching. In short, let the market, and not experts, teach you how to use certain tech.

Topic : Growth Technology A growth technology is that sector of an economy which experiences a higher-than-average growth rate as compared to other sectors. Growth industries are often new or pioneer industries that did not exist in the past. Their growth is a result of demand for new products or services offered by companies in the field. An example of a growth tech is the technology sector, whose products have become runaway hits with consumers and led to multibillion-dollar valuations for tech companies in the stock market. Understanding Growth Technology Several factors are responsible for catalyzing a growth industry.One of them is the advent of new and innovative technologies that can drive entrepreneurs and startups to develop new products and services related to the industry. Given the constantly changing nature of technology, the rationale behind investing in such technologies is the promise of exponential future growth. The smartphone industry, which packed multiple innovative technologies into a single phone, became a growth industry during the earlier part of this decade. In recent times, virtual reality (VR) and machine learning are two examples of such an approach. VR is an immersive, computer-generated scenario that can simulate a real-life experience. It has applications across many industries, from VR headsets for gaming to simulations for driving tests and for learning in medical schools. Big data involves the processing of large amounts of data for research or to identify trends and statistical probabilities. Companies in big data provide services to large corporations or industries, such as healthcare. Startups and companies in the sector have multiplied as the technology becomes popular. Investors typically value companies at a multiple of their current earnings and their future growth potential. #snsinstitutions #snsdesignthinkers #designthinking

The Future of Interaction: @Meta Connect, 28th Sept 2023 Part -1   It was Christmas at Menlo Park in September: and Zuckerberg delivered a bag full of goodies at Meta Connect 2023   The Future of Interaction: @Meta Connect, 28th Sept 2023. Picture these   ·     The Present: A person hunched over a screen, The Future: A headset with motion sensors or smart glasses with built in AI.   ·     The Present: A conference with people around the table, The Future: Holograms and Avatars and AIs on a table in the metaverse.   ·     The Present: See something nice, pull out your cellphone take a picture, and mail it. The new Present in a month with Meta smart glasses, look, click and send without pulling out a phone or using your hands.     Innovation not for the select but for the billions: Lessons for the leading Fruit?   Mainstream and Mass Market. Capacity improvement 80% of the bang at 20% of the cost. Quest 3 brings the first mainstream mixed reality headset that allows you to blend the physical and the digital – no battery pack, no wires.  Precision control through hand trackers that allow touch screen like control. It shows physical space at 10 times more pixels, snapdragon XR2 Qualcomm processor, Pancake lens, 40% thinner, comfortable, better display and optics and the worlds best content library. Your room turned into an immersive home theatre.   Fully Immersive Games are the Future   Watch Cricket or the NFL like you had a box overlooking the wicket or sitting courtside respectively in any game from your couch.   Climate Change Sensitivity: Don’t attend that Conference, or Meeting across the Globe in your private jet. Be there through your Hologram or Avatar. Most physical things like paper, media, art workstations will be embodied as a hologram.   Its Shipping on August 10th 2024 for $499 and available for order today.     EMU: Send customized Stickers on the Fly, Restyle and Backdrop   Expressive Media Universe (EMU) images in 5 seconds will be built into chat on all the apps. Coming to Instagram in about a month. It will help you create your own stickers on the fly. Restyle and Backdrop are also coming to Instagram. Restyle will help literally restyle your pictures with a few taps and change the background after sculpting your image.

#📌The Role of Haptic Technology in Enhancing Metaverse Experiences 👾Haptic technology plays a crucial role in enhancing metaverse experiences by providing tactile feedback, making virtual environments more immersive and engaging. Here's a detailed breakdown: ♻️Tactile Feedback: Haptic feedback simulates the sense of touch through vibrations, pressure, or motion. In the metaverse, this can be utilized to make virtual objects feel more real, enabling users to interact with them in a more natural and intuitive way. 🚀Enhanced Immersion: By adding haptic feedback to virtual reality (VR) devices such as gloves, vests, or controllers, users can feel the texture, weight, and even resistance of virtual objects. This heightened sense of realism deepens immersion, making users feel like they're truly present in the virtual environment. 🗣️Improved Communication: In social VR experiences, haptic feedback can facilitate more natural and meaningful interactions between users. For example, users can feel the sensation of a handshake or a pat on the back, enhancing the sense of presence and connection in virtual social gatherings. 🧑💻Training and Simulation: In fields like medicine, aviation, and manufacturing, haptic feedback can be used to create realistic training simulations. Surgeons can practice delicate procedures, pilots can simulate flight controls, and engineers can manipulate virtual prototypes with greater precision, all while receiving accurate tactile feedback.

Chilling in the Matrix: VR that tricks Skin with Phantom Chill" Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have crafted an ingenious method for producing the sensation of cold in virtual reality without any real temperature change. This technology cleverly combines airflow and light to trick the skin into feeling cold. While traditional methods of simulating temperature in VR environments can leave residual heat, this approach maintains constant skin temperature, thus creating a more immersive experience. It could be especially transformative for the Metaverse, allowing for a more realistic replication of the physical world's thermal dynamics. Such technology not only promises to enhance virtual experiences, but it also has substantial medical implications. It could serve as a tool for therapy in conditions where patients need controlled sensory inputs, or where actual temperature changes may be harmful or uncomfortable. This is particularly relevant for patient groups that are sensitive to temperature fluctuations due to certain neurological conditions. This non-contact, illusionary approach to thermal sensation could very well redefine virtual reality, extending its applications beyond entertainment to therapeutic scenarios, potentially helping patients with various sensory processing disorders. Amit Saxena Ajay Nandgaonkar Sanju Senthil Kumar Dr Taruna Anand read more: https://lnkd.in/e6QWiA3v

Ever wondered "What will my #avatar wear to work?" What is appropriate workplace attire in the #metaverse, and will our professional #avatars be required to look like us? Read about #digitalidentity in the #virtualoffice. #AI #socialVR #VR #virtualmeetings