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Greenlight Insights发布『AR光学』白皮书,探讨AR头显视觉信息冲突解决方案

Adlens和Greenlight Insights联合发布了一份名为《Optics in Focus: The Vital Role of the Optical Interface in Unlocking the True Potential of Augmented Reality》的白皮书。这份白皮书主要探讨了在头显中解决视觉信息冲突以及将物理环境与计算机生成图像融合的概念。Greenlight Insights在白皮书中综述了关于头显视觉调节冲突和焦点竞争的最新研究,并分析了动态焦点解决方案对增强现实技术的潜在影响和市场。该白皮书还包括了对当前技术前景的考察,展示了各种动态焦点解决方案和相关支持技术的开发者。Greenlight Insights分析师JC Kuang表示,光学接口和人类视觉系统的问题一直是AR行业的盲点,对用户长时间的VR和AR使用和与虚拟内容的交互来说,焦点竞争等问题是目前最大的障碍。Adlens首席执行官John Kennedy表示,没有动态对焦功能,AR无法提供全天候的可用性,也无法将虚拟内容带到触手可及的范围之内,解决视觉调节冲突和焦点竞争将直接帮助2026年的企业AR市场规模增加100亿美元。
Greenlight Insights发布『AR光学』白皮书,探讨AR头显视觉信息冲突解决方案

多伦多大学实验室提出『3D形状程式化』解决方案,令3D场景复刻更容易快捷

虚拟现实(VR)和增强现实(AR)领域中,3D形状程式化是发展最快的其中一个领域。多伦多大学的计算机科学家研发出一种量化抽象立方体风格的计算方法,并能够支持用户创建类似于输入形状的新形状。他们的研究将在ACM SIGGRAPH Asia大会上展示,该会议是一个吸引了来自计算机图形、动画、交互、游戏以及新兴技术领域从业者的国际会议。研究人员表示,立方体程式化可以帮助建模人员更容易、更准确地将输入形状重新创建为立方体风格。目前对于非写实几何资源的创建,仍然需要经过训练有素的建模人员耗费大量时间和低效率的工作。研究人员计划将他们的方法扩展到捕获不同的3D风格,并扩展到创建动画电影,以支持美术人员选择特定的3D程式化工具来生成所需场景。整体而言,3D形状程式化是一个新兴的领域,而立方体程式化则是计算机图形学和交互设计领域的早期研究项目之一。
多伦多大学实验室提出『3D形状程式化』解决方案,令3D场景复刻更容易快捷

比利时IMEC展示新型薄膜单片图像传感器,可以捕获近红外、短波红外光

比利时鲁汶的纳米电子研究中心imec展示了一种新型薄膜单片图像传感器,能够捕获近红外(NIR)和短波红外(SWIR)中的光线。与现有的常规红外成像仪相比,这种基于单片方法的解决方案在产量和成本方面有望实现一个数量级的增长,同时支持数百万像素的分辨率。红外成像仪广泛用于生物识别、虚拟现实、机器视觉和工业自动化等各种应用。此前,红外图像传感器都是通过混合技术生产,这是昂贵且耗时的过程,并且受到分辨率限制。而imec的新技术为高分辨率、低成本的SWIR成像器铺平了道路。imec的红外成像仪由基于量子点的薄膜光电探测器像素堆叠组成,能够调整并瞄准从可见光到2µm波长的光谱。展望未来,imec希望开发晶圆级NIR和SWIR图像传感器技术,并为相机和智能成像应用开发技术。
比利时IMEC展示新型薄膜单片图像传感器,可以捕获近红外、短波红外光

微软演示Mise-Unseen眼动技术,实时改变VR视觉细节

微软研究人员在2019 ACM用户界面软件与技术研讨会上展示了名为Mise-Unseen的项目。该项目利用眼动追踪技术,在用户注意力分散时应用虚拟环境变更,以隐藏用户视场内的改动。此技术主要利用眼动追踪识别用户注意力,并采用感知模型建议不引起用户注意的环境变更位置。例如,当用户正在注视美术馆的其他地方时,系统可以改变不在注视点区域的绘画,使其更符合用户的艺术欣赏角度。此外,该技术还可用于评估用户意图,例如在游戏中解谜时,系统可以实时更改密码和谜题。Mise-Unseen的其他应用包括对无缘触觉的支持、个性化内容和适应性困难。此技术还可以减少视场并缓解晕动症的影响,帮助节省计算资源。
微软演示Mise-Unseen眼动技术,实时改变VR视觉细节

《无主之地2 VR》登陆Steam,支持Rift和Vive

2K Games和Gearbox Software宣布,经过独占窗口之后,《无主之地2 VR》正式登陆Steam平台,支持Rift和Vive。虽然在PSVR平台上收到了好评,但Steam平台上的评论只有30%为好评。《无主之地2 VR》是基于《无主之地2》开发的,其主要新功能是对子弹时间的解读,称为“BAMF Time”,可以激活兔子般的速度和反应能力,躲避子弹、完成360度的爆头,还可以利用主动技能与敌人战斗。游戏中的另一个新特色是以第一人称视角驾驶汽车,并获得路杀计数,玩家可以通过摇杆来加速和控制方向盘,同时利用头显来控制车载枪炮,享受驾驶的乐趣和沿途的打击敌人的快感。
《无主之地2 VR》登陆Steam,支持Rift和Vive

扎根AR/VR信息数据,映维网开始迈向第六年

中国的AR/VR行业媒体映维网庆祝其创立五周年。在过去五年中,映维网一直处于AR/VR行业的前沿,传播最新的技术、思想、创意和产业动态,引领中国AR/VR产业的发展。映维网是全球唯一同时涵盖信息资讯、专利、科研、数据报告、设计研发和认知培训等领域的平台,维持着国际影响力地位。它还得到了一些国际科技巨头的认可,包括曾当选为雷蛇OSVR中国区大使、英特尔(AR/VR/AI)创新项目大使、超威半导体公司(AMD)虚拟现实专家顾问和Qualcomm XR荣誉技术大使。映维网还发表了深度剖析文章和广告资讯,努力服务于行业和读者。然而,一些人攻击它们对部分文章不提供源信息的做法。此外,映维网还提供数据报告和专利板块,面向全球AR/VR团队和研究者提供服务。他们还推出了会员服务,为会员提供独家行业信息和研讨会,致力于会员个人的成长和行业发展。映维网承诺将继续增加有价值的专业板块,为广大读者和AR/VR行业提供服务。
扎根AR/VR信息数据,映维网开始迈向第六年

香港线下LBE VR公司 Sandbox VR 完成1100万美元战略融资

香港线下VR娱乐初创公司Sandbox VR已经完成了1100万美元的额外融资,投资者包括著名演员奥兰多·布鲁姆、威尔·史密斯、贾斯汀·汀布莱克、凯蒂·佩里、凯文·杜兰特、迈克尔·奥维茨和本田圭佑。这使得Sandbox VR的总融资额达到8300万美元。公司计划在美国三藩市开设一家新门店,并提供基于《星际迷航》的VR体验内容。此外,Sandbox VR目前在洛杉矶、温哥华、香港和新加坡等地运营8个VR中心,并计划在明年之前在纽约、奥斯丁、圣地亚哥和芝加哥开设另外8家门店。Sandbox VR与竞争对手The Void的主要区别在于,它并未选择包含门窗、墙壁和其他道具的高度定制舞台,而是依赖于开放式空间来实现社交体验。此外,Sandbox VR还与CBS合作开发了《星际迷航》的VR体验。此轮融资由Craft Ventures和Andreessen Horowitz Cultural Leadership Fund领投。
香港线下LBE VR公司 Sandbox VR 完成1100万美元战略融资

小派科技打造南昌轨道交通AR/VR仿真教学大获成功

小派科技和科骏实业在2019世界VR产业大会上展示了轨道交通仿真教学项目,并得到了众多参会者的好评。这个应用能让用户通过虚拟现实体验车辆故障和零部件拆卸安装等真实场景,提高教学效果的同时节省实际运行成本。该项目展示了小派科技在轨道交通应用领域的重要突破,彰显了他们在技术应用方面的高超实力。小派科技是一家在VR智能硬件领域的科技公司,以其超大视场角、高分辨率和大空间定位等核心竞争优势一直受到国内外认可。与小派科技合作的科骏实业是一家以计算机图像系统研发和VR教育应用解决方案为主的技术服务企业。小派科技创始人翁志彬表示,他们希望能在更多行业合作中为行业注入VR的创新血液。
小派科技打造南昌轨道交通AR/VR仿真教学大获成功

新招聘确定重新拥抱VR,育碧印度团队正招募VR游戏人才

育碧是一家大型游戏开发商,近年来逐渐加大对虚拟现实(VR)领域的投入。育碧已经为VR社区带来了多款作品,例如《Werewolves Within》、《Eagle Flight》、《Star Trek: Bridge Crew》和《太空镖客》等。此外,有传闻称Facebook首席执行官马克·扎克伯格亲自牵头与育碧进行合作,为Oculus平台开发VR版本的《刺客信条》和《细胞分裂》游戏。据报道,育碧已经组建了一支50人的VR团队,并在招聘更多的VR人才。德国Blue Byte工作室为育碧组织的一个团队,在印度浦那也在寻找VR相关人才,包括开发测试者、Unity开发者、VFX美术、美术总监、关卡设计师和角色美术等职位。虽然不清楚Blue Byte工作室与印度团队是否合作,或者两支团队负责不同的VR游戏项目,但据招聘信息显示,VR开发者需要与负责人、技术经理和制作人紧密合作,通过维持高水平的代码标准为VR设备开发和提供解决方案。
新招聘确定重新拥抱VR,育碧印度团队正招募VR游戏人才

影创科技在2019世界虚拟现实产业大会绽放异彩

2019 World Virtual Reality Industry Conference, themed "VR makes the world more exciting - VR + 5G opens a new era of perception," was held in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province from October 19th to 21st. At the conference, Inno-Star Technology showcased its MR smart glasses JIMO, as well as its "Natural Gesture" human-computer interaction solution, 5G+MR smart classrooms, MR WORK smart industry, 5G+MR smart healthcare, and 5G+MR smart exhibition, among other leading technologies, products, and overall solutions. The company received significant attention and signed dozens of intention contracts, with a total worth of nearly 100 million yuan. On October 19th, Secretary Yin Meigen of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee and the Nanchang Municipal Party Secretary met with a delegation led by Sun Li, Chairman of Inno-Star Technology, to discuss cooperation in landing projects, joint development, and the establishment of a joint innovation center with Qualcomm. At the conference, Inno-Star Technology was praised for its in-depth research and achievements in the fields of mixed reality, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing. Secretary Yin Meigen invited the company to invest and develop in Jiangxi, collaborate deeply in MR education, healthcare, industry, and other fields, and together build Jiangxi into a world-class virtual reality center. Inno-Star Technology is the second company in the world, after Microsoft, to successfully use the "Natural Gesture" human-computer interaction solution on smart glasses. This solution significantly improves the usability of smart glasses, allowing users to touch and manipulate the virtual world with natural hand gestures without the need to learn the position and function of buttons and controllers. With the widespread adoption of 5G communication, Inno-Star's MR smart glasses with natural gesture recognition will be able to support wide-area, real-time natural gesture interaction among multiple people and remote natural gesture collaboration, enabling this new interaction method to be applied in various industries. On October 20th, Nanchang Municipal Government, Qualcomm, and Inno-Star Technology signed an agreement to establish a joint innovation center, aiming to promote the development of the MR industry in Jiangxi Province and even the whole country, and jointly build the MR ecosystem. Leaders from Jiangxi Province, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Nanchang City attended the event and witnessed the signing. The joint innovation center is an important part of Qualcomm and Inno-Star's strategic cooperation in the MR field. It can effectively integrate the technical advantages and platform resources of Qualcomm and Inno-Star Technology, enhance the R&D and independent innovation capabilities of local companies in Nanchang, and promote the vigorous development of wireless headsets, VR/AR/MR glasses, and IoT industries, which are important measures to promote the development of emerging strategic industries in Jiangxi and the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries. Inno-Star Technology will continue to promote its cooperation with Qualcomm and actively layout industries such as artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing, using new technologies as new driving forces to boost the social and economic development of Jiangxi Province. Inno-Star's MR smart glasses JIMO won the annual innovation award at the World Virtual Reality Industry Conference. JIMO, named after the ancient city of Jimo in Qingdao, China, is the world's first all-in-one MR device with both top-level mobile device computing power and the lightest weight in the industry. Equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 flagship chip, the weight of the entire device is only 120g, making it the lightest all-in-one MR device in the industry. Its launch and mass production represent the highest level of hardware R&D and industrial design in the current mixed reality industry, marking the era of high computing and ultralight all-in-one MR devices. Additionally, JIMO has a 55° field of view, which is the largest field of view for mass-produced MR products, representing top-level optical imaging research and development capabilities in the industry and will continue to lead the industry's core technology development. Inno-Star Technology was selected as one of the "Top 50 VR Companies in China in 2019" due to its strong innovation and high growth. The company has been committed to the research and development of basic science and application technology and products in the fields of mixed reality, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing since its establishment. It has obtained hundreds of technical patents, and with advanced MR technology and innovative business landing models, Inno-Star Technology is globally recognized as Qualcomm’s largest customer and technology partner in the MR industry and the company with the highest shipment volume of MR smart glasses in China. Inno-Star's "5G+VR Smart Education Classroom" was selected as an excellent case study in the "Collection of Excellent Applications in the Virtual Reality Industry (2019)." Inno-Star Technology has created an innovative 5G+MR holographic smart classroom for the education sector, incorporating the most advanced mixed reality and 5G technologies into classrooms and other training environments, greatly improving knowledge retention rate. The case study collection summarizes the application achievements of the virtual reality industry in 2019, including 10 companies such as Inno-Star Technology, Beikechuangfang, and Xiaomi Mobile Software. It showcases excellent application cases in the virtual reality industry and provides successful examples for further development and commercialization of the industry, playing a positive role in accelerating key technology research, improving application scenario solutions, improving the industrial ecological structure, and gathering industry resources.
影创科技在2019世界虚拟现实产业大会绽放异彩