Thursday, 30 April, 2020 UTC
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By Tom Ffiske // 30 April 2020
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“Tom, this newsletter is coming out a day later. Why?
“Because of a big announcement, embargoed ’til now. It’s a fun story, and I felt it was worth it. Read more at the Big Story below…”
“Because of a big announcement, embargoed ’til now. It’s a fun story, and I felt it was worth it. Read more at the Big Story below…”
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THE BIG STORY
HTC announced that the VIVE Sync, a remote collaboration platform announced in late 2018, is now in free Beta. Excellent timing on HTC’s front considering we are going through a pandemic… perhaps it is a similar situation to Facebook, who accelerated the development of certain products to meet new demand. In any case, we now have a brand-new collaboration platform.
It’s been a while since we heard about the VIVE Sync, but with the pressures of a post-COVID world, the release is timely. HTC presents a new dimension as a VR rival to Zoom and Facebook; people can access the system without a VR headset as well.
HTC invited Virtual Perceptions to try it out. It’s not every day that I interview someone in virtual reality. Still, the company kindly invited me to speak to Graham Wheeler, General Manager EMEA at the company, to test it.
VIVE Sync offers a compelling package. AltspaceVR and ENGAGE both provide similar services, with community options built into both platforms. HTC’s version offers something different; one dedicated for companies working remotely across the world, with tools that service businesses rather than hobbies.
Read more about it here.
People moves
- Zillah Watson became Satore’s Director of Content. Zillah was previously Commissioning Editor for Virtual Reality at the BBC and headed up the BBC’s VR studio.
- Digital Catapult appoints Ofcom’s Joe Butler as Chief Technology Officer. Joe will be responsible for overseeing growth and development across Digital Catapult’s focus technology areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning, immersive, 5G and the internet of things, and distributed systems.
- Cognitant will be adding three new members to their team: Emma Bishop, Head of Content; Fynn Nelder-Hunt, Software Developer; and John Vernon, Business Development Director. Bishop and Vernon both come from medical backgrounds, with Vernon having worked in global pharma, and Nelder-Hunt’s technological background will help develop Healthinote’s immersive content.
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Other stories
- Liberty Games, a games room retailer, created 3D models of some of their products using 3DS Max. This allows customers to view the table from any angle in their home.
- VRtuoso hi one million immersive VR learning users and secured follow-on funding from Symvan Capital and CBI. Well done!
- EON Reality announced the addition of Rikard Steiber to its global Advisory Board. He was the previous President of Viveport.
Leo Gebbie is a Wearables and Extended Reality Analyst at CCS Insight, joining the company over a year ago to track all that is happening across both industries. Leo explores his current smartwatches, some of his favourite immersive events he attended, and his Animal Crossing island.
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Tom Ffiske
Editor, Virtual Perceptions
Tom Ffiske specialises in writing about VR, AR, and MR across the immersive reality industry. Tom is based in London.
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