 At today's AWE USA 2022, the XR development company Campfire presented its Campfire Studio Console suite. The console generates full-body holograms that allow for collaborative work in virtual, 3D environments. The console is designed for open workspaces with room for workers to move atop a modular mat. Users can walk around and engage with digital objects, structures, or environments. More: - Users wear Campfire headsets with optional visors to enter 3D digital environments.
- The headsets provide high-quality holographic images of people, screens, and the environment within a 92-degree FOW.
- The program requires a VR-ready GPU Windows PC with a Thunderbolt 3 port and Dell Precision-certified workstations.
- The entire Campfire suite includes XR products, including a "Campfire pack" that transforms smartphones into VR controllers.
- For desktop workers who don't need the Studio Console, Campfire also has a smaller console that projects holograms onto one's desk.
- Campfire Viewer allows users without headsets to engage in the 3D environments from their PC, iPad, or phone.
- The console addresses shortcomings resulting from engaging 3D data on 2D screens.
- Industries use VR hard- and software to develop physical projects more easily and quickly.
- The console allows workers to collaborate safely across borders.
- The project resulted from user feedback. Users sought a high-quality, holographic experience.
- According to Campfire CEO Jay Wright, "We received feedback that customers quite literally want to use Campfire to build bigger and better things. The Studio Console is a direct result of that feedback."
- The feedback came from early adopters of Campfire's technology in various industries, including aerospace, apparel, automotive, and retail.
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 Firms and public organizations, including the U.S. military, are incorporating VR into their pilot training programs. Training modules, including Pilot Training Next and the Sprint VR trainer, prepare pilots before taking to the skies. By allowing pilots to practice for numerous possibilities on the ground, companies save time and money while boosting pilots' confidence. More: - CAE's Sprint VR trainer is one example of groundbreaking flight training.
- The program can grade an assess pilots' training on the ground and using the program's accompany stick, throttle, and rudder controls.
- The self-paced training tools allow future or current pilots to familiarize themselves with numerous procedures and flight maneuvers in an immersive environment.
- Miltary customers can also use CAE's Mission Augmented Virtual Reality or Rear Crew Trainer (MAVRC).
- The program recreates an aircraft fuselage in VR and allows crews to cooperatively train while wearing VR headsets.
- Modules cover various scenarios, including search and rescue, door gun training, medical evacuations, and landings.
- The U.S. Air Force is also using VR for its undergraduate program.
- The program reduces the time needed before flying in real life.
- FlightDeckToGo is another flight training program developed by Visionary Training Resources (VTR).
- Using an untethered device, users can train anywhere.
- According to VTR's CEO Evey Cormican, "The beauty of VTR's FlightDeckToGo is that it expands the opportunity for pilots to easily spend more time in their new work environment, the flight deck."
- According to one 2021 study, VR learners saw their confidence increase by 275% and retained 400% more of what they learned when compared to traditional training methods.
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Snap is opening a creative studio in Saudi Arabia to grow AR technologies in the Middle East. As a result, the company is currently expanding its team there. According to Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, the company is hiring "500 new team members between now and the end of the year." More: - The Saudi Arabia-based studio is due to open in Q4 2022.
- They hope the studio will grow sales in the region.
- According to Hussein Freijeh, the general manager of Snap in the Middle East and North Africa, they are focusing on hiring AR developers, who can then monetize their creations.
- He explained, "We're hiring local talent in Saudi Arabia to make sure we get more understanding of the culture and bring the nuances across the board."
- Snap has already hired upwards of 900 people this year.
- This is a 41% hiring increase YOY.
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 HTC VIVE headset users can learn to overcome stage fright and grow public speaking skills. The company highlighted another use case for VR during last month's VIVE TALK session: overcoming social anxiety using realistic digital training programs. More: - Two public speaking training modules are available in Vive's "VIVEVERSE" metaverse.
- Users can access the Virtual Speach or Ovation training programs across devices, including the HTC VIVE HMD, desktops, or smartphones.
- The programs offer feedback on users' pitch, eye contact, pace, and other performance aspects.
- Various environments allow users to practice public speaking for interviews, meetings, or on stage.
- The programs can be used to develop skills via "gradual adaptation."
- During the talk, the company explained that "VR is especially effective in public speaking training for two reasons. Firstly it provides ultra-realistic environments, and secondly, it enables true-to-life interaction between the speaker and audience."
- Enterprise users include Moth + Flame, Axon, and Igloo Vision.
- Some companies are using the program to better client-employee relationships.
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EdgeVR has opened its first VR location where players can game together in real-time. The room-scaled VR experience uses magnetic, full-body tracking technology to locate other players within virtual space. Visitors wear a lightweight harness and VR headset. More: - The EdgeVR system is less expensive than its competitors.
- The technology does not rely on sensors and instead identifies players' bodies using virtual alignment and magnetic tracking.
- The program is non-occlusive and therefore does not require expensive cameras.
- The visuals are repeatable and accurate within 5mm.
- The headsets are wireless via a WiFi 6 connection.
- The immersive experience lasts ~25 minutes.
- EdgeVR is located in Croton-On-Hudson, New York.
- It costs $29.95 per player.
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 China-based StepVR has launched an "omnidirectional motion system" for VR. The so-called "Gates01" is a commercial product that gives users a fully-immersive experience by pairing movement, haptics, VR displays, and motion capture gloves. The open-air design allows for 360 degrees of movement without physically leaving the 32-square-foot contraption. More: - Users wear a VR headset, vibrating vest, and gloves while moving about the open cage in virtual reality.
- The HMD's pancake lenses keep the headset lightweight, weighing just 150g.
- The commercial-sized product measures 32 square feet and is 9'2'' tall.
- StepVR has been sold at ~140 locations throughout China in the past three years.
- The program has proven immensely popular despite the outbreak of COVID-19.
- StepVR expects to introduce its product to another 60 storefronts soon and will expand into Europe, Japan, Korea, the Middle East, North America, and Singapore shortly.
- The company also announced that it plans to introduce a household-sized device.
- The product will cost ~$2,000-$2,500.
- The company also plans on incorporating smells.
- StepVR has raised $15.41M in venture capital so far.
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 |  | Courtney Rawlings is an Inside Research Analyst living in Los Angeles, California. She has returned to her hometown of LA after spending several years working at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is completing a Ph.D. in Art and Architectural History. While working toward her Ph.D., Courtney has developed an interest in the language and history of the tech industry, especially regarding metaverse technologies, streaming, and podcasting. In fact, she hosted her own podcast Low Culture Boil! You can find her on Twitter: @ckayerawlings Email: courtney@inside.com |  | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 Ford. | |
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