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A curated list of XR (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality & Mixed Reality) fundamentals, news sources, devices, development & design resources, solutions & ecosystem.

XR stands for "Extended Reality," an umbrella term that covers all of the various immersive technologies that enhance our senses, including Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR).

Index: FUNDAMENTALS - NEWS SOURCES - DEVICES - DEVELOPMENT - SOLUTIONS - ECOSYSTEM

FUNDAMENTALS

XR 101

NEWS SOURCES

Blogs

  • Auganix - An authoritative online source for the latest news, analysis, and reports on XR Industry
  • RoadtoVR - Premier source for XR news and reviews
  • Techcrunch/VR - Cutting-edge VR technology news
  • Techcrunch/AR - Latest in AR innovations and startups
  • Upload VR - Comprehensive XR news, with reviews and insights
  • XR Headlines - Provides news on XR, VR, and AR technologies
  • XR Update - A news site dedicated to covering the latest developments in XR
  • ARInsider - Analysis and trends in AR and VR spaces
  • Reddit/VR - Community forum for VR enthusiasts and developers
  • Reddit/AR - Global AR community for news, discussions, and insights
  • Mashable/VR - Top source for VR trends, gadgets, and experiences
  • Mashable/AR - Leading coverage of AR technology and applications
  • Slasgear/VR - In-depth VR articles and the latest hardware reviews
  • Slasgear/AR - AR news, reviews, and future tech discussions
  • ARPost/VR - Diverse VR content including news, reviews, and guides
  • ARPost/AR - Insights and updates on AR technology and use cases
  • WEF/XR - Explore the impact of XR on global industries
  • Medium/VR - Varied perspectives on VR trends and innovations
  • Medium/AR - Thought leadership and stories in AR space
  • Immersivewire - Analyses and insights on immersive technologies
  • Lowpass - Analyses and insights on immersive technologies
  • 80lv/vr - VR in gaming, art, and design with a creative angle
  • 80lv/ar - Showcasing AR’s impact on art, design, and gaming
  • NewScientist/VR - Science-focused VR developments and research
  • NewScientist/AR - AR advancements through a scientific lens
  • XRMust - International XR events, news, and film reviews
  • XRToday - VR industry news, trends, and analysis
  • XRToday - AR industry news, trends, and analysis
  • Gizmodo/VR - Latest VR gadgets, games, and tech culture
  • Gizmodo/AR - AR technology updates, reviews, and culture
  • Wired/VR - Exploring VR’s impact on culture, industry, and more
  • Wired/AR - AR innovations reshaping technology and lifestyle
  • Skarredghost - Personal insights on XR development and trends
  • DigitalTrends/VR - Emerging VR tech and its influence on digital trends
  • DigitalTrends/AR - AR technology shaping future digital landscapes
  • Venturebeat - Deep dives into AR/VR industries and startup ecosystem
  • Voice of VR - Interviews with VR pioneers and artistic creators
  • BBC/VR - VR storytelling and documentary projects by BBC
  • VR/AR Association - Advocacy, research, and promotion of VR/AR
  • Independent/VR - Independent takes on VR technology and experiences
  • Independent/AR - Perspectives on AR’s role in tech and society
  • Entrepreneur/VR - VR innovations driving business and entrepreneurship
  • EquelEntry/XR - Advocating accessibility in XR development
  • Verge/VR - Analytical and in-depth VR technology reviews
  • Verge/AR - Comprehensive coverage of AR trends and gadgets
  • Mixed/VR - Compilation of VR news, updates, and industry insights
  • Mixed/AR - Curated AR technology news and developments

YouTube Channels

  • AWE - Augmented World Expo is the world's largest AR & VR conference and expo
  • UploadVR - VR news source bringing you reviews, gameplay, streams & more
  • ThrillSeeker - Channel dedicated to spreading Virtual Reality and Augmented reality
  • Virtual Reality Oasis - Channel dedicated to share VR content
  • Cas and Chary VR - A couple passionate about VR, AR, and beyond
  • MRTV - News, reviews and tutorials about AR, VR
  • Tyriel Wood - VR Tech - The Tech VR/AR YouTube Channel
  • Nathie - Channel is about VR, haptic suits and gaming in general
  • SadlyItsBradley - Showcases what he believe is the best in XR
  • Virtual Chap - Contents from VR to AR and everything in-between
  • Eat Sleep VR - Helps beginners get the most out of their headsets
  • Beardo Benjo - Weird, informative and fun VR content almost daily
  • BMFVR - Focuses on VR game reviews, tutorials, and gameplay
  • Dilmer Valecillos - Focuses on XR Development
  • A Wolf in VR - Showcasing VR gameplay with commentary
  • The Mysticle - Covering the latest in VR technology, tutorials on VR setups
  • Ben Plays VR - Provides VR gameplay videos, reviews, and helpful tips
  • Lipnox VR - Offers VR game reviews, gameplay videos
  • PowerOnVR - Focuses on reviewing games and VR Hardware
  • Rhys Da King VR - Focusing on VR contents

Search & Browse Companies

  • Crunchbase - Discover innovative companies and the people behind them
  • Clutch - Helps you to find companies in XR domain
  • VR Compare - View summaries of 229 virtual & augmented reality headsets
  • Endole - Reports, Research, Sales & Marketing, Risk Management
  • Business - Resources on finance, marketing, HR and more
  • VR/AR Association - The VR/AR Directory, 4500 vendors and brands registered
  • The Manifest - Top 100 AR/VR Development Companies
  • Auganix HUD - The Auganix HUD can be used to find detailed information on AR and VR companies

Communities

  • Unity - Unity Discord Community Server
  • Oculus Community - Oculus Discord Community Server
  • XR Guild - A professional community dedicated to building products with the most ethical outcomes
  • XR Creators - Active XR Community Server. Learning, Career, Networking, Development and more
  • Varjo Community - Varjo Discord Community Server
  • VR/AR Association - Designed to foster collaboration between solution providers and end-users
  • Smart Glasses Community - Smart glasses resources and community for users, devs, and industry

Events

  • AWE - AWE Augmented World Expo is the leading event series for XR professionals
  • VR World Congress - This event brings together various stakeholders in the VR industry
  • SXSW - South by Southwest not exclusively focused on XR, dedicated to interactive technologies
  • Global XR Conference - The largest global community event about XR and the Metaverse
  • SIGGRAPH - Computer graphics conference
  • UNITE by Unity - An event series hosted by Unity Technologies
  • XRDC Conf - Extended Reality Developers Conference tailored for developers in the XR space
  • Immersive Tech Week - VR, AR, XR, AI, the metaverse, Web4, haptics and more
  • CES - Is the most powerful tech event in the world
  • Augmented Enterprise Summit - A conference that focuses on the business and industrial applications of XR

DEVICES

VR Headsets

Upcoming

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

  • Oculus Quest - Great Standalone VR Headset
  • Oculus Rift S - Great PC Powered VR Headset
  • Valve Index - One of the best quality PC VR headset
  • Pimax 8K - two 4K displays, one for each eye, with a field of view of 200 degrees

2018

2017

2016

AR Headsets & Glasses

Upcoming

2024

  • XReal One - Experience 3DoF Like Never Before
  • TCL Rayneo X2 - First standalone AR Glass
  • Almer Arc 2 - Best in class image quality
  • XRAI AR1 - See the conversation Real-time subtitles in front of your eyes
  • Nimo - Multi-screen computer fits in the pocket
  • Zapbox - Unleash the power of Mixed Reality on your iPhone

2023

  • Apple Vision Pro - seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space
  • Immo Air 2 - The World's First Wireless Portable AR Glasses
  • Rokid Max - Provide a portable entertainment experience
  • XReal Air - Smart Glasses with Massive 201" Micro-OLED Virtual Theater
  • Viture XR Glass - 120inch screen in front of your eyes
  • RealWear Navigator 520 - It is lightweight and comfortable, and is secure for enterprise use

2022

2021

2020

  • Vuzix M400 - See-through Waveguide optics for a more natural viewing state
  • Vuzix Blade - Provides hands-free ar glasses to defense, security, enterprise and consumers

2019

2018

  • Magic Leap One - A lightweight, wearable computer to enhance productivity

2017

  • Realwear - Voice Controlled Fully Rugged Headset

2014

  • Fove VR - FOVE is a virtual reality (VR) headset that uses eye tracking technology

2013

AR + VR Headsets

  • Lynx-r - It is the first All-in-One Mixed Reality headset

Smart Glasses

AR Powered

Displays

Attachments

  • Nofio - The lowest latency wireless video on the market

Trackers

  • Self-Tracking Tracker - Get ready for the launch of self-tracking tracker later this year!
  • Vive Wrist Trackers - Lightweight and versatile VR tracker is designed to work with VIVE Focus 3
  • Vive Facial Tracker - Capture true-to-life facial expressions and mouth movement with precision
  • Ultraleap 3Di - High-performance, ruggedized camera for public installations
  • OptiTrack - World’s most accurate and easy to use wide area VR trackers
  • Stereo IR 170 Evaluation Kit - A next-generation optical hand tracking module
  • Leap Motion - Optical hand tracking module that captures the movements of your hands
  • Leap Motion Controller - World-class hand tracking for anyone
  • Clair - Hand Tracking, Gesture Recognition and Touchless Interaction Solutions

Accessories

Wearables

  • Haptx - Built with enterprise markets in mind to bring best-in-class realism to training
  • Manus VR - VR Gloves
  • Sense Glove - The New Sense for VR Training
  • BHaptics - Haptic vest that packs 40 individually controllable vibro-tactile motors
  • Full Body VR - Full Body VR Gaming Experience
  • Surplex - Full Body VR Tracking Shoes
  • Nova 2 - Enables users to perceive a sensation of virtual reality objects in the palm of their hand
  • Bifrost Pulse - The glove that lets you feel virtual reality like never before
  • Exit Suite - Exit reality using this navigation and performance suit for virtual reality

Treadmills

  • Virtuix - Experience full freedom of movement in virtual reality
  • Kat Walk VR C2 - KAT Walk C 2 is a 2ND-Generation Personal VR Treadmill
  • Omni One - Move freely and at full speed in 360° without getting hurt
  • Kat VR - World’s first personal VR Omni-Directional Treadmill

DIY

Stores

DEVELOPMENT

3D Engines

  • Unity - World’s best real-time development platform
  • Unreal Engine - World's most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool
  • Godot - Completely free and open-source game engine
  • Flax Engine - Open source .Net Game Engine
  • A-Frame - A web framework for building 3D/AR/VR experiences
  • Babylonjs - Powerful, beautiful, simple, and open web rendering engine
  • Bezel - Create 3D prototypes, 3D animations, design for AR & VR, all within one platform
  • XR# - A 3D engine to create VR/AR/MR/3D apps using .NET, C#, and XAML, powered by WebXR

SDKs

  • Unity XR Interaction Toolkit - a high-level, component-based, interaction system for creating XR experiences
  • Apple Vision Pro SDK - Build an entirely new universe of apps and games for Apple Vision Pro
  • Snapchat Lens Studio - Develop AR experiences for hundreds of millions of Snapchatters
  • AR Kit - Apple AR SDK
  • Apple Reality Kit - Simulate and render 3D content for use in your augmented reality apps
  • AR Core - Android AR SDK
  • AR Foundation - Example content for Unity projects based on AR Foundation
  • SteamVR - Most popular VR SDK
  • OpenVR - Open Source VR SDK
  • Meta XR All-in-One SDK - Can access and handle input from a user’s head, hands, face, and voice
  • Unity MoveFast - Interaction SDK for fast-action fitness types of apps
  • Zappar - A platform that offers tools for augmented reality (AR) development
  • Lightship - AR SDK that supports depth, physics, occlusions, and semantic segmentation
  • Vuforia - Vuforia is a comprehensive, scalable enterprise AR platform
  • Poplar Studio - Create and deploy 3D and AR experiences for e-commerce and marketing
  • AUKI - Peer-to-peer positioning framework
  • VRTK - Open Source Crossplatform VR Toolkit
  • VR Interaction Framework - Premium Unity Asset for VR Interactions
  • XR Interaction Toolkit - Official Unity Solution for XR Interaction
  • Microsoft MR Toolkit - Accelerate cross-platform MR app development in Unity
  • Ultimate XR Unity - Free, open source framework that facilitates the creation of VR applications
  • XReal NRSDK - Framework to create augmented reality experiences for AR glasses on Android

Web

  • SparkAR - Let's you create interactive AR experiences, with or without code
  • Niantic 8thwall - Web-based augmented reality, enables augmented reality (AR) to work within a browser
  • Zappar - A platform that offers tools for augmented reality (AR) development
  • aframe - Web framework for building virtual reality experiences
  • Babylonjs - Powerful, beautiful, simple, and open web rendering engine
  • Metavrse - It is a web platform that makes it easy to Create, Curate & Consume interactive 3D Experiences
  • Exokit - Tools for virtual worlds in the browser
  • AWS Sumerian - Easily create and run browser-based 3D, AR, and VR applications
  • WebXR - It allows you develop and host VR and AR experiences on the web
  • Simlab - A revolutionary visualization and VR creation software
  • Google Model Viewer - Easily display interactive 3D models on the web & in AR
  • Worklink Create - Browser-based workflow with universal CAD import

SOLUTIONS

Solution-oriented links. The same company may have more than one solution.

Training & Simulation

  • SynergyXR - Lets your experts build, manage, and scale immersive learning experiences
  • Luminous XR FLOW - Embrace next-generation learning and development with VR training
  • Zspace - Focusing on AR/VR solutions for education and enterprise
  • Engage - Creative Augmented and Virtual Reality Solutions for Students
  • Avantis - Innovative solutions designed solely for education
  • Loft Dynamics - Redefining flight training and simulation since 2016
  • Microsoft Mesh - Enables presence and shared experiences from anywhere
  • Virtalis - Put your digital assets in the hands of your entire organization
  • Acadicus - Provides a library of ready-to-use virtual simulation content for training and education
  • EngageVR - Ideal for collaboration, education, simulated training and virtual events
  • Reflekt-One - Step-by-step instructions and digital training guides
  • VR Direct - Offers you a platform to build your own web-based VR Trainings
  • Sixense Full-Presence System - Provide realistic, full-body training
  • Aucta - Create and deploy 3D instructions anywhere, on any device
  • HTX Labs - Immersive training platform
  • 3Spin-Dream - Create & carry out augmented & virtual reality trainings
  • VR Vision Group - Offers VR Training App Development Service
  • Taqtile - Provides toolset to get step-by-step guidance from your experts anywhere, anytime
  • Halldale - Training and simulation company
  • Vuforia-Studio - Transforms your existing CAD and IoT data into detailed AR experiences
  • Wonda VR - Immersive storytelling platform
  • Labster - Allow students to complete laboratory experiments online and explore concepts & scenarios
  • Avantis Education - Bringing VR and AR to schools
  • Ludus VR Training - Ludus is the ultimate platform for safety training
  • Collective Training System - Reconfigurable, Virtual Collective Training System (RVCTS)
  • VictoryXR - Where Online Learning Meets Hands-on Learning

Collaboration

  • Cavrnus - Drag-and-drop Collaboration
  • Virbela - Brings people together to work, learn, meet, and train
  • Microsoft Mesh - Enables presence and shared experiences from anywhere
  • Spatial - Popular cross-platform XR meeting app
  • MeetinVR - Optimized for exceptional collaboration
  • Connect2 - Virtual collaboration platform that allows you to have a lifelike social experience
  • BigScreen - You can hang out with friends, collaborate with coworkers
  • Horizon Workrooms - VR space for teams to connect, collaborate and develop ideas, together
  • Webex - Calling, meetings, and messaging in the cloud for teams of all sizes
  • Glue - Glue is a virtual collaboration platform for teams
  • Immersed - Spawn 5 virtual monitors in VR to optimize focus & productivity
  • Dreamos - Useful collaboration in virtual reality
  • improov - Collaborate in VR around your CAD model
  • MootUp - Accessible 3D Virtual and Hybrid Event Platform
  • The Wild - Bring your work to life before it’s built
  • Mozilla Hubs - Share a virtual room with friends
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist - Work together from anywhere
  • Vuforia Chalk - Remote Assistance Powered by Augmented Reality
  • ScopeAR - Instant access to company experts and up-to-date instructions in one app
  • Reflekt Remote - Remote Work with AR and Live Video on mobile devices and wearables
  • TeamViewer - Collaborative peer-to-peer support that improves processes

Social, Events & Virtual Telepresence

  • Touchcast - MaaS Metaverse as a Service, Virtual event creation & MS Team Integration
  • Altspace - Attend live shows, meetups, cool classes, and more with friendly people from around the world
  • Rec Room - Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out and play
  • BigScreen - Watch movies and hang out with friends in virtual reality
  • Mozilla Hubs - Share a virtual room with friends
  • Inverse - Build a thriving community around your brand with your own immersive 3D Metaverse

Medical

  • Fundamental Surgery - Leading VR training solutions to accelerate adoption and safe use of medical devices
  • Medicalholodeck - is the platform for medical teamwork in virtual reality (VR)
  • Surgical Theater - Seamlessly integrating patient-specific surgical planning and navigation
  • Ghost Productions - Highly Functional Surgical Simulations in Virtual Reality
  • Oxford Medical Simulation - Delivers award-winning virtual reality medical and nursing simulation
  • Sixense Full-Presence System - Provides medical training, treatments, and therapies
  • OramaVR - Helps you to create medical VR training simulations with the help of MAGES SDK toolsets
  • HoloHuman - World’s first 3D human anatomy atlas that uses full-size
  • HoloPatient - Offers Standardized Practice With Life-Like Patients
  • Osso VR - Virtual Reality surgical training and assessment platform
  • Precision OS Technology - Immersive experiences surgeons can see, hear and feel
  • Simx VR EMS - VR Training for First Responders

Navigation

  • Dent Reality - A collaborative XR design and prototyping tool for VR and AR experiences

UI/UX Design

  • ShapeXR - Spatial Design for Everyone
  • Gravity Sketch - A 3D design and prototyping tool for immersive experiences
  • tvori - Create animated stories and prototype ideas in Virtual Reality
  • Adobe Aero - Adobe's tool for designing AR experiences

Art & Design

  • Gravity Sketch - Intuitive 3D design platform for cross-disciplinary teams
  • Tilt Brush - It lets you paint in 3D space with virtual reality
  • Facebook Quill - It is a VR illustration and animation tool empowering creators to tell immersive stories
  • Medium by Adobe - You can sketch ideas out of thin air in any direction
  • Blocks - Create beautiful 3D models in no time
  • Sketchbox - Instantly bring your 3D content into an infinite, collaborative workspace
  • Kingspray Graffiti - Kingspray is a battle-tested VR Graffiti Simulator, with realistic spray
  • AnimVR - 3D production with a powerful timeline, virtual cameras, audio recording, fading & editing
  • Tvori - Prototype XR apps & games
  • Maquette - Maquette makes spatial prototyping easy, quick, and immersive
  • PiXYZ Review - Allows you to import a wide range of CAD model formats in a VR environment

Essential

  • Ray-Ban Stories - Have a camera and audio features and can take photos and videos
  • Mojo - World's only contact lens that elevates your vision

Analytics

  • Cognitive3D - Translate Insights from VR/AR Into Real World Results

App Distribution

  • ManageXR - Take Control Of Your XR Headsets. Distribute apps, files, and firmware updates
  • ArborXR - Manage AR & VR devices, remotely install apps, control the in-headset experience

VR Desktop

  • Big Screen - Your ultimate virtual reality hangout
  • VR Desktop - Watch movies, browse the web or play games on a giant virtual screen

Download Apps & Games

  • Steam - Steam VR Games & Apps
  • SideQuest - Expand the capability of your standalone VR headset

Tracking, Detection & Positioning

  • OptiTrack - World’s most accurate and easy to use wide area VR trackers
  • AUKI - Peer-to-peer positioning framework
  • VisionLib - Enabling to detect and track physical 3D objects at industrial scale
  • Vuforia - A comprehensive, scalable enterprise AR platform
  • Wikitude - Has been empowering businesses with innovative AR technology since 2008

Testing

  • gamedriver - Automated Playtesting for xR and Video Games

Cloud XR, Remote Rendering & Streaming

Digital Agencies

  • 4Experience - AR/VR Development Company
  • Dreamspace - Transforming market insights to brand impact
  • Metavrse - Metaverse creation for everyone
  • Yordstudio - Award-winning studio led by a world-class XR Design and Development team
  • Digitalnauts - Supporting and creating immersive experiences for deployment at scale
  • Viroo - VIROO makes VR accessible to organisations of all sizes and sectors
  • Nomtek - Nomtek is a world-class Magic Leap development partner
  • Exyte - Hire experts and design professionals to design, develop, and deploy your project
  • Khora - Cutting edge VR and AR experiences within multiple industries
  • Elmparklabs - Offers you to plan and execute your XR strategy and applications
  • Innovation Rock - Offers you to transform businesses through new realities
  • WE/AR Studio - AR/VR solutions with business goals in mind
  • Next / Now - It is an award-winning digital experience agency
  • Cemtrex Labs - Offers you to transform your brand with a help of immersive technology
  • Lucid Reality Labs - XR solutions from concept & design to development and support
  • Three View Studio - Immersive technology development studio
  • Subvrsive - Offers virtual events and immersive experiences that drive results
  • CM&D - Offers you XR experience development service with the latest tech
  • Saritasa - AR/VR, and IoT technology solutions
  • Softengi - Provides XR development services
  • Insightful 3D - Creates XR experiences & digital contents for brands
  • WorldViz - Provides guidance, leadership, and talent to those using the dynamic VR Tech
  • Skywell - An AR/VR & 3D development company
  • Zappar Creative Studio - Creative studio, powered by a one-of-a kind XR ecosystem
  • SVAIY ART - VR Game Development Company | 3D Services

Custom Hardware Development Service Providers

  • WaveOptics - Provides affordable manufacturing service

ECOSYSTEM

Software Companies

  • Unity - Unity Engine
  • Epic Games - Unreal Engine
  • Meta Quest - Offers SDKs, integrated with its hardware
  • Valve Corporation - Known for SteamVR, a platform for VR content
  • NVidia - Develops Omnivers and VRWorks, a suite of tools and APIs for VR
  • Qualcom Spaces - Snapdragon XR SDKs for AR/VR applications
  • Godot Organization - Most popular free & open source game engine
  • Adobe - Adobe is steadily making its mark in the AR domain
  • Apple - AR Kit SDK
  • Google - Google AR Core
  • Microsoft - MRTK
  • Crytek - Crysis game engine by Crytek that also supports VR development
  • PTC - Kwnown for its products in the CAD & PLM sectors
  • Autodesk - Provides 3D Solutions for XR Domain
  • Maxon - Provides 3D Solutions for XR Domain
  • Blender - Free and Open Source 3D Modelling Tool
  • Niantic - Location-based augmented reality AR games
  • Poplar Studio - Create and deploy 3D and AR experiences for e-commerce and marketing
  • Snap Inc. - Offers AR features within Snapchat with Lens Studio for AR content creation
  • Infinite Reality - Offers immersive and interactive 3D technologies for global brands and audiences

HARDWARE & OEM

  • Qualcom - Develops Snapdragon processors that power advanced mobile XR experiences
  • Nvidia - Provides high-performance GPUs that are crucial for rendering complex XR environments
  • Meta - Through Oculus, Meta pioneers in VR hardware and platform services
  • HTC - Offers the Vive series, a line of high-end VR headsets for immersive VR experiences
  • Microsoft - Leads in mixed reality with its Hololens headsets, blending real-world and digital content
  • Sony - Extends its gaming console capabilities into virtual reality with the PlayStation VR headset
  • Apple - Integrates AR technologies in its devices, enabling augmented reality applications directly through iOS
  • Varjo - Specializes in creating ultra-high resolution VR and XR headsets for professional markets
  • Valve - Produces the Valve Index, a high-fidelity virtual reality headset for gaming and simulations
  • Realwear - The most powerful Smart Glasses for Frontline workers
  • Almer - Developing ultra-compact, user-friendly AR headsets tailored for industrial applications
  • HP - Involved in the development of VR technologies, including the HP Reverb VR headset
  • Lenovo - Develops the ThinkReality series of AR and VR solutions geared towards enterprise applications
  • LG - Engages in developing VR headsets and AR applications
  • Acer - Participates in the Windows Mixed Reality platform with its own line of VR headsets
  • Mira - Manufactures AR headsets aimed at delivering immersive augmented reality experiences
  • Google - Innovated with Google Glass, an early entrant into the wearable AR technology space
  • Samsung - Offers the HMD Odyssey, a Windows Mixed Reality headset known for its high-resolution displays
  • XReal - Designs a variety of AR glasses and headsets, catering to different user needs in the AR domain
  • NReal - Focuses on lightweight and stylish augmented reality glasses for consumer applications
  • Pico Interactive - Specializes in creating virtual reality headsets and solutions for both consumers and businesses
  • Vuzix - Develops advanced optical products for AR experiences in defense, security, and enterprise sectors
  • Emagin - A leading US manufacturer of OLED microdisplays used in various high-performance XR applications
  • Kopin - Provides microdisplay solutions for wearable devices, enhancing visual experiences in XR
  • Wave Optics - Designs and develops optical engines for AR devices, improving clarity and performance
  • Rokid - Develops AR glasses known for their advanced AI capabilities and sleek design
  • Digilens - Focuses on creating holographic waveguide technology for next-generation mobile computing devices
  • Kopin - Microdisplay Solutions For Wearables
  • Western Digital - Supplies SSD that enhance the performance of computing platforms in XR environments
  • UltraLeap - Known for: Advanced hand tracking and haptic technology for XR
  • Shiftall - A Panasonic company that makes virtual reality (VR) equipment
  • eSight - Develops wearable medical devices to improve vision for people
  • Lynx - Lynx R1 a standalone MR headset designed for both consumer and business applications
  • DPVR - Cutting edge VR device design and manufacturing
  • Goertek - Producing various “optical solutions” for the XR landscape
  • Lumus - Produces lightweight and ergonomic AR glasses and lenses
  • Third Eye - Produces both software solutions and hardware for the XR Domain
  • Toshiba - Produces AR glasses for enterprise users
  • Garmin - Designs and manufactures wearable technology across various sectors

Standards & Frameworks

  • Khronos Group - Develops open standards for graphics, including OpenXR, Vulkan, and WebGL
  • OpenXR - Making XR applications portable across devices
  • OpenGL - A cross-language, multi-platform API for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics
  • W3C Immersive Web Working Group - Develops standards and APIs for VR and AR on the web, including WebXR
  • glTF - A Khronos Group open standard for efficient transmission and loading of 3D models
  • IEEE VR and AR Standards - XR-related standards, such as device interoperability and tracking systems
  • X3D - An open standard for 3D content on the web, which supports real-time VR and AR experiences
  • OpenCV - An open-source computer vision and machine learning software library
  • VRM Consortium - Platform-independent file format designed for use with 3D characters and avatars
  • Goertek - Key partner in standardizing XR device manufacturing through Qualcomm's XR Accelerator Program

Platform & Marketplace

  • Steam Store - A digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation
  • Apple App Store - A digital distribution platform for mobile apps on Apple's ecosystem
  • Google Play Store - XR Applications, Videos
  • Meta Store - Games, Apps & Experiences for META Headset
  • Viveport - HTC's platform and store for VR content, supporting devices like the HTC Vive
  • Playstation Store - Offers VR titles specifically tailored for the PS VR headset
  • Magic Leap World - The official content platform for Magic Leap, an AR headset
  • Snap Lense Studio - Platform where creators can develop and share AR experiences
  • Unity Asset Store - Provides assets for creating AR/VR content
  • Unreal Engine Marketplace - Offers resources for developing in Unreal Engine
  • Sketchfab - Platform for publishing and finding 3D models, often used in AR/VR
  • CGTrader - Marketplace for 3D models, usable in AR/VR projects
  • TurboSquid - Offers 3D models for AR/VR and other applications
  • WebVR Directory - A collection of web-based VR experiences

Cloud

  • NVidia Cloud XR - Stream XR content from servers to client devices over networks
  • Microsoft Azure - Provides various services and solutions that cater to XR domain
  • Google Cloud - Cloud computing services provided by Google
  • Spatial - Technology company specializing in collaborative virtual workspaces
  • Tencent Cloud - Build, deploy, and scale XR solutions
  • Agora - Voice call, video call, live interactive broadcasting, and real-time messaging
  • AWS - AWS XR Services
  • Tencent Cloud - Offers solutions for AR/VR content creation and distribution
  • IBM Cloud - Provides cloud services that can be leveraged for AR/VR applications
  • Oracle Cloud - Supports high-performance computing needs for AR/VR content development
  • Cloud Flare - Enhances AR/VR experiences through improved web delivery speeds
  • Fastly - CDN services that support the high bandwidth needs of AR/VR content
  • Akamai Technologies - Provides CDN and cloud services that improve AR/VR delivery
  • DigitalOcean - Cloud infrastructure that can host and support AR/VR applications
  • Scaleway - Cloud services provider with options beneficial for AR/VR developers
  • Render - Cloud service platform that supports AR/VR application hosting and development
  • Linode - Offers cloud computing resources for hosting AR/VR content

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