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FUNDAMENTALS

XR 101

What is mixed reality? - A Simple explanation for anyone
History of Virtual Reality - From Original Retro to Oculus Rift
How does VR actually work? - Here's how the virtual reality magic happens

News Sources

VR Scout - Latest XR news
RoadtoVR - Good XR feed
Upload VR - Another good XR news source
VR Focus - Immersive tech news, updates, interviews and more
Verge/VR - The Verge VR Category
Verge/AR - The Verge AR Category
80lv/vr - 80 Level VR Tags
80lv/ar - 80 Level AR Tags
Techcrunch/VR - Techcrunch VR Tag
Techcrunch/AR - Techcrunch AR Tag
Gizmodo/VR - Gizmodo VR Tag
Gizmodo/AR - Gizmodo AR Tag
Medium/VR - Medium VR Tag
Medium/AR - Medium AR Tag
Mashable/VR - Mashable VR Category
Mashable/AR - Mashable AR Category
Reddit/VR - A place to discuss any and all things VR
Reddit/AR - World's largest online community dedicated to AR
Wired/VR - Wired XR category page
DigitalTrends/VR - Digital Trends VR Tag
DigitalTrends/AR - Digital Trends AR Tag
Venturebeat - Venturebeat ARVR category page
ARPost - Publication dedicated to the consumer & enterprise
Voice of VR - Podcast interviews featuring the pioneering artists
BBC/VR - BBC VR Tag
VR/AR Association - VR/AR Association Blog Page
NewScientist/VR - New Scientist VR Tag
Independent/VR - Independent VR Tag
Entrepreneur/VR - Entrepreneur VR Tag

Search & Browse Companies

Crunchbase - Discover innovative companies and the people behind them
Clutch - Helps you to find companies in XR domain
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

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
MRTV - news, reviews and tutorials about AR, VR
Tyriel Wood - VR Tech - The Tech VR/AR YouTube Channel

DEVICES

VR Headsets

Varjo Aero - The lightest & brightest professional-grade headset ever made
Varjo VR-3 - Highest resolution across the widest field of view
Valve Index - One of the best quality PC VR headset
Oculus Quest 2 - Great Standalone VR Headset
Oculus Quest - Great Standalone VR Headset
Oculus Rift S - Great PC Powered VR Headset
Oculus Rift - First Oculus VR Headset
Oculus Go - First Standalone Oculus VR Headset
HTC Vive Focus 3 - Standalone VR Headset for professionals
HTC Vive Focus Plus - The all-in-one VR system designed for business
HTC Vive Focus - Simple all-in-one solution for business
HTC Vive - First Vive Headset
HTC Vive Pro - Pro version of HTC Vive
HTC Vive Pro 2 - Pro 2 version of HTC Vive
HTC Vive Flow - The immersive VR glasses for on-the-go wellness
HP Reverb G2 - Developed in collaboration with Valve and Microsoft
PlayStation VR - PS VR headset
arpara VR - Standalone 5K 120Hz VR HMD
3Glasses X1 Suite - Consumer-Grade Ultrathin VR Glasses
3Glasses Blubur S2 - Windows MR HMD

AR Headsets & Glasses

Varjo XR-3 - Highest performance XR for every workplace
Microsoft HoloLens 2 - Mixed reality device with apps and solutions that enhance collaboration
Magic Leap One - A lightweight, wearable computer to enhance productivity
Nimo - Multi-screen computer fits in the pocket
Realwear - Voice Controlled Fully Rugged Headset
Vuzix Blade - Provides hands-free ar glasses to defense, security, enterprise and consumers
Vuzix M400 - See-through Waveguide optics for a more natural viewing state
Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 - A hands-free device for smarter and faster hands-on work
Lenova ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses - Lenovo’s versatile smart glasses for the enterprise
nreal - Mixed Reality Dev Kit

AR + VR Headsets

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

Input Devices

Ultraleap 3Di - High-performance, ruggedized camera for public installations
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

DIY

Relativty - Open source VR hardware
CheApR - Open source DIY AR glass
Immersive AR on a budget - AR glass hack
$22 Virtual Reality Gloves - Making VR haptic gloves
Triton Project - It is a 3D printed headset that uses off the shelf hardware to achieve advanced augmented reality
Project North Start - The open-source files comprising Leap Motion's Project North Star AR Headset
Deck-X - open-source AR headset based on Leap Motion's Project North Star

Stores

UnboundVR - User-friendly webshop, super fast deliveries & good prices
Amazon/Wearable/VR - Amazon Wearable Tech VR
Amazon/VR - Amazon VR Headsets
AmazonBest/VR - Amazon Best Sellers VR
Oculus Store - Oculus VR Headsets

DEVELOPMENT

SDKs

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
Oculus SDK - Samples, and asset packs are built to help you develop your VR app
OpenVR - Open Source VR SDK
Vuforia - Vuforia is a comprehensive, scalable enterprise AR platform
Lightship - AR SDK that supports depth, physics, occlusions, and semantic segmentation
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

Web

SparkAR - Let's you create interactive AR experiences, with or without code
aframe - Web framework for building virtual reality experiences
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

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

Remote Meeting, Work & Assistant

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
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 VR

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

Medical

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

Navigation

Dent Reality - The digital layer for the physical world

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

Wearables

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

Treadmills

Omni One - Move freely and at full speed in 360° without getting hurt
Kat VR - World’s first personal VR Omni-Directional Treadmill

Essential

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

OptiTrack - World’s most accurate and easy to use wide area VR trackers
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

Hand Tracking & Gesture Recognition

Leap Motion Controller - World-class hand tracking for anyone
Clair - Hand Tracking, Gesture Recognition and Touchless Interaction Solutions

Remote Rendering

Azure Remote Rendering - Render HQ, interactive 3D content, and stream it to your devices in real-time
NVidia Cloud XR - Streaming for VR and AR
Innoactive - Cloud XR Solution
Theorem AR Remote Rendering - Microsoft Azure Remote Rendering ARR for HoloLens 2

Custom Software Development Service Providers

Nomtek - Nomtek is a world-class Magic Leap development partner
Exyte - Hire experts and design professionals to design, develop, and deploy your project
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

FUNDAMENTALS

XR 101

News Sources

Search & Browse Companies

Youtube Channels

DEVICES

VR Headsets

AR Headsets & Glasses

AR + VR Headsets

Input Devices

DIY

Stores

DEVELOPMENT

SDKs

Web

SOLUTIONS

Training & Simulation

Remote Meeting, Work & Assistant

Social VR

Medical

Navigation

Art & Design

Wearables

Treadmills

Essential

Analytics

App Distribution

VR Desktop

Download Apps & Games

Tracking & Detection

Hand Tracking & Gesture Recognition

Remote Rendering

Custom Software Development Service Providers

Custom Hardware Development Service Providers

ECOSYSTEM

Game Engines

Device Manufacturers

Embedded

Platform & Marketplace

Cloud

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