Lucid Reality Labs

💡Lucid Reality Labs is pleased to announce that Dr. Patrick Schoettker, Professor and Head of the Department of Anesthesiology at the CHUV | Lausanne university hospital in Switzerland, has joined our Advisory Board. He brings his extensive expertise in complex airway management and innovative medical devices to elevate the XR  solutions we deliver to our clients and partners in the Healthcare industry. 🩺 He is the clinical initiator and lead of the Medical Virtual Reality Intubation Simulation project that helps clinicians improve their understanding of tracheal intubation. His involvement with Lucid Reality Labs will strengthen our mission to integrate cutting-edge research and evidence-based practices into XR and AI-powered solutions set to redefine Healthcare. 🧠 "We now have XR and AI technologies revolutionizing how to teach and train healthcare professionals. Beyond technical skills, these tools enable us to assess and develop essential soft skills such as communication and team dynamics, marking a true evolution in medical training," says Prof. Patrick Schoettker. 🤝 "This collaboration is a significant step toward transforming healthcare training and patient care with XR and AI," remarked Alex Dzyuba, Founder and CEO of Lucid Reality Labs. 🚀 Lucid Reality Labs is thrilled to embark on this journey to elevate Healthcare through the power of immersive technology. Find out more via link in the first comment👇 #HealthcareInnovation #XRTechnology #MedicalDevices #AIinHealthcare #MedTech #VirtualReality #DigitalHealth #Anesthesiology #MedicalTraining #ImmersiveTechnology

Apple Vision: A New Chapter with Something in the Air Apple is set to disrupt the XR market once again with the anticipated launch of the Apple Vision Air in 2025. This new, more affordable spatial device is poised to make mixed reality accessible to a broader audience, blending competitive pricing with cutting-edge features and the seamless integration Apple is known for. 🪽Affordable innovation. Apple is changing its strategic focus to attract not only technology enthusiasts but also mainstream consumers with lighter and more accessible devices at a price point under $1,499, possibly even below $1,000. This strategic move can increase the core of the XR market audience, creating a new accessible habit of using the headset for work, education, and leisure. 🎊Boosting Innovation in XR through intense competitiveness. This launch will stimulate innovation and development while elevating competition in the market to drive technology adoption and grow the mainstream consumer segment for all the XR market players. It will also motivate market participants, such as enterprises, to strategize and execute the implementation of XR solutions faster. 💻Expanding the Ecosystem. Apple can offer a more cost-effective device while ensuring total compatibility with other Apple products and adding more businesses and consumers into the ecosystem. Imagine the potential of wirelessly connecting this headset to non-Apple devices, like Microsoft Windows PCs, that can open up the XR market to segments currently underserved by Apple’s ecosystem, broadening the reach and impact of spatial technology. ♻️Smarter and more Sustainable. The lower price point will likely attract enterprises looking to implement XR solutions for both existing and emerging audiences. Moreover, Apple's rumored focus on sustainability—reusing materials and innovating with new, renewable ones—could further lower costs while aligning with their 2030 environmental goals and targeting users and partners focusing on sustainability. 🍏Lighter, Smarter, More Affordable may become the new vision for the future Apple Vision Air that will change the industry. By making spatial technology more accessible, smarter, and eco-friendly, Apple will not just set a new standard in XR but also push the boundaries of what’s possible in Healthcare, Education, and beyond. Stay tuned as we analyze Apple's next move and prepare for a future where XR is within everyone's reach! #AppleVisionAir #MixedReality #XR #Sustainability #SpatialComputing #HealthcareTech #EducationTech #XR2025

🎙️ Dive into XR industry trends, data security, and new tools offered by AI for enterprises in Healthcare, Airspace and Defense, and Entertainment domains with Lynn Welch, Chief Growth Officer at Lucid Reality Labs.  Exclusively for the Sim Cafe, Lynn described how XR technology is becoming a strategic shift across many major technology companies. "I'm very excited to see Meta and Apple really focusing on the healthcare space, which will provide opportunities for growth for all the sectors in our market," says Lynn. Lynn Welch adds that another game-changing technology that accelerates growth is significant tech investment in immersive and generative AI tools coming out every day. 💡 Enjoy this talk https://lnkd.in/eSAF8kZy, and share your thoughts with us!  💬 Deb Tauber MSN, RN, CHSE, CEN, Jerrod Jeffries Innovative SimSolutions LLC #SimCafe #AI #VR #XR #DataSecurity #Healthcare #GenerativeAI 🎵 Listen on: Spotify https://lnkd.in/dvwN6Ypt  Apple https://lnkd.in/dZKqbiq7  Amazon Music https://lnkd.in/dXStjcPu

Shutterstock & NVIDIA partnership: Fast cost-effective 3D content development for XR 🌐 The new AI Generator from Shutterstock revolutionizes 3D content creation by removing barriers and introducing new capabilities for XR technology across various industries. This innovation makes XR solutions that utilize Spatial Images more accessible, accelerating the creation process and reducing costs. We are thrilled about this development, as it significantly shortens the traditionally lengthy high fidelity visuals creation process, transforming tasks that once took hours into a matter of minutes. ⏱️ Shutterstock's AI Generator, the first of its kind, utilizes a Generative 3D API, trained on Shutterstock's licensed creative libraries, providing enterprises with an ethical solution for producing hyper-realistic 3D models powered by advanced NVIDIA Edify AI architecture. At Lucid Reality Labs, we look forward to integrating text-to-3D technology that will reduce overall development time and make XR more accessible to specialists. A no-code approach allows subject matter experts to generate precise and detailed spatial visuals quickly, enabling rapid adjustments and changes to training XR content. This adaptability allows for tailoring content to diverse needs efficiently. Moreover, we are closely monitoring upcoming legislation that may enable businesses to secure intellectual property rights for AI-generated content. 📜 The 3D API will integrate seamlessly with XR platforms like #iXR™, a unique AI-driven XR Modular Architecture System developed by Lucid Reality Labs. This system provides tailored solutions for even the most sophisticated digital needs of our clients. As we continue to elevate enterprises with XR technology, we look forward to collaborating with the 3D API. #XR #AI #3DContent #NVIDIA #Shutterstock NVIDIA AI #LucidRealityLabs

Fantastic Four: Top Upcoming XR Headsets in 2024 🔝 🥽 The rest of 2024 is promising to be packed with fascinating launches of new XR headsets that will bring a new edge to the whole industry. With a focus on user comfort and performance, these companies are set to extend the usage time of the headsets, enhancing their devices with the benefits of AI and advanced chipsets. The most anticipated XR headsets in 2024, including those by PICO XR, HTC VIVE, Sony, and Meta, are poised to make a significant impact on the XR industry. What do we know about them so far? #XR #VR #AR #AI #LucidRealityLabs #MixedReality #VirtualReality #NextGenTech

Expanding Excellence!  🧠🥽 A neuroscientist and medical technology developer at Stanford University, Doctor Walter Greenleaf, PhD joins Lucid Reality Labs' Advisory Board, which gathers subject matter experts and researchers to help the company deliver complex Enterprise XR solutions across diverse domains such as Healthcare, Education and Training, Life Science and others. Walter Greenleaf, PhD is the Research & Innovations Director for the Stanford Medical Mixed Reality Center (SMMR) and an advisor to Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL), the Stanford Wearable Electronics Initiative (eWEAR) Program, and the Stanford Virtual Reality & Immersive Technology (VR-IT) Clinic, he is renowned for his expertise in digital medicine and medical virtual reality technology across his thirty years of experience in research and development. "Lucid Reality Labs shares a joint vision for disrupting global challenges with cutting-edge, responsible, immersive technology. I look forward to helping the company build upon its strong foundation to create change for the better," says Dr. Walter Greenleaf, PhD. Lucid Reality Labs is looking forward to this collaboration and driving a positive impact on the Healthcare industry! 🩻 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dVPR7Esn #Neuroscience #MedTech #VirtualReality #XR #Healthcare #EdTech #Training #LucidRealityLabs #StanfordUniversity #LifeSciences

Meta introduced the Segment Anything Model 2 #SAM2, which promises to impact XR content development across various industries. 🌐 SAM2 is the first unified model designed for real-time object segmentation in both images and video files. It facilitates real-time interaction, making it an invaluable tool for AR glasses by enabling the identification of objects in real-time. This model enhances workflow efficiency through its robust interactivity, outperforming existing models by allowing for fast and precise object selection with a simple click, box, or mask. SAM2's capabilities include: 🔍 Versatile Segmentation: Seamlessly segment objects across any image or video frame with unprecedented accuracy. 🛠️ Zero-Shot Performance: SAM 2 excels even with unfamiliar content, providing reliable results for objects, images, and videos not seen during training. ⏱️ Real-Time Interaction: Designed for efficiency, SAM 2 supports streaming inference, enabling smooth, interactive experiences while requiring less interaction time than existing interactive video segmentation methods. SAM 2 features a unique memory module that tracks objects throughout video sequences, ensuring consistent results even when objects temporarily leave the frame. It is trained on Meta's SA-V dataset including 600+K masklets from 51K videos across 47 countries for diverse and real-world applicability. At Lucid Reality Labs, we see its immense potential for XR content development as reduced production time and cost-effectiveness, AI-enhanced object segmentation providing high accuracy, and many more. It has some limitations at a time: SAM 2 can sometimes misidentify or lose track of the target object if it is only specified in one frame, particularly in cases involving drastic camera viewpoint changes, extended occlusions, crowded scenes, or lengthy videos. Nonetheless, this model equips XR applications with more intuitive and engaging user interfaces for improved interaction and engagement. With all these features, SAM 2 will help XR penetrate more industries, creating opportunities for them to grow! 🚀 SAM 2 demo available here: https://lnkd.in/eYnp36_9 Text source: Meta. Video sources: Meta's, SAM 2. #Meta #AI #VideoSegmentation #MachineLearning #VideoProcessing #SAM2 #XR #ExtendedReality

🌊🚀 Lifeguard VR is being named one of the more impactful experiences at AWE 2024 by Forbes overview. Lucid Reality Labs built this app in partnership with the American Red Cross "to deliver a suite of tools to help train hundreds of thousands of lifeguards annually" and bridge lifeguard training with its crucial practical component. "The American Red Cross wants to train 300,000 users per year using this new VR tool to help narrow the skill gaps among lifeguards and ensure the highest level of safety. If even one life is saved, it will have been worth it. I tried out the drowning simulator, and it was extremely realistic, to the point where I felt some of the mental load faced by lifeguards who must always remain aware and watchful for people who might be drowning," writes Forbes contributor Anshel Sag from Moor Insights & Strategy. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gSgahQU7 Ori Inbar, Kathy M. Sajit Joseph Era Sahni Carlos F. Nathan C Bowser #AWE2024 #LifeguardVR #AR #VR #LucidRealityLabs #VirtualReality #SafetyTraining #AmericanRedCross #Forbes

The XR market is blooming with solutions for diverse domains and industries. 🌍 With new hardware launches and technical advancements occurring daily, there's an increasing demand for higher content quality and visual fidelity, as well as more haptics and integration of the new features and functions for better user convenience and performance. While the design aspect of XR solutions continues to evolve, there's still ample room for improvement in crafting immersive XR products, and dedication to systemic thinking and using experiential design tools is crucial here. Lucid Reality Labs tracks the market's progress while developing our excellence in visual fidelity and design for impact, and here's what we see. 🥽💡 #XR #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #ImmersiveTech #Haptics #VisualFidelity #ExperientialDesign #SystemicThinking #LucidRealityLabs

XR and AI: A Bold Alliance by Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm The integration of XR and AI is accelerating, highlighted by a new alliance between Samsung Electronics, Google, and Qualcomm. 📈🤝 The new alliance will launch an XR platform this year, combining Samsung Electronics's hardware, Google's software, and Qualcomm's processors to enhance XR performance. TM Roh, Samsung's Mobile President, emphasized the need for a supportive ecosystem for successful XR deployment, and Google's AI will bring intuitive, multimodal interactions, aiming to improve user engagement and productivity. Also, the company's partnerships with Meta and Microsoft are foreseen as crucial for building a robust XR environment. This detail, however, leaves us with more questions than answers. Recently, Meta announced their newly branded Meta Horizon Store and Meta Horizon OS as a platform to partner with third-party hardware manufacturers. This may create solid competition to the Samsung-Google Alliance and fragment the XR market even more. Or perhaps Samsung and Meta are about to surprise the industry with their cooperation? We're eager to find out soon! 🔍 XR solutions are increasingly incorporating AI, marking the start of a transformative trend. Market dynamics suggest that technology companies will soon become full-packed AI and XR-driven. The expanding opportunities in XR and AI benefit all market players, introducing new tools and continually enhancing the scale and effectiveness of XR solutions across various domains. At Lucid Reality Labs, we are dedicated to developing Intelligent XR #iXR solutions https://lnkd.in/d_nMSVqa that elevate industries with advanced immersive capabilities. 🌐 Source: Samsung Electronics #XR #Samsung #Google #Qualcomm #GalaxyUnpacked #AI #iXR #IntelligentXR #SamsungUnpacked #GalaxyforBusiness #LucidRealityLabs