The United States Patent and Trademark Office awards a new patent to Virtualware, for its VR tracking technology

Virtualware, a European virtual reality firm, has been granted a new patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office for its groundbreaking immersive positioning system.

The system, called Nmerso, is an absolute tracking system that allows for several users to interact through immersive technology while standing physically in the same space. The invention allows to train several high-skilled workers into complex processes at the same time.

Tracking systems are necessary to enjoy Virtual Reality experiences, since the user or an object must be able to move freely in a physical space. Nmerso incorporates a very high refresh rate, which updates the position up to 60 times per second, as well as high levels of accuracy, so that even the smallest movements can be detected. The patent is numbered US11169596B2 and is valid for 20 years.

The invention has already obtained another patent, granted by the Spanish intellectual property authorities. It is also pending in the other 25 countries of the European Union, the People's Republic of China, Canada and Mexico. It is classified in the category "provisions for interaction with the human body for user immersion in virtual reality"

The system is present in all of Virtualware VIROO rooms. To date, Virtualware has deployed 18 VIROO rooms around the world, in Wilmington and San Jose in the United States, Markham in Canada, Bogota in Colombia, Aguascalientes and Mexico City in Mexico, and others in Spain, including in Madrid and the Basque Country.

“With the help of this new technology, we will be able to develop stronger technologies to solve relevant problems industrial corporations experience in their day-to-day operations”, explained the founder and CEO of the company, Unai Extremo.

Its flagship VIROO is a boundless all-in-one VR solution that can be used to create, manage and deploy VR without limitations. In extension, the VIROO room allows several users to work in full-scale in the same physical space, a key advancement that will be observed as a must in Industry VR solutions.

VIROO® Room can reproduce complex live environments in full-scale virtual reality scenarios allowing multi-user 1:1 interaction with absolute accuracy and freedom of movement.

• Recreate lifelike complex and dangerous scenarios within a risk-free physical environment.
• Significantly reduce cost and time compared to traditional live scenario set-up.
• Scale easy and fast with total flexibility in terms of space, number of users and locations.
• Leverage remote VR collaboration by connecting different VIROO® Rooms together.
• Create applications for muti-user and large-scale Virtual Reality scenarios.

More info http://www.virtualwareco.com/news/patent-vr-tracking-technology-nmerso-in-usa/

EAN UNIVERSITY INAUGURATES ADVANCED XR LAB TO BUILD COLOMBIA’S SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA

EAN University inaugurated its new XR Lab, powering its infrastructure with the Extended Reality (XR) platform VIROO®. The first of its kind in Colombia, this laboratory is part of EAN’s mission and initiatives to expand its positive social and economic impact by fostering excellence and innovation in high education and sustainable entrepreneurship development.

Emerging from a joint effort and strategic alliance between the EAN University, the expert virtual reality company Virtual4, and the basque cluster GAIA, the lab was formally inaugurated in Bogota on October 3, 2021. The XR Lab digital infrastructure and installation comprises VIROO®’s state-of-the-art platform in their 100 square meters immersive VIROO® room to foster the digital transformation of sustainable academic and industrial advances.

For Brigitte Baptiste, Cancellor of EAN University, the lab aims to provide an outstanding advanced education model and tools serving new generations of students and entrepreneurs looking to reduce their carbon footprint through the infinite possibilities to explore, question, experiment with ideas, concepts, and processes in virtual environments.

“This lab means a qualitative and quantitative leap in terms of the university’s intentions to build Colombia’s sustainability agenda. We believe it is an essential tool to change the logic behind how we address the footprint we make in the world”. Brigitte Baptiste, Cancellor of EAN University.

As part of the inaugural event, the university hosted a demonstration of VIROO®’s platform to several attendees experiencing what it feels like to be transported into a virtual world yet maintaining a real sense of presence while walking, collaborating, and communicating with other user’s avatars. Designed to support both single and multi-user sessions in remote and in-person hybrid configurations, the versatility of VIROO® displays its full potential in its immersive rooms, such as the XR Lab, thanks to its absolute tracking system enabling the precise geolocation of users for optimal XR experiences.

“This infrastructure allows us to create an ecosystem to share knowledge and provide new services to benefit both the education and industry sectors,” says Tomás Iriondo, GAIA’s director.

Virtualware, creator of the VIROO® XR platform and its partner Virtual4 celebrates this significant milestone reinforcing the shared purpose of accelerating the adoption of immersive technologies and creating a network of leading organizations supporting sustainable social, economic, and environmental advancement in Colombia, Latin America, and the world.

“Ean University is a key partner in our strategy to generate positive changes in society via emerging technologies such as virtual reality, reflecting our commitment to support and accelerate the generation of innovative VR-based projects and sustainable entrepreneurship. We are overly excited about this collaboration”. Luis Alberto Viñas, Vice President of Virtual4.

ABOUT EAN UNIVERSITY
The EAN University is a Colombian academic institution whose higher purpose is to contribute and promote sustainable entrepreneurship, considering leadership and innovation fundamental elements in generating abundance for humanity. https://universidadean.edu.co/

ABOUT VIRTUAL4
Virtual4 is a company that uses virtual reality to generate impact, change and social transformation through the implementation of innovative projects with local and international partners, improving processes, optimizing training and generating empathy. https://virtual4.tech/

ABOUT VIROO
VIROO® is Virtualware’s award-winning platform to create, manage and deploy XR ecosystems at ease, accelerating adoption at every level. Modular and agnostic by design, VIROO® gives users, creators, and organizations a complete infrastructure and components to succeed in their XR journey.

ABOUT VIRTUALWARE
Since 2004, Virtualware’s purpose has been to share its XR expertise and promote the potential of immersive technologies to accelerate companies’ and institutions’ adoption of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) to create a sustainable future that moves society forward.

More info: https://www.virtualwareco.com/news/the-ean-university-inaugurates-advanced-xr-lab-to-build-colombias-sustainability-agenda/

A new XR HUB at the Technology Park empowers Bizkaia's local innovation ecosystem in Spain

After their recent 35th anniversary, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park inaugurates their new XR innovation HUB to accelerate the digital transformation of companies of all sizes and industries looking to begin, explore and thrive in their XR journeys.

The HUB has been built from the ground up -in collaboration with the industry expert Virtualware- with top-of-the-line XR infrastructure to strengthen Bizkaia's innovative ecosystem of users, creators, and organizations, providing complete and convenient access to immersive technologies, virtual reality (VR) in particular.

A new immersive space to serve businesses
The Technology Park selected VIROO® as their HUB platform infrastructure connecting their high-end immersive room, equipment, applications, and a portal for members. Businesses entering the HUB program will be able to select plans adaptable for their unique scope, scale, and agility desired to achieve their XR vision and goals. The subscription plans will enable members to use the HUB's amenities, administer their accounts, access their data, and create, manage and deploy their XR catalogue simply and securely.

The 100m2 immersive room, a distinctive element of the Technology Park HUB, is located in Zamudio and has been specifically built to welcome organizations of all industries interested in creating and deploying XR content for multiple users at a 1:1 scale. At this location, designing virtual experiences for learning, training, prototyping, R&D, and more will redefine how companies generate and showcase their advancements. The HUB’s immersive room blends the best of physical and virtual worlds where multiple people can walk naturally, sharpen their soft skills, and collaborate while exploring what's possible in virtual environments.

"This new space gives us a new impetus as referents in innovation. We want to bring these kinds of technologies closer to local businesses and create an ecosystem around XR," points out Itziar Epalza, Director of the Basque Country Technology Park Network.

Through VIROO®'s platform and apps for all computer-skill users, HUB members will access versatile content creator and design review tools, where they will be able to work and develop a full range of simple and complex content applications.

"Enterprise-grade Extended Reality is not only available to large-cap companies thanks to benchmark centers such as the Technology Park. In our new model for HUBs, innovation centers can grow their ecosystems by making VIROO® XR amenities more accessible and affordable for SMEs who want to start innovating with virtual technologies," adds Unai Extremo, CEO of Virtualware.

Virtualware will officially launch the new HUB offering for organizations looking to become hosts of XR HUBs powered by VIROO® in the framework of Be Digital, one of the most relevant digital transformation events in Spain, from October 26 to 28th at the Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC).

More info: https://www.virtualwareco.com/news/xr-hub-bizkaia-technology-park/

Virtualware awarded US$1M contract to create the next-gen VR training simulators for ADIF

The Spanish rail operator ADIF, a public-owned organization managing the national railway network in Spain, has chosen Virtualware to create their new generation of virtual reality (VR) training simulators railway infrastructure, construction, and maintenance operations.

Committed to innovation and improvement of its training processes, ADIF will invest close to one million euros in transforming its simulation modules utilizing virtual reality technology as the base to set its new workforce training program standards. Besides integrating VIROO®'s platform to explore the full capabilities of extended reality (XR) and VR in particular, a central element of the agreement is the construction of a 250m2 immersive room in Valencia (Spain) destined to become ADIF's state-of-the-art center to conduct and improve training processes in lifelike immersive multi-user environments.

Through the VIROO® platform, ADIF will have a robust infrastructure and set of tools to broadly control its training content, management and deployment while forging its ecosystem and innovation initiatives in XR.

"We are inspired by ADIF's trust in Virtualware and our platform to go beyond the railway training traditional models and define with our support innovative ways to prepare their workforce. VIROO® delivers enterprise-grade solutions to boost companies' XR journeys at any stage. In this case, we join ADIF in their efforts to scale and run simultaneously multiple training sessions effectively in VR from different places worldwide" affirms Unai Extremo, Virtualware CEO.

The VIROO® platform and its room component will equip ADIF to transform its current training program while reducing cost, risk, and time by improving learning processes and trainees' performance in 1:1 scale collaborative VR environments. The room itself will allow ADIF to connect its facility and collaborate with other external and owned VIROO® hubs in different locations worldwide, elevating their ongoing exploration of hybrid -onsite and remote- workspaces powered by VIROO®.

Immersive technologies future-proof how we connect, work, teach and learn. This contract marks the beginning of a new era, where ADIF and Virtualware join efforts to integrate XR technology as part of ADIF's value equation with a high emphasis on innovation.

More info http://www.virtualwareco.com/news/awarded-us1-million-contract-to-create-next-gen-vr-training-simulators-adif/

Contact:

Name: Aida Otaola

Email Address: aotaola@virtualwareco.com

Virtualware together with Kalamint announced partnership to bring virtual reality to NFTs

Virtualware together with Kalamint announced today the multi-tiered partnership bringing virtual reality to NFTs. Signalling the future of NFTs, this move harmoniously ties the two mammoth industries paving the way for a number of opportunities in product integrations, curated virtual galleries, fan engagements, and the ability to experience the metaverse through the highest echelon of technological advances.

“The partnership with Virtualware is a strategic one that will allow multiple use cases between NFTs and technology. We will be able to build incredible bridges between the physical world and previously unfathomed digital realms with confidence and ease. Virtualware is a unique company mastering Virtual Reality since 2004, with more than 500 projects in 27 countries, and a clientele list exceeding 300 of the world’s leading companies, so we can say with certainty that this partnership is positioned to outpace and outlast the competition.” Chris Deschenes, Director of Operations at Kalamint.

Although the full extent of the partnership cannot be made public yet, the collaboration will include but not limited to exploring the full extent of possibilities in marrying NFTs with the VR space.

“We are extremely excited to partner with Kalamint, the clean NFT marketplace on Tezos. Virtualware has always been at the forefront of technological innovations, pushing the boundaries of Virtual Reality. This partnership prioritizes innovation without compromising sustainability and promotes the vast potential of virtual reality to create a sustainable future that moves society forward. This partnership with Kalamint is just a testament to that fact. I’m confident that with Kalamint, we will redefine ownership and real-world integrations”. Unai Extremo, CEO & Founder Virtualware

Contact:

Name: David Moreno

Email Address: dmoreno@virtualwareco.com

Website URL: https://www.virtualwareco.com/news/virtual-reality-to-nfts/

Virtualware partners with Cleanbox Technology to Bring Premium VR Hygiene to VIROO

Virtualware, a unique company mastering Virtual Reality since 2004, partners with Cleanbox Technology, Inc. a premium, and eco-friendly, smart tech hygiene solution for the decontamination of VR headsets, to bring the state-of-the-art hygiene to VIROO®.

VIROO® is an all-in-one tool that places the full potential of Virtual Reality in your hands giving companies and institutions the power to pursue the extraordinary by boosting Innovation. With VIROO® everybody can create, manage, and deploy any VR Project without limits.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have an increased awareness of the importance of hygiene and safety. This partnership helps assure the safety and health of the many organizations that are incorporating Virtual Reality and VIROO® on their day-to-day basis.

“This partnership is a complete solution match” says Unai Extremo, CEO at Virtualware. He adds, “we recognized the importance of hygiene in today’s world, and with Cleanbox the problem is solved, ensuring VIROO is a safe VR tool”.

“Our goal is to help offer our partners the ability to ensure their customers not only have an innovative experience but a safe one as well” says Amy Hedrick, CEO & Co-founder of Cleanbox Technology.

Virtualware truly believes in the potential of Virtual Reality to change the world. Along with Cleanbox’s effective cleaning and decontamination solutions, they will continue pushing the boundaries to accelerate the adoption of this technology by placing VIROO® as the standard across industries.

Video: https://youtu.be/yIuzmJ94xHE


About Virtualware
Born in 2004, Virtualware is a unique organization pushing the boundaries of Virtual Reality. Our purpose is to promote the vast potential of virtual reality and accelerate its adoption to help companies and institutions create a sustainable future that moves society forward. https://virtualwareco.com/

About VIROO
VIROO is a unique VR Innovation tool that places the full potential of Virtual Reality in your hands. The Award-winning VR Enterprise Solution of The Year simplifies the adoption of Virtual Reality, giving companies and institutions the power to pursue the extraordinary by boosting innovation. Innovate in our reality, change the world.

About Cleanbox Technology
Founded in 2018, Cleanbox Technology, Inc. is a Nashville, TN based premium, eco-friendly smart tech hygiene company, specializing in the UVC surface decontamination. Cleanbox's patented products use UVC light in an LED, providing safe, at a level acceptable to most hospitals decontamination without the need for chemicals, heat, or liquids. Cleanbox products are designed for head-mounted displays (HMDs), surgical and protective masks, eyewear, personal electronics, and accessories. Cleanbox products have been independently proven to kill 99.999% viruses, bacteria, and fungi. For more information visit https://www.cleanboxtech.com

Contact:

Name: Aida Otaola

Email Address: aotaola@virtualwareco.com

Website URL: http://www.virtualwareco.com