PICO XR Forges Strategic Alliance with Blender foundation, Bolstering OpenXR Development and Enterprise Capabilities

PICO XR, a leading innovator in enterprise extended reality (XR), has announced a significant strategic partnership with the Blender Foundation. This collaboration positions PICO as an official contributor to Blender’s openxr development plan, a move poised to optimize and accelerate XR content creation for artists and developers globally. The partnership aims to transcend conventional content creation interfaces, streamline production pipelines, and ensure robust OpenXR cross-platform compatibility.”At PICO, we are committed to supporting the Blender Global Open Source Community and fostering the flourishing 3D creation ecosystem,” stated Jessie Zhang, Head of Partnerships at PICO XR. “This partnership allows us to not only enhance 3D creation tools but to foster a community where every artist and developer can bring thier unique immersive vision to life and connect with a global audience through OpenXR.”

PICO XR Enterprise OS 5.13: A Leap Forward for Business XR

This strategic alliance coincides with PICO XR’s recent unveiling of its Enterprise OS 5.13 update,a significant milestone achieved just before the company’s 10th anniversary. This update specifically targets the optimization of Location-Based Entertainment (LBE) features and large-scale business XR deployments, building upon the successful rollout of PICO XR’s comprehensive VR and MR headset solutions portfolio.

the Enterprise OS 5.13 update arrives amidst a broader market trend where technology providers, including Meta’s recent third-party MDM integrations for enterprise clients, are increasingly focusing on the value of device management and deployment solutions. This indicates a clear market response to the escalating demand for sophisticated fleet management tools within the enterprise XR sector.

key Enhancements in Enterprise OS 5.13

The latest iteration of PICO XR’s Enterprise OS introduces a suite of powerful updates designed to benefit both VR and MR users in enterprise environments:

Advanced Tracking Algorithms: Enhanced support for manually switching to the V2 tracking algorithm significantly improves LBE mapping and positioning accuracy.
Intuitive Creation Tools: New tools facilitate the drawing and exporting of obstacles, alongside the establishment of clear play boundaries, crucial for safe and immersive experiences.
Streamlined Testing: A swift reset feature is integrated to expedite application testing and quality assurance processes.
Simultaneous Tracking: A dedicated tracking node enables the simultaneous tracking of controllers and gestures within third-party applications, offering greater flexibility.
Optimized VST: The Video See-Through (VST) algorithm has been refined for superior video quality, particularly in low-light conditions, and a more natural distribution of lighting brightness.
Improved Hand Tracking: Significant enhancements to hand-tracking features include reduced latency, fewer false touches, greater gesture accuracy, support for prolonged user postures (sitting or lying down), and smoother full-body animation.

Furthermore,this update follows closely on the heels of PICO XR’s enhancements to its Business Device Manager,version 1.6.0.This latest version now supports OBB and ROM file type deployment, further optimizing the tools available for managing and controlling fleets of VR/MR devices.

As enterprise XR solution providers continue to mature throughout the latter half of the 2020s, the market demonstrates sustained and growing support for the AR/VR/MR sectors. clients are increasingly willing to experiment with and invest in these transformative XR technologies, signaling a robust future for immersive enterprise solutions.