Dublin, April 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality M&A Private Equity Investment, and Patent Filing Analysis" mergers & acquisitions to their offering.
Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that overlays a computer-generated image on a user's view which connects the real world with the virtual world. This technology enhances the perception of reality, thereby increasing the user experience and also provides data about the consumer's immediate environment.
The virtual reality (VR) technology provides the user a virtual environment with the help of computer hardware and software and also offers a fully immersive environment where the user can interact with objects similar to those in the real world. The usage of augmented reality and virtual reality is gaining traction with the increasing support of both hardware manufacturers and software developers in applications such as gaming, entertainment, retail, medical, defense among others. There has been tremendous growth in the M&A deals, investments, and patent filings in the AR & VR from 2014 to 2015. It is anticipated that the usage of AR and VR would provide the next major computing platform after smartphones. Also, decline in the prices of hardware components makes it suitable for market players to invest and procure the benefits of this technology. AR/VR companies are focusing on their research and development activities to ensure they can provide their customers required products and services. As the augmented reality and virtual reality are emerging technologies, the cost of research and development activities is also increasing significantly. Thus, the investments associated with development of devices and applications will increase. These factors have led to an increase in the number of AR/VR investments and M&A deals. The companies in the U.S. have been highly active in the augmented reality and virtual reality patent fillings. A majority of the patents are from the North American region in 2016. In the Asia-Pacific region, South Korea and China registered the maximum number of patent filings.
Key Topics Covered: 1 Introduction 2 Executive Summary 3 Industry Overview 4 Market Dynamics 5 Patent Analysis 6 Investor Analysis 7 Private Equity Investment Analysis 8 Mergers And Acquisitions: Augmented Reality And Virtual Reality 9 Future Industry Road-map Companies Mentioned:
- Avegant Corporation
- Jaunt Inc.
- Legend3D Inc.
- Magic Leap, Inc.
- Matterport Inc.
- Meta Co.
- Mindmaze Sa
- Nextvr Inc.
- Playful Corporation
- Skully Inc.
- Wevr Inc.
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