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A brief history of VR and AR

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In the 00s, however, that future seemed to simply dissipate with a few notable exceptions, including the 2003 launch of early metaverse, Second Life, which remains in operation nearly 20 years later. In 2016, Microsoft began shipping a developer edition of its mixed reality HoloLens system, priced at $3,000.

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