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Facebook’s AR/VR Head Calls for “Big Shift” in How It Deals with User Privacy

Road to VR

Bosworth, a 15-year Facebook veteran, first joined Microsoft in 2004; it wasn’t the same Microsoft we know today, but it was changing to prioritize user security in the face of a long history of ostensibly leaving virus and malware protection for third parties to sort out. Let other companies scramble to keep up with us.”

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Xbox Game Studios Has (inadvertently?) Acquired Heaps of VR Development Talent

Road to VR

A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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AMD Publishes First Beta Driver With Windows 10 Hardware GPU Scheduling Support

Anand Tech

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 20.5.1 shipping in Win10 2004). Since it's mostly a hardware developer-focused feature, Microsoft hasn't talked about it much in the consumer context or with press. And, as alluded to by the name, it allows GPUs to more directly manage their VRAM.

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NVIDIA Posts First DirectX 12 Ultimate Driver Set, Enables GPU Hardware Scheduling

Anand Tech

As a quick refresher, DirectX 12 Ultimate is Microsoft’s latest iteration of the DirectX 12 graphics API , with Microsoft using it to synchronize the state of the API between current-generation PCs and the forthcoming Xbox Series X console, as well as to set a well-defined feature baseline for future game development. DX12 Ult.).

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Reggie Fils-Aimé on turning happy accidents into magic at Nintendo

Mashable VR

Reggie Fils-Aimé's unforgettable introduction at Nintendo's E3 2004 showcase marked a turning point for the famed console maker. The meme-ening Midway through the book, Fils-Aimé describes the events that led to his unforgettable first major public appearance as a Nintendo executive at the annual E3 trade show in 2004.

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Kim Nevelsteen wants to bridge different virtual worlds to create the Metaverse

The Ghost Howls

I’ve been pondering solutions for a viable Metaverse since at least 2004. I used to program mainly medical software and still do sporadically, but I try and focus on next-gen virtual worlds. But, as I mentioned in a previous question, I plan on releasing the Minecraft teleportation software before the end of this year.

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Visit the Ancient Rome in VR with Rome Reborn

The Ghost Howls

The digitization was accomplished in 2004 with generous support from the Andrew W. Mueller developed the first software package offering “procedural city modeling,” that is, software that automatically populated a digital model of the terrain and streets of a city with buildings similar in appearance to those in the real city.