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GDC 2018: Magic Leap ‘Developing for Spatial Computing’ Session, Live Blog @ 4:00PM PT

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Magic Leap is hosting a sponsored session today at GDC 2018 which promises a “deep dive” on developing for augmented reality. Having released their SDK earlier this week, we’re hoping to hear the company talk more specifically about what it’s like to develop for the Magic Leap One headset. Description.

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GDC 2018: Talk on Creating Games for Magic Leap One, Live Blog @3PM PDT

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We’ll update this page with our live blog closer to the talk, so keep the page up and refresh if it doesn’t automatically appear. The post GDC 2018: Talk on Creating Games for Magic Leap One, Live Blog @3PM PDT appeared first on Road to VR.

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Magic Leap Announces Layoffs & Pivot Away From Near-term Consumer Ambitions

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Magic Leap today announced layoffs impacting “every level of the company” and a pivot away from the company’s near-term consumer ambitions and toward the enterprise space. This has made it necessary for us to make the incredibly difficult decision to lay off a number of employees across Magic Leap.

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Magic Leap Founder Rony Abovitz to Step Down as CEO

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Magic Leap pivoted to the enterprise space recently after an extended lukewarm reception by consumers for its $2,300 AR headset. Abovitz released a statement on the Magic Leap blog explaining the move, saying that a change in his role was “a natural next step” to bringing about the next phase of the company.

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GDC 2018 ‘Day 1’ Roundup – Vive Pro Pricing, Magic Leap SDK, Nvidia RTX, and More

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Here’s a roundup of news from ‘day one’ of our GDC 2018 coverage. Vive Pro date and price, Magic Leap announcements, Nvidia’s real-time ray-tracing, and Budget Cuts resurfaces. Magic Leap announcements. image courtesy Magic Leap. Image courtesy HTC. Stealth game ‘Budget Cuts’ resurfaces.

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Insomniac Releases ‘Strangelets’ on Magic Leap One, Its Final Indie Project

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Strangelets is Insomniac’s second ML One title, which follows December the release of Seedling (2018) , a game that puts you in the shoes of a space cadet tasked with repairing a dying galactic ecosystem due to the effects of ‘The Schmelling Incident,’ a catastrophic cosmic event.

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Meta Reportedly In Talks With Magic Leap For 'Mainstream AR Products' Tech Deal

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Meta is in talks with Magic Leap over a potential "multiyear agreement", the Financial Times reports. The original Magic Leap One launched in 2018 as the first AR headset available to consumers, priced at $2300. That IP could include some of the company's augmented reality (AR) waveguide patents.