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New Wallace & Gromit Game Amps Up Job Simulations with AR Interactivity

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While most established media brands are satisfied with copying Pokémon GO to jump into augmented reality gaming, at least one property is taking a slightly different approach. Don't Miss: AR Snapshots: Anime Makeovers, Mandalorian Helmets, Twerking Muppets, & More The.

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Niantic’s Latest AR Game Peridot Is One Of Its Best Yet

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Sort of… Pokémon GO creator Niantic has released a number of location-based augmented reality (AR) games since the launch of its first title, Google Ingress , back in 2013. You can even unlock or purchase new cosmetics via the in-game store and play dress-up, if you’re into that sort of thing.

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How Nex Is Flipping AR Games, and Why That’s a Great Thing

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Augmented reality has a lot of promise for social and active gaming applications. An AR game’s use of the individual and their actual surroundings invites a connection to others and to physical space itself that tends to be absent from other kinds of gaming – including VR gaming. This isn’t entirely new.

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XR Talks: Lessons From Building AR & VR Games

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T he art of developing AR and VR experiences is a moving target. Companies across the spatial computing spectrum are meanwhile trying to feel out use cases and interactions that resonate. We have first-person shooters, rhythm games like Beat Saber, cockpit experiences, and 3D puzzlers among other formats.

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Nreal’s New AR Sunglasses Look Pretty Gosh Darn Stylish

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The Nreal Air AR smart glasses are capable of simulating a massive 201-inch with a refresh rate of 90Hz. Hot off the heels of a successful Series C funding round, Nreal—the company behind the Nreal Light AR glasses—has announced a new set of consumer AR sunglasses. Image Credit: Nreal.

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Oculus Quest App ‘Magic Keys’ Teaches You Piano Using AR

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Since then we’ve seen a variety of interactive AR games make their way to the standalone headset, from martial arts simulator Crazy Kung Fu to VR puzzler Gravity Labs. I ported my AR Piano Learning App to the Quest using the new Passthrough API from OculusQuest. Feature Image Credit: Dominik Hackl.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.12.28): Flight Simulator VR released, a new hack lets you use Quest without Facebook, and more!

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Happy Holidays , my dear AR/VR community! Even if these should be holidays, my will to inform you is not in vacation, so here you are my roundup of the best AR/VR news for this week. Microsoft Flight Simulator releases VR patch. Top news of the week. Top news of the week. Image by HP). Of course, no. Other relevant news.