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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.20): Meta to perform new layoffs, Google Glass to shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I still feel a lot tired because of the jet lag and the little sleep I had in Austin, but this is pretty normal, and in one week or such this feeling should go away. Google is discontinuing Google Glass, even in its Enterprise Edition which found some fields of application in the B2B sector (e.g. I’m back in Italy!

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Google Releases AR Geospatial Creator for Unity

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Google has unveiled its Geospatial Creator for Unity platform, allowing developers to preview 3D assets via the Unity Editor. Viewing spatially-linked assets on a hyperrealistic 3D planet map, the toolkit powers ARCore and Photorealistic 3D Tiles via the Google Maps Platform, it said on its website.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.22): Quest to feature new parental control tools, Google acquires Raxium, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I’m back in Italy, but I have left a piece of my heart in Austin, where I had an unforgettable experience both on the personal and professional side at SXSW (you can read more about my experience here ). It was even featured on Google News. Image by Google). Google acquires micro-LED startup Raxium. Upload VR).

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Austin’s Rapidly Growing VR Community

VRScout

Does Austin have the largest VR community outside of Los Angeles? I was familiar with Austin, Texas because of SXSW — having attended with my previous employer, Emblematic Group. The VR community in Austin was a bit of a late bloomer compared to other cities. Michael Dell relocated Dell’s headquarters to North Austin in 1984.

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Creating Immersive Learning Experiences

Tech Trends VR

Google harnesses the power of photos and street view to deliver simplified VR development for teachers and students. At its annual I/O Developer Conference in Mountain View, California Google announced the launch of Tour Creator , a new tool that easily allows anyone to create interactive content in Virtual Reality.

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Spatial Beats: Perseverance XR, Rebecca Minkoff & 3D Maps

AR Insider

Realworld is based on the Microsoft version of Google Earth. The popular mobile title by Austin-based Chicken Waffle studio is finally available through the hard-to-find Quest Store’s App Lab. Recent advances in technology have renewed interest in space, and given humanity hope in the midst of a pandemic. A mirrorworld.

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A Look at the AWE Agenda for This Year

ARPost

Also on day three, Gannet Senior Designer of Emerging Tech, Will Austin, who worked on USA Today’s largest AR launch presents “Growing User Confidence in AR: How UX Can Build Strong Engagement Relationships.” Early on day two, Khronos Group ’s Neil Trevett is joined by Microsoft ’s Aysegul Yonet and Epic Game ’s David Morin.

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