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How Much is Spent on Mobile AR App & Game Development?

AR Insider

How much is spent on software and developer tools to build entertainment & gaming apps, as well as web and in-app experiences? Our latest Behind the Numbers installment breaks it down This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Mozilla is Shutting Down Development on WebXR Social App ‘Hubs’

Road to VR

Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, shuttered most of its web-focused XR development back in 2020. At the time, the company’s web-based social VR app Hubs was spared from the chopping block. Now, after a new organization-wide restructuring, all development on Hubs is set to be wound down in May. Launched in 2018, Hubs is an XR chatroom that runs directly in a browser, giving both VR headset users and standard monitor and smartphone users a place to connect.

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HTC’s VIVE Focus 3 is Being Used in Space

XR Today - Virtual Reality

HTC’s VIVE Focus 3 has expanded its utility aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as it is being used to support physical and mental health. The VIVE Focus 3 is operating as part of vital exercise routines by astronauts in conjunction with a FERGO exercise bike and a VR experience created by the Danish Aerospace Company. By wearing a VIVE Focus 3 headset, astronauts can watch a scenery that moves in real time as they cycle, providing them with a visual experience to match their physical o

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Zuckerberg: Neural Wristband For AR/VR Input Will Ship "In The Next Few Years"

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Meta's CEO indicated that the finger tracking neural wristband the company has been developing will ship as a product "in the next few years". Appearing on the Morning Brew Daily talk show on Friday, Mark Zuckerberg said "we're actually kind of close to having something here that we're going to have in a product in the next few years". 0:00 / 0:13 1× Meta research demo of neural wristband tracking, from 2021.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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Crucial T705 Gen5 NVMe SSD: A 14.5 GBps Consumer Flagship with 2400 MT/s 232L NAND

Anand Tech

Crucial is unveiling the latest addition to its Gen5 consumer NVMe SSD lineup today - the T705 PCIe 5.0 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD. It takes over flagship duties from the Crucial T700 released last year. The company has been putting focus on the high-end consumer SSD segment in the last few quarters. The T700 was one of the first to offer more than 12 GBps read speeds, and the T705 being launched today is one of the first drives available for purchase in the 14+ GBps read speeds category.

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Apple Vision Pro Tops 1,000 Apps

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

More than 1,000 apps are now available in the App Store for the Apple Vision Pro, an Apple exec has revealed. The announcement comes just over two weeks after the headset launched, at which point Apple said there were 600 apps in the store. In a Tweet, Apple Senior Vice President of Marketing Greg Joswiak said: “A huge thank you to our developers! “Their hard work has already resulted in over 1,000 incredible spatial apps explicitly designed for Vision Pro, along with over 1.5 million compatible

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Analyzing Apple Vision Pro As An Accessibility Engineer

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February 2nd, 2024 is set to go down in history - it’s yet to be seen whether that will be for an earth-shattering paradigm shift in how we think about computing technology, or for one of the most expensive flopped products of all time. Before I dive into my experience using Apple Vision Pro, I think it's worth a quick discussion on my experience actually getting it.

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GlobalFoundries to Receive $1.5 Billion In Funding from U.S. CHIPS Act

Anand Tech

The United States Department of Commerce and GlobalFoundires announced on Monday that the US will be awarding GlobalFoundries with $1.5 billion in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. The latest domestic chip fab to receive money under the act, GlobalFoundries's funding will be spent to upgrade company's New York and Vermont fabs as well as build a brand-new fab module.

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Fantasy VR Roguelike Ironstrike Gets New Level & Weapons With Aeon Update

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Ironstrike, a VR fantasy roguelike with momentum-based physics, gets a new level and new weapons. Released last November, Ironstrike received its first major content patch with the free Aeon Update. Available now, this introduces a fae island level called Sylphan Tir, five new music tracks, additional dialogue lines, adjustments to difficulty balancing and more.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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Capsule Review: AlphaCool Apex Stealth Metal 120mm Fan

Anand Tech

Alphacool, a renowned name in the realm of PC cooling solutions, recently launched their Apex Stealth Metal series of cooling fans. Prior to their launch, the new fans had amassed a significant amount of hype in the PC community, in part because of the unfortunate misconception that the entire fan would be made out of metal. Regardless of whether they're made entirely out of metal or not, however, these fans are notable for their unique construction, combining a metallic frame with plastic p

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Anarchitects Is A VR/MR Sandbox Inspired By Roblox & Garry's Mod

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Squido Studio, best known for No More Rainbows, announced a VR/MR sandbox game called Anarchitects. Described as combining the "limitless creativity" of Roblox with a physics-based drag-and-drop system like Garry's Mod , Anarchitects takes place in a full real-time multiplayer environment. Squido states you can "build, play, and share their creations with no scripting or coding involved," adding that you could create puzzles, a zero gravity team shooter, board games and more.

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Uptale and Lenovo ThinkReality: Sustainable XR Training in Europe and Beyond

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

However, its deployment in enterprise training reveals curious geographical and cultural nuances. Dwayne Iserief, Co-founder and COO of Paris-based Uptale, suggests that there’s a European approach to learning itself, at the heart of a key distinction. “Firstly, training is very important,” he explained. “There is dedicated budget invested in frontline training.

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AutoVRse secures $2 million in funding from Lumikai

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AutoVRse, a leading virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) startup, has recently announced the successful closure of a $2 million seed funding round led by Lumikai. The company has gained recognition for its cutting-edge VR solutions and has worked with renowned Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. This investment will fuel the expansion of AutoVRse's enterprise product, VRseBuilder, and support its growth in the United States market.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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A Glimpse into Mediview’s HoloLens Journey

CraneMorley

Back to Blog Page In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, Mediview stands at the forefront of innovation, leveraging Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed reality technology to redefine patient care and medical training. Join us on a journey through the groundbreaking impact of mixed reality in healthcare as we delve into Mediview’s transformative experience.

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‘Onward’ Mercenary Mode Update 1.14 Available Now

Oculus

Fans of Quest’s quintessential tactical shooter are in for a treat, as Onward’s Update 1.14 launches now. With a brand-new game mode, graphical updates to.

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Prop Hunt-style VR Multiplayer ‘Mannequin’ Now in Open Alpha on Quest

Road to VR

Fast Travel Games today launched the open alpha for Mannequin , its upcoming asymmetrical multiplayer VR game on Quest 2/3/Pro. First revealed in September, Mannequin promises to bring a 2v3 experience akin to a deadly game of cat and mouse, letting two elite Agents hunt three shape-shifting aliens, aka Mannequins. Somewhat like the ‘Prop Hunt’ mode from Gary’s Mod , the Mannequins have to blend into the scenery of frozen humans, but have the power to ambush Agents by dashing

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Meta Horizon Worlds v150 Release Notes

Oculus

Meta Horizon Worlds v150 is here! We’ve fixed a couple bugs and are hard at work on the next release.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Prop Hunt-Inspired Mannequin Gets Open Alpha Test On Quest

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Mannequin, an asymmetrical VR multiplayer game, enters open alpha today on Quest. Revealed last year, Mannequin by Fast Travel Games supports up to five players in 2v3 matches, seeing two Agents hunt down three shape-shifting aliens known as Mannequins. Reminiscent of Prop Hunt in Garry's Mod, these aliens can pose as frozen human statues and kill Agents with a single touch, while Agents scan for Mannequins using an EMP gun.

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