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Apple Developers Join The WebVR Community Group

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Today, Brandon Jones from Google (who is one of the chairs in the official WebVR Community Group ,) noticed that developers from Apple have officially joined the group. With their inclusion this now means that every major web browser vendor (Apple = Safari for example) has input into WebVR’s development.

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Blocks By Google VR – 3D Modeling for the Masses

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For the last month I’ve been working with Google to test Blocks, a new VR creation tool that enables anyone to 3D model low polygon objects without training. A box, for example, is made out of six polygons. Grab Tool: Used to grab, group, duplicate, multi select, flip, and throw away objects. To explain, I created this.

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Snapchat Advances Its Geo-Local AR Play

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For example, 250 million Snap Map users can tag, share and check into local spots. Snap wants to compete with Google Maps as a local search and discovery engine. The latter is potentially most interesting, as it further differentiates Snap Map from Google Maps. My Places also follows Snapchat’s May Layers launch.

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New EU law would make Meta and Google reveal their algorithms secrets

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Once passed, big tech companies like Google and Meta would be forced to reveal how their algorithms work, change their approaches to targeted advertising, and more. Plenty of folks would certainly love a peek behind Facebook’s algorithm curtain, for example.

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Eye-Tracking Group Tobii Plans To Invest $16 Million In VR By 2019

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Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash, for example, expects high quality solutions to be implemented into VR headsets five years from now. Google also recently purchased Eyefluence, suggesting we could see eye-tracking in headsets powered by Google in the years to come.

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Getty Images has launched the Getty Images Virtual Reality Group

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Getty Images, has launched the Getty Images Virtual Reality Group, a new business dedicated to the creation and global distribution of virtual reality content. The Group provides a comprehensive offering of over 12,000 premium 360 images with new content added daily, as well as high res gigapixel content from key events and venues.

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Top 5 E-Commerce AR and VR Trends To Follow in 2023

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For example, it allows them to feel like they’re physically interacting with products in a brick-and-mortar store while being online. For example, it’s popular among furniture stores like EQ3. Companies like Google, Microsoft, Lenovo, and Vuzix are developing smart glasses to enhance the AR experience.

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