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‘Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ in Development for Oculus Quest 2

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This follows a trend of established studios reformatting older games, such as Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 (2005), for the Oculus Quest 2 hardware. Rockstar Games previously announced it had started production on an “AAA open world title in VR” back in July 2020, which came on the heels of its VR port of L.A.

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Making the Physical World Clickable, Part II

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“In 2005, Google shifted and set out to map the world […] And with the idea of searching what you see, we’ve already started to make some inroads with Google Lens and Live View and other products to use the camera as an input source and a search modality. This bodes well for first-party app dominance in AR.

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VR Owl Group Acquires MeetinVR in Company Shakeup

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MeetinVR Founder Bids Adieu to Followers In a social media post , Anton reflected on his work with the XR business software platform, which he began eight years ago in 2005. Formed in Utrecht, The Netherlands, the VR Owl Group employs dozens of people across the country and Germany. “Goodbye, MeetinVR!

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2022 Predictions: AR Ad Revenue Approaches $3 Billion

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For example, hardware evolution such as LiDAR will enable AR lens leaders like Snapchat?—?and Furthermore, downturns historically cause advertisers to re-examine and reallocate budget to emerging ad formats, as seen circa-2005 (search) and 2010 (social). Projecting forward, several other accelerants will continue to impact AR ad spend.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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It’s interesting to note that although Nintendo did not directly develop this virtual version of the 2005 arcade classic Mario Kart GP , it is an official remake and has Nintendo’s blessing… but the experience will be using the HTC Vive and not Nintendo hardware (will the Nintendo Switch soon be the first VR-compatible hardware from Nintendo???).

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3 Predictions for AR in 2022

ARVR

Hardware evolution such as LiDAR will enable AR lens leaders like Snap and Meta to offer more robust rear-facing lens campaigns. Such periods historically cause advertisers to re-allocate budget to emerging ad formats, as seen circa-2005 (search) and 2010 (social).

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Building The VR Experiences And Worlds of the Future

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Pallister added, “It feels like the current set of hardware has tipped us over a point where people can feel a magical experience but it is really only just the beginning of the types of experiences depicted in those fictional works.”. From 1998 to 2005, he served as games technical strategist at Intel.

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