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Choosing the Right AR SDK: Mobile AR App Development Toolkit for 2020

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For instance, it has entertainment applications, and can also be used for retail, in the medical field, and for manufacturing, among others. Google ARCore. One issue with it is that it only has a few supported devices right now, including Samsung Galaxy S8, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, and the original Google Pixel.

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Why Apple Can’t Ignore VR Forever

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Long considered the holy grail of immersive computing, all-day AR headsets represent a way of interacting with new layers of information in daily life which would span everything from turn-by-turn directions to gaming applications—like Google Maps directions floating on the street in front of your car or a city-wide version of Pokémon Go.

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Microsoft Reactor Rallies London Tech Community

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Steve Dann : We founded it when it first started off and originally, it was Microsoft’s answer to Google Campus. Google is coming back in and they had a great experience with Google Glass. ’ It’s something that I’ve believed about VR since 2012 and 2008 for AR.

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What Hollywood’s Biggest Directors Think Of VR

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They can also run on mobile VR, a platform that already has millions of users across Gear VR, Google Cardboard and Daydream. Lin was the director of one of Google’s 360 degree spotlight stories, released last year. Unlike games, then, many of the biggest names in film have already spoken up about VR. Steven Spielberg.

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The Chinese Room Launches “So Let Us Melt” VR Game

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Dear Esther was the studio’s hit, coming out as a mod back in 2008, a year after The Chinese Room was formed. “So Let Us Melt” Exclusively available on Google’s Daydream VR platform, this new title sees the developer reuniting with, in the mean time, Bafta award-winning composer Curry.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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This opens up the potential for collaboration and entertainment, and the company says they have 150K users, with power users spending 20-30 hours/week in the app. Bellevue, WA-based company Innovega has raised $3M to hasten development of its augmented reality and contact lens system eMacula (in development since 2008).

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Breaking Down Facebook’s XR Road Map

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FWIW, Google had also partnered with Luxottica but never shipped a more fashionable version of Glass.]. You might automate some chores and interactions, or even mildly entertain friends while you’re busy with something else. I worked at Microsoft from 2008-2012. It’s basically the Facebook of eyewear. More from AR Insider….