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Meta Reportedly in Talks With Tencent to Bring Quest to China

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Facebook and Twitter have been blocked in China since 2009, but Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hoping to get back in that country with Quest, according to a Wall Street Journal report. This isn’t the first time Meta VR hardware has made a splash on the Chinese mainland. A Meta spokesman declined to comment on WSJ’s report.

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Creator of Indie Breakout ‘Braid’ Building Roomscale VR Game With ‘no concessions for stationary play’

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Before Fez (2012) , before Limbo (2010) , and before Minecraft (2009) , Braid (2008) was one of the breakout successes in the formative years of indie game development and distribution. We had The Witnes s running on Valve’s pre-production hardware [prior to HTC Vive]. He says the hardware is ready.

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Existing VR Games Would Look Great on Vision Pro, But Without Controllers Most Are Stuck

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It features robust hardware, which on paper seems to position it as an ideal platform for VR gaming. By all accounts, Vision Pro is impressive hardware, but it’s not serving up competition in a way we’re used to seeing, which is usually just by making a better mouse trap.

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2021 Predictions: AR Advertising Exceeds $2 Billion

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After examining mobile AR’s scale in our second prediction last week, our third prediction flows from that hardware base. And all of the above will be accelerated by evolving hardware such as LiDAR. In fact, this is what happened to search circa-2003 and social advertising circa-2009. Historical Evidence.

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How Will Spatial Computing Fare in a Post-Covid World?

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There’s also the division of hardware and software. That last distinction is key, as global lockdowns have caused supply-chain impediments that hit hardware markets hard. Applying some of the above variables, there are no devices to ship as mobile AR experiences piggyback on existing ubiquitous hardware.

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NextVR Plans 6DOF, Increased Quality, and AR Support for Live VR Video in 2018

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Positional tracking is the dream for immersive video content, but it is a complex hardware and software challenge. ” Launched in 2009, NextVR has many years of experience in live broadcast, transitioning from stereoscopic 3D content delivery as Next3D to a VR-focused platform.

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Mk2 Partners With Secret Location For Worldwide VR Distribution Network

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Secret Location was founded in Toronto in 2009 as a services company, but has since pivoted into content production. Operators are able to manage live sessions, view station-operating statuses, download and install new software, and troubleshoot hardware components and software.