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AR 101?—?A brief summary (Part 1)

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Augmented Reality Trends (Part 2) Brief history Some important AR facts: 60s : Engineer Ivan Sutherland, created the SketchPad project, a system based on what is now known as computer graphics, and created a see-through to present 3D graphics (Krevelen, 2010)(Jaimini, 2016). The International Journal of Virtual Reality, 9(2):1{20, 2010.

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Well-funded AR Headset Startup DAQRI is Shutting Down

Road to VR

Since its founding in 2010, the company has garnered a total of $275 million in investment funds, the most recent of which brought in $260 million in 2017. SEE ALSO iOS 13 Code Suggests Apple is Testing Its AR Headset Internally.

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Mark Zuckerberg Puts Hugo Barra In Charge Of Facebook VR, Oculus

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Co-founder Brendan Iribe recently vacated his role as CEO of Oculus to lead a PC-focused VR group. From 2010 to 2013 Barra also took on the role of official spokesman for Android and was the face many would see at Google’s regular conferences when the mobile OS was being discussed.

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Alex Kipman Nominated for Inventor’s Award

Tech Trends VR

His current position as Technical Fellow of the Windows and Devices Group enables him to maintain a hands-on approach to building the HoloLens and related Windows Mixed Reality software platform. He also received the honor of being named one of TIME magazine’s Top 25 “Nerds of the Year” (2010), an epithet he wears proudly.

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‘Mythica VR': VR LARP With D&D-style World Building Hits Kickstarter

Road to VR

” Griffin comes to the Mythica VR from Pixar Studios, with previous work as a visual effects artist for films such as Brave (2012), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Up (2009). This reward level is perfect for Game Masters who want to start building their quests now so that they’re ready for their gaming group to play on release.

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Intel to Buy Imagination Technologies or AMD’s RTG?

VRWorld

Intel’s cross-licensing agreement with AMD is safe for another four years (April 1, 2010 to March 31st, 2020), but that deal does not include integration of Radeon or FirePro IP. More recently, AMD spun off its engineering teams under the Radeon Technologies Group, which is lead by Raja Koduri. This was solved with a $1.5

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Delivering Digital Meatballs in AR, with IKEA’s Martin Enthed

XR for Business Podcast

Martin is also part of the Khronos Group, an organization working on the open standards for spatial web and 3D world. And then the Apple guys came with a brilliant ARKit, and it worked beautifully. So you're also part of the Khronos Group, which is an organization working on the open standards of the 3D Web. Martin: Okay.

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