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Former PlayStation VP, Google, And Activision Staffers Join CastAR

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Peter Dille, Former Senior Vice President of Marketing and PlayStation Network at Sony Computer Entertainment (now Sony Interactive Entertainment); Mel M. Heydari, Lead Recruiter for Technical Operations at Google; and Arnie Sen Senior Director of Hardware at Activision, have all joined the augmented reality company.

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Former PlayStation VP, Google, And Activision Staffers Join.

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Former PlayStation VP, Google, And Activision Staffers Join CastAR CastAR’s consumer release might seem a ways off, but the company today announced yet more key hires that will help it get there. He also helped launch the PlayStation Move motion controller back in 2010, which is now a key part of the PlayStation VR headset.

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These Are The Stocks You Could Buy To Invest In The VR Industry

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VR investments have broken into the billions of dollars with reports showing as high as $4-5 billion since 2010 and $2 billion in the last 12 months alone. billion from companies listed below like Google and Qualcomm. Google – NASDAQ: GOOG – Cardboard, Google VR, Daydream & Tango, VR cameras, Tilt Brush.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

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This startup just exited from stealth mode, is like Google Maps but for the interior of shopping centers, offices, and other closed environments. 3D environment scans are in 2020 what pictures were in 2010. 3D environment scans are in 2020 what pictures were in 2010. News worth a mention. Image by ILMxLAB).

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PlayStation’s VP of Marketing: PS VR Is a Step Towards the “Holy Grail Of Gaming” Experiences

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This Thursday, October 13th, Sony is launching the PlayStation VR worldwide. Since the original PlayStation 1 launched in America in 1995, and including the handhelds like Vita, as well as the launch of PlayStation Move and its accompanying camera in 2010, this is the eighth major hardware launch for the gaming giant.

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A Brief History of VR

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After its 2007 release of google Street View, in 2010, google introduced stereoscopic 3D mode for Street View. It was also in 2010 that 18-year-old Palmer Luckey created the first prototype of Oculus Rift, the famous VR headset. In 2017, Sony bundled PS4 consoles with PSVR headsets in order to attract more users.

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Holographic Waveguides: What You Need To Know To Understand The Smartglasses Market

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Google and Sony both have intellectual property around waveguide designs similar in nature. These three companies appear to have now demonstrated in a lab environment, designs similar to what DigiLens was producing in 2010. They recently closed a $22M round co-led by Sony and Foxconn. Near-eye Optics Basics.