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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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Xiaomi Reveals $30 Mobile Headset That Looks Like PlayStation VR

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Since the founding of China-based Xiaomi in 2010, the company has built its reputation on providing quality technology without charging a fortune and building on that quality with feedback from fans of their Mi (mobile internet) line of gear. Now, we have a new contender for mobile VR: Xiaomi’s Mi VR.

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Can Web-Based 3D Content Help the “Metaverse” Reach Its Full Potential?

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The platform was widely used in the 2000s , but its popularity declined as a result of the rise of alternative technologies, social media, app stores, console gaming and the mobile era, which, when combined with Steve Jobs’ 2010 announcement that Flash would no longer run on iPhones, began the platform’s downward spiral toward discontinuity.

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Funding Roundup: Baobab Raises $25M, MEL Science Raises $2.5M,

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Nitero’s solution for wireless VR involves two key parts, wireless transfer via a 60Ghz transmitter and encoding to help make sure all the image data reaches the headset without dropping latency. According to Mesecke, Nitero’s technology, “is a robust, low latency, solution that has been crafted for VR.” Read more on UploadVR.

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Apple and Valve Have Worked Together for Nearly a Year to Bring VR to MacOS

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Though you might think that porting SteamVR and OpenVR to MacOS would be relatively straightforward—given that Steam for regular desktop gaming has been on the OS since 2010. During a session at WWDC , Apple and Valve confirmed they’ve been working together for nearly a year to bring SteamVR and OpenVR to MacOS.

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Spatial raises $14M more for a holographic 3D workspace app, a VR/AR version of Zoom or Hangouts

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” He also pointed out the development over at Amazon, where last month the company announced AWS Wavelength for ultra-low latency 5G computing at the edge, something that will have a direct impact on using and building the next generation of AR and VR headgear. . “The industry is firing up 5G and that will also be a big push.”

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Leap Motion Reveals Project North Star, an Open-source Wide FOV AR Headset Dev Kit

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Today the company reveals that the headset is a prototype dev kit, designed in-house, offering a combined 100 degree field of view, low latency, and high resolution. Founded in 2010, Leap Motion develops leading hand-tracking hardware and software.