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Spatial Beats: Magic Leap 2, Holoride & Leo

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ILMXLAB Oculus shows off 12 VR games at its gaming showcase. But the chances of that are… about the same as a $50 bitcoin in 2011 becoming a $50,000 bitcoin today. Google may be killing Poly, but it’s still full of silly AR tricks! Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge 2, coming to Oculus Quest later this year.

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Can Gowalla Reinvent AR (and Itself)?

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” It was acquired by Facebook in 2011, then mostly faded away. Foursquare Enters the Audio AR Game. Gowalla hopes to infuse novelty and stickiness through visually-immersive experiences: Hold up your phone to reveal game elements or notes that friends left for you. The latter is a notable twist (more on that in a bit).

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The AR Space Race, Part VIII: Startups

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That could be wayfinding with Google Live View , or visual search with Google Lens. As you can tell from the above examples, Google will have a key stake in this “Internet of Places.” It was acquired by Facebook in 2011, then mostly faded away. Foursquare Enters the Audio AR Game.

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Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

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It had a compelling reason to exist, which is why Microsoft directly competed against iPod Touch over the course of three device generations before eventually giving up the goat in 2011 and discontinuing the third-gen Zune. Azure Cloud Platform competes alongside AWS and Google Cloud. Breaking the Zune Curse?

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Game Cooks Are Using Their Mobile Experience To Create ‘HOVR’ And Other VR Games

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Game Cooks is an independent games studio founded in Beirut by two Lebanese brothers – Arz and Lebnan Nader. Since 2011, they’ve released over a dozen successful mobile games on iTunes and Google Play, but HOVR for Gear VR is their first foray into virtual reality. The real ‘Eureka!’

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Game Cooks Are Using Their Mobile Experience To Create ‘HOVR’ And Other VR Games

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Game Cooks is an independent Games studio founded in Beirut by two Lebanese brothers – Arz and Lebnan Nader. Since 2011 they’ve released over a dozen successful mobile games on iTunes and Google Play, but HOVR for Gear VR is their first foray into virtual reality. The real ‘Eureka!’

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Sony, Facebook, Google, and Samsung Dominate VR, With Over 50% Market Share

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Sony is followed by Facebook (the Oculus platform) and Google (Day Dream, Card Board, Tilt Brush, etc.); Content providers, mostly game makers, as well as technology providers come next. The result of this effort will be more VR games and applications in the coming months and years. This post originally appeared on VentureBeat.

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