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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!

The Ghost Howls

Investments in AR/VR companies are at 2013 level. Bad news for the VR ecosystem come from DigiCapital: the investments in AR/VR companies for the first quarter of 2020 are the lowest in these years and are back to the level of 2013. For example, an activity that normally takes 8 hours could be completed in 45 minutes”.

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The Future Group Raises $20 Million to Blend Real-world Video With Virtual Worlds

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In a prior interview , Kasin shared some examples of what is possible with this technology. You could have a game show using a game like Angry Birds, for example. The virtual environment will be built using the Unreal game engine, with technology built on top of it. The company has raised $42 million since its founding in 2013.

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How To Make The Best Games In VR With Co-founder And CEO Of Survios Nate Burba

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I think it was 2013 when it was funded? In 2013 we raised our seed round funding which was about $250K. What was that like getting your initial funds back in 2013? NB: In 2013, Los Angeles was a smaller ecosystem. NB: Raw Data started when we wanted to switch to Unreal Engine. A great example is climbing.

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The power of AI, VR and AR in medical imaging

Haptical

VR in medical imaging: The first thing that comes to mind when we think about VR in medical imaging is the training of students, for example, surgery simulation. A great example would be a program called Virtual Relief. Another good example is a Swiss startup MindMaze that helps people restore their motor skills after a stroke.

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Creating Synthetic Photography, with ThreeKit’s Ben Houston

XR for Business Podcast

Once we had done that, we did that around 2013. This is-- Steelcase is a good example of an early adopter of this technology. A good example of that is Crate & Barrel. You don't have to mention any names, but just maybe examples of how people are using it. So Unreal and Unity do have abilities to go on the web.

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Creating Synthetic Photography, with ThreeKit’s Ben Houston

XR for Business Podcast

Once we had done that, we did that around 2013. This is-- Steelcase is a good example of an early adopter of this technology. A good example of that is Crate & Barrel. You don't have to mention any names, but just maybe examples of how people are using it. So Unreal and Unity do have abilities to go on the web.

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Creating Synthetic Photography, with ThreeKit’s Ben Houston

XR for Business Podcast

Once we had done that, we did that around 2013. This is-- Steelcase is a good example of an early adopter of this technology. A good example of that is Crate & Barrel. You don't have to mention any names, but just maybe examples of how people are using it. So Unreal and Unity do have abilities to go on the web.

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