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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.21): Google is building an AR OS, Nike acquires RTFKT, and more!

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Image by Google). Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. In some of my past newsletters, I warned you that we shouldn’t forget about Google/Alphabet in the race to our mixed reality future. Now we have finally an official confirmation of the fact that Google is working on an AR device. Tilt Brush).

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59% of VR Developers Use Unity, But Devs Make More Money With Unreal

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Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 started out in the high end, and it has moved lower through pricing tactics and revisions that enable it to be the foundation of mobile games. Riccitiello said in a press event and in our interview that Unity-based games were installed more than 16 billion times in 2016, up 31 percent from 2015.

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Daydream 2.0 Platform Update to Bring Major Improvements to All Daydream Devices

Road to VR

In a AR/VR press briefing, Google told us there are a number of new systems the update will add across all Daydream headsets, regardless of whether they’re standalone or smartphone-based. As for the store itself, Google says they want to put content front and center of the Daydream Home experience with an update to the Daydream UI.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Google wants you to play with Blocks, this smartphone wants you to get rid of your headset, a new marketplace connecting content creators with funding, the price of the Oculus Rift is slashed, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. GOOGLE WANTS YOU TO PLAY WITH BLOCKS. THIS SMARTPHONE WANTS TO MAKE HEADSETS OBSOLETE.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

In 2015, Snapchat acquired Looksery for $150M. Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard? The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. In a clear Google snub, you can view Facebook 360 photos with a Gear VR… but not with Cardboard.

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Improbable Raises Over $500 Million To Create The Tools That Will Build The Metaverse

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According to the Improbable website, SpatialOS “gives you the power to seamlessly stitch together multiple servers and game engines like Unreal and Unity to power massive, persistent worlds with more players than ever before.” Google is not listed as an investor in Improbable.

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Presence Capital Has Made 33 VR and AR Investments in Less Than 2 Years

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That’s a lot of investments for a fund that was announced in December 2015. Before Presence, Mahajan was the founder and chief technology officer of MyMiniLife (which Zynga acquired) and the founder and CEO of Toro (which Google grabbed).

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