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Altspace VR to Shut Down Following Microsoft Layoffs

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Last Friday, Microsoft-owned immersive social platform Altspace VR (virtual reality) announced the closure of its service effective March 10, 2023. The decision comes following recent lay offs at Microsoft. The entire division faces an uncertain future following Microsoft laying off 11,000 workers this month.

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Altspace VR to Shutdown Following Microsoft Lay Offs

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Last Friday, Microsoft-owned immersive social platform Altspace VR (virtual reality) announced the closure of its service effective March 10, 2023. The decision comes following recent lay offs at Microsoft. The entire division faces an uncertain future following Microsoft laying off 11,000 workers this month.

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Training for the Future: AR Marketing Course at Brock University in Canada

ARPost

He is a member of Adweek’s Academic Council and a teacher of AR marketing since 2015. However, he plans to incorporate it into his syllabus, taught at R3CL facility , an AR/VR reality consumer laboratory equipped with Microsoft HoloLens and other cutting edge technologies.

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The HoloLens 2 AR Headset Can Now Be Used While Driving

VRScout

Microsoft has partnered with German automotive manufacturer Volkswagon to develop an AR (augmented reality) GPS navigation system powered by Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset. In 2018, Microsoft and Volkswagon partnered once again to solve this long-running conundrum. Image Credit: Microsoft.

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Football (Soccer) training and experiences with Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Tech at Soccerex 2015!

EON Reality

Left: Visitors interact with a Football Experience on the Ibench Mobile Right: Oculus HMD and Microsoft’s Kinect make for a fun interactive experience. Sports, and indirectly Football, has benefitted from recent improvements in training and education that have come about through Virtual and Augmented Reality.

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XR Training Offers Major Boost to Learner Outcomes, CWRU Exec Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Case Western Reserve University, a world-renowned medical institution, joined the event to reveal how it leveraged Microsoft’s MR tools by combining them with its educational software platform. The company explored 3D modelling and printing, and later, Microsoft debuted its first-generation HoloLens at the time.

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Orlando Mayor Offers 2,500 Open Positions to Build Metaverse in the MetaCenter

ARPost

Since 2015, Orlando has seen a 46% growth in the number of tech companies in the area, with over 1,600 companies now calling it home. The list of execs from our next-gen gaming, entertainment, AI, AR/VR, IoT, and simulation training companies joining this effort continues to grow,” Adelson told us.

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