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VRLA 2018 Returns; Keynote Lineup Announced

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VRLA also revealed that Saturday’s keynote will feature a live performance by Light Balance, the captivating dance group from “America’s Got Talent.” The Mezo interactive art installation that will be the centerpiece of the show floor at VRLA 2018. The post VRLA 2018 Returns; Keynote Lineup Announced appeared first on VRScout.

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ZEISS Takes Majority Stake in AR/VR Optics Creator Tooz Technologies

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ZEISS, the German optical systems manufacturer, announced it’s acquired majority share of the joint venture Tooz Technologies , an AR/VR optics creator founded by Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom in 2018. Zeiss is now sole owner of the startup. Zeiss also creates aftermarket VR prescription lenses, sold through VR Optician.

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Windows VR Headset Prices Hit Rock Bottom Over Black Friday

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Now that turkey day has come and gone, holiday shopping season has arrived and we’re tracking the best Windows Mixed Reality Black Friday 2018 deals on the Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, and Samsung Odyssey headsets. Samsung Odyssey+ – $500. The Best Windows Mixed Reality Black Friday 2018 Deal. Samsung Odyssey+.

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‘The Walking Dead: Onslaught’ Developers Survios Secures $16.7M Funding

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Survios, the studio behind VR titles The Walking Dead: Onslaught (2020) , Creed: Rise to Glory (2018) , and Raw Data (2017), has secured another round of financing to the tune of $16.7 Survios’ CEO Seth Gerson, who took the post in 2018, tells VentureBeat that he sees the funding as “a ‘Survios grows up’ round.”

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All the most important AR and VR news from the GDC 2018

The Ghost Howls

As with every big event, I’m writing a post to try to summarize the most important news that have come out from the GDC 2018 … so that if you have lost something, you just need to read this post to get in par with the rest of the world. — Benjamin Lang (@benz145) March 23, 2018. So, are you ready? Let’s start!

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The Apple Effect: Magic Leap Founder’s Previous Company Launches App on Vision Pro

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” With the entrance of Apple Vision Pro, one such entity to follow suit is Stryker’s Mako , a robotic surgery group initially founded as a standalone company by Rony Abovitz, the founder and first CEO of AR unicorn Magic Leap. billion in 2013, or just around three years after Magic Leap was founded by Abovitz in stealth mode.

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Apple Joins the Impending Avatar Wars With Memoji

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Move over Samsung AR Emoji , because Apple looks to have gotten the cutesy Pixar-vibe down pat. Apple is also integrating Animoji, as well as Memoji, onto FaceTime group chat, which is cool if that’s what you’re into. Samsung AR Emoji – Image courtesy Samsung Central. SEE ALSO Apple Unveils ARKit 2.0,

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