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China’s Largest Telecom Forms Metaverse Industry Alliance, Including Xiaomi, Huawei, HTC & Unity

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” At MWC Shanghai, state-owned China Mobile announced the first batch of 24 members of the alliance, including Huawei, Xiaomi, HTC Vive, Unity China, NOLO, XREAL (formerly Nreal), AI company iFlytek, video streaming platform MGTV, and cloud streaming platform Haima Cloud. ” China Mobile isn’t new to the space.

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NextVR Plans 6DOF, Increased Quality, and AR Support for Live VR Video in 2018

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A sneak peek of the technologies is being shown to media at CES 2018. Positional tracking is the dream for immersive video content, but it is a complex hardware and software challenge. ” In addition, NextVR plans to “broadly support” AR devices in mid-2018.

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HTC Announces 2018 Viveport Developer Awards Nominees, $50K First Prize up for Grabs

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Last year marked HTC’s very first Vive Developer Awards (VDAs), which saw tens of thousands of dollars go to VR app developers across a number of categories. Now, HTC has announced the nominees for this year’s VDAs who will be in competition to win $50,000 in first place prize money. Entertainment.

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VR & AR 2018: A Year In Review

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If 2016 was the birth of modern VR/AR technology, than 2018 was its elementary school graduation. So while there may not have been any bombshell announcements or jaw-dropping reveals per sey, 2018 will still go down as a key, if not climactic, year for VR & AR technology regardless. FILMMAKING IN VR. LOCATION-BASED VR.

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HTC Unveils New Vive Pro Headset & Wireless Adapter

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It’s been nearly two years since HTC first introduced the Vive VR headset, opening up an entirely new world of room-scale VR that’s had us dodging arrows and bumping into furniture ever since. In addition to the resolution increase, HTC directly addressed the second biggest complaint about VR headsets—that damn cord.

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How to Watch the 2018 Winter Olympics in VR

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The 2018 Winter Olympics is about to kick off in PyeongChang, South Korea today, and this year you’ll be able to watch a total of 30 events in VR, shared across live and on-demand 360/180 recordings. The post How to Watch the 2018 Winter Olympics in VR appeared first on Road to VR. image courtesy NBC. image courtesy NBC.

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CES 2018 Day 0 Roundup – Vive Pro, Intel’s Tiny VR PC, Shapeshifting Controllers, & More

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Here’s a roundup of news from ‘day zero’ of CES 2018, served in bitesize chunks. Intel’s tiny VR-capable PC, Tactical Haptics’ reconfigurable controller, NextVR updates, TPCast Plus, HTC Vive Pro, and Xiaomi’s re-branded Oculus Go. NextVR’s Immersive Video Upgrades. HTC Reveals Vive Pro. Stay tuned!