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Did Disney Take the Next “Step” of VR Input?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The international media conglomerate is in the headlines this week with its Holotile breakthrough, a prototype device that acts as a VR input treadmill, allowing various users to walk around a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller. However, in 2023, the momentum shifted.

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Defining a Tech Cycle and Where Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Stand

ARPost

The exciting news is that we have started a new tech cycle, with the combination of augmented reality , virtual reality , and artificial intelligence. Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. The Beginnings of a New Tech Cycle.

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MagiScan App Lets Users Create 3D Models With Their Smartphone

ARPost

They developed their technology to perform accurate measurements so it could be helpful in self-driving cars and virtual shopping for eyeglass frames. A similar technology was also created in 2021, called the PhotoCatch app , which uses the then-new Apple Object Capture photogrammetry technology.

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Defining a Tech Cycle and Where Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Stand

ARPost

The exciting news is that we have started a new tech cycle, with the combination of augmented reality , virtual reality , and artificial intelligence. Many leading technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and Google are investing billions into developing these technologies. The Beginnings of a New Tech Cycle.

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Is this the end of the metaverse?

Hypergrid Business

Last Friday , AltspaceVR announced that will be shutting down its virtual environment in March. AltspaceVR was a consumer-focused immersive space that could be accessed either via the desktop or through a virtual reality headset. What about Meta, Google and Apple? (Image by Maria Korolov via Midjourney.) million in 2022.

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The Intersections of Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality

ARPost

Artificial Intelligence and Individual Creators DEVAR launched MyWebAR in 2021 as a no-code authoring tool for WebAR experiences. However, in the summer of 2022, Apple and the University of British Columbia developed a way to do it with one video. Treble Technologies works with creating realistic sound in virtual environments.

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Facebook's obsession with everything 'meta' is getting annoying

Mashable VR

A short history of Meta's metaverse Last year, Zuckerberg started insisting that Facebook's future is a virtual experience called the "metaverse." In October 2021, Facebook was rebranded as Meta Platforms , a new umbrella corporation that owns social media properties including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.