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Unity ‘Accelerating efforts’ on OpenXR Support, Preview Expected by End of Year

Road to VR

The standard has been in development since 2017 and is backed by virtually every major hardware, platform, and engine company in the VR industry, including key AR players. “Given the unbounded combinations of possible hardware/software configurations, we cannot test or guarantee that all configurations will work optimally.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.08): Microsoft launches Mesh, HTC and Pico tease new hardware, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. But since Microsoft owns one of those studios (and using it costs around $100K/day if I remember well!), You are all fantastic! Here you are my flower for you!

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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.03): OpenXR is taking foot, new cool features found inside Oculus runtime, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. T his standard, dubbed OpenXR, was about the interoperability of different VR hardware and software together. OpenXR is now ready for prime time.

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A Guide to Virtual Reality Resources and Funding for Professionals

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Although VR hardware is growing at such a scale, immersive firms are doubling down on scaling extended reality (XR) developer talent pools to match the demand for VR software. Although, the US Army hit a roadblock in August when it slashed funding towards developing a Microsoft-powered XR training solution.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Preorders are open now with just a little deposit of $10, shipping in 2021. While HTC is struggling on the hardware side, I think that it is moving very well to create a good software ecosystem, at least in China. Facebook and Microsoft publish two interesting research projects for VR. HTC launches Vive XR Suite.

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How the Stock Market is Showing Faith in Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

ARVR

Here are just some of the tech stocks many are looking at right now (in no particular order): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) For the people who brought you the Hololens 2, probably the most sophisticated pair of mixed reality smart glasses out there to date. One-year price performance for AAPL as of 2/3/20 Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.27): a great Christmas for Quest 2, Rec Room is worth $3.5B, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The VR ecosystem can end 2021 with a big smile on its face. This has been thanks to its massive growth: according to Rec Room’s Shawn Whiting, in March 2021 the total number of users was 2 million, while now they are 37. A look back at 2021. It’s the end of the year, and it’s time to look back at what has happened in 2021.

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