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The AR Space Race, Part IX: Epic Games

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In partnership with Nvidia, Microsoft, and Cesium, it offers a real-time 3D creation engine for producing immersive mapping and digital twins of real-world locations. So today’s metaverse-like fiefdoms we can point to as examples include MMOs Roblox and Fortnite, which is made using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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Science Fiction or reality? What is the metaverse?

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Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Who builds the Metaverse? Large companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, Valve, Epic Games, Roblox as well as smaller startups are working on creating products for the Metaverse as we speak. alone are expected to use virtual reality or augmented reality at least once a month in 2021.

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

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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!), It is not an app, but a tool to build apps.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!

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In my opinion, Magic Leap 2 is a superior device to HoloLens 2 (see my hands-on here ), so I think that with these prices, it can have good success in the enterprise market, starting to gain shares with regard to Microsoft. Unreal Engine 5 has brought two interesting features with its release: Lumen and Nanite. Other news. Learn more.

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A Guide to Virtual Reality Resources and Funding for Professionals

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Although, the US Army hit a roadblock in August when it slashed funding towards developing a Microsoft-powered XR training solution. In 2021, the program marked over 80 billion euros provided in funding over seven years. Since 2021 the fund has delivered up to £16 million into creating immersive experiences.

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

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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. It is clear that Apple working diligently to become a big player in the AR/VR space.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

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Per se, this is not a surprising news (all companies are working on next iterations of their devices), but what is surprising is the timing that the report suggests: a new Oculus Quest should have been announced at the end of 2020, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it will come in 2021. Unreal Engine 4.25 adds many XR features.