Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. This is the fourth paradigm shift for Apple. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year? Eventually, I hear, Apple will even bring 3D to 2D monitors.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 14, 2023

If this is true, it is a true bummer, because the next-gen AR glasses, codenamed Artemis, are only going to be built in 2027. This is a very useful resource for all of us XR developers that are going very soon going to experiment with Mixed Reality applications on a headset by Meta, Apple, or one of their competitors.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2024

He claimed that the announcement of “Alien: Rogue Incursion”, the first big-budget VR game that is compatible only with Quest 3 , marks the beginning of the end for Quest 2 and Quest Pro. So it was hard for us devs to make visually compelling games. Quest 2 and the elephant in the room Me wearing Quest 2.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

It should launch with 41 new titles specifically made for it, so we can assume that finally, we will see some big new games from the studios that Meta acquired. The first version of consumer AR glasses is slated for 2027, 4 years from now. It should cost more than Quest 2, but have double the power and half the size.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The company let around 20,000 staff go, including some from its AR/VR teams and acquired VR game studios. But very few device companies have successfully managed to break dependence from dedicated chipmaking companies, and only Apple has been able to do so while also achieving equivalent or better performance.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

However, it appears that despite using the spatial computing term before Apple, Microsoft is dropping more support for its HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality – a framework for enabling desktop-powered MR experiences. Even during the gaming segment of the earnings call, the most traditional use case for XR, Microsoft did not mention XR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

However, it appears that despite using the spatial computing term before Apple, Microsoft is dropping more support for Windows Mixed Reality – a framework for enabling consumer-based desktop-powered MR experiences. Even during the gaming segment of the earnings call, the most traditional use case for XR, Microsoft did not mention XR.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 8, 2023

Analysts predict that more than 16 million industrial XR devices will ship in 2027 at current adoption rates. Along with NVIDIA, Unity and Epic Games, the world’s largest gaming engines, have also joined efforts to build the industrial metaverse. Compound annual growth rates (CAGR) for the same period would reach 33.09

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

But I hope you’ll enjoy this newsletter coming from the world of the undead anyway… Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple starts accepting applications for Vision Pro devkits Apple has started accepting applications from interested developers to get a Vision Pro to develop XR experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In 2015 he launched the first VR escape game in the world. He started selling VR escape games and now he is CEO at Avatarico. The company created 5 VR escape games and sold them to more than 100 locations across the globe. Since 2015 there are 200 000 customers played these games. . LBVR is considered worth $12,324.7

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ARVR

MARCH 14, 2022

Pokemon Go paved the way for AR in the mobile app development landscape and extended its use apart from just gaming apps. Apps developed with AR and VR technology are widely used for numerous categories such as gaming, beauty apps, professional companies, and more. Billion by 2027 at a CAGR of 56.1%,” claims a report.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These have appeared across Google’s ARCore, Niantic’s Lightship AR developer kit (ARDK), Snap Lens, Meta’s Reality system, and Apple’s ARKit platforms, namely for smartphones. billion by 2027. Additional firms such as IKEA and Walmart have also explored how to use AR for shopping experiences.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Due to these variables, the augmented reality market is set to reach a value of $502 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 62.7%, according to Research and Markets. An older, but interesting example of marker-based AR is the PlayStation 3 Wonderbook, a gaming ‘peripheral’ that allows players to view a spell book on their screen.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In 2011, LEGO unveiled their first fully integrated digital-to-physical gaming experience, Life of George. Powered by brick recognition software, Life of George challenges players to build physical models, scan them into the digital game and receive a score based on accuracy and speed. Life of George (2011) . Ultra Agents (2014).

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Building the Metaverse

JANUARY 18, 2023

When I was a kid, I wanted to build a holodeck — the immersive 3D simulation system from Star Trek, so I started making games, beginning with online multiplayer games for bulletin board systems. Eventually, I even got to make a massively multiplayer mobile game based on Star Trek that a few million people played. Adopt Me!”

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year. We saw the entire economy move online instantly.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year. We saw the entire economy move online instantly.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

So the virtual worlds that we know are now serving us in ways of gaming, which they always have. But now expanding that, that whole gaming idea and bringing it into retail. And so Apple bought them shortly thereafter. So SPACES was acquired quietly by Apple this year. We saw the entire economy move online instantly.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

This seems to hint that the two companies are going to build a new XR headset together, which according to the rumors will be the Quest Pro 2, which would be aimed at competing directly with the Apple Vision Pro. This could be useful to let Meta answer to the movies available on the Apple Vision Pro because of Apple TV.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 10, 2024

The reality turned out to be pretty different, with Meta forecasting its first AR glasses in 2027 , and they will be for sure a product for enthusiasts, so mainstream adoption will still need various years to happen. It’s the same with Apple ARKit, which took everyone by surprise and led to the democratization of AR on smartphones.

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TechCrunch VR

JULY 28, 2020

billion by 2027. In addition to established players like Immersion Corporation , founded in 1993 and active working on haptics applications ranging from gaming and automotive to medical, mobile and industrial, Sony, Apple, Microsoft, Disney and Facebook each have dedicated teams working on new haptics products.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 13, 2024

It’s also in the Apple bookstores today. Maybe to one person, art is making a movie; to another person, art is making a video game; to another person, art is making poetry. Why does such a smart company as Apple do this?” You said that the electronic book is going to be released now, but how about the paper edition?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In the new deal slated for late 2024, Tencent, one of the largest video game vendors in the world, will receive exclusive sales rights to Chinese buyers. The budget-friendly headset will also include Tencent’s market of apps, games, and other solutions.

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