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The sentences about XR I’m tired of hearing

The Ghost Howls

360 Videos are not VR / Smartglasses are not AR. The best way to trigger someone from the XR communities is talking about 360 videos and define them VR , or writing a post on smartglasses, and share it with the #AR tag. You have to decide if giving your data to Facebook or to the CCP. Data for everyone!

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Google Takes a Step Closer to Making Volumetric VR Video Streaming a Thing

Road to VR

Google unveiled a method of capturing and streaming volumetric video, something Google researchers say can be compressed down to a lightweight format capable of even being rendered on standalone VR/AR headsets. Not exactly ideal. SEE ALSO Facebook Says It Has Developed the 'Thinnest VR display to date' With Holographic Folded Optics.

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AmazeVR Secures $9.5M to Bring Immersive Concerts to VR

Road to VR

According to data reported by Crunchbase , the latest round brings the company’s lifetime financing to $25.3 Founded in 2015, AmazeVR previously focused on building out its 360 video subscription service for VR headsets, which features a variety of content.

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HypeVR Uses ARKit as a Portal Into Volumetric Video Content

Road to VR

HypeVR is developing volumetric video tech which we called “ a glimpse at the future of VR video ,” when we got to see it back in January. Volumetric video is that which contains spatial data and allows users to physically move around inside of it, similar to real-time rendered VR games. Image courtesy HypeVR.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Apple finally talks about VR while taking a (very solid) swing at AR, Walmart will use virtual reality to train employees, you can grow better weed with AR + AI, and Q1 VR headset sales…. APPLE ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT VR. APPLE TAKES A (VERY SOLID) SWING AT AUGMENTED REALITY. However… we’re still waiting for those apple AR glasses.

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KLM’s Chris Koomen teaches us how to use AR/VR in the civil aviation sector

The Ghost Howls

During all these months, I had the occasion of reading on Linkedin about all his cool prototypes and enterprise solutions that he and his colleagues have developed inside the company, ranging from 360 videos to hand-tracked training solutions with the Quest, not to mention XR entertainment solutions for airplane passengers.

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Adobe To Launch AR Features ‘As Fast As We Can,’ Exec Says

VRScout

Between 360 video, virtual reality, and augmented reality, I think augmented reality has much bigger opportunities,” Asher said. Asher wouldn’t provide specifics, but it’s easy to imagine Adobe offering software for editing and creating 3D AR images in apps and video. “It’s not as bulky.

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