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The Most Important Upcoming AR/VR Events This Year

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After the COVID-19 pandemic made most event organizers cancel their live AR/VR events or host them virtually, in the past year more and more live events are making a comeback. Even the immersive industry needs a real-life environment to discover gadgets and try AR/VR content.

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Niantic’s AR Lessons: The Platform Angle

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This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Lessons From AR Revenue Leaders, Part II: Niantic. Though the company has risen to prominence with its breakout hit, Pokemon Go, the larger play may be its location-based AR gaming platform: The Real World Platform. Examples include Unity, Adobe Aero and 8th Wall.

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“The Bear Who Touched the Northern Lights” Is a Charming AR Story Puzzle

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That’s up to you with this charming interactive AR story puzzle. The Bear Who Touched the Northern Lights “ The Bear Who Touched the Northern Lights ” is a sort of choose-your-own-adventure AR story for children where the “chapters” are physical puzzle pieces. The artwork and story are by Julie Puech and Karl Kim.

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Unpacking AR Business Models: AR as a Service

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This post is adapted from ARtillery Intelligence’s report, Mobile AR Strategies & Business Models. In AR’s early stages, a common question continues to be asked: where’s the money? There have been oscillations in excitement and doubt over AR, but the ultimate proof point will be revenue. billion by 2023.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.11.01 + 2023.11.08): Pico performs layoffs, Nimo announces AR glasses, and more!

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The use case is similar to other systems that are becoming popular now: give the user a big virtual display in front of him. The book is coming in March, 2024, but can already be preordered on Amazon. Senior Unity Developer Join our Unity team and be at the forefront of innovation in the global VR video streaming ecosystem.

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AR Briefs: What AR Business Models Are Bearing Fruit?

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’ There have been oscillations in excitement and doubt over AR, but the ultimate proof point will be revenue. Though aggregate revenues have disappointed so far, there are glimmers of hope. These are mostly tied to mobile AR, as headsests don’t yet scale in consumer markets ( industrial enterprise AR is different).

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Getting started with Augmented Reality (AR)

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It has become viable that even businesses and corporates are using it to increase sales, and transform the way humans interact with computers and visualize contents. The first AR experience was developed in 1968 at Harvard when a computer scientist named Ivan Sutherland created a special head-mounted AR display system.