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The XR Week Peek (2022.02.07): Meta has invested more than $10B on XR, Hololens 3 may have been canceled, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Meta is trying to find a compromise with the EU, but if it doesn’t happen, it is threatening to leave its business in Europe, shutting down Facebook and Instagram in the whole European Union. Especially if it happens by hiring 10,000 people in Europe, so that it can apply stronger pressures on the EU about its data privacy rules.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.14): Meta lays off 11,000 people, Apple works on some sort of “metaverse”, and more!

The Ghost Howls

But it is still his fault for having driven the company to this point with the massive hirings of the previous months (do you remember he wanted to hire 10,000 people in Europe?) Pimax Portal is a handheld console with detachable controllers , exactly like the Switch. The controllers can slip into a plastic shell with tracking rings.

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My predictions for virtual reality in 2022

The Ghost Howls

In Europe, this marketing effort is just starting now, so the penetration is not that high, yet. In the USA, it is almost mainstream; in Europe, it is something for people that have some knowledge of gaming or technology; in South America, is very difficult to get a headset. Pico Neo 3 Pro headset and controllers.

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2021

The Ghost Howls

This trend will continue in 2021 : the new LiDAR sensor, which is rumored to be installed in all future iPhones, will for sure be copied also by Android phones (Samsung?) Some will also feature tracked controllers. pic.twitter.com/6yFD2FfHta — TikTokComms (@TikTokComms) January 6, 2021. Nu Eyes AR glasses.

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All you need to know on Oculus Connect 6: the most important news in one single article!

The Ghost Howls

In the meantime, the headset sends the pose of the headset and the controllers to the PC , so that the PC can render the frames and execute the logic of the game for the next frame. You will be able to start a game, or choose a movie to watch in VR without having to use a controller anymore!

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.02): Facebook acquires Beat Games, Valve gets the Index sold-out and is maybe working on Left4Dead VR, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The report also highlights that one of the regions where VR may grow more in 2019–2023 is Western Europe. More info (Best Black Friday deals) More info (Cyber Monday VR deals) More info (Sales on Oculus Quest games) More info (Other sales on Oculus Quest games) More info (Rift S discounted on Amazon?—?affiliate affiliate link).

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The YouTube of 3D Models, with Sketchfab CEO Alban Denoyel

XR for Business Podcast

One of them is that I think they like to keep control, and so they make 3D models and then use them to make beautiful 2D renders, and they control how people are going to consume that content in 2D or videos. And two thirds of them are in mostly Europe, mostly Paris. We have a good meal and champagne and– Alan: I love it.