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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!

The Ghost Howls

But things on the consumers’ side may not be going as well: according to some data scrapped from Amazon, the Quest 2 outsold the Quest 3 by a factor of 3:1 in the last 30 days. It is relevant that for the first time, a Varjo headset is adding integrated audio and integrated controllers. THREE TO ONE.

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Building Character: Didimo Expands Popul8 Gen AI Partnerships

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Additionally, Colossal Order, a Finland-based gaming development studio, has created best-selling titles like Cities: Skylines. Its upcoming release, Cities: Skylines II, will feature characters developed from Popul8’s immersive technologies. This also includes Amazon Polly, Mixamo, Apple’s ARKit, and many more.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.11): Upload VR Showcase, Metaverse Safety Week, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The first good sign was when in Helsinki I saw that Finland has now a long-term metaverse strategy , which means that it is going to pour money into its XR ecosystem for the next 10 years at least. Its interest is especially in the industrial, healthcare, and remote gatherings fields. I know it’s hard, but I still hope it happens.

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Letting Workers Qualify Themselves in AR, with AR Expert’s Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger

XR for Business Podcast

I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. But another company — Varjo from Finland — they’re taking a different approach. And this is amazing for augmented reality, because we test the technology to make the augmented reality look really good, to be more immersed to it.

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Letting Workers Qualify Themselves in AR, with AR Expert’s Dr. Björn Schwerdtfeger

XR for Business Podcast

I can ask Google questions now; Voice, Amazon, Alexa, and Google Voice. But another company — Varjo from Finland — they’re taking a different approach. And this is amazing for augmented reality, because we test the technology to make the augmented reality look really good, to be more immersed to it.

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