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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.13): AltspaceVR shuts down, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Hello everyone from Austin, Texas, where I am attending the SXSW! First of all, it seems that the headset is not a new product, but that Apple has been working on it for 7 years. It seems anyway that for the first time ever at Apple, Cook has this time now given priority to the operations team.

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Niantic’s ‘Ingress Prime’ Brings A Sci-fi Twist To Location-Based AR Gaming

VRScout

Officially labeled Ingress Prime, the experience now operates on the Unity game engine, allowing game designers to take full advantage of both Apple’s ARKit and Google’s ARCore to deliver a quality that fans of Niantic’s recent offerings have come to expect. The Ingress universe doesn’t stop at Prime, however.

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Designing the User Experience for WebAR, with Google’s Interaction Developer Austin McCasland

XR for Business Podcast

Austin McCasland is a UX prototyper working with Google, and he and Alan chat about the finer points of UX design for AR. Alan: Today’s guest is Austin McCasland, a designer and developer in immersive computing. Austin has written multiple courses across VR and AR design and development.

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Designing the User Experience for WebAR, with Google’s Interaction Developer Austin McCasland

XR for Business Podcast

Austin McCasland is a UX prototyper working with Google, and he and Alan chat about the finer points of UX design for AR. Alan: Today’s guest is Austin McCasland, a designer and developer in immersive computing. Austin has written multiple courses across VR and AR design and development.

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Designing the User Experience for WebAR, with Google's Interaction Developer Austin McCasland

XR for Business Podcast

Austin McCasland is a UX prototyper working with Google, and he and Alan chat about the finer points of UX design for AR. Alan: Today's guest is Austin McCasland, a designer and developer in immersive computing. Austin has written multiple courses across VR and AR design and development. Or what you're really attracted to?

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Demonstrated live on-stage during the Unity Vision Summit, you can already try it out for yourself in the Unity 2017 beta. Based out of Austin, TX, the company enables fans from all over the globe to attend virtual shows with friends and watch artists perform live. APPLE HIRES AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERT FROM NASA.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.14): Niantic acquires 8th Wall, Magic Leap 2 previews are positive, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Hello everyone from Austin, Texas! Apple chips may be its secret weapon for XR. The new Apple M-series chips continue to make strides in the tech communities: they are proving to be fast and reliable while being small and consuming little battery power. Can you imagine something more Texan than this? literally can’t wait.