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The XR Week Peek (2022.08.15): NVIDIA makes many announcements at SIGGRAPH, new leaks on Apple and Pico, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Apple MR headset may cost $2000+. The rumors about the Apple headset have started to intensify and converge on what they suggest. This week, Mr. Kuo, a popular Apple analyst, has said a few interesting predictions about the upcoming headset. Metaverse “real estate” is going down and down. Other relevant news.

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Vision Pro Games Are Starting to Blend 3D with Flatscreen-native Gameplay

Road to VR

Apple announced that Vision Pro-native versions of two popular iOS games are coming to Apple Arcade next month, Crossy Road Castle and Solitaire Stories , both of which put an immersive spin on inherently flatscreen gameplay. The UI floats above makes full use of the free real estate too. Collect Everything.

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Zuckerberg: Quest 3 Beats Vision Pro in ‘vast majority’ of Cases in Mixed Reality

Road to VR

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg got a chance to try out Apple Vision Pro, which although seven times more expensive than the company’s Quest 3 mixed reality headset, is arguably its biggest competitor right now—at least in terms of mental real estate it’s taking up. And yeah, in mobile, Apple’s closed model won.

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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

Apple is working on some sort of metaverse, and its headset is entering mass production. It has been a week of interesting rumors about the upcoming Apple MR headset. So, forget about an Apple headset that is going to enter the mainstream , as I already sold in this previous article. Other relevant news.

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What is the Apple Vision Pro Headset?

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After approximately seven years of development, the Apple Vision Pro headset is finally here. For some time now, consumers have been on the edge of their seats waiting for an official Apple AR/VR announcement. Despite this, Apple’s Vision Pro headset seems a revolutionary addition to the industry.

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How Eye Tracking Contributes to XR Analytics and Experience

ARPost

Those lights and cameras add some cost but, more importantly, they take up “valuable real estate, from an aesthetic perspective.” Goldman cited the Apple Vision Pro, which uses a combination of eye tracking and hand-tracking to go completely controller-free. Eye tracking also has promise as an advanced input system.

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Making the Physical World Clickable, Part II

AR Insider

“There are companies trying to solve that using similar hierarchical structures to how real estate is owned today,” said HTC’s Amy Peck. Apple is really good at that. ” Triangulating Clues in Apple’s AR Roadmap. Click To Tweet. This bodes well for first-party app dominance in AR.

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