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Spatial Beats: Apple VR, Google Poly & LBVR Hangs On

AR Insider

How many XR headsets is Apple working on, and when can we get our hands one them? We are waiting and hoping and praying a white knight swoops in to rescue Poly like Microsoft rescued AltspaceVR in the VR winter of 2018. Apple headset to be a pricey, niche VR precursor to eventual AR headset. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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Can AR Counteract the ‘Retailpocolypse’?

AR Insider

It is no surprise then that the travel and tourism sector continues to see strong growth above global GDP and “experiums”, or experience museums, like Museum of Ice Cream are seeing valuations of $200 million due to their success in the market. The Store as a Game. At the same time, consumers are spending more money on experiences.

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Alex Kipman Nominated for Inventor’s Award

Tech Trends VR

The Brazilian-born inventor gets recognition for his groundbreaking work with the Microsoft Hololens. The HoloLens incorporates several patent-protected Microsoft inventions, including Kipman’s motion sensors initially brought to market for the Xbox Kinect video game controller. billion in 2016.

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VRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China

The Ghost Howls

With the enormous influence in the XR industry, VRTUOLUO has set up dozens of industry communities (such as the Industry Executives Association, VR Game Developers Community, VR Education Community, Financing and Investment Community, Offline Entertainment Group, etc.) and covered more than 80% of the XR pioneers as communities members.

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Who Will Own the Metaverse?

AR Insider

Location-based games are already popular, with over a billion downloads of Pokemon Go in the three years since it launched, and over 20B kilometers walked playing the game. An Apple AR headset has been a mainstay of the rumor mills for several years, and we expect Facebook to be creating an AR Oculus device.

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Augmented Reality and Hearables: Where the Two Technologies Meet

ARPost

But AR/VR solutions are not limited to Google Glass, mobile apps for trying on shoes or accessories, and AR-based games. Visual augmented reality became mainstream with Pokemon Go (2016) and Snapchat filters, but its use cases are now moving beyond gaming and entertainment. Extended reality in visual solutions is making the headlines.

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Getting started with Augmented Reality (AR)

ARVR

Pokemon Go is the best example for an augmented reality game. Microsoft Hololens is a key player in the MR market. ARKit  — ARKit is one of the powerful AR SDK released by Apple on 2017 to build AR solutions using iOS devices. Gaming and Entertainment  — Both AR and VR have made mainstream adoption in the last couple of years.