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Apple Vision Pro Will Have Access To Over 150 3D Movies At Launch

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Apple Vision Pro will have access to over 150 3D movies at launch. One of the key use cases Apple is pitching Vision Pro for is watching traditional media like movies and TV shows on a giant virtual screen, with a choice of background between your real room (optionally darkened), a fully virtual environment, or a blend of both.

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Apple TV Store Now Lists 3D Movies In Preparation For Vision Pro Launch

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Apple's movie store now lists 3D support on some titles. When introducing Vision Pro at the WWDC event in June, Apple confirmed that its visionOS will support playing 3D versions of movies on a giant virtual screen. You can choose between your real room (optionally darkened) or a virtual environment.

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NVIDIA CloudXR Allows Hi-Fi XR Streaming via 5G Networks

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Thanks to NVIDIA CloudXR SDK kit, users will be able to enjoy VR, AR, and MR experiences at the highest definition of graphics and sound on head-mounted devices or mobile devices. They will have complete freedom of movement to explore the virtual environment, because they won’t need to connect their devices to a computer by cables.

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Meta Nixes Android, iOS Messages in v60 Quest Update

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With the new feature, people can remember their physical spaces more easily while entering and interacting with virtual environments. This comes just two years after Meta introduced the messaging feature, which prevented people from referring to their smartphones during gameplay.

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AR 101?—?A brief summary (Part 1)

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Google launched Google Glass , and Microsoft launched HoloLens , a head-mounted display (Krevelen, 2010)(Jaimini, 2016). 2010s : Companies are investing in the potential of this area like Google with ARCore and Apple with ARKit (Papagiannis, 2017). Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments , 6(4):355–385, 1997.

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What F8 2017 Means for Mass Market Adoption of Immersive Technologies

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AR Studio (in closed beta): allows developers to create masks, scripted effects, animated frames and other AR technologies that react to movement, environment or interactions during Live videos. It allows users to create a life-like avatar and hang out with up to three friends in a virtual environment, no matter where they are geographically.

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How Hollywood Has Predicted VR in Movies

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This technology could be in the form of a head mounted display, motion tracking, haptic systems in gloves or suits, locomotion, consoles or image capture. Head mounted display (start of film) : Prototype model that appears to be a maskless football helmet with an array of sensors and circuitry strewn around the head.