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Microsoft Wins Contract To Supply US Army With 120,000 HoloLens Headsets

VRScout

The United States Army confirmed via an official statement yesterday that it has awarded Microsoft a contract to deliver 120,000 military-grade HoloLens AR headsets designed for use in a variety of combat scenarios. ” Image Credit: Microsoft. Image Credit: US Army. Image Credit: US Army. Feature Image Credit: US Army.

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The XR Week (2022.01.24): Google AR headset is “Project Iris”, Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard, and more

The Ghost Howls

The Oxymore musical VR experience we of VRrOOm have organized with Jean-Michel Jarre went great; someone posted a tweet where he shows he finished our game HitMotion: Reloaded ; and one of my readers made an amazing meme about my tutorials. Project Iris is the codename of Google’s AR glasses. Image by Microsoft).

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HoloLens 2 Review: The Best In Class For AR, But…

The Ghost Howls

But now, thanks to VR Expert , a company specialized in selling and lending AR and VR headsets, I have been able to test this device for a few days and report to you my impressions about it. Besides that, I also noticed the “screen door effect” for the first time on an AR headset. Viewing window of the headset.

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The AR Space Race, Part IX: Epic Games

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Apple signals interest in location-relevant AR through its geo-anchors and Project Gobi. These are a few utilitarian, commerce, and social angles. How else will geospatial AR materialize? What are its active ingredients, including 5G and the AR cloud ? continuing here with Epic Games. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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XR Talks: AR is All About Location, Part II

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Because AR’s inherent function is to enhance the physical world, its relevance is often tied to specific locations. This is a foundational principle of the AR cloud. For this reason, one of AR’s competitive battlegrounds will be in augmenting the world in location-relevant ways. XR Talks: AR is All About Location.

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Will the AR Cloud Underpin a “Real-World Metaverse?”

ARVR

Beyond the metaverse, AR and VR continue to be defined by steady progress in several areas. We’re talking mobile AR engagement & monetization; AR marketing and commerce; continued R&D in AR glasses; enterprise adoption; and the gradual march of consumer VR. Another way to view the AR cloud?—?framed

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A friendly chat on the Open AR Cloud and its advantages

The Ghost Howls

In December 2020, I had a nice chat about the Open AR Cloud with two amazing professionals that are working with it. The Open AR Cloud defines itself like this. An amazing project few people are talking about. Julia Beabout, the CEO of Novaby, an award-winning, virtual art production company specializing in 3D/AR/VR.

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