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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.01): Sony confirms PSVR 2, Facebook teases Quest 2 Pro, and more!

The Ghost Howls

March has just started… I hope it will be an amazing day for you and for all the AR/VR ecosystem! Image by Sony). Sony officially states it is going to launch the PSVR 2. Some people started to think that Sony could have abandoned VR. I will have probably something to announce soon, so stay tuned. Top news of the week.

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Big News from XR Awards, Microsoft, Meta, and Sony

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Apple appears to be very close to announcing an immersive product, with the leading computing firm prompting AR/VR/MR outlets to cover the event. New updates to Microsoft Mesh allows remote workers to add immersive experiences to private previews on the platform. Meta Faces Record-Breaking €1.2 Meta is required to pay roughly €1.2

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Sony Announces ‘Smurfs’ Mixed Reality HoloLens Game

VRScout

The latest Smurfs film gets it’s own mixed reality children’s game for Microsoft’s HoloLens. Sony’s latest edition to the Smurf reboot anthology, Smurfs: The Lost Village hits theaters today once again bringing the iconic 80’s characters back from the dead much to the delight of children and nostalgic adults everywhere.

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Apple Joins Pixar, NVIDIA, & More to “accelerate next generation of AR experiences” with 3D File Protocol

Road to VR

Today, big tech companies including Apple, Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk, and NVIDIA, announced the formation of the Alliance for OpenUSD ( AOUSD ), which is dedicated to promoting the standardization and development of a 3D file protocol that Apple says will “help accelerate the next generation of AR experiences.”

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‘Angry Birds Movie 2 VR’ Studio Raises $2M to Continue Development on AR/VR Games

Road to VR

The investment is earmarked to help the studio expand its games portfolio through new projects with Hollywood film studios and world-famous media and entertainment companies, the company says is a press release. XR Games previously worked with Sony and Rovio to create its Angry Birds-themed VR title. “We

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The 2022 Auggie Awards

ARPost

Awards also go to the winner of the startup pitch competition, Best in Show VR, Best in Show AR, and there’s also the Awesome Award. All these four awards are decided at the conference. Best Art or Film. Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film.

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CAA Hires Joanna Popper as Chief Metaverse Officer

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The former Hewlett Packard executive aims to expand the CAA’s portfolio of emerging technologies, including virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), blockchain, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), among others, for some of the largest filming, advertising, and television studios. Variety (@Variety) August 4, 2022. .

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