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Niantic And Sony Are Partnering On Audio AR Technology

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Niantic flipped the mobile gaming world upside down back in 2016 when they launched their AR mobile app Pokémon GO and started a global craze that still maintains a loyal player base to this very day. It’s weird to say, but Sony’s LinkBuds headsets are designed to not be taken off, other than for charging or going to sleep.

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Spatial Beats: Apple, Sony & Fresh AR Funding

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The six VR pieces in their Storyscapes competition are presented in the physical world at the festival’s Varick St. location, but the majority of the Immersive offerings are in the PC VR platform Museum of Other Realities, which has hosted Cannes Interactive and other festivals during the pandemic. More from AR Insider….

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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.16): Apple prepares the launch of Vision Pro, Sony announces MR headset, and much more!

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It became pretty viral the news that Apple does not want developers to define their apps as AR, VR, or MR, but just as “spatial” when writing the store definitions. The most affected by this “restructuring operation” is the “1P AR Hardware” team, the one working on augmented reality devices. inch 4K OLED microdisplays.

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Cloudhead Games CEO: Apple Vision Pro is an AR Headset Wearing VR Clothes

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Cloudhead Games is one of the most successful and senior VR studios in the industry. Guest Article by Denny Unger Denny Unger is CEO and CCO at Cloudhead Games. So let’s get the obvious over first; Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s first generation attempt at AR glasses using a Mixed Reality VR headset. Absolutely.

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Battle AR Ghosts In ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife ScARe’

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife ScARe uses AR technology to immerse you deep in Sony Pictures’ new movie, Ghostbusters: Afterlife , as one of the legendary Ghostbusters. , When you’re not trapping ghosts, you’ll be interacting with different characters and solving 3D puzzles in AR in order to find hidden clues.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

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And this week I think we had many cool news that are worth a mention, so let’s dig immediately into them! Image by Epic Games). Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. What will this game be?

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Epic Games Acquires Sketchfab, the Massive 3D Object Library Compatible with AR/VR Headsets

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Sketchfab , the platform that lets you view, share, and download 3D models via traditional monitors and AR/VR headsets, today announced its been acquired by Unreal Engine creators Epic Games. Sketchfab says it will continue to support other game engines, Unity included.

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