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Post-Pandemic, Augmented Reality Serves Entertainment With Its Re-Emergence

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Incredibly secular and in need of the right software and hardware components to get off the ground, AR as we know it wouldn’t see major leaps in the public sector until the mid 2010s. In 2014, Google Glass launched–to much fanfare, and nascent jokes online–quickly followed by the original Microsoft HoloLens.

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DoubleMe to Make City-Scale Digital Twin of Buyeo, South Korea

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Google is working on “world-scale” AR, in part using satellite data and mobile device location data that they already have access to. Companies like Niantic are filling in the virtual map by gamifying localized data collection through games like Pokemon Go. See Also: Glossary of the Most Popular AR Terms.

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VRLA’s John Root on AR, Privacy, & eSports in VR

Road to VR

I had a chance to walk the showroom floor of VRLA 2017 with Root where he took me on a guided tour through the history of VRLA, his thoughts on AR, using VR for film production, the future of privacy in AR/VR, as well as why he is interested in seeing where eSports in VR is headed. VR/AR expert and futurist Charlie Fink.

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Shaq’s Fun House Debuts Super Bowl LVII AR Experience

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Netspend and Papa Johns have teamed up with Basketball Legend Shaquille O’Neal to promote his Shaq’s Fun House event’s augmented reality (AR) experience ahead of Super Bowl LVII Sunday. Creative immersive experiences are the only way to cut through swipe culture.”

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Apple’s Tim Cook Sees Opportunity In AR, But It ‘Will Take Some Time To Get Right’

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Google , Intel, Facebook and Microsoft have all either already begun or announced significant VR initiatives in the past 12-24 months. In an interview with Buzzfeed , Apple CEO Tim Cook made some interesting comments related to AR and VR. ” Cook’s words are not the only thing painting a picture of an AR-focused Apple.

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How to Create an Augmented Reality App: Technology Guide 2022

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If you’re planning to become part of these percentages with your augmented reality project, you should know about all the nuances of AR app development. Types of Augmented Reality Apps There are a number of different types of AR applications including marker-based, markerless, location-based, and superimposition AR solutions.

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‘Titanic VR’ Dives Deep into the History of the Fateful Sinking in Educational VR Experience

Road to VR

Titanic VR was built from the ground-up for VR and was made using what the studio says were “comprehensive maps to create a realistic 3D model of the wreck site as well as motion capture, face-scanning technology and professional voice actors to immerse users in the story.”

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