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7 Must-Have Skills in an AR/VR Career

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With average salaries of about $180,000 annually, a career in AR/VR can be quite profitable. However, if you are looking to change careers or are a student in college, you might be wondering what skills you’ll need to learn. Skills You Will Need for a Career in AR/VR. A Computer Science or Related Degree.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.21): Google is building an AR OS, Nike acquires RTFKT, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. Google owns the best search engine (Google), all the data of the outdoor part of the world (Google Maps), the most used mobile operating system (Android), an AR framework (ARCore), and is strategically acquiring some startups that may be useful for building future AR glasses (North).

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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.24): Facebook login gets imposed on Quest and the community riots, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Apple threatens future support in Unreal Engine. What is interesting for us is the last line “adoption and support of ARKit features and future VR features into Unreal Engine by their XR team”. Other relevant news. Image by Epic Games). Notice that Apple talks about “future VR features” that it is going to implement. This is huge.

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Kelly Peng reveals Kura 150° FOV AR glasses expected price and release date

The Ghost Howls

Kura promises to deliver lightweight AR glasses with astonishing features like 150° FOV, 8K resolution per eye, and outdoor use thanks to some breakthrough innovations they are working on. They could make AR enter a new immersive phase that leads towards mainstream adoption. It’s like 2 years (!!) What is Kura’s story?

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AR Smart Glasses: Expert Roundtable

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XR devices are all over the headlines this month; the release of the Apple Vision Pro has brought spatial computing/mixed reality wearables to the forefront of emerging workplace and consumer-based digital solutions. Bingo Wu AR glasses offer immense potential across various B2B applications.

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How Modding Communities Are Paving The Way For User-Generated VR & AR Content

VRScout

Platforms like Sinepsace, AltspaceVR, vTime and Somnium Space are softly molded platforms that can quickly adapt to change. They identify with a shift towards spaces that can comprise of all the best foundations of social media, government, user-generated content, social engagement, and commerce. . Image Credit: Twitch Inc.).

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

Road to VR

VR First , the global initiative to seed academic institutions with VR/AR hardware and software, today announced that it’s nearly doubling the number of its VR labs in universities and science parks across the globe by the end of 2017. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First. VR First Institutions (including new openings).

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