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AR Murals Bring Bruce Lee To Life In NY & LA
VRScout
JULY 7, 2023
To help promote the new episodes, Max teamed up with a handful of multicultural artists to create a series of interactive murals powered by augmented reality (AR) technology. A second mural, created by Vincent Ballantine, can be found in New York, and a third by Vogue + Agana in San Francisco.
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Explore Tokyo Using AR Technology Powered By Apple Maps
VRScout
MAY 26, 2022
Tokyo, Japan is just the latest major city to receive official support for AR walking guidance. It was back in 2021 that Apple first introduced AR (augmented reality) navigation to its Apple Maps app, allowing iOS users to navigate their real-world environment using virtual overlays. Image Credit: Alta Distance.
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VRX 2017 Hosts Top VR/AR Companies in San Francisco This Week – Road to VR Readers Save 15%
Road to VR
DECEMBER 5, 2017
With the latest amazing innovations in VR/AR, VRX 2017 next week in San Francisco is the place to be to hear from those leading the charge. The event takes place at the San Francisco Marriot Marquis this week on December 7th and 8th. Check out all the latest VRX details here. Not attending?
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Niantic’s Real-World AR Map Is Now Open To Developers
VRScout
MAY 24, 2022
Today marks the first day of Niantic’s inaugural Lightship Summit, an annual two-day event dedicated to its international community of AR (augmented reality) developers. ” Niantic accumulated scans from existing developers, surveyors, and players and used the data collected to begin constructing its AR map.
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Spatial Beats: Adobe, Epic Games & GDC
AR Insider
MARCH 27, 2023
Twenty-five thousand people attended the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco this week, the first entirely in-person event since… Continue reading → Spatial Beats: Adobe, Epic Games & GDC This post appeared first on AR Insider. Welcome back to Spatial Beats.
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HADO Looks Like Dragonball Z Meets Dodgeball, Play It In San Francisco
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JULY 12, 2017
Nonetheless, it is an interesting concept for a game that uses augmented reality for an active sport that can now be played in San Francisco. It is available from Wednesday through Sunday until August 31 at 1746 Post Street in San Francisco. There are two game modes with up to six players total.
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Will Headworn AR Revenues Exceed $17 Billion by 2025?
AR Insider
AUGUST 26, 2021
New Study Projects Headworn AR Revenue to Reach $17.7 ARtillery Intelligence publishes its five-year outlook for headworn AR revenues. –. SAN FRANCISCO, August 26, 2021: ARtillery Intelligence has released a new report that projects headworn AR revenue to grow from $1.6 Billion by 2025. billion in 2020 to $17.7
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Enklu Launches San Francisco’s First AR Maker Space
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Memberships and day passes are now available to west coast developers and players. The city of San Francisco will be getting its very first dedicated AR maker space thanks to Enklu , a cutting-edge company that approaches traditional venues and transforms them into modern experience centers using immersive AR technology.
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Shopping Centers Across The US Are Hosting A Holiday-Themed AR Scavenger Hunt
VRScout
DECEMBER 9, 2020
One of the largest shopping center in the US is turning to AR to help keep shoppers safe during the holidays. This web-based AR Holiday Hunt will be available at 22 of Westfield’s shopping centers located across the United States. Instead, they approached AR experts COFFEE Labs to create their festive AR characters.
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Niantic to Launch City-scale Visual Positioning System for AR Devices Later This Month
Road to VR
MAY 5, 2022
Many AR devices today are capable of localizing themselves within an arbitrary environment. An AR headset, for instance, looks at the room around you and uses that information to understand how the headset itself is moving through the space. As far as we know, that’s not happening at the moment, but could be in the works.
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VRX Conference & Expo 2019 gathers key VR/AR stakeholders in San Francisco
Haptical
DECEMBER 4, 2019
VRX 2019 (Dec 12–13, San Francisco) is gathering 600+ senior business executives across enterprise, consumer entertainment, gaming, technology and investment to discuss how XR can bring ROI and propel businesses forward. As an official media partner, Haptical is offering an exclusive discount code worth $100.
Will Headworn AR Revenues Reach $13B by 2024?
AR Insider
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
New Study Projects Headworn AR Revenue to Reach $13.4 ARtillery Intelligence publishes its five-year outlook for head-worn AR revenues. 11/11/20 – SAN FRANCISCO – ARtillery Intelligence today released a new report that projects headworn AR revenue to grow from $822 million in 2019 to $13.4
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Final Fantasy Creator Square Enix Gets Serious About AR
VRScout
MARCH 21, 2022
Could a VR/AR adaptation of the deloved fantasy RPG be on the horizon? The 2022 Game Developer Conference (GDC) began earlier today in San Francisco, California, kicking off five days of industry-shaking announcements, round-table discussions, and various other content centered around video game development.
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Creators Of Pokémon GO & Sleep No More Partnering On AR Theater Experiences
VRScout
JULY 2, 2020
When it comes to location-based AR gaming, San Francisco-based developer Niantic is at the top of the food chain. There are 10 new AR experiences in development, some of which requiring an AR headset in order to access. Niantic has spent years mapping the real-world for its global AR engine.
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Startup Teases Standalone AR/VR Headset with ‘innovative optics and ergonomics’, Reveal Next Week
Road to VR
JANUARY 28, 2020
Stealth French startup LYNX is teasing the forthcoming reveal of its Lynx R1 headset which the company describes as a standalone headset with both VR and AR capabilities. Lynx says it will reveal the headset during a February 3rd livestream at the SPIE Photonics West conference in San Francisco.
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Will Mobile AR Revenues Reach $26 Billion by 2025?
AR Insider
JUNE 17, 2021
New Study Projects Mobile AR Revenue to Reach $26.05 ARtillery Intelligence publishes five-year mobile AR outlook. –. SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, 2021: ARtillery Intelligence today released a new report that projects mobile AR annual revenue to grow from $6.87 billion ), followed by AR ad placement ( $1.98
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Google Advances its Geo-local AR Play
ARVR
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Part of that includes its AR navigation feature known as Live View. It utilizes Google’s Street View image database to localize devices (recognize where you’re standing) and overlay AR directional arrows accordingly. It recently went live, including new details like availability in London, LA, New York, Paris, and San Francisco.
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Qualcomm & Square Enix Partner to Create AR Games
Road to VR
MARCH 21, 2022
Announced at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC 2022) in San Francisco today, the partnership is said to involve Square Enix’s Advanced Technology Division (ATD), which will be working with the chipmaker to create content for AR glasses.
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Holographic Tabletop Games On The Way From Catan Creators
VRScout
MARCH 22, 2022
Are holograms the future of board games? AR tabletop gaming platform Tilt Five this week announced a new partnership with Asmodee Digital, a subsidiary of legendary French board game publisher Asmodee Group, to develop a series of holographic tabletop games brought to life using AR (augmented reality) technology.
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Niantic Kickstarts Its AR Metaverse with Release of Lightship SDK and $20M Developer Fund
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
At a special launch event today, Niantic announced it’s opening up the Lightship AR Development Kit (ARDK) platform, a software development kit with the kinds of tools the company uses to make Pokémon Go’s ‘ world-scale’ gameplay possible. It’s undeniably preparing for a future of all-day AR glasses.
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Atari to Open Game-themed Hotels Across the US with “the latest in VR and AR”
Road to VR
JANUARY 28, 2020
Atari will soon be opening hotels in the United States that feature what they call “the latest in VR and AR.” Additional hotels planned in Las Vegas, Denver, Chicago, Austin, Seattle, San Francisco, and San Jose. SEE ALSO Amazon Promises "single-digit latency" for AR/VR Streaming Over 5G with AWS Wavelength.
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Google Reportedly Working On Its Own Mixed Reality Glasses
VRScout
JANUARY 21, 2022
According to The Verge , Google is currently in development of its own AR device capable of blending virtual graphics over the real world, citing “two people familiar with the project.” Insiders claim the device resembles a pair of ski goggles and will launch in 2024. Feature Image Credit: Robert Couto Photography.
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VRX Conference & Expo 2019 gathers key VR/AR stakeholders in San Francisco
Haptical
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
The event will take place on December 12 and 13 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel. With the agenda taking its final shape, VR Intelligence have released the event brochure, containing new details on what attendees can expect to find in San Francisco.
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Tech Trends VR
AUGUST 18, 2019
The World’s Premier Extended Reality Event will take place in December in San Francisco. With the agenda taking its final shape, VR Intelligence have released the event brochure , containing new details on what attendees can expect to find in San Francisco.
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One Step Closer to Mass Adoption of AR Headsets Thanks to New Waveguide Technology
ARPost
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
AR headsets are still struggling to reach the mass adoption phase, despite positive market insights. They are still uncomfortable to wear and expensive to manufacture. In 2018, the global AR market had reached a value of US$0.35 In 2018, the global AR market had reached a value of US$0.35
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Will M&A Accelerate AR?
AR Insider
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. As AR struggles to get off the ground and find a path to mass-market scale, there are a few confidence signals for the sector’s long term health. The AR LandSCAPE. made clear to us. Ripple Effects.
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Foursquare Enters the Audio AR Game
AR Insider
OCTOBER 21, 2020
“Trendline” is AR Insider’s series that examines trends and events in spatial computing, and their strategic implications. T he augmented reality subsector known as audio AR has a new player: Foursquare. Before diving into the details and dynamics, what is audio AR? Audio AR’s advantages include discreetness.
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XR Talks: AR is All About Location, Part III
AR Insider
JUNE 25, 2021
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. What About AR? More from AR Insider….
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Apple Stores Will Soon Host AR Art Tours And Developer Sessions
VRScout
JULY 31, 2019
AR[T] will include interactive walks, educational lessons, and in-store installations. Yesterday, Apple announced Today at Apple , a new AR-based program designed to expose Apple Store visitors to next-level augmented artwork developed using the companies Swift Playground platform. AR[T] WALK. AR[T] IN THE APPLE STORE.
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Gaming-Themed Atari Hotels Will Include VR And AR Entertainment
VRScout
JANUARY 28, 2020
According to the release, the goal of these Atari Hotels is to merge retro gaming with modern immersive entertainment to offer guests a one-of-a-kind gaming-focused travel destination; this includes modern interactive entertainment powered by VR and AR. . For more information check out atarihotels.com. . Feature Image Credit: Atari Inc.
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Microsoft to Host Women in AI & Mixed Reality Hackathon in San Francisco
Next Reality AR
NOVEMBER 12, 2018
Over the last few years, the virtual reality space has earned a welcome reputation for fostering better representational balance with regard to gender compared to the general tech industry, with women like Nonny de la Peña and many others leading the charge.
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Aquarium of the Bay Introduces New AR and VR Attractions
VRScout
AUGUST 14, 2017
You can now swim with sperm whales and play with polar bears all in San Francisco, thanks to virtual reality. Aquarium on the Bay at PIER 39 in San Francisco just launched three new VR and AR exhibits, allowing visitors up close interaction with whales and polar bears without disturbing the animals.
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XR Talks: Unpacking Apple’s Latest AR Updates
AR Insider
JUNE 11, 2021
As far as AR is concerned, this event in the past has hosted announcements ranging from Quick Look to GeoAnchors to ARkit. Though this year won’t see the revolutionary smartglasses unveiling that the AR world is waiting for, Apple continues to make evolutionary moves. Is AR Evolving from Novelty to Utility? AR Guidance.
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Nreal Temporarily Halts Production of ‘Light’ AR Headset due to Coronavirus
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Nreal, the creators of the Nreal Light AR glasses, today announced that shipments of its developer kit will be affected by the recent developments in Asia surrounding the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Nreal isn’t the only company in the AR/VR sector to have felt the effects.
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Vancouver Emerging As Top Five VR and AR Hub
VRScout
APRIL 8, 2018
When VR and AR began to emerge, the region took full advantage of that talent. Now, there are over 180. Creating everything from veterinary education software to search-and-rescue robots operating in VR, developers are helping the city become a world leader in content production. I would put it together with San Francisco, L.A.,
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Next Reality AR
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
While augmented reality made more of a cameo appearance during Samsung's official grand unveiling of the Galaxy S10 line-up on Wednesday, it's the company's move into 5G connectivity that has huge implications for AR.
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Where Do AR and Art Converge?
AR Insider
JULY 8, 2020
This article is the latest in AR Insider’s editorial contributor program. Authors’ opinions are their own. . Previous ones occurred in Moscow, Geneva, Perth, Miami, St Louis, San Diego, San Francisco — quite literally, “All the World’s a Stage” and we draw our quill via Unity3D. On Art & Reality.
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378 Spatial’s Collaborative AR Platform Turns Any Room Into A 3D Workspace
VRScout
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Spatial , a team of 3D Design and AR/VR experts based out of New York and San Francisco, today unveiled their cross-reality collaboration platform after two long years in stealth. Using cutting-edge AR technology, Spatial promises a one-of-a-kind remote workspace experience via realistic holographic teleportations.
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The Unreal Garden AR Environment Was A Much Needed Escape From The Chaos Of E3
VRScout
JUNE 15, 2019
Large-scale multiplayer AR turns 6,000 sq. The Unreal Garden, a large-scale multiplayer AR experience from The Entertainment Software Association and Onedome, offered E3 2019 attendess an escape from the chaos, turning 6,000 sq. of showfloor into an interactive AR jungle. of show floor into a digital jungle.
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Hands On with Apple’s AR[t] Walk
AR Insider
AUGUST 14, 2019
It includes commentary sourced by Leswing from AR Insider’s research arm, ARtillry Intelligence and permission to re-post. Apple took us on a surreal walk through San Francisco, looking at digital art on an iPhone . — AR uses cameras and machine learning technology to place digital graphics in the real world.
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Tech Trends VR
AUGUST 22, 2019
How AR Artists in Residence Are Shaping Project Aero. And in the creative world, artists are starting to show us what a powerful tool augmented reality (AR) can be for storytelling. AR is unique because it’s uncharted territory,” says George Zisiadis, Adobe’s AR Residency curator. There’s no history here.
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Art Platform Wescover Partners with Google Lens AR App
ARPost
AUGUST 5, 2019
The AR app Google Lens has a similar objective so it makes sense that they would work together. The move expands Google Lens and moves Wescover into the AR space. Currently only available for Android devices, the AR app allows users to search through their world by pointing their phones. Discover Art Where You Are.
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