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Report: VR and AR Device Market to hit $1.8 billion in 2018

Tech Trends VR

The report published today by global analyst company CCS Insight shows the worldwide market for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) head-worn devices growing by an average of 50 percent annually over the next five years. She also regularly writes for Fast Company, Ars Technica, Quartz, Wired and others. billion in 2022.

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Top XR Events in 2021 That Should Be on Your Must-Attend List

ARPost

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important immersive and interactive apps and games are in our everyday life. Using AR and VR, many people were able to continue working , remodel their homes, stay fit , and discover new ways of having fun. The VR/AR Global Summit 2021 (European Edition). When: September 29 – October 1.

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Haptics Project H2L Sells Shares To Sony Innovation, Raising Over $1.7 Million

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H2L (Happy Hacking Life), a Tokyo-based company that specializes in VR/AR related to gaming and tourism, has engineered a haptic device of their own and it is surprisingly low-profile. H2L raised funding recently by allocating shares to Energy & Environment Investment and the Sony Innovation Fund.

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VRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China

The Ghost Howls

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. This is the main reason why we separated VR from our game industry media and started to focus on VR and AR industries in 2014 and registered our brand in 2016.

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HTC Partners With InterContinental Hotels To Bring Vive To Chinese Hotel Rooms

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We’ve often talked about VR being used for virtual tourism, but this isn’t exactly what we had in mind. It’s not the only new initiative HTC is launching this week; the company also revealed its Vivepaper concept, which mixes VR and AR to bring magazines into virtual spaces and make them much more immersive.

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Did Disney Take the Next “Step” of VR Input?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The 2022 hiring and accelerator program came amid Disney’s attempt to hop on the Metaverse hype wave, introducing AR streaming and other XR content alongside partners like Snap and Apple. However, in 2023, the momentum shifted.

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The Best 360º Cameras: VR Professionals Weigh-In

VRScout

They are hungry to learn more about creating interactive 360º video and spatial audio experiences. Whether for the sake of storytelling, real estate tours, medical content, art, or tourism, they often ask the same question: What 360º camera should I be using? Created VR for Samsung, Sony, Sky, U2, FX, Warner Bros, and more.

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