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Big XR News from Meta, Google, Unity, T-Mobile, KPMG

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The report, which analyzed the economic forecast of Metaverse services across the US, Canada, the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey, and Asia, found that the Metaverse could have a significant impact on a variety of industries, including retail, manufacturing, education, and healthcare. Metaverse to Contribute 2.8%

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Refract raises $8.5M SGD funding, announces new game development division 

TechCrunch VR

Refract’s goal has always been to become a key player in AR and XR gaming, and this funding enables us to accelerate this process,” said Chng. . Refract also plans to feature AXIS at the 2022 Global Esports Gems in Istanbul, Turkey. . AXIS can also work with popular VR headsets like the Oculus Quest 2, Chng said. ” .

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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. Bahçesehir University (BAU), Turkey. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First.

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