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

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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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Sony’s New 3D Display Doesn’t Require Any Glasses

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Available for purchase next month, the ELF-SR2 is a 27-inch 4K display that can supposedly deliver immersive 3D content without the need for additional hardware, such as augmented reality (AR) glasses or a VR headset. The device will be available for $5,000 this May in the United States and Canada.

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Wallace & Gromit City-Scale AR Adventure Now Available On Smartphones

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Available now on iOS and Android devices, Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up is a narrative-driven interactive experience composed of CG animations, in game phone calls, comic strips, XR portals, and city-scale augmented reality elements that allow you to digitally “Fix Up” the city of Bristol, England.

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Ohio University Launches Virtual Reality and Game Development Major

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The director of the lab, associate professor John Bowditch, explained some of the facilities students can use: “Each student will have access to our Motion Lab, XR Lab, cine-VR Labs, GRID Lab Studios (video, audio, VR, augmented reality, and gaming gear checkout room), and the Mixed Reality Course (VR obstacle course).

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

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Some of the exhibitors who will present new devices and technologies to the public are 8th Wall, Nreal, Unity, Unreal Engine, Pico Interactive, Atheer, Holoptic, Varjo, Cleanbox Technology, LetinAR, and Vuzix. Clément Gosselin from Université Laval in Quebec, Canada; Prof. Mikey Trujillo – Project Manager at Marvel Entertainment, LLC.

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Virtualware Inks Multi-Year VR Trainer Deal with US Energy Firm

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Founded in 2004 in Bilbao, Spain, the Spanish firm has been a trailblazer in virtual reality solutions across industry verticals and received acclaim for its products and services. It also hosts a second office in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for its North American operations. Exciting News: VIROO 2.4 Unveiled with VIROO Studio!

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ARway to Integrate Magic Leap 2, Microsoft HoloLens 2 Headsets

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Augmented reality (AR) wayfinding firm ARway, recently announced it would partner with Magic Leap to integrate its solution on the latter’s headsets. It will also provide support for developers using Unity 2021.3 LTS, where Unity will become the only Unity backend for HoloLens 2 and Windows MR headsets.