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The XR Week Peek (2023.08.15): Samsung XR prototype leaked, Meta 2024 glasses are only for internal use, and more!

The Ghost Howls

But the news of the day is that Meta should assemble only around 1000 units and keep the glasses for internal usage and demos. The company has demoed its software, which exploits eye tracking to increase the “eye box” of VR headsets while reducing visual artifacts like distortions, pupil swim, and chromatic aberrations.

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Leading VR Engine Unity Will Start Charging Developers Per Install

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The standard rate will apply to installs across 18 countries, including the United States, Australia, UK and Japan. Some expressed interest in alternative game engines like Godot or Unreal, while others questioned the wider implications for current releases. However, emerging gaming markets like India will receive a discounted rate.

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HTC VIVE Debuts Mars CamTrack at SIGGRAPH 2022

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Shoutout to @ArcturusXR and @dlxrofficial for helping to make this demo happen. VIVE Mars CamTrack is open for purchase in the United States, Canada, and Europe, with plans to launch in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia over the next few months. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) August 8, 2022.

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Our First Look At Microsoft HoloLens 2

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OK, I will be able give a more definite verdict after I actually get a hands-on demo first thing tomorrow, but in the meantime, here are our first impressions from having seen the live demos on the stage here at MWC Barcelona. Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.07.26): Facebook aims at the Metaverse, Quest 2 goes MR, and more!

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Acquiring it, Epic secures a great source of assets for the developers using its Unreal Engine, and also the connection with many talents. Sketchfab is one of the leading platforms hosting user-created 3D models , and it is compatible with many engines. Lynx provide more details on its MR headset in a recent interview.

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Jeremy Bailenson talks about 1,000,000 Walmart employees training with VR, presence, and the VR “empathy machine”

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Or Unreal if that’s your language. The guy behind it is Brian, a very smart VR professional that guided me into trying a few demos. That was the first demo. One of the things that we’ve been building for lots of companies, Verizon is another one, but I’ll talk about Walmart, is an active shooter demo.

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FOVE Launches Pre-Orders For Eye-Tracking VR Headset FOVE 0, Starting at $549

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The company has already released their SDK which allows developers to integrate FOVE support for projects built-in Unity, Unreal Engine, and CryEngine. The company, now headquartered in San Francisco, will be showcasing the final version of the headset during the Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) this week in San Francisco.

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