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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

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Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The investment gives Sony a minority stake in Epic that now is evaluated at more than $17B. And Sony for sure wants to have a stake in the metaverse. Top news of the week.

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Apple Vision Pro Still On Track To Ship Early Next Year - Tim Cook

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Apple is reportedly planning to add a special Vision Pro section to its stores with demos and fitting tools for prospective buyers, but this section will reportedly initially only be in stores in "major areas" such as New York and Los Angeles.

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Apple Vision Pro Will Reportedly Have A Very Slow Rollout, UK & Canada Next

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Apple is planning to add a special Vision Pro section to its stores with demos and fitting tools for prospective buyers, but this section will reportedly initially only be in stores in "major areas" such as New York and Los Angeles.

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HTC VIVE Debuts Mars CamTrack at SIGGRAPH 2022

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HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. One-click origin reset and simple calibration tools for cameras. Low-latency performance.

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Jack Daniel’s, IW Group Honour Hip Hop with Spatial Metaverse

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The company has worked with Disney, Warner Bros, Apple TV, Netflix, Wells Fargo, Sony Pictures, Walmart, and many others. Keenan Harris : Web3 gives artists a new tool to play with, and hip-hop has always been at the forefront of embracing new technologies. XR Today: Is Web3 and the Metaverse a key part of artistic expression?

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Best Uses of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Video Games

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Developed by : Guerrilla Games | Published by : Sony Interactive Entertainment Platform(s) : PlayStation 4 | Microsoft Windows Buy Digital | Buy Disc 2. Developed by : Quantic Dream | Published by : Sony Computer Entertainment & Quantic Dream Platform(s) : PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Microsoft Windows Buy Digital | Buy Disc 3.

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Celebrating the 2023 Auggie Awards and XR Prize Challenge

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Best Campaign It was the “great pleasure” of University of South Australia Professor of Computer Human Interaction Mark Billinghurst to present the Auggie Award for Best Campaign. Best Collaboration Tool Sony Electronics Head of XR Business Development Thaisa Yamamura was “honored to present” the Auggie Award for Best Collaboration Tool.

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