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PSA: You Don’t Need Xbox Game Pass to Play ‘Fortnite’ for Free on Quest

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Xbox Cloud Gaming finally came to Quest earlier this week, letting Game Pass Ultimate members play the service’s full catalogue of flatscreen games on Quest for the first time. Keep in mind: we’re talking about traditional flatscreen Xbox games played on a virtual screen. So, what’s the big deal?

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Spatial Beats: Rec Room, Roblox & Zynga

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Funds will be used to expand to more gaming platforms. The goal of the company is to translate the most popular and classic real-world games into immersive VR experiences for all ages. The first game to be released on the Oculus Store will be called ForeVR Bowl in 2021. And Apple hasn’t yet played its hand. NXRT raises $1.5

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How to Build a Location-Based AR Application

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Since the market size of augmented reality solutions is expected to reach $209 billion by 2022, it’s no surprise AR is a trend for a handful of industries like gaming, media and entertainment, advertising, and others. You all know about the Google Translate application. What Is a Location-Based AR Application? Entertainment.

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Choosing the Right AR SDK: Mobile AR App Development Toolkit for 2020

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Unity is an advanced game engine used in the development of augmented reality apps, especially gaming. Google ARCore. One issue with it is that it only has a few supported devices right now, including Samsung Galaxy S8, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, and the original Google Pixel. Unity Support. Cloud Recognition or Local Storage.

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

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Currently VR First is boasting more than 50 projects in development at the labs, and not just games. In fact, games only account for 35% of projects underway, as the rest are focused on fields like psychology and neuroscience (12%), education (7%), tourism (7% ), and architecture and real estate (6%). Doña Ana Community College, USA.

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