AR Insider

JUNE 21, 2021

This week, we look at Snap’s latest lens craze, Niantic’s next AR gaming title, new XR funding and more Facebook/Oculus acquisitions. Oculus buys it’s fifth VR content company, Downpour Interactive, maker of “Population One,” the “Fortnite” of VR. MMO-like ‘A Township Tale’ Coming to Oculus Quest on July 15th.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. These numbers are a great piece of news because they show how VR adoption is growing and that the Oculus Quest 2 launch is contributing to this growth. New details on the Lynx MR headset.

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VRScout

JANUARY 30, 2017

Society Awards Chair Buzz Hays spoke about the decision stating, “With the HTC VIVE, Cher Wang and her team have created a groundbreaking room-scale VR platform that has enabled the production of a dazzling number of immersive VR experiences which have pushed the boundaries of entertainment.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 8, 2020

This is an enormous piece of news because it shows that the VR ecosystem is mature enough to keep people entertained for a while. Looking at the hardware survey, it is also easy to spot that the headset gaining more market quotas in PC usage has been the Oculus Quest, which now represents more than 7% of the PCVR landscape.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. The SXSW Virtual Cinema provides an opportunity to launch Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality projects to its unique audiences built out of Film, Tech and Music industry leaders, as well as lovers of all things entertainment and tech.

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