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The XR Week Peek (2023.01.23): Microsoft shuts down Altspace and MRTK, and more!

The Ghost Howls

All of us have memories of Altspace, also because it was one of the first applications paving the way to social VR: I remember Altspace being one of the first applications reviewed on my blog. Plus Microsoft stated that Mesh will be initially used to build enterprise applications , and then maybe one day again consumer ones.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.01.04): New Year’s Eve parties go virtual, Tundra to offer a Vive Tracker competitor, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Even more, it is easily attachable to objects and it costs less than the $100 price tag of the official Trackers. In a long blog post, its belonging company highlights how it is going to create a free and paid tier of the program , letting so all hobbysts using the software for free. Gravity Sketch to become free for everyone.

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Facebook Preparing New Wave of Full Body AR Camera Lenses

VRScout

This time, however, it’s Facebook creating technology that Snap may one day copy. However, if the iconic painter had lived in modern day Silicon Valley, his famous quote might be remembered as “good companies acquire, Facebook steals.” – When Dancing Hotdogs Go To War.

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OpenSim land area at new all-time-high — again

Hypergrid Business

Speaking of closed grids — where users are not able to teleport to other grids — the biggest such grid, Tag , also has its online marketplace. image courtesy TAG grid.). It also runs an open social network for anyone willing to join and radio streams that broadcast for 24 hours each day.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.25): new rumors on Apple Glasses, Oculus Quest anniversary, HP Reverb G2 and more!

The Ghost Howls

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! So many memories… who was there already in VR with me? Image by Microsoft).

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Rise of the Virtual Phoenix

VirtualiTeach

After the passing of our dear friend Chris Long and the subsequent memorial service inside Engage, I found it hard for some time to even put a headset on. I use Wix to make Virtualiteach and the whole infrastructure was built around custom feeds of the blog tool. Why did the site go dormant? There are several reasons to be honest.

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A PRACTITIONER’S OPINION ON APPLE VISION PRO AND THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY (NOW THAT APPLE ENTERED THE GAME)

Digitalnauts

Since we’re used to seeing real faces every day, it’s unsettling to have our eyes in the wrong place on a face that doesn’t even exist. Granted, the price tag associated with Vision Pro may raise eyebrows, but if it fulfills its promises, brace yourself for a transformative shift. THE VERDICT.

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