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Book Review: Mark Pesce’s “Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing”

ARPost

Mark Pesce’s book Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing comes to shelves in January, but Polity Books put an advance copy in our hands at ARPost. The book takes a long look at augmented reality’s past in an attempt to warn us about its potential future. See Also: Must Read AR/VR Books in 2020.

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A Farewell to AltspaceVR

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Much of the post waxes nostalgic about the platform, which launched in 2015 and was purchased by Microsoft in 2017. Why, Microsoft? The team writes that they are closing AltspaceVR to “shift our focus to support immersive experiences powered by Microsoft Mesh.” It has been a privilege to help unlock passions among users.”

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Save the Date for the Most Important XR Events in Q3 and Q4 2022

ARPost

After going up north for SIGGRAPH, you can book your flight south to Houston, TX, and attend one of the more tech-focused XR events. Some of the previous TECHSPO attendees include Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Twitter, and Verizon. This and the AES 2022 event are two great reasons to book a flight to sunny California. AWE EU 2022.

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‘MyLab’ on HoloLens Brings an Interactive Periodic Table to the Chemistry Classroom

Road to VR

MyLab is one such stepping stone, which, using Microsoft’s HoloLens headset’ offers up a touchless, interactive periodic table for chemistry students. MyLab can be downloaded for free on HoloLens via the Microsoft Store. It takes stepping stones. For many, hands-on learning is the best way to learn.

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10 apps and software subscriptions that are up to 94% off during Memorial Day Weekend

Mashable VR

AdGuard Family Plan: Lifetime Subscription Be your family's hero with this advanced ad blocker that eliminates pesky ads, pop-ups, and video ads from connected devices, hides your data from trackers and activity analyzers, and protects your kids from inappropriate and adult content. 12min Micro Book Library: Lifetime Premium Subscription. $29

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How to Save Money on Business Travel with Virtual Reality

XR Today - Virtual Reality

billion meeting minutes in Microsoft Teams alone in one day. . Companies like High Fidelity and Microsoft are already working on environments that make this possible. . Companies like High Fidelity and Microsoft are already working on environments that make this possible. . The company has seen a record of 2.7

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How to Create an Augmented Reality App: Technology Guide 2022

ARVR

An older, but interesting example of marker-based AR is the PlayStation 3 Wonderbook, a gaming ‘peripheral’ that allows players to view a spell book on their screen. The book rotates and moves when they pick up the device and move it around. Apps like Pokemon Go utilize markerless AR. Earlier this year, ARCore v.1.31.0