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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.16): Meta teases Cambria, Google shows new AR features, and more!

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This reminds me of a similar error HTC made in the past of mixing signals of a pro device and consumer content It has RGB passthrough cameras with three times the resolution of Quest 2 cameras. Image by Google). Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. Flying into the metaverse through books and culture.

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Making the Physical World Clickable, Part I

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Charlie Fink even wrote a whole book about it (disclosure: we wrote a chapter in the book). One historical parallel is the mighty Google. Just as it began indexing the web 20 years ago, the next technological revolution could be for someone to index the physical world in potentially more valuable ways. Internet of Places.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.01.16): Apple prepares the launch of Vision Pro, Sony announces MR headset, and much more!

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More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Road To VR) More info (HTC Face Tracking add-on — Upload VR) Google lays off people in the AR Hardware division Like many tech companies lately, Google is performing a round of layoffs in its hardware teams. This does not mean that Google is not still committed to AR, though.

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XRA’s XR Industry Report: 2022 Highlights and Plans for 2023 and Beyond

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With over 45 member companies representing the XR industry, the XR Association (XRA) has led the way in accelerating the growth and adoption of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technology. 2022 also saw much progress in the immersive technology space, with several product launches that showcased new use cases for emerging technologies.

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London’s Otherworld Might Just Be The Coolest-Looking VR Arcade In Existence

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When visitors enter the sterile white environment, they are immediately greeted to two identical rows of cylindrical pods, each of which housing an HTC Vive Pro set-up as well as extra-sensory and haptic feedback technology that can simulate heat, wind, various scents, even physical rumbling. Image Credit: Mariell Lind Hansen.

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Hollywood Embraces its Future in VR at the 2017 Lumiere Awards

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Organized by the Advanced Imaging Society (AIS), the Lumiere Awards have been recognizing and enabling the creation of cutting edge entertainment and storytelling using emerging technologies since James Cameron first set the bar with Avatar. Century Award: Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR for helping the world see the world.

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8th Annual Lumiere Awards For Creative Filmmaking Expands VR Categories

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Studios in Hollywood, California, The 8th annual Lumiere Awards will honour an impressive amount of influencers in the arts and technologies of 3D, HDR, VR, AR and 360-degree content. Chairwoman/CEO of HTC Corp and creator of the HTC Vive, Cher Wang, will be honoured with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award.