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

The Ghost Howls

Image by Google). Google performs interesting AR news at I/O conference. At Google I/O, no executive of the company has talked about the M-word, but they have anyway showed interesting AR updates, which will be relevant for our future M-world. Another cool announcement has been the one of Immersive View for Google Maps.

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VR Veteran Tony Parisi is Leading Unity’s AR & VR Strategy Beyond Gaming

Road to VR

The keynote from Unity’s Vision VR/AR Summit yesterday showcased just how far Unity is reaching into non-gaming content when it comes to augmented and virtual reality. The person who is in charge of Unity’s xR strategy is Tony Parisi, who is a co-founder of VRML and a long-time open web advocate. Subscribe on iTunes.

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Report: Leaked Email Reveals Facebook XR Strategy, ‘Our goal is not only to win, but to accelerate its arrival’

Road to VR

The email was acquired by author Blake Harris who gained access to it and thousands of other documents through research for his upcoming book The History of the Future , which explores the formative years of the modern VR industry. We are vulnerable on mobile to Google and Apple because they make major mobile platforms.

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Dr. Seuss’s ABC – An Amazing AR Alphabet! Out Now on Apple Store and Google Play

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Powered by Unity’s MARS extension, the app features a Story Mode and a Sandbox feature. can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play for $3.99 The former guides kids sequentially through the alphabet, allowing them to listen and trace the letters whilst the animated characters appear in AR. .”

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How to Create an Augmented Reality App: Technology Guide 2022

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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. Google has made sure that Cloud Anchors can be seen by users on iOS devices as well.

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Lenovo Mirage Solo review: should you buy it?

The Ghost Howls

Inside, the content has no special arrangement : there is just the headset, plus a little box that contains some accessories: an instructions book, the charger, USB-C cable, earphones, a marvelously useless warranty & safety little book and of course the controller. The front side of the Lenovo Mirage Solo.

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7 pieces of advice if you have to remotely work as a VR developer from China

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There is not only the problem of the timezone but also the unknown of the internet connection and the inability of reaching Western websites like Google. While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China. And I have to say that this strategy is paying off.

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