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Xbox Brazil Host Says She Was Let Go In Part Due To Fan Harassment, Though Microsoft Denies

GizModo VR

Last Friday, Xbox Brazil video host Isadora Basile announced that Microsoft had severed ties with her. In a tweet, she said she’d been regularly harassed by members of the local Xbox community since being hired in early September, and that that mistreatment was part of the decision to end her contract. Read more.

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What is the Market Growth of Virtual Reality

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Conventional video conferencing software filled the need for reliable remote communication solutions. Applications like Zoom and Microsoft Teams grew massively following the demand for video conferencing software during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emerging Enterprise Solutions.

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Samsung Odyssey Windows VR Headset Now Available – Everything You Need to Know

Road to VR

The Samsung Odyssey, the company’s first PC VR headset, is available starting today in several countries, sold via Samsung and Microsoft stores. Despite Microsoft calling the Odyssey (and other Windows VR headsets) “Mixed Reality,” there is no pass-through video or augmented reality functionality from the cameras.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.01.25): Facebook plans “a big shift” in privacy, Apple VR headset rumored, and more!

The Ghost Howls

A new week has passed by, and it has been a quite good one for me: I’ve been featured again on Authority Magazine and I’ve launched a new series of videos on my Youtube channel where I answer the questions of the community. Happy Monday everyone! This explains the shortage of Valve Index headsets in all these months. More info.

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Mozilla Hubs Cloud is the foundation of the free metaverse

The Ghost Howls

Everyone can create his online meeting spaces; It lets you customize your avatars; It lets you import in your virtual world whatever you want : Youtube videos, web pages, 3D models from Sketchfab, etc… If it is online, you can import it in Hubs. Promotional video of the features of Hubs in AWS (Video by Mozilla).

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The hype, haplessness and hope of haptics in the COVID-19 era

TechCrunch VR

In addition to established players like Immersion Corporation , founded in 1993 and active working on haptics applications ranging from gaming and automotive to medical, mobile and industrial, Sony, Apple, Microsoft, Disney and Facebook each have dedicated teams working on new haptics products.

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