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Magic Leap to Launch in 19 Countries, Exec Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AR tech firm Magic Leap is set to launch in 19 countries across the world, Lisa Watts, Vice President of Product Marketing and Developer Programs for Magic Leap announced at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Europe on Madeira Island, Portugal. Magic Leap 2 stands on the shoulders of giants and the force.

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The Most Important Upcoming AR/VR Events This Year

ARPost

AWE USA 2023 When: May 31 – June 2 Where: Santa Clara, CA, US; and virtual Late spring/early summer is a great time to be in California. The event aims to discuss the impact and opportunities for XR across a number of industries including architecture, design, medicine, education, training, science, art, and entertainment.

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Snapdragon AR2 to Empower AR Devices, Qualcomm Says

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

The San Diego, California-based firm has become synonymous with delivering XR solutions capable of untethering head-mounted displays (HMDs) from PC. VR has gone through a rapid transition from a primarily consumer-focused, tethered device for gaming and entertainment, to standalone headsets in similar verticals.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.06.23): HTC teases the Vive Cosmos, Oculus announces AR at OC6 and much more!

The Ghost Howls

It will be held at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California on September, 25–26th. This could also be a nice testbed for the new Libra cryptocurrency created by Facebook; New info on the AAA VR game that Respawn Entertainment is making for Oculus and that has been teased months ago (this is actually the only confirmed news).

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A brief history of VR and AR

TechCrunch VR

In the 90s, virtual reality was the future of entertainment, gaming, socialization and work. left, plays the new video game “Eagle Flight VR” during an Ubisoft news conference before the start of the E3 Gaming Conference on June 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus VR Inc.,

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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

The Ghost Howls

First of all, its VR company Pico is now hiring to expand its presence in the US : there are currently 40 job listings for open positions in California. DANGEN Entertainment is hosting a development grant program aimed at helping indie developers that are working on their dream projects. Prizes are up to $10,000! Some news on content.

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NVIDIA Announces CloudXR Updates at SIGGRAPH 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

” Additional Omniverse tools would include “OpenXR-compliant devices such as Magic Leap, Varjo, HTC, Meta Quest, or USD-compliant platforms such as Reality Kit and iOS,” Lebaredian explained. SIGGRAPH 2023 is taking place in Los Angeles, California from 6 to 10 August.