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A Look at the AWE Agenda for This Year

ARPost

The Augmented World Expo (AWE) is returning live and in-person to Santa Clara, California, June 1-3. Immediately following Inbar’s welcome address is the Unity keynote by Unity Technologies CEO John Riccitiello. See Also: ITIF Releases Report on Moderating Multi-User Immersive Experiences.

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Meta Concludes Transformative Year in Court

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The CEO of the leading virtual reality (VR) firm first caught the ire of the FTC when Meta attempted to purchase immersive fitness application developers Within for $440 million in 2021. In the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the FTC argued that Meta’s purchase of Within was breaching anticompetitive conduct.

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The Top VR Headset Vendors for 2024

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Users are discovering that virtual reality isn’t just a powerful tool for entertainment. They also come with powerful processors built-in to enable streamlined and immersive experiences with minimal effort. Demand for virtual reality is expanding at an incredible rate.

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Meta, IBM Rally XR Community for Global AI Alliance

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Also, institutions like Cornell University, Imperial College London, Boston University and Harvard University’s MOC Alliance, University of California Berkeley, University of Notre Dame, University of Illinois, University of Tokyo, Yale University and many more have joined the alliance.

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Arcturus Announces Microsoft MRCS Partnership at SIGGRAPH 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

With the tools, creatives can receive comprehensive, end-to-end capturing solutions with one of the world’s most capable and advanced 3D capturing and reconstruction systems. For entrants to the immersive sector, the company can guide potential clients to set up their own fully-functional studios or convert existing ones.

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Editorial: Apple Vision Pro is a mix of innovation, and year-2016 VR, for a hefty price. But…

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Yes, this one has passthrough, 4K screens, etc… but still, it’s a very old and very not-immersive use case. You can look at something while you have your headset on, record it as a 3D recording, and then re-watch it in an “immersive” way later, whenever you want. So it’s a good use case, but nothing new.

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Metaverse Law: Unravelling the Future of Online Interactions

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Although primary, extended reality (XR) firms like Meta face ongoing hurdles with their refocused Metvaerse and immersive hardware ambitions. At the time, the FTC urged the US District Court for the Northern District of California to halt the transaction. The FTC said the purchase dampens future XR innovation and competitive rivalry.