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Arcturus Announces Microsoft MRCS Partnership at SIGGRAPH 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Microsoft has picked volumetric video company Arcturus as its primary marketing partner for its Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studios (MRCS) solution provider. Arcturus’s Dimension Studio Arcturus will also provide licence and expertise support for studios seeking to partner with Microsoft’s MRCS network.

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A Look at the AWE Agenda for This Year

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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. Early on day two, Khronos Group ’s Neil Trevett is joined by Microsoft ’s Aysegul Yonet and Epic Game ’s David Morin.

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USC Launches $1bn XR, Generative AI Initiative

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The University of Southern California (USC) announced last week the launch of an over $1 billion USD initiative to grow its university programmes for extended reality (XR), generative artificial intelligence, and ethical technology. The USC Frontiers of Computing programme has invested in Southern California’s state economy.

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A Sneak Peek of Some of the Must-See Sessions at AWE USA 2021

ARPost

There’s a lot of buzz around this year because, while AWE never took a break, the conference went online last year and this time it’s live and in-person in Santa Clara California. The company has since teased hardware and a collaboration with Microsoft Mesh , so their AWE appearance could mean anything.

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

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After the report of last week by Insider, in which Alex Kipman was accused of improper behavior at work, especially towards women, Alex Kipman has resigned from Microsoft. Rumors already talk about a new AR headset produced by Microsoft in collaboration with Samsung that should substitute it, but we have no sure info about it.

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The Top VR Headset Vendors for 2024

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Renowned for its ingenuity, Apple has continuously pushed the boundaries of what is possible with its rich tech ecosystem, namely amid increasing competition with Microsoft. Developed in collaboration with other leading XR companies like Microsoft, the HP headset is compatible with a range of platforms.