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

The Ghost Howls

You all know that I’m spending a few weeks in China, and apart from eating a lot, I’ve also to keep working remotely at our VRROOM platform for concerts and live shows. 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.

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VRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China

The Ghost Howls

VRTUOLUO is one of the leading VR publications in China : let’s say it’s a bit like the Chinese version of Upload VR. The fun thing is that since it is a publication very focused on the Chinese market, outside China almost no one knows them. In it, you can read some insights on China, VR, and the work by VRTUOLUO.

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The Rise of Consumer AR in China

VRScout

That appetite appears to be most ravenous in China, where all signs point to strong consumer adoption rates for AR. Mainland China already accounts for one-third of the sales of headsets that power high-end AR experiences. There are several reasons why China is uniquely positioned to be a global leader in the AR space.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.21): Google is building an AR OS, Nike acquires RTFKT, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Google). Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. In some of my past newsletters, I warned you that we shouldn’t forget about Google/Alphabet in the race to our mixed reality future. Now we have finally an official confirmation of the fact that Google is working on an AR device. Tilt Brush).

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Vive Focus’ Western Launch Hinges on Success in China

Road to VR

Having initially announced that their Vive Focus standalone VR headset would operate as part of Google’s Daydream VR platform in 2017, HTC later scrapped those plans ahead of the headset’s recent launch in China under HTC’s own ‘Wave Vive’ platform.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.18): Roblox is coming to Quest, Google has an unclear XR vision, and more!

The Ghost Howls

And may also increase the scrutiny level on the Quest platform by the American authorities, because Meta/Facebook has not a reliable history of management of users’ data, you know… and when kids are involved, people become very sensitive. I think this statement is very telling about the problems that Google is having with XR.

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Advertisers Are Selling Americans' Data to Hundreds of Shady Foreign Businesses

GizModo VR

Senator Ron Wyden has released a list of hundreds of secretive, foreign-owned companies that are buying up Americans’ data. like Russia and China. Some of the customers include companies based in states that are ostensibly “unfriendly” to the U.S., Read more.

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