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HTC Addresses Skepticism Over Vive Wireless Upgrade Kit

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A wired Vive offers low latency head-tracking and position-tracked controls to ensure a comfortable and immersive experience. The kit went up for pre-order in China last week and sold out very quickly. Needless to say, some people were skeptical. The most common concerns are about possible latency issues.

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AWE 2022 Day Two: The Floor Opens. Talks on Interoperability, Hardware, and Software

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Leia Inc makes a “lightfield experience platform” – a 2D device that displays 3D content through head tracking. We’re trying to bring that 3D immersive content to familiar devices,” founder and CEO, David Fattal, told ARPost. Graylin said that an interoperable metaverse will likely be created first in China.

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HTC’s New ‘VR Ad Service’ Can Tell If You’ve Looked at an Ad or Not

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Viveport is the company’s digital distribution platform intended for both at-home service and the ever-growing out-of-home arcade market proliferating across China. ” But because of VR’s integrated head tracking technology, gaining revenue from ads is going to be a bit different.

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How Theaters Are Evolving To Include VR Experiences

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Samhoud Media plans to expand its theaters to such locations as London and Oslo and has received significant interest from organizations seeking to partner with the company or franchise their theaters in such locations as China and Lebanon. More immersive and panoramic headsets will become increasingly key to VR theaters.

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A Failed XR Startup is Back With Compact Optics That Switch Instantly Between AR & VR

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Founded in 2014, AntVR is the China-based VR startup originally behind an early crowdfunding campaign for a PC VR headset (which didn’t ultimately catch on) and a more recent crowdfunding campaign for an AR headset which wound up tanking the company after failing to raise enough money to get the headset out the door.

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Moon VR Player returns with passthrough AR mode

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Entertainment, gaming, and workplaces will be the first to widely adopt XR solutions, as the benefits of immersive experiences are more visible for these sectors. We see that most people got their first immersive “VR” experience with a simple combination of Cardboard and Youtube VR. You are from China.

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HTC Unveils Vive Focus Plus with 6DOF Controllers, Built for Enterprise

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The company’s original Vive Focus first launched to consumers in China early last year with a single 3DOF controller (rotation only). The company also highlights a few enterprise use cases already in the works including a full 6DOF medical training app by SimforHealth , and an occupational heath & safety app by Immersive Factory.

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