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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

If a brand like Nike buys a startup like RTFKT that is still mostly unknown to the average consumer, is because it wants to exploit its expertise to enter the virtual fashion field , creating digital goods to sell in games, virtual worlds, and social augmented reality spaces (e.g. These are good signs about its ecosystem.

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SXSW 2023: Highlights and XR Experiences That Push the Boundaries of Storytelling, Music, and Technology

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Among the highlights was the “ Neo-Wulin: The Era of Black Ark ” virtual performance series, the first of its kind in China. Created by the OXYZ3 team, this concert experience featured musicians in their own unique musical world that combined performance, exhibition, and social interaction.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.08.08): Xiaomi unveils its smartglasses, Improbable and RP1 want to create the networking for the metaverse, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

I don’t even know how they plan to sell this device in China, a country where people want to appear cool and not weird. Anyway, if you are in China and you want to look ??, Nowadays in social VR worlds like VRChat you can have a maximum of 50–100 people together in the same room. This is totally different from the concept idea.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.07.18): Magic Leap 2 price revealed, new rumors about Apple, and more!

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After Fortnite started the trend of virtual concerts in virtual worlds, always more platforms started implementing them. Unreal Engine 5 has brought two interesting features with its release: Lumen and Nanite. This is cool because it will help spread the word about VR and virtual worlds. Image by PUBG).

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PanguVR mixes virtual reality and artificial intelligence to revolutionize interior design

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When I went to China , one of the companies that I wanted to visit was PanguVR , but unluckily its CEO was not available at that time because of some business stuff he had to do. PanguVR works with two amazing technologies like virtual reality and artificial intelligence , so I was really interested in talking with him. What is it?

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Is There a Metaverse Tax Policy in the Works?

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She continued that “unrealized gains and income” could fall under this taxable financial activity. Conversely, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other respective tax collection bureaucracies could force users to file taxes on their holdings in the virtual world.

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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

More info (iVRy makes PSVR tracking work on PC) More info (IMU is now supported by the tracking) The European Union announces a strategy to lead on virtual worlds and Web 4.0 Government: supporting societal progress and virtual public services to leverage the opportunities virtual worlds can offer. Kudos to him.

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