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The Brighter Reality of Virtual Reality

ARVR

Companies like Tesla and Google are heavily investing in self-driving cars that can completely reduce risks of accidents due to unsafe driving. As against what one would expect out of a pure entertainment device, the VR technology offers industry based use cases that can help us construct a more empowered society. Fortunately no!

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Google open sources Tilt Brush VR software as it shuts down internal development

TechCrunch VR

As Facebook and Apple begin to fire up more projects in the AR/VR world, Google has spent the last year shutting down most of their existing projects in that space. Today, the folks at Google announced they had ended active development of Tilt Brush, a VR painting app that was one of virtual reality’s early hit pieces of software.

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Google Debuts VR Tour of New York’s Famous Festive Store Windows

VRScout

That’s why Google’s new Window Wonderland app is one my favorite virtual reality experience currently available. There are also options to listen along to audio guides of the various window designers explaining in detail how they constructed their respective structures. Don’t have a headset? No worries!

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Glossary: The Metaverse and its Key Components

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world. Virtual Reality.

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What Google’s Blocks Could Mean for the Future of Virtual Reality

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Google introduced a new VR-based toolset called Blocks that will specifically allow developers to create and design 3D objects — for use with VR experiences — in their natural environment. Believe it or not, Google is offering Blocks completely free to anyone interested in using the creative tool. It Sounds Expensive.

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China shows its masterplan to lead Virtual Reality in 2025

The Ghost Howls

We all know that China is a country that is betting big on Virtual Reality. Some days ago, the Chinese government has released a document that states how China really wants to commit to VR , how wants the ecosystem to grow well and fast and how also wants to lead the world for what concerns virtual reality. Introduction.

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Metaverse Photography: Can we Consider it as Photography?

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However, the setup of the virtual environment can be potentially similar, in terms of the current limitations of Metaverse technologies. In that case, the composition and constructed elements could be relatively similar. Further information of Metaverse and NFT, please subscribe to my Medium channel and get more monthly updates.

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