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Saudi Arabia Gains Majority Stake in Magic Leap in $450M Deal

Road to VR

The investment puts the country’s ownership of Magic Leap over 50 percent, giving it overall majority control. ” The wealth fund, which is controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, invests in projects considered to be strategically significant to diversifying its national economy. Photo by Road to VR.

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Norm Glasses Enter Expanding Market for Augmented Reality Eyewear

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a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based startup dedicated to helping people with disabilities. Shortly after that, Google stopped their Google Glass,” said Sun. “We Users can control the glasses through voice interaction, pressure controls, head movements, and through a companion app. So, where do Norm AR glasses fit in?

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VRvisu Lets Doctors Study Patient’s Tumors In VR

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It’s VR to the rescue yet again, as a new app built by a University of North Florida student could dramatically improve cancer treatment. Smith has been using an HTC Vive for the project though, instead of the kit’s position-tracked controllers, he can be seen on News 4 Jax using a Leap Motion sensor for hand-tracking.

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Educators sour on virtual worlds

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Moving to OpenSim addressed the pricing issue for educators, while offering a greater degree of control over the environment and its users, but didn’t solve the fundamental usability problem. Image courtesy Google Expeditions.). But high prices weren’t the only problem educators had with Second Life.

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Magic Leap to Launch in 19 Countries, Exec Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Watts was joined by Pearly Chen, Vice-President of HTC VIVE , Brian Vogelsang, Senior Director of Product Management for Qualcomm Technologies , and Maria Pace, Head of XR Hardware, Global Partnerships and Strategies for Google. Maria Pace, Head of XR Hardware, Global Partnerships and Strategies for Google. ” Comfort is Key.

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Metaverse To Target 3 Key Destinations, Unity Says

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” Explaining further, the President of the VRARA Central Florida Chapter said, “Many of tomorrow’s concerts will sometimes be 100 percent digital experiences, where there is no real-world parallel” Digital twins also allowed users to try-on clothing with augmented reality (AR) technologies. .”

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.16): Oculus Quest gets hand tracking, Magic Leap pivots towards enterprise and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Doing that will disable the controllers, and you will be able to navigate in the menus just using your hands. Some developers have anyway already stated they plan to implement a controller-free interface in the next version of their applications. Google ARCore now adds depth detection. fast replacement of a broken unit).