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Android XR will allow camera access like on the phone

The Ghost Howls

Passthrough camera access is a hot topic in the XR community right now and while the positions of Meta, Apple, and Pico are known, everyone is wondering what Google will do with Android XR. After I’ve spoken directly with the company, I can tell you that they will offer a solution similar to the one on the phone. Keep reading to discover more!

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This Multi-User WebXR Service is Tackling Virtual Reality Hardware Restrictions

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, innovative multi-user immersive platform service provider Create Worlds launched Wonderland Cloud, a landmark debut within the WebXR virtual application development landscape. The multiuser framework aims to support consumer, and enterprise needs with a considerate design that aims to tackle the emerging challenges of delivering reliable spatial audio for web-based [WebXR] virtual reality services.

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Reality Bytes: YouTube, Roblox & NASCAR

AR Insider

This week on Reality Bytes, we explore YouTube's platform evolution, dive into the multiverse with Nascar and go on an AR quest with Alo Yoga. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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‘Ancient Dungeon’ for PSVR 2 Gets Long-awaited Multiplayer Co-op Mode

Road to VR

Ancient Dungeon VR, therogue-lite dungeon crawler, just got an update on PSVR 2 that finally brings multiplayer co-op to the game. Initially launched in 2021 on Steam Early Access and the now-defunct App Lab for Quest, Ancient Dungeon was designed as a single player experience, taking you through 20+ hours of twisting dungeons for physics-based combat against blocky wizards, skeletons and other classic D&D-inspired foes.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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AR’s Impact on Logistics: 3 Trends That Will Shape 2025

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AR continues to demonstrate impact and applicability across a range of enterprise functions. What are the ways that it can elevate and impact logistics? TeamViewer's Matt Wyatt breaks it down. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Spatial Beats: Apple & Meta’s Mixed Realities

AR Insider

Apple reportedly shuts down its smart glasses plans, and Meta proclaims a make-or-break year for its spatial ambitions. We have these and other items from XR and AI realms through the eyes of Charlie Fink. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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XR Women Celebrate Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality Innovation at Florida Symposium

XR Today - VR Headsets tag

This weekend, leading immersive technology innovation and learning group XR Women is hosting the Thrive in 2025 Symposium event on February 7-9, 2025, at the Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Florida. This follows four expert years helping to lead the AR/VR/MR industry with networking events that connect women professionals worldwide who are working to ensure a balanced forward journey of innovation.

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Gorilla Tag Celebrates 4th Anniversary With Limited Time Birthday Bash Event

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Gorilla Tag is celebrating its fourth anniversary with the new Birthday Bash event starting today. An in-game community celebration, Another Axiom confirmed that the VR multiplayer hit Gorilla Tag is splitting this planned event across three days. Today kicks off with new merchandise that includes an in-game code for a Party Banana Hat, while more bonus items are unlocked after reaching 10k, 30k and 50k sales respectively.

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EON Reality Welcomes Denso International Asia Pte Ltd to the Future of Learning and Training with EON-XRTechnology

EON Reality

IRVINE, CA. – February 6, 2025 – EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, proudly announces that Denso International Asia Pte Ltd has embraced the future of immersive learning by investing in EON Realitys innovative platforms, EON-XR and EON-AI.

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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Free-To-Play VR Shooter FRENZIES Heads To The Super Bowl With New Event

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Free-to-play VR multiplayer shooter FRENZIES kicks off a new Super Bowl-themed event today on Quest. Following its early access launch in October, nDreams announced that FRENZIES is celebrating the upcoming Super Bowl LIX with a weekend-long special event. The 'Super Mega Glitter Ball' promises new limited-time cosmetics with the free 'Big Game' bundle that includes 'home' and 'away' onesies, while the Glitter Pig is being given a 'pigskin' cosmetic. 0:00 / 0:25 1 Elsewhere, nDreams confirmed it

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Apple Kills AR Glasses, Hello Alexa AI, Reality Labs’ Reality, More Cinematic AI

Charlie Fink

Apple halts AR glasses, prioritizing Vision Pro. Amazon upgrades Alexa with AI. Metas MR struggles despite smart glasses success. Google offers buyouts amid AI shift.

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VR Roguelike Ancient Dungeon Gets Co-Op Mode Today On PlayStation VR2

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VR roguelike Ancient Dungeon added multiplayer support on PlayStation VR2 and more in today's update. Initially launched in 2021, Ancient Dungeon later reached PS VR2 in 2023 through publisher Maze Theory. Today, the team announced that it's launched the multiplayer update for Sony's headset to bring the game on par with Meta Quest 3 and PC VR in terms of content and features.

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Sit Courtside at NBA All-Star 2025 with Meta Quest for the First Time Ever

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NBA All-Star 2025 is headed to the San Francisco Bay Area, and we’re excited to share that for the first time ever you’ll be able to catch unique versions of the live, immersive streams in-headset February 15 – 16 with Xtadium and NBA Arena.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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SideQuest Holds Layoffs Amid Changing Market

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SideQuest held layoffs recently. SideQuest makes third-party software some owners of Quest headsets use to load up custom home spaces, classic games modded for VR support, and other unofficial content. The software relies on a component of the Android ecosystem, ADB, for managing a standalone VR headset from a companion device. To use the feature with Meta headsets you also have to specify you're a developer to install it.

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nDreams Closes Two Internal VR Studios But Opens A New One, Called Compass

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nDreams is closing two studios as part of its ongoing restructuring program, bringing some workers into its new 'Compass' studio. Following last September's news that the UK publisher would lay off employees in a new restructuring program , nDreams announced that two of its internal studios have now shut down: nDreams Studio Orbital and nDreams Studio.

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