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Planting the Flag: XR’s Policy Priorities in 2025

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In the waning days of the 118th Congress, it planted the flag for the U.S.' role in propelling immersive tech. Where do things stand now, and how is that flag being held up XRA lead Liz Hyman breaks it down. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Google’s XR Modeling Tool ‘Blocks’ Gets a Second Life with ‘Open Blocks’ on Quest

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Known for its work on the open source version of Google’s Tilt Brush, Open Brush , The Icosa Foundation has now released a version of Google’slow-poly 3D modeling app Blocks for Quest. Like Blocks ,the studio’s appropriately named Open Blocks has the same simple interface as the original, allowing creators to design low-poly 3D assets in VR.

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Meta CTO: 2025 Will Determine Whether Reality Labs Is Visionary Or "A Legendary Misadventure"

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In a leaked memo, Meta's CTO told staff that 2025 will determine whether its hardware & metaverse division is "the work of visionaries or a legendary misadventure". According to Business Insider, the outlet the memo was leaked to , Meta CTO and Head of Reality Labs Andrew Bosworth shared the memo, titled "2025: The Year of Greatness", to Reality Labs staff back in November.

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Meta’s VP of XR is Departing the Company Citing Family Health Concerns

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Meta’s VP of XR, Mark Rabkin, is departing the company after leading its XR efforts for more than four years. Rabkin cites family health issues as the primary driver for his departure. Today Mark Rabkin announced his plan to leave the company in March. In his public announcement he said, “devs and fans [of XR]I will leave you in good hands.

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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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Apple & Sony Reportedly Still Working To Bring PS VR2 Controllers Support To Vision Pro

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Apple and Sony are still working to bring PS VR2 Sense controller support to Vision Pro, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Gurman has a relatively strong track record of reliably reporting on Apple's product plans years in advance, and successfully described most of Apple Vision Pro's hardware and software before it was officially revealed. Gurman originally reported on the project back in December , saying that the companies intended to announce the support "weeks ago", but that the rollout had

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Quest 3 & 3S Saw Significant SteamVR Usage Share Growth In January

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Quest 3 & Quest 3S made up 28% of SteamVR usage in January, after seeing significant growth in recent months. What Is The Steam Hardware Survey? The Steam Hardware & Software Survey is offered to a random sample of Steams user base each month. If you accept, it uploads a list of your PC specs and peripherals to Valve, as well as any headset used on SteamVR in the past month.

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Apple Reportedly on Track to Bring PSVR 2 Controller Support to Vision Pro

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Apple is reportedly making good headway on its quest to bring controllers to Vision Pro, as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman maintains a collaboration with Sony to bring support for PSVR 2’s controllers to Apple’s headset is still on track. Gurman noted late last year thatApple had approached Sony in early 2024, which allegedly was a part of a “monthslong undertaking” to bring PSVR 2 controller support to Apple’s $3,500 XR headset.

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Meta's VP Of VR/MR, Mark Rabkin, Is Leaving The Company Next Month

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Meta's VP of VR/MR, Mark Rabkin, is leaving the company in March, citing "family health issues". Rabkin has been at Meta for 18 years, having joined as a software engineer working on ads back in 2007, and has led the Quest headset and Horizon OS teams at Meta for just over four years, since just after the launch of Quest 2. "I really tried to tackle both the home and work challenges at once [.] but, in my heart I know clearly that I have to pause and focus on the most important board in front of

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Apple Ceases AR Smart Glasses Production, Retaining Vison Pro Focus

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This week, Bloomberg reported that Apple is dropping the development of Mac-ready AR smart glasses. The report follows internal research into an XR device that could sit next to the Vision Pro headset. Seemingly, the Apple AR smart glasses device would work alongside and tether to Mac hardware, indicating that computing power would be shared between devices, unlike the Vision Pro’s standalone design.

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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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Vacation Simulator & Cosmonious High Get Permanent Price Drops

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Owlchemy Labs permanently reduced the price for Vacation Simulator and Cosmonious High, though PlayStation owners will need to wait. Previously priced at $29.99 each, Owlchemy Labs confirmed that Vacation Simulator and Cosmonious High are now available permanently at $19.99 on Quest, Steam, Pico, and Apple. While Job Simulator didn't receive a similar reduction, Owlchemy's original hit was already priced at $19.99 across its supported platforms.

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University Of Genoa And EON Reality Upgrade Partnership: Creating Future-Ready Learners Through XR and AI Technologies

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IRVINE, CA February 3, 2025 EON Reality, Inc., the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, announces the extension and significant enhancement of its partnership with the University of Genoa, one of the oldest universities in the world. This renewed collaboration underscores a significant stride in equipping the next generation of Italian learners with the most advanced AI and XR tools available today.

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Mixed Reality Arcade Game Project Aeroes Is Free For A Limited Time

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Project Aeroes, a mixed reality game where you guide spaceships, is free for a limited time on Quest 3. Developed by SUPER HYPER MEGA ( Noun Town series), Project Aeroes is a single-player roomscale sci-fi game where you guide spaceships to safety. This involves avoiding dangers like meteor showers and neutrino blasts, taking advantage of abilities like slowing down time to make it through.

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EON Reality Announces Next-Gen AI Mission: Empowering Humanity Through Every Evolutionary Phase

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IRVINE, CA February 3, 2025 – EON Reality, a global leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) solutions for education and industry , is proud to announce the release of its new white paper, EONs Mission: Crafting AI FOR Human Progress Through Every Evolutionary Stage. This comprehensive roadmap details how EON Reality is positioning itselfand partnering with governments, enterprises, and academiato shape an artificial intelligence (AI) future that preserves and elevates human agen

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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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The U.S. Is The World Leader In Spatial & XR Tech: Let’s Work To Keep It That Way

Cathy Hackl

New AI models will require advanced XR & spatial tech. The U.S. can lead in AI-driven computing with AI and AR hardware by doubling down in areas where it already excels.

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Meta Invests $100 Billion into Augmented Reality Smart Glasses, Virtual Reality Headsets, Mixed Reality Quest, Metaverse Portfolio

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Following its recent Q1 earnings report, news emerged highlighting how Meta is again doubling down investments in immersive technology via a $100 billion spending plan for its XR product portfolio, which includes augmented reality smart glasses, virtual reality headsets, mixed reality Quest, and metaverse services. The news comes as Samsung drops an increasing amount of Moohan information, an XR headset due to release this year.