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Where is VR/AR and Education Now?

VRScout

While the public largely scoffed at the awkward goggles, industry pundits proclaimed VR/AR would one day replace our 2D screens, and highlighted education as one of the top applications in the years to come. Some analysts projected that education would be the 4th largest sector for VR/AR investment. Image Credit: Samsung.

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Will these High-End VR Headsets Shift the Market?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The firm plans to debut the Light device in May 2024 and the Super headset in Q4 this year, just as other major vendors like LG and Samsung are looking to enter the headset market. Samsung is also poised to make a splash in the market soon. Many headsets that were previously available to them have now been discontinued.

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‘Titanic VR’ Dives Deep into the History of the Fateful Sinking in Educational VR Experience

Road to VR

Enter Titanic VR, a new educational experience by Immersive VR Education that brings the sunken wreckage of the RMS Titanic to life once more. Taking in over €57,000, the studio has built the educational experience for all major VR platforms including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR.

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Meta, Qualcomm Enters Long-Term Chip Deal

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This Friday, Meta announced a long-term partnership with global chipset manufacturer Qualcomm to provide custom components for its upcoming virtual reality (VR) hardware. Still, the most recent announcement deepens the partnership as they aim to create hardware designed to power new Metaverse experiences. Watch it live: [link].

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The XR Week Peek (2020.01.27): Samsung may be working on a new headset, Half-Life: Alyx will ship on time and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Samsung, taken from Upload VR). Samsung may launch a next-gen Samsung Odyssey. A recent filing at the Chinese IP offices makes us speculate on a new PC VR headset in the works by Samsung. That said, let’s have a look at this interesting week in AR and VR. Top news of the week.

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Google Introduces 8K Streaming on Meta Quest

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

However, the firm is constantly developing new XR devices and at Connect 2024 – the firm’s yearly showcase event – the firm may expand upon this YouTube update, directly supporting 8K hardware streaming. Will Meta introduce 8K hardware this year?

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Big News From Meta, Samsung, Microsoft, and HTC VIVE

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Moreover, the programme will help supply XR resources for the region’s end-users in healthcare, education, agricultural technologies, and others linked to India’s economic, environmental, and societal growth. Samsung Revenue Drops This week, Samsung also revealed its Q2 earnings. percent from last year to $1.4

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