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Big XR News from Meta, Apple, Microsoft, and OpenXR

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Big vendor news this week, Admist start-ups and fresh ideas; this week, big names like Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Apple took the headlines due to each firm’s optimisation of its XR product portfolio. According to the firm, the new Meta Quest for education product will help teachers save time and improve student headset onboarding.

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7 Insightful XR Education Case Studies to Read in 2022

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We’ve discovered how valuable the right XR tools can be in collaboration and communication, and how they can help innovators to build new products and ideas. One of the areas where XR is seeing the most significant and rapid adoption, is in the world of education and training. Microsoft HoloLens and GE. Meta Oculus and Aptiv.

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The Future Is Now: 2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions Worth Looking Into

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The Use of VR in the Field of Education Vindevogel goes on to say that VR will be a useful tool in the field of education. More Accessible Developer Tools VR solutions are becoming more popular in commercial settings and it’s expected that developing such solutions will become simpler in the coming years.

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Big News from XR Awards, Microsoft, Meta, and Sony

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New updates to Microsoft Mesh allows remote workers to add immersive experiences to private previews on the platform. Moreover, the update is part of Microsoft’s push to optimise its products with immersive features to combat modern challenges like Zoom fatigue and dial-in hurdles.

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Big XR News from Unity, PIXO VR, and Microsoft

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Notably, Jake Rowland explored new trends in combining XR and unified communications (UC) tools to create shared virtual spaces without needing a headset, therefore bringing value to major companies – “absolutely [a] big crossover” across technologies and that “companies [were] getting a lot of value from it,” remarked Rowland.

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A Guide to Virtual Reality Resources and Funding for Professionals

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Major immersive firms support areas like Metaverse , training, and education content creation. Firstly, T-mobile added various companies to its accelerator, including solutions providers in industries, education, and retail. Education-based Virtual Reality Funding and Support. Grants are available for up to $500,000.

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Who Will Own the Metaverse?

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AR is being applied in training and education, healthcare, heads-up wayfinding and navigation, tourism, retail, field service, real estate sales, design and architecture. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal. Some recent acquisitions include AltspaceVR (Microsoft), and Escher (Niantic).