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The XR Week Peek (2021.08.02): Facebook creates Metaverse group and prepares to launch its smartglasses, and more!

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Facebook Reality Labs creates a group focused on working on the “metaverse”. Zuckerberg said last week that he wants in 5 years Facebook to become a “metaverse company” and this week he started taking action in this sense: he has created a group in the company focused on “building the metaverse”. (Image by Facebook).

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How InfiniteWorld Is Building “Web2.5”

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That same year, Allen became a board member of NextVR , a company that specialized in VR broadcasts of live entertainment. The company would also begin talks to acquire gaming studio Super Bit Machine – an acquisition which took place in August. Then, “In 2014, I put on an Oculus for the first time and I saw the future.”.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.08.15): NVIDIA makes many announcements at SIGGRAPH, new leaks on Apple and Pico, and more!

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Thanks to it, it will be possible to create realistic avatars that understand natural language easily and even without having computational power in the local machine. Tools to supercharge graphics workflows with machine learning. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more. Learn more.

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Battle Mythical Creatures In This Life-Size AR Arena

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Janus: The machine that wants to reset the past. In addition to entertainment, ARcade Sports offers several fitness benefits. You can learn more about ONTOP Studios and ARcade Sports by clicking here. Players engage in combat against a wizard that fought King Arthur (Difficulty: Easy). A team of heroes is needed to stop an A.I.

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The Future of VR in Education: Full Immersion in Learning

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Many generations have learned according to this “golden” formula. The results of studies on the VR impact on student engagement in the learning process show that in more than 60% of cases, students have increased attention, and interest in the subject. They provide educators with equipment to develop their own learning content.

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Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s VR/AR Headset Revealed

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According to Apple, the sleek-looking headset is designed for both work and play, offering a sizable catalog of productivity and entertainment apps available via the new Vision Pro App Store. Credit: Apple Available early next year, Apple Vision Pro is an XR device capable of blending virtual elements with the real world.

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Orlando’s Breakthrough Digital Twin Project Named 2024 Top Tech

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A group leading enterprise integration of digital twins is the Orlando Economic Partnership (OEP). This year was a busy one for the XR industry; following a lull in faith towards the start of the year, groups such as the OEP, Microsoft, and Meta worked to bring new life to the sector via substantial workplace XR solutions.

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