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Sony Acquires Beyond Sports to Expand Metaverse Solutions

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Japanese electronics giant Sony recently bought out Beyond Sports, allowing the former to build massive metaverse content for sporting events. Beyond Sports develops real-world data for 3D animations, and its technologies will seamlessly integrate with Sony’s growing portfolio of immersive solutions. it announced this week.

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Apple Joins Pixar, NVIDIA, & More to “accelerate next generation of AR experiences” with 3D File Protocol

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We open-sourced the project in 2016, and the influence of OpenUSD now expands beyond film, visual effects, and animation and into other industries that increasingly rely on 3D data for media interchange. OpenUSD is based on years of research and application in Pixar filmmaking.

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The VR Society’s ‘On The Lot’ is Back—and Fully Augmented

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Due to the response from the Hollywood and Silicon Valley communities, this year’s event will require double the sound stage capacity to hold our group and the demonstrations,” said Jim Chabin, President of the Advanced Imaging and VR Societies, in a statement. Tony Parisi , Global Head of VR/AR at Unity Technologies.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Demonstrated live on-stage during the Unity Vision Summit, you can already try it out for yourself in the Unity 2017 beta. Streaming services Netflix and Hulu have been in the VR space for a while (Netflix announced their app for Gear VR all the way back in the fall of 2015), and Sony-owned Crackle is attempting to catch up.

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Celebrating the 2023 Auggie Awards and XR Prize Challenge

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Best Art or Film Developer, entrepreneur, and consultant Antony Vitillo, perhaps better known as “ Skarred Ghost ”, presented the first Auggie Award of the night for Best Art or Film. “I The group won over Mutienliao , Oregon Shakespeare Festival , and Ferryman Collective. It’s always exciting to see the cutting edge.”

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Who Will Own the Metaverse?

AR Insider

In his 1984 classic Neuromancer, characters entered a virtual reality world called “the matrix” (inspiration for the 1999 film of the same name by the Wachowskis). Augmented vision is commonplace in futuristic films, from Minority Report to Iron Man. In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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Pimax Crystal hands-on part two : A very versatile headset

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[link] Pimax Play updates Over the course of several months, my Crystal received a number of software updates, after undergoing testing by the Pimax Crystal Beta testers (a group of early adopters). Ours come from our design from a supplier that also makes lenses for photography camera brands such as Leica, Olympus, Nikon, and Sony.