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VR’s Killer App May Be Full-Body Codec Avatars

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The final demo at a day-long visit to Meta’s research offices in Washington state was easily the most memorable — true telepresence. He was physically located in Pittsburgh – over 2,500 miles away by road from where I stood in Washington state. It may also be the key to unlock VR’s killer use case.

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When to Use Virtual Reality (VR) Instead of Augmented Reality (AR)?

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It’s important in those two scenarios to have complete attention and the feeling you’re totally immersed in an environment, be it filmed on a 360-degree camera or created using CGI. The popular AR headsets like Microsoft Hololens ($3,500) and Magic Leap ($2,300) aren’t feasible for large-scale deployments.