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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.21): Google is building an AR OS, Nike acquires RTFKT, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I’m super-late with this newsletter because we of New Technology Walkers are working on some cool stuff for our game HitMotion: Reloaded! Image by Google). Google is reportedly working on an AR operating system. Now we have finally an official confirmation of the fact that Google is working on an AR device. Tilt Brush).

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.18): Roblox is coming to Quest, Google has an unclear XR vision, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Road To VR) More info (Roblox is coming to Quest — Upload VR) More info (Roblox on Quest may increase scrutiny on the platform) Other relevant news (Image by WIRED) Mark Lucovsky has left Google Mark Lucovsky has just left Google. More info iVRy makes the PSVR2 work with SteamVR!

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

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Tim Sweeney Warns VR Could Make Tech Companies ‘More Powerful Than Any Government’

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

The legendary programmer and founder of Epic Games sat down with me after his keynote address at the VRX conference in San Francisco and, as conversations with Sweeney usually do, the topic quickly turned to the issue of open platforms. There shouldn’t be any platform at the center deciding what games people can or can’t make.

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The LA-Based Marketing Agency Expanding Into the Metaverse

ARPost

With partners like Google, Salesforce, and Shopify, high-tech trends like big data analytics and online retail are not new to the company. However, recent months have seen a growing number of influential brands, agencies, and even governments buying land in virtual worlds. The LookinMeta Launch. So, what’s new? In a way, everything. “We

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VR Simulation Puts You On The Frontline Of The Hong Kong Protests

VRScout

For the past five months, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong demonstrators have taken to the streets in protest of the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill introduced by the Hong Kong government which would allow local law enforcement to extradite criminals wanted in territories outside Hong Kong, including mainland China as well as Taiwan.

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Expert View: Immersive Technology Investment Boosting Creativity

Tech Trends VR

The growth in VR/AR sector is set to increase following a new deal between the UK Government and the Creative Industries Council (CIC) to invest £33m in immersive technologies Click To Tweet. The investment is good news for the VR industry and proof that the government and CIC recognise the potential that the immersive tech space offers.

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