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The Benefits of Virtual Reality in Banking

ARPost

What comes to mind when you think of virtual reality ? Perhaps it wanders to highly visible applications in gaming, film, art, and retail. The immersive nature of virtual reality makes the often dull world of finance more compelling for people. “How?” Why the Finance Industry Needs Virtual Reality.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The price is incredibly low: $299; Announced that in 2021 it will release a pair of smartglasses made in collaboration with Ray-Ban; Teased the work it is doing in AR; Revealed that is working with Ubisoft for two AAA VR games developed around the IPs of Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed; Discontinued the Rift.

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Ultraleap launches second generation of iconic hand tracking camera – Leap Motion Controller 2

XROM

The Leap Motion Controller 2 is the ideal hardware for experiencing Ultraleap’s world-class hand tracking. Key improvements over the original Leap Motion Controller include higher resolution cameras, an increased field of view, and 25% lower power consumption, all in a 30% smaller package for optimum placement and convenience.

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XTAL hands on: an interesting glimpse to Virtual Reality 2.0

The Ghost Howls

Apart from the splendid Cathedral and the tasty Trdelnik, Prague also features an interesting Virtual Reality startup: VRgineers. Having a tour inside VRgineers, that is a startup that is trying to develop almost all the main parts of its headset , made me understand how creating a Virtual Reality headset is incredibly difficult.

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AR and VR Content Creation Platform Fectar Integrates Ultraleap Hand Tracking

ARPost

AR and VR Content Creation With Integrated Ultraleap Hand Tracking Ultraleap was founded in 2019 when Leap Motion was acquired by Ultrahaptics , and the two companies were rebranded under the new name. VR is part of education and training , medicine, business, banking, and, actually, any kind of work.

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Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Leap Motion Raises $50M,

AllThingsVR

5) nDreams, creators of The Assembly and publishers of the upcoming brawler Bloody Zombies , have completed an additional £2M investment with Mercia Technologies, and £7K from private investors to create more VR games. Read more here. Read more here. Schilowitz will remain as chief creative officer at immersive cinema specialist Barco Escape.

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Leap Motion shows off Interaction Engine for their VR.

AllThingsVR

Leap Motion shows off Interaction Engine for their VR hand-tracking tech VR makes the most sense when you don’t have to learn the controls and stuff just works. In a blog post, the company calls the engine “a layer that exists between the Unity game engine and real-world hand physics.”