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Top XR Events in 2021 That Should Be on Your Must-Attend List

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A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. Dr. Rolf Drechsler from the University of Bremen, Germany. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important immersive and interactive apps and games are in our everyday life. ICHVR 2021.

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BMW Doubles Down on AR and VR Technology in Recent Projects

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Last year, Unity’s Vice President of Features, Andre Gauthier, told ARPost how the Unity graphics engine enables a number of BMW’s projects that require real-time rendering. BMW’s Road to XR. To be fair, BMW didn’t wake up and discover AR and VR technology this week. Meet Wir Sind Jerry and GOVAR.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!

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Nreal Light is on sale in Germany. One is Adventure Lab, which lets a group of people have fun in VR (and non) from home, living a funny adventure together. Learn more (XR Collaboration) Learn more (Unity College). (Thanks Ilja Z for the tip!). In the end, the Chinese company Nreal has kept its word. Some XR fun.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.20): Samsung to change its XR plans, Upload made a cool showcase, and more!

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Now the result is that even if you go to Mars in VR, you can’t escape the notifications of the annoying Whatsapp Groups… More info News worth a mention (Image by Apple) Karl Guttag analyzes the Apple Vision Pro One of the most shared articles of the week has been the analysis on the Apple Vision Pro by Karl Guttag.

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How I got started with virtual reality (and you can, too)

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It was too early for Unity, but they taught me about C++, C#, Java, OpenCV, OpenGL and other fancy development stuff. I thought developing everything VR-related in native code, but while researching how to develop for VR, I discovered that many people abandoned de nerd C++ wei to use a more visual program called Unity.

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Holoride details its in-car VR entertainment system and the opportunities for content creators [Exclusive]

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Following this announcement, we partnered with Unity and Audi and for a US roadshow that brought us from Los Angeles to San Francisco. And just recently, we concluded the IAA Mobility setup at Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany, with two Volkswagen ID.4s. A while ago you announced a partnership with Pico and Unity.

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Celebrating the 2023 Auggie Awards and XR Prize Challenge

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The group won over Mutienliao , Oregon Shakespeare Festival , and Ferryman Collective. Best Societal Impact Unity VP of Education and Social Impact Jessica Lindl said that “the world is a better place with more creatives in it,” as she prepared to award another of the evening’s most anticipated Auggies.

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