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

ARPost

A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. One of the biggest international events dedicated to the augmented and virtual reality will take place at the beginning of September in Chengdu Financial City in Sichuan, China.

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

The Ghost Howls

If I had to choose the most common question I’ve received in these 4 years on the blog, social media, and Quora, I would surely pick “How do I get started with virtual reality?” How I got started with virtual reality. This is how I got started with Virtual Reality development.

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The Most Important Upcoming AR/VR Events This Year

ARPost

XR Expo 2023 When: June 15-16 Where: Stuttgart, Germany If you happen to be in Germany this summer for business, you can also put aside two days to attend XR Expo 2023. For those who can’t attend in person, there’s also the option to access some parts of the event online through the awe.live platform.

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Pico launches Pico Neo 3 Link: the first true Quest 2 competitor (in Beta)

The Ghost Howls

Today is a watershed moment for virtual reality : Pico has finally done what everyone in the XR community was waiting for with the launch of Pico Neo 3 Link , the first Quest 2 competitor. For Laval Virtual, I was able to port our fitness game HitMotion: Reloaded from Quest 2 to Pico Neo 3 Link in a few hours!

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VRdirect Adds WebStudio

ARPost

First, it was only available in Germany – though it was already in the process of an international expansion. Using the web tool still requires either 3D photos or virtual worlds created in game engines like Unity. “We VRdirect has a unique solution with a lot of promise and is available across devices.

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One of Europe’s Largest Water Parks Now Has a VR Water Slide

Road to VR

One of Europe’s largest water parks, Therme Erding’s Galaxy Erding water park in Germany, has a new claim to fame: a water slide that outfits guests with a VR headset. The company maintains the precision of their tracking system “eliminates most motion sickness commonly felt in early virtual reality experiences.”

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BMW Doubles Down on AR and VR Technology in Recent Projects

ARPost

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. From there, VR technology company Pico Interactive came onboard.