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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.12): HTC and Pico are ready to launch new VR headsets, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by HTC Vive). HTC is teasing a new headset. HTC is teasing a new piece of hardware again, and this time most probably it will be a VR headset. HTC loves playing with the words, so “get down to business” can be a reference to the fact that it is a “business headset”. Top news of the week. Not much, honestly.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.03): Google shuts down Project Iris, Meta launches gaming subscription service, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google killed its AR glasses Project Iris Do you remember the name Project Iris? Various reports indicated it as the internal codename in Google for a project meant to build augmented reality glasses. It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple.

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Glossary: The Metaverse and its Key Components

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Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world. Decentraland. Immersive Experience. vs Metaverse.

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Study shows VR Could Improve Eyesight in Children

VRWorld

China is spearheading the research on health, and one such study caught our attention as estimates show that over a million VR headsets are being shipped each month (in China alone). Study Results. Out of 50 pupils, only one reported negative effect, showing subjective displeasure with the application selected for the study.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.12.06): Upload VR Showcase, Apple headset rumors, and more!

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Called Cities: VR, it will bring the city-building and management simulation to Oculus Quest 2 in Spring 2022; Polyarc has confirmed that is working on Book 2 for Moss and expects to release it for PSVR in Spring 2022. Image by HTC). Google details Project Starline. News worth a mention. reducing our field of view).

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Ethical Challenges in AR / VR

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Virtual Reality is an immersive simulation of reality in which the surrounding world is completely replaced with a computer generated world. Some popular examples include the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and the Vavle Index. Some studies have shown that VR is capable of breaking implicit bias, which is usually a very difficult task.

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Top XR Stories of 2019

Tech Trends VR

HTC Vive Retires. The HTC Vive was phased out in October, replaced by the Vive Cosmos , which was priced at $699. Google Ends the Daydream. One of the incubator’s projects “ Death is Only the Beginning ” even went as far as simulating a near-death experience, and was subsequently adapted for use with palliative care patients.