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‘Space Invaders: World Defense’ Will Showcase Google’s Newest AR Tool This Summer

Road to VR

Google has announced an upcoming AR game, Space Invaders: World Defense , which is built as a showcase of the company’s latest AR tool. Over the last few years Google has been steadily working on its AR developer toolset, ARCore.

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The 5 most important XR-related pieces of news from Google I/O 2023

The Ghost Howls

Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR.

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Avantis Deploys Immersive Learning Service Across US K-12 Schools

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, Avantis, a UK-based immersive learning firm, partnered with the Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS) district to integrate its ClassVR service into 17 education institutions. Avantis plans to implement its ClassVR solution later this school year as it scales up its immersive learning platform.

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Will 3D Cities Unlock Immersive Experiences?

AR Insider

It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. Since then, Moore’s Law has pushed the concept closer to reality for most folks, but immersive 3D mapping is still an unfulfilled promise. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features.

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Creating Immersive Learning Experiences

Tech Trends VR

Google harnesses the power of photos and street view to deliver simplified VR development for teachers and students. The benefits of using immersive technologies as teaching tools have been widely documented and extensively discussed Click To Tweet.

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The Future of VR in Education: Full Immersion in Learning

ARPost

XR experts believe the education and healthcare industries are leaders in the use of immersive technologies. They just do not have an opportunity to immerse themselves in the topic, experience, and comprehend the material. VR tools are used in the classroom to simulate certain objects, processes, or environments.

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‘Realworld’ Aims to Bring a Multiplayer ‘Google Earth VR’ Alternative to Quest & More

Road to VR

Google Earth VR , which is available today on PC VR, is a breathtaking way to explore our fascinating planet. With Google unfortunately abandoning many of its VR initiatives, it’s unlikely that we’ll see a version of Google Earth VR with multiplayer, let alone Quest support.

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