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

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Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. During its keynote, the CEO Sundar Pichai announced many new products of the company. During the last years, XR has never been relevant at Google I/O, but this year it has been relevant inside the keynote, again.

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Bloomberg: Apple Building Headset Versions Of FaceTime, Maps & More

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It’s an entire set of new VR- and AR-powered Apple apps and experiences, a slew of input paradigms never seen before on the company’s products and a completely new platform for third-party developers. and spatial versions of Notes and Calendar. You’ll also apparently be able to extend a Mac’s display into the headset.

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ARKit is a Goldmine for VR Developers

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One of the most enjoyable accounts on Twitter in recent days has been @MadewithARKit , which curates some of the best new pieces of content created in Apple’s new ARKit toolbox. The possibilities for VR developers that want to use the technology are literally endless, and if you use Unity, it is very easy to move VR objects into ARKit.

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Chatting With The Recipient Of The SXSW 2019 ‘Best Interactive Experience’ Award

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Impressive. “ [My story] goes way back to theater if we want to go that far, ” Benzing told me over our Google Hangouts call. “ Benzing then acted in New York for a year before going off to grad school at LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art), a high-profile drama school that’s notable for its rich history.

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AWE 2023 Is Right Around the Corner

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Following that is a “Fireside Chat” with Unity CEO John Riccitiello. It’s hard to find an XR organization that Peck isn’t or hasn’t been involved with, and Bar-Zeev co-created Google Earth and HoloLens. We don’t yet know what will come of this year’s keynote but it’s being given by the company’s CEO Peggy Johnson.

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The Second Coming of Augmented-Reality Glasses

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Source: [link] When it debuted in 2013 the Google Glass was the first of its kind. Build your first HoloLens 2 Application with Unity and MRTK 2.3.0 So much so that it even got co-opted into the 2012 New York Fashion Week ; worn by Diane von Furstenberg and her models on the runway. without hindering the user’s view.

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This All-Female Founders Pitch Event Was Held in VR

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Sophia Dominguez // SVRF (New York, NY) – the first search engine for immersive content for virtual reality and augmented reality. Each female founder has been paired with complementary women leaders from companies such as Google, Magic Leap, Norwest Venture Partners, and Warner Bros.,