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Google Announces ARCore 1.0 Update and New AR Experiences

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Now Google is going beyond what’s already available, announcing further partnerships with manufacturers to enable their upcoming devices this year, including Samsung, Huawei, LGE, Motorola, ASUS, Xiaomi, HMD/Nokia, ZTE, Sony Mobile, and Vivo. Google also teased us with an exclusive Ghostbusters World ARCore app.

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YouTube Joins Netflix In Not Making An App For Apple Vision Pro And Blocking The iPad App

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It's unclear why Google made this decision. It's possible YouTube will launch a visionOS app at a later date, or Google may be holding out for the Samsung headset it's developing the system software for. Watching traditional media on a giant virtual screen is a key focus of Apple's marketing for Vision Pro so far.

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Did Disney Take the Next “Step” of VR Input?

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The international media conglomerate is in the headlines this week with its Holotile breakthrough, a prototype device that acts as a VR input treadmill, allowing various users to walk around a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller. If the past repeats itself, we may find out at the end of the year.

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YouTube VR Expands its Reach: Now Available on PICO4 Platform

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In an exciting move for virtual reality (VR) enthusiasts, YouTube VR has officially arrived on the PICO4 platform. Originally launched on Google's DaydreamVR in 2017, YouTube VR has since expanded to other platforms such as the Oculus Store for Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go.

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Cloudhead Games CEO: Apple Vision Pro is an AR Headset Wearing VR Clothes

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There is a comfort in understanding the topological landscape of a controller and a physical touchpoint within the virtual environments themselves. Buttons pushed, triggers pulled, vibrational feedback experienced, objects held, thrown or touched, alternative movement schemes supported.

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Why I Suspect Quest 3 Lite Will Support Color Passthrough Mixed Reality

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Some apps offer passthrough as an optional background instead of a virtual environment, but few developers offer full mixed reality content that truly integrates with the geometry of your real environment. Meta even markets Quest 3 as "the first mainstream mixed reality headset".

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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SAMSUNG AT VIDCON: BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS. Samsung solidified its commitment to the virtual reality space with some big announcements that essentially add up to an end-to-end consumer VR solution. They are rebranding Milk VR to Samsung VR, and opening up the content platform to users.

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