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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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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard? The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. In a clear Google snub, you can view Facebook 360 photos with a Gear VR… but not with Cardboard.

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The Best University Courses To Learn Metaverse Skills

Bernard Marr

Basically, if the metaverse is the new internet, then everyone wants to be the new Google - holding the keys to the huge amounts of money to be made from selling advertising there. at the University of Washington in Seattle, US, for example, you can take advantage of the opportunity to learn at the U.W. MS, or Ph.D.)

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Exclusive: Here’s How Fantastic Contraption VR Devs Generated More Than $1 Million

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Other teams in this group include Survios ( which is funded by investors to the tune of $50 million ) and Owlchemy Labs ( acquired by Google ). They recall demos of Owlchemy’s Job Simulator, Google’s Tilt Brush and Valve’s early robot demo, each of which made excellent use of those hand controls. .

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Digital Twins: XR Today Expert Roundtable

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Orlando’s digital twin could be viewed as a more in-depth version of Google Maps that allows decision-makers to experience a “flyover” of the region with overlays of relevant data points. Canada, and Mexico.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.30): Niantic launches VPS, Pico launches Neo 3 Link, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

San Francisco, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle?—?for It is a terrible moment for tech companies: after Meta and Unity, also Snap stock has lost -30% of its value after the CEO has announced that the company won’t be able to reach its estimated earnings goals. Snap shares lose -30% of its stock value. Other news.

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XR’s School for Innovators, with Circuit Stream’s Lou Pushelberg

XR for Business Podcast

They’re a Unity authorized training partner and their team of 20 people is giving professionals the skills they need to build value-driven XR experiences. They were based out of Seattle. Like, “Unity 101: here’s how to make a model.” From this journey, Circuit Stream’s 10-week online course emerged.