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Metaverse Standards Forum Incorporates as Independent Consortium

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Neil Trevett, President, Khronos Group , explained that interoperability was essential to the Metaverse scaling to its full potential “beyond siloed games, experiences, and worlds.” Additionally, the organisation supports several Forum Exploratory Groups to build consensus on charters for future Working Groups.

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Sony Acquires Beyond Sports to Expand Metaverse Solutions

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony Group Chief Executive , said in a recent statement the Metaverse was “simultaneously a social environment, as well as a live networking space where gaming, music, films and anime intersect.”

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7 Insightful XR Education Case Studies to Read in 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Around the world, countless companies and groups are already reaping the benefits of extended reality technology. Microsoft HoloLens and GE. Working with Microsoft , GE decided to upgrade its training experience to introduce a Mixed Reality educational environment via Microsoft HoloLens 2. Varjo and the Finnish Air Force.

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Snapdragon AR2 to Empower AR Devices, Qualcomm Says

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

The Immerse Global Summit 2022 Miami concluded on Wednesday, where some of the biggest players in the tech industry gathered to explore the future of Web3 technologies. XR Today: What have been your biggest takeaways from the IGS 2022 Miami? The tech industry responded by rallying as a community and a group.

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5G Networks Crucial to Metaverse Future, AT&T Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Telecoms have played a massive role in facilitating the expanded use of unified communications apps such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, and multiple social media platforms. XR Today spoke to Andrew Bennett, Assistant Vice President for Mass Market 5G Products at AT&T on the sidelines of the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 in Miami.

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

It was a talk I did at the Miami VR Expo. But we have a human-computer interaction group and we tested so many different aspects of control. You've got Microsoft -- who's invested billions of dollars in Hololens 2 -- and they're even struggling with some color banding issues. But that's now a feature, right?

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

It was a talk I did at the Miami VR Expo. But we have a human-computer interaction group and we tested so many different aspects of control. You've got Microsoft -- who's invested billions of dollars in Hololens 2 -- and they're even struggling with some color banding issues. But that's now a feature, right?

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