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AWE 2022 Day Two: The Floor Opens. Talks on Interoperability, Hardware, and Software

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AWE day two started off with back-to-back keynotes from mixed reality display maker Magic Leap and AR commerce solution Avataar. A Look at the Magic Leap 2. Magic Leap’s Head of Product Management, Jade Meskill, presented “Magic Leap 2 and the Augmented Enterprise.”

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Magic Leap’s John Gaeta talks about the future of cinema, storytelling and mixed reality

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Now, this genius that has revolutionized cinema has landed in the mixed reality ecosystem , to try to improve it as well. He has joined Rony Abovitz at Magic Leap and now he’s there, trying to build the MagicVerse as the SVP of Creative Strategy of the Florida company. He was obsessed with Virtual Reality.

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All the most important AR and VR news from the GDC 2018

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At GDC 2017 LG showcased a virtual reality headset that was SteamVR compatible: it was a game-changing moment since for the first time a new non-Vive headset would have been compatible with SteamVR tracking and ecosystem. Oculus announces Hardware Reports. This is Oculus’s answer to Steam Hardware & Software Survey.

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VR’s Killer App May Be Full-Body Codec Avatars

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Realizing true telepresence in consumer hardware may be one of the hardest ideas to prepare for consumers. We had a cross-continental VR call that, for lack of a better description, crossed the “uncanny valley” in virtual reality. The first call of this fidelity made at Reality Labs’ offices occurred in 2021.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.05): Rumors on a Apple headset intensify, Quest 2 sales grow fast, and more!

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They may be AR glasses or smartglasses, but what is sure is that Niantic is working to support AR hardware within its platform. And I’m not only talking about the hardware, but also the software. Mathew Olson from The Information (subscribe to his awesome newsletter !) It is a player to keep an eye on for sure.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

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And the price of the wireless add-on is even more suspicious: speaking with a hardware manufacturer, they told me that ONLY THE ANTENNAS of a Wi-Gig connection for VR streaming (like the one of the Vive Pro) costs around $100… so how can the whole wireless streaming device cost just $50?? HTC launches Vive XR Suite. Learn more.

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Jake Rubin talks HaptX gloves and the future of haptics

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First, we completely redesigned the data acquisition and processing electronics for our electromagnetic motion capture system. New, innovative hardware is one of the most critical factors driving the VR industry forward, but most people don’t appreciate how hard it is to bring a new hardware product to market. 4 kg) each.

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