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How a Self-Taught Teen Built His Own North Star Headset

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Over the past few months we’ve hit several major milestones in the development of Project North Star. At the same time, hardware hackers have built their own versions of the AR headset, with new prototypes appearing in Tokyo and New York. Building augmented reality demos in Unity with North Star is Graham’s first time programming.

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Digital Twins: XR Today Expert Roundtable

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Moreover, digital twins are truly an interoperable technology, meaning workers can view and interact with them using a range of hardware, from smartphones to headsets. Omer Shamay At Treedis , we have witnessed the seamless integration of digital twins with XR hardware and software. Canada, and Mexico.

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

Road to VR

VR First , the global initiative to seed academic institutions with VR/AR hardware and software, today announced that it’s nearly doubling the number of its VR labs in universities and science parks across the globe by the end of 2017. North Carolina State University, USA. North Metropolitan TAFE, Australia.

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