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Cas & Chary Present: Hands-on with the Lynx R-1 Mixed Reality Headset

Road to VR

Cas & Chary Present. One half of the office had desks where the software was tested, the other half of the room was full of hardware. I’ve tried the Lynx R-1 in VR mode too which employs the ‘immersive cover’ and shows you a purely virtual world instead of passthrough AR. You can pledge for a unit starting at $500.

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

ARPost

Magic Leap’s Head of Product Management, Jade Meskill, presented “Magic Leap 2 and the Augmented Enterprise.” ” Even more was revealed by Jared Ficklin, Chief Creative Technologist at argodesign , who helped develop the Magic Leap 2 hardware. The idea is that it’s a garment, not a piece of hardware.

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Market Map: Generative AI for Virtual Worlds

Building the Metaverse

This article is a guide to the companies building the generative artificial intelligence technology that will lead to these virtual worlds ( games, simulations, metaverse applications). Creators Supported by Generative AI Game development provides a view into how virtual worlds will be supported by generative AI.

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Cas & Chary Present: Nine Highlights from Oculus Connect 6

Road to VR

Introducing ‘Cas & Chary Present’ Cas and Chary VR is a YouTube channel hosted by Netherland-based duo Casandra Vuong and Chary Keijzer who have been documenting their VR journeys since 2016. However, we also met up with developers and creators to talk about their upcoming games and hardware. vCoder Hero.

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With Kokomo VR meeting software, Canon takes a step away from its hardware roots

TechCrunch VR

Canon has a long and deep history of being a hardware manufacturer. And while the medical industry was booming, Canon as a company needed to rethink its mission and vision: What does an imaging company do in a world where people have a desire to connect, but are unable to leave their homes while a deadly virus rages around the world?

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Europe wants to shape the future of virtual worlds with rules and taxes

TechCrunch VR

EU lawmakers are moving in on the metaverse and making it plain that, whatever newfangled virtual world/s and/or immersive social connectivity that tech industry hype involving the term may refer to, these next-gen virtual spaces won’t escape one hard reality: Regulation. EU initiative on virtual worlds.

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Apple Vision Pro: A Catalyst for the Growth of the XR Industry

ARPost

The device’s hardware is impressive, but its real strength lies in the software experience it offers. It is much safer and cost-effective to operate heavy machinery in the virtual world than in the real world for training. Apple has prioritized its use cases within its existing ecosystem of apps and content.

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