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Will 3D Cities Unlock Immersive Experiences?

AR Insider

I n 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. cities, starting with San Francisco. Since then, Moore’s Law has pushed the concept closer to reality for most folks, but immersive 3D mapping is still an unfulfilled promise. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features.

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Microsoft Just Bought VR Social App AltspaceVR

VRScout

Microsoft is rescuing the beloved VR social network. The Silicon Valley social VR startup that has taken us on a roller coaster ride of emotions over the past months has big news—AltspaceVR has been acquired by Microsoft. Microsoft’s lineup of VR headsets. You can expect to see us in there tonight.

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Will 3D Cities Unlock Immersive Experiences?

ARVR

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. cities, starting with San Francisco. Since then, Moore’s Law has pushed the concept closer to reality for most folks, but immersive 3D mapping is still an unfulfilled promise. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features.

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Microsoft Announcing New Hub – Microsoft Reactor

VRWorld

This week, Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Reactor in San Francisco —the flagship hub for the tech giant’s efforts in mixed reality (MR). “We are at the threshold of the next revolution in computing,” Liz Hamren, corporate vice president of Microsoft Devices Marketing, wrote in a blog post.

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What it’s like to View XR Through Varjo, the World’s First Human-Eye Resolution Headset

VRScout

Last Monday, I walked three blocks uphill on Mason St in San Francisco to the Fairmont Hotel to demo a stealth product that had been touted to me as one of the biggest advancements in XR tech this side of Magic Leap. So what is Varjo?

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Is Varjo’s Human Eye Technology a Breakthrough VR Technology?

VRWorld

While I am an enthusiast for VR and all associated technologies, one major issue that’s really breaking my immersion into different VR environments is – resolution. More sharp eyed readers of this post can see the pixel grid on both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets, and this is where Varjo hopes to make the difference.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.03.28): GDC, GTC, Snap’s acquisition of NextMind, and more!

The Ghost Howls

You know well that I’ve been at SXSW , but, shame on me, I haven’t stayed a few days more to attend the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. HTC adds more parental control tools to its headsets. IIT is looking to hire an XR developer for a project in partnership with INAIL about the immersive teleoperation of a robot.