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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap looks for a $100-million deal to save itself. Some reports by Business Insider and The Information talk about the current situation of Magic Leap, that seems always more complicated. More info (Magic Leap trying to raise $100M) More info (Magic Leap timing for the future).

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The 2022 Auggie Awards

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Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film. Yamamura also presented the winner with a Sony Spatial Reality Display, a “glasses-free 3D display that will improve their workflow.” All these four awards are decided at the conference. Best Art or Film. Best Consumer App.

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How Inworld AI Is Populating the Metaverse

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Other members of the e-board have backgrounds including Magic Leap and Sony. In these virtual world environments, people are often more comfortable talking to virtual agents,” said Gelfenbeyn. “In Gelfenbeyn was a co-founder of API.AI, which was purchased by Google and now exists as Dialogflow.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.02.28): PSVR 2 revealed, Meta working on AI and 5G, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Magic Leap 2 has inside-out tracked controllers. More info (Magic Leap presentation) More info (Close up of the controllers).

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Meta’s Ex-CTO Concerned Over Open OS Approach

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The Horizon framework is also used to power Meta’s Worlds metaverse platform. Meta aims to create socially connected virtual worlds accessible from headsets, phones, and desktops. This move comes after Khronos released an updated version 1.1

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.17): Half-Life Alyx will launch on March, 23rd, MWC has been canceled and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Magic Leap plans dev days and dev programs. We all know that Magic Leap is in big trouble, and it seems that one of the paths it is trying to follow to exit the quicksands is trying to get more developers onboard. We now know how much Sony has paid for Insomniac Games. More info (Use Google Translate).

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Will Meta’s Open Framework Dismantle Apple’s Walled Garden?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Horizon is also the immersive framework behind the firm’s Worlds metaverse platform. The firm seeks to drive socially connected virtual worlds ready for cross-platform delivery on headsets, phones, and desktops. This consolidation streamlines the application development cycles.