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Arcturus Announces Microsoft MRCS Partnership at SIGGRAPH 2023

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Microsoft has picked volumetric video company Arcturus as its primary marketing partner for its Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studios (MRCS) solution provider. Arcturus’ solution includes over 100 cameras working simultaneously to capture a still or moving object.

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Post-Pandemic, Augmented Reality Serves Entertainment With Its Re-Emergence

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Incredibly secular and in need of the right software and hardware components to get off the ground, AR as we know it wouldn’t see major leaps in the public sector until the mid 2010s. In 2014, Google Glass launched–to much fanfare, and nascent jokes online–quickly followed by the original Microsoft HoloLens.

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The 2023 Polys WebXR Awards Recap

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In-person hosts, producers, presenters, and an audience gathered at ZeroSpace , an XR stage and motion capture studio in Brooklyn. Their actions on the stage were volumetrically captured and displayed in The Polys’ AltspaceVR environment, similar to the launch of Microsoft Mesh.

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LG, Oorbit Partner for Smart TV Metaverse Solution

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Pooya Koosha, Oorbit’s Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder , said that his company had been building hardware, software, and networking layers for the Metaverse for over ten years. Microsoft explained at the Immerse Global Summit’s Metaverse 2.0 Oorbit, LG Explore Metaverse Infrastructure.

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Apple Teases Reality Pro Specs, Disney Partnership

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It also debuted numerous creator tools, including a motion capture (mocap) system for small content creators. Users can employ real-time 3D avatars similar to Microsoft Mesh and Ready Player Me avatar enhancements for chats. It also released LED displays for XR stages and other performance platforms.

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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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It’s nice to see how Facebook is updating the Quest software constantly. And I’m not only talking about the hardware, but also the software. Microsoft signs a $22B deal with the US Army. It seems that this test has been a success, and so now Microsoft has won now a bigger contract to carry on the project: $21.88B (!!)

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How to Create an Augmented Reality App: Technology Guide 2022

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Some of the features that Apple is touting include better motion capture, improvements to camera access, and additional locations for Location Anchors. For example, Maybelline, L’Oréal and other companies have the option for users to virtually try on cosmetic products using their front-facing camera and web AR software.