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Super Mario Bros Recreated As Life Size HoloLens Experience

VRScout

Arguably the coolest mixed reality experience developed on the Microsoft HoloLens headset so far, that’s what. In the test video provided, Singh tests his creation at Central Park in New York while simultaneously confusing park-goers dressed as Mario. Well, because he’s awesome.

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Spatial Beats: Facebook, Rec Room & Looking Glass

AR Insider

Two New Harry Potter VR Experiences Coming to New York Store. Chaos at Hogwarts”and “Wizards Take Flight” are now available exclusively at Harry Potter World in New York’s Flatiron district. GIGXR Awarded Phase $750,000 Contract to Develop Extended Reality (XR) Simulation Training for Air Force Academy.

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Spatial Beats: Zoom, Looking Glass & AR Funding

AR Insider

The XR section of the venerated New York film festival introduced its offering on Tuesday: a mix of VR in the Museum of Other Realities, some limited in-person events at the Tribeca Hub downtown, and location-based mobile AR experiences around New York. Zoom rolls out new features, including Immersive View.

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Rick And Morty: Virtual Rick-ality Nominated For Primetime Emmy

VRScout

Developed by Owlchemy Games, the original minds behind the hit VR title Job SImulator, the far-out immersive adventure places users in the shoes of Rick Sanchez’s reluctant side-kick, Morty Smith, as they participate in a series of seemingly-menial tasks, from basic laundry care, to complex ship repair. Image Credit: Adult Swim.

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Augmented Reality in the Movies: When Fantasy Becomes Reality

ARPost

It’s a red-tinted world explained by text and data popping up with each step he takes, providing context to each new thing he sees. Microsoft imitates the technology used here with its mixed reality headset HoloLens. Moreover, they can test out any new techniques on a simulation rather than a real person.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

One big name that was notably missing from the VR news at E3 was Microsoft—who, contrary to many predictions, did not announce anything VR-related for Xbox. Based in New York, a startup called VRB (pronounced “verb”) has been acquired by Samsung. SAMSUNG BUYS A SOCIAL VR CARD. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.08.03): OpenXR is taking foot, new cool features found inside Oculus runtime, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week. Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. Microsoft Flight Simulator is adding VR support, but…. Image by Khronos Group). OpenXR is now ready for prime time.

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