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Is this the end of the metaverse?

Hypergrid Business

Plus, it was a proprietary system, owned by Microsoft, and didn’t play well with other metaverse platforms. In its blog post, the company said that it will be focusing on other metaverse-related efforts, such as the launch of Microsoft Mesh , an enterprise-focused metaverse platform. ” And it’s making money.

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How the XR Community Celebrates Black History Month (Black Futures Month?)

ARPost

ROSE , a minority-owned New York-based digital agency focused on AR, worked with XR platform 8th Wall to create a digital model of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge and augment every step with historically significant media and information regarding the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Microsoft’s Immersive Museum.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

You’ll be able to sit in a real-world go-kart rig and race around in the virtual world. 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. SAMSUNG BUYS A SOCIAL VR CARD. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.09.05): Apple headset to be called Reality, Fortnite may come to Quest, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The news was reported everywhere, but it seems we declared this project dead too soon. After further tests on the device, t he Army has begun accepting the first 5000 units that Microsoft should manufacture. Some news on the metaverse. More info (Lenovo Glasses T1) More info (Ajnalens mixed reality headset).

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.30): Niantic launches VPS, Pico launches Neo 3 Link, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Niantic has finally launched its VPS (Visual Positioning System), a solution that will allow developers to create AR applications that are persistent and shared in various locations in the world with centimeter accuracy. VPS is a technology that implements the AR Cloud and creates a bridge between the real and the virtual world.

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Gearing Up for VR Days, with festival director Benjamin de Wit

XR for Business Podcast

We have Brandon Harper, he’s a designer at Hololens at Microsoft, with an amazing story to tell. And we have some top-notch speakers there, like JoAnn Difede, director of the Virtual Reality Lab in New York. And this will be moderated by Bob Fine of the International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association.

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Get a Glimpse of a New Way to Accelerate Startups with DJ Smith

XR for Business Podcast

At Glimpse, DJ’s responsibilities include overseeing the production of all the VR and AR content, as well as leading efforts to locate new subsidiary companies. In addition, DJ is the organizer of the New York virtual reality meetup. NYVR is the second-largest virtual meetup in the world, with over 6,000 members.

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