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Many Worlds VR Debuts Immersive Content Tools

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Auckland-based virtual reality (VR) Metaverse platform Many Worlds launched its bespoke immersive content creation tools on Friday last week, which provides a digital space to create custom avatars, virtual spaces, and interactive content. Currently, New Zealand hosts many companies providing crucial XR technology.

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Snapchat Is Adding Paid Power-Ups To AR Lenses

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The company kicked things off with a bang earlier this morning with the reveal of a new feature that allows select developers to sell premium upgrades to their AR Lenses. According to Snap, users can purchase additional content—such as digital goods, effects, and tools—using Snap Tokens, Snapchat’s official in-app currency.

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Celebrate The Women’s World Cup With New Snapchat AR Lenses

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To commemorate the occasion celebrated by sports fans all around the world, Snapchat is introducing brand new ways for you to immerse yourself in the excitement via a handful of new augmented reality (AR) experiences. USWNT Jersey Try-On Lens: Try on the official 2023 USWNT jersey using Snap’s Live Garment Transfer technology.

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WellTown Is A VR Experience Built For An Entire City

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New Zealand’s capital has transformed into an interactive VR city in hopes of enticing tourists and potential residents. Celebrating the rising of the Matariki star cluster which signals that it’s Maori new year, a time when all New Zealand reflects on the past year and then look forward into the future.

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Varjo Expands Roadmap With Funding Announcement

ARPost

Specifically, those regions are Japan and Central Europe, as well as New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, and Israel. Varjo has also launched chroma key and marker tracking technology, making it easier to anchor XR experiences to real-world locations.

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Celebrating the 2023 Auggie Awards and XR Prize Challenge

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The interactive game for a New Zealand Supermarket included social lenses, games, and recipes. “We We talk about technology, but it’s all about the people,” Zappar CEO and co-founder Caspar Thykier said in accepting the award. The award went to Zappar for Countdown: Bricks Farm.

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Magic Leap Reveals 16 AR Experiences From Wacom, SketchUp, Wingnut AR, and More

Road to VR

This experience brings a new story from Bird and Owl’s charming forest directly into your living room through the wonders of Magic Leap technology. In Moondust Garden, players explore the storybook world of Luna from a new , intimate perspective by bringing its animals & forest right into their own reality.