Snap said a bump in user growth at the start of coronavirus-led lockdowns petered out sooner than expected, and it forecast fewer current-quarter users. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Reuters
Roomality uses AI to render window-sized 3D landscapes without glasses
An AI system will enable glasses-free 3D displays to simultate real world environments that look as if they can be explored through living space ‚windows.‘ AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Researchers show FingerTrak, a hand tracking wristband for AR/VR input
Cornell’s SciFi Lab has revealed a wristband that uses thermal cameras and a deep neural network to determine the wearer’s hand and finger poses in 3D. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Schell Games’ HistoryMaker VR is coming just in time for pandemic distance learning
Schell Games is releasing HistoryMaker VR on Steam just in time for the new school year that’ll let players embody a range of historical figures. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ian Hamilton, UploadVR
Schell Games’ HistoryMaker VR is coming just in time for pandemic distance learning
Schell Games is releasing HistoryMaker VR on Steam just in time for the new school year that’ll let players embody a range of historical figures. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ian Hamilton, UploadVR
Announcing the Women in AI Awards winners
Here are the winners of the second annual Women in AI Awards. The awards are part of VentureBeat’s continuing commitment to diversity in AI. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
GamesBeat Decides 156: June NPD, Ghost of Tsushima, and more
GamesBeat Decides talks about Paper Mario and Ghost of Tsushima, but first the crew tackles the latest news, like the latest NPD report. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb
NextNav can figure out which floor you’re on in a skyscraper
NextNav has figured out how to use barometric pressure sensors to figure out what floor of a building a person is on when they’re calling from a skyscraper. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
The Walking Dead: Onslaught will crawl its way into VR this year
The Walking Dead: Onslaught is coming soon from AMC and Survios as a single-player campaign VR game built around a big hub. But it has no co-op play. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Verizon advances 5G edge computing with IBM deal, interoperability specs
Edge computing will be critically important to delivering highly responsive cellular services in the 5G era, and Verizon is pushing the industry forward. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz