XR Industry News – Seite 35 – spatialcomputing.info

Roto VR Raises $3M to Broaden Market Reach of Rotating VR Chair Accessory

Roto VR Explorer | Image courtesy Roto VR

Roto VR, the UK-based creator behind 360-degree VR chairs, announced a new funding round of £2.4 million (~$3 million) which the company says will be used to fulfill demand of its recently launched Roto VR Explorer chair. Led by Pembroke VCT, the continuation of company’s second funding round includes participation of existing as well as new […]

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9. Dezember 2024

Meta Announces Multi-year Exclusive Agreement for Spatial Content with James Cameron’s 3D Studio

Meta announced it’s partnering with Lightstorm Vision, James Cameron’s 3D film studio, to produce spatial content across multiple genres, including live events and full-length entertainment. The agreement includes the production of live sports and concerts, feature films, and TV series featuring “big-name IP,” Meta says in a recent blog post, noting that Quest will be […]

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6. Dezember 2024

Quest Black Friday Sales Volume on Amazon May Have Fallen Short of 2023

Data from Amazon US suggests that Quest headsets didn’t sell as well over Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2024 as compared to 2023. Based on data from Amazon US, in 2023 about 170,000 Quest headsets had sold in the 30 day window surrounding Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In 2024, that number was around 146,000 […]

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3. Dezember 2024

Samsung Reportedly Set to Unveil Smart Glasses at Galaxy S25 Event in January

A recent report from South Korea’s Yonhap News maintains Samsung is set to unveil a pair of XR glasses at its annual Unpacked product event, which is expected to take place sometime next month. Samsung promised back in July we’d be hearing more about its forthcoming “XR platform” before the end of this year, which […]

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Well-received Release of ‘Trombone Champ’ Bodes Well for Port-focused VR Studio

Flat2VR Studios, a recently-formed game studio focused on bringing existing flatscreen games to VR, has released its first game, Trombone Champ: Unflattened!. A positive early reception bodes well for both the studio’s ability to deliver and its choice of which games to port in the first place. Flat2VR Studios is a formalization of a group of dedicated […]

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2. Dezember 2024

Leaked VR Controllers From Valve Revive Hope for a Next-gen ‘Deckard’ VR Headset

Leaked 3D models hidden in a recent SteamVR update appear to show off a new VR motion controller, sparking renewed hope that Valve is gearing up to release its long-rumored ‘Deckard’ VR standalone headset. As reported by tech analyst and YouTuber Brad ‘SadlyitsBradley’ Lynch, two newly discovered controllers have leaked in recent SteamVR drivers, which includes a […]

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27. November 2024

Varjo Launches ‘Teleport’ Service to Easily Scan Real Places and Bring Them into VR

Created by Road to VR with images courtesy Varjo

Varjo, the high-end XR headset creator, today announced the release of a new smartphone-based 3D scanning service for enterprise that promises to let users quickly build photorealistic environments and explore them in both VR and on traditional screens. Called Teleport, the paid app allows users to capture and recreate real-world locations, something the Finland-based company […]

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25. November 2024

New Mode in ‘Gorilla Tag’ & $2.6M Investment in ‘Digigods’ Cements UGC as Crucial Social VR Feature

One of VR’s biggest hits, Gorilla Tag, is expanding a previously tested level creation mode and making it a permanent part of the game. The so-called ‘Monke Blocks’ allow friends to build together and then play inside of their shared creations. Meanwhile, the studio behind the up-and-coming Digigods social VR game recently snagged a $2.6 million investment. […]

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20. November 2024

Augmented World Expo Has Become the Must-go Event for the XR Industry

Augmented World Expo (AWE) isn’t just one of the longest-running conferences focused on immersive tech, it’s also become the most important annual XR conference on our calendar. In the early days there were many industry conferences that had a significant draw for the pioneers of XR’s modern epoch. There were XR pockets within big tech […]

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19. November 2024

Xiaomi Reportedly Partners with Goertek to Chase Success of Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses

Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, Image courtesy Meta, EssilorLuxottica

Xiaomi makes everything, from phones and vacuum cleaners to massage guns and even electric cars. Now, according to a report from Chinese media 36kr, Xiaomi may be developing a device that goes toe-to-toe with Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses. The report maintains Xiaomi is planning to launch a new generation of AI-assisted smartglasses, which will be built […]

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13. November 2024