Unpacking Connect 2021 – What it Means for the Metaverse of the Future
We’re just one week past the Connect 2021 event where Meta (formerly Facebook) laid out its grand vision for both XR and the metaverse, including rebranding its entire company around the concept. The event was heavy on vision with a lot of the near-term news being more disparate. I sat down with host Kent Bye […]

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Cas & Chary Present: Hands-on with the Lynx R-1 Mixed Reality Headset
Lynx is a Paris-based startup building the Lynx R-1, a standalone mixed reality headset that’s small and lightweight. The headset’s Kickstarter reached its goal 15 hours after launch and is still ongoing, having recently doubled its funding goal. You can pledge for a unit starting at $500. Cas & Chary Present Cas and Chary VR is […]

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Halo, Minecraft, Flugsimulator: Microsoft-Chef verspricht 3D-Metaversen

Microsoft und VR, das wird nix mehr – wer hinter diesen Satz einen Punkt gesetzt hat, der kann ein vorsichtiges Fragezeichen über diesen malen.
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Microsoft’s Metaverse Ambitions Grow as Teams Platform to Include 3D Avatars & Immersive XR Meetings
Microsoft is making a strong bid to bolster its version of the metaverse as it looks to roll out 3D avatars and immersive meetings for its Microsoft Teams communication platform. You might define the metaverse as essentially an immersive internet where virtual experiences are interoperable, and also offer a continuity of the user’s digital identity. It’s […]

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3 Ways AR Could Make it Big in Banking

AR continues to show its strengths in several areas including gaming and interactive marketing. But what about banking? In areas like customer service and data visualization, AR could transform the centuries-old industry. We examine how.
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‘The Twilight Zone’ VR Game Coming Soon to Quest & PSVR
The Twilight Zone is getting a VR game, and it’s slated to release soon on Quest and PSVR. Based on the iconic anthology series, The Twilight Zone VR is said to feature three self-contained single-player episodes which will span the sort of genres we’ve come to expect from the franchise: hard sci-fi to psychological horror. Developed by […]

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Harry Potter: Niantic stampft AR-Spiel ein

Es hat sich ausgezaubert für Harry Potter, zumindest in Augmented Reality: Niantics AR-Hoffnungsträger wird abgeschaltet.
Der Beitrag Harry Potter: Niantic stampft AR-Spiel ein erschien zuerst auf MIXED.
MIXED & Tomislav Bezmalinovic

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SteamVR im Oktober 2021: Jede dritte PC-VR-Brille ist eine Quest 2

Ein Jahr nach Marktstart dominiert Meta die SteamVR-Charts: jede dritte, am PC genutzte VR-Brille ist eine Oculus Quest 2.
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MIXED & Tomislav Bezmalinovic

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Azure OpenAI: Microsoft bietet individuelles GPT-3 für Unternehmen an

Microsoft kommerzialisiert GPT-3: Die Text-KI wird zunächst ausgewählten Unternehmen angeboten, die die Sprach-KI auf ihre Bedürfnisse justieren können.
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Meta Offered a Glimpse into the XR R&D That’s Costing It Billions
During the Connect 2021 conference last week, Meta Reality Labs’ Chief Scientist, Michael Abrash, offered a high-level overview of some of the R&D that’s behind the company’s multi-billion dollar push into XR and the metaverse. Michael Abrash leads the team at Meta Reality Labs Research which has been tasked with researching technologies that the company […]

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