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MAY 14, 2024

Google announced it’s partnering with HP to commercialize Project Starline, the company’s light-field display for immersive, headset-less video conferences. The HP-built units won’t be the first time Starline has made its way out of Google’s offices though.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Google’s Owlchemy Labs, the VR studio behind Job Simulator (2016), just revealed a totally new game called Cosmonious High. ” Cosmonious High is said to support SteamVR headsets and Oculus Quest, and will arrive at some point in Spring 2022. It’s heading to PC VR and Oculus Quest next year.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A number of those names are also on the roster at AWE EU 2022. Microsoft, Google, the XRA – and That’s Just One Talk. A talk on day two will discuss “Reframing Identity for Mixed Reality,” and feature Carrie Valladares of Microsoft , Karim Mohammadali of Google , and XR Association Vice President of Public Policy Joan O’Hara.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In this article, we will explore seven XR trends that have been taking shape over the past year to be the top trends in not only 2022, but within the long-term future of AR, VR and MR. Machine Learning. Google’s real-time face and body tracking; Source: Google. See Also: “Facebook” Is now “Meta” and Other News From Connect 2021.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

It is becoming always more difficult for a new company entering the field: the key hardware suppliers of displays and other components are all being bought by Meta, Apple, Snap, Google, and other big players. PlayStation VR2 is not confirmed for 2022, yet. PSVR 2 is one of the most awaited headsets of 2022. Other relevant news.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2024

Despite not receiving updates in years, Google Earth VR (2016) on Steam is still one of the most useful and immersive ways to interact with the company’s 3D version of planet Earth, Street View and all. The post ‘EarthQuest’ is What ‘Google Earth VR’ Should Have Been on Quest appeared first on Road to VR.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Big news from past summits include Google expanding support for the second generation of their enterprise-focused AR display and RealWear’s partnership with Zoom. AES 2022 will take place on October 18 – 20. That’s not to say that the big players aren’t there. How to Attend.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

StatusPRO , the studio behind NFL Pro Era (2022) , announced it has secured $20 million in Series A funding, led by Google Ventures. In 2022, the company launched NFL PRO ERA , the first in its NFL and NFLPA-licensed VR game franchise. NFL PRO ERA is currently available across Meta Quest, PSVR 2, Pico, and SteamVR headsets.

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MARCH 16, 2023

Recently, it released its annual “State of the Industry Report”, highlighting key developments and milestones in 2022 and sharing a glimpse of what’s in store for the industry in the next few years. According to Joan O’Hara, XRA’s SVP of Public Policy, “2022 was truly a banner year for XRA Policy. See Also: November Is… XR Month?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Zappar started developing a Google Cardboard-inspired MR headset in 2016. While there were some interesting panel discussions, some of the most engaging conversations for Zappar and potentially the community were an update to the Zapbox timeline, the announcement of an as-yet-unnamed developers tool, and more information on Zapvision.

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ARVR

JANUARY 2, 2023

We’ll start with the company that’s become the front door to the web, and lots of shopping activity: Google. Among other things, Google uses its influential position to incubate and expose AR. Second, it grants prime real estate (the Google homepage) to its visual search tool, Google Lens. But how does AR play in?

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ARVR

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Though it’s a mature product with a dominant market share, Google Maps’ roadmap resembles that of a younger, nimbler product. And its latest update is to make Live View more searchable (it is Google after all). Again, Google is uniquely positioned to do this given the local business data/details it’s been collecting for years.

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Upload VR

MARCH 12, 2025

Google is in "final talks" to acquire AdHawk, a startup that makes ultra-low-power eye tracking tech for headsets and glasses, Bloomberg reports. If it goes through, AdHawk employees will join Google's Android XR team. If it goes through, AdHawk employees will join Google's Android XR team.

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APRIL 29, 2022

Partnerships With Google and LiveNation. Schwerin described that the Snap Camera is now available on the lock screen of the Google Pixel 6 so that Snapchatters don’t have to miss a moment unlocking their phones. This will allow clothing retailers to utilize Snap’s AR shopping tools whether the retailers are on Snapchat or not.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

To keep you up to speed about the latest developments, we assembled the trends in AR you to watch out for in 2022. Google AR Live View walking directions for Google Maps have improved since it first entered beta in August 2019. In October 2020, Google announced several new features to improve the outdoor AR Live View experience.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 22, 2022

It was even featured on Google News. Image by Google). Google acquires micro-LED startup Raxium. This week Google has performed another strategic move towards the development of its future XR glasses. One of the most awaited games of 2022, Moss 2, has finally a release date: March, 31st. Upload VR).

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MAY 11, 2022

Google doesn't have the best history with augmented reality glasses, but a new prototype revealed at Google I/O 2022 may finally right the AR ship.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Among the biggest technology brands in the world, and a major name for any company interested in advertising within the digital world, Google has plenty to offer in XR promotion. Most companies investing in concepts like SEO and content marketing will already have a strong knowledge of Google and the company’s wide range of tech resources.

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Slashgear

MARCH 15, 2022

Google made a surprising announcement during its "Google for Games" Developer Summit 2022 keynote today: Steam has arrived on Chrome OS.sort of.

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JUNE 9, 2022

Google is another major company pioneering in the world of XR collaboration today, thanks to their continued investment in smart AR headsets. With Google glass smart glasses , employees can see real-time annotations in front of their vision, and stream visual content directly back to the other people in their team.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As shown in the Google Glass era, cultural receptivity and comfort levels for face-worn hardware (with a camera, no less) will be a years-long uphill climb. 2022 is likely when we’ll get to see them unveiled (press leaks notwithstanding). — The latter’s momentum will sustain, reaching 145 million units in 2021.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

as long as you follow the rules >_>) Info here: [link] pic.twitter.com/GiTF1LneyU — VRChat (@VRChat) November 9, 2022. The final version of your project must be submitted via Google Drive. Submit it, and we'll play it during the New Years 2023 stream! (as VRChat offers a list of requirements on its website.

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JUNE 2, 2022

The question is, which XR collaboration solutions are most worthy of your attention in 2022? Spatial integrates with a wide range of platforms, including OneDrive, Google Drive, and Slack. These sensational tools can bridge the gaps between hybrid workers, and even accelerate time to market for new projects. Unity VisualLive.

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ARVR

MAY 24, 2022

Last week, Google held its annual I/O developer conference?—?and Buried in all the keynote action, there was also a notable nugget for AR: Google Lens is now used for 8 billion visual searches per month. To put that in perspective, it’s still miles from the 2 trillion+ total annual Google search queries. in Google fashion?—?is

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Let’s take a look at some of the augmented reality trends driving innovation in 2022. This past year, Google introduced a few new features for ARCore such as recording and playback APIs. Trend #2: Powering Indoor and Outdoor Navigation In 2022, AR navigation has become more fluid and achievable than ever before.

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Road to VR

MAY 28, 2024

Google’s directly competing services aren’t on Vision Pro, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t doing business on Apple’s headset altogether, as it has now brought two of its most influential VR games to Vision Pro. This technically makes for the first Google-owned apps to release on Vision Pro.

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Road to VR

JULY 22, 2024

billion in funds to date, which included early investments from Google, Qualcomm, Alibaba, and AT&T. In late 2022, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund became majority stakeholder after injecting $450 million into the company. The company has amassed nearly $4.5

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio, announced it’s bringing the chart-topping VR games Job Simulator (2016) and its sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) to Apple Vision Pro. The post Two Classic VR Games From Google’s VR Studio Coming Soon to Vision Pro appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARPost

JANUARY 13, 2023

These accolades include being named a CES® 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree , one of TIME’s Best Innovations of 2022 , and winning the Fast Company 2022 Innovation by Design Award. In just its first year of business, VITURE already received a number of significant recognitions for its flagship product, the VITURE One XR glasses.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2023

Citing delayed accounts obtained from its European division, the company is said to have raised $150 million in preferred convertible stock and $300 million in debt from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) over the course of 2022.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned VR studio behind Job Simulator (2016) , announced the game’s sequel Vacation Simulator (2019) just went platinum, having now topped over one million units sold. The post Google’s VR Studio Owlchemy Labs Now Has Two Platinum-selling Titles appeared first on Road to VR.

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JUNE 21, 2024

If you think that Google AR Glasses are nothing but a distant dream, it might be time to think again. Sure, Google Glass turned out to be a flop, and Google’s Iris Project was eventually canceled – but it seems like the tech giant hasn’t given up on the smart glasses market just yet. Could Google be next?

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ARVR

JANUARY 24, 2022

This was the topic of the latest ARtillery report, Spatial Computing: 2021 Lessons; 2022 Outlook. Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Search What You See After unpacking our prediction about 2022 AR ad revenue gains last week , we switch gears to drill down on a separate prediction: visual search’s rise. ExpiCulture?—?Developing

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ARVR

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Represented by tools such as Google Lens, Pinterest Lens, and Snap Scan, it’s all about pointing your phone at physical world objects to contextualize and identify them through informational overlays. Google calls it “search what you see” — a use case that carries a practical and high-frequency value proposition like web search itself.

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JULY 23, 2024

The mobile app eventually got the rebrand too, renaming it from ‘Oculus’ to ‘Meta Quest’ in August 2022. Two short years ago, Quest’s content store was simply called ‘Oculus’, making for one of the last holdouts of Oculus branding after Facebook rebranded to Meta in 2021.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As for apps, the AR glasses play bespoke content in pre-defined playspaces, all of which you can download from Google Play, such as Table Trenches , a 1v1 tabletop strategy game. That’s the value proposition at least, as Nreal Light goes on sale in the US today for $599.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

NFL PRO ERA , the NFL football VR game series, is relaunching as a live service game later this year, giving previous owners of both NFL PRO ERA (2022) and NFL PRO ERA II (2023) the new version of the game. The post ‘NFL PRO ERA’ is Pivoting to Live Service This Fall, Launching with New Linebacker Position appeared first on Road to VR.

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