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Mindshow Unveils Enterprise Virtual Production Suite for XR Animation, Former Hulu Executive Signs on as COO

Road to VR

The company additionally announced the appointment of David Baron as Chief Operating Officer, a founding executive at Hulu, and industry veteran of Fox Digital Media, Paramount, and Microsoft. “Every step of animation requires a specialized toolfrom assets to previsualization to rendering and review.

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Rumor: Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Consumer AR Headset

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The Cupertino-based tech giant may be pumping the brakes on its long-rumored Apple AR headset , something that was reportedly slated to see a release as early as 2020. A DigiTimes Taiwan report (via MacRumors ) now suggests that Apple has disbanded the team behind it, effectively putting its consumer AR device on hold.

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Apple Teases Reality Pro Specs, Disney Partnership

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Apple Inc has entered talks with roughly six media partner firms to launch a virtual reality (VR) content platform for its upcoming headset, reports revealed on Monday. The partnership aims to integrate the Cupertino-based firm’s Apple TV+ product lineup on the new head-mounted displays (HMDs).

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!

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What an exciting week for technology, with the Facebook Connect, PS5 price announcement, Apple event and the release of RTX30 graphics cards! Even Apple uses modified ARM chips. Microsoft finally enables Research Mode on HoloLens 2. What a time to be alive! New Research Mode enabled on HoloLens 2. Check it out! Learn more.

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Apple’s Tim Cook Sees Opportunity In AR, But It ‘Will Take Some Time To Get Right’

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Google , Intel, Facebook and Microsoft have all either already begun or announced significant VR initiatives in the past 12-24 months. One name is notably absent from that list: Apple. Despite the occasional patent or acquisition , Apple has yet to make any concrete statement concerning its commitment to VR.

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What’s ‘Nex’ for the Immersive Gaming Industry?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Commonly used for creating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, motion capturing (mocap) has rapidly become a mainstay in the extended reality (XR) market, employed on the latest headsets. In our discussion, we explore the rise of immersive motion-capturing technologies for the gaming industry.

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How to Create an Augmented Reality App: Technology Guide 2022

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Since location anchors are dependent on Apple Maps data, this means that if the city is not supported by Apple Maps, functionality for location anchors may be limited. By using these architectural features in conjunction with Apple Maps Look Around data, a user’s location can be better approximated for location anchors.