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Google Announces Android XR Operating System Alongside Samsung MR Headset

Road to VR

The company is pitching this as a comprehensive spatial computing platform, and hopes to establish its own territory in the XR landscape against incumbents Meta and Apple. Functionally, this is all pretty similar to what Apple is doing with VisionOS, but Android flavored. Gemini is built right into Android XR.

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Cloudhead Games CEO: Apple Vision Pro is an AR Headset Wearing VR Clothes

Road to VR

In this Guest Article, studio head Denny Unger shares his thoughts on Apple’s entrance into the space. So let’s get the obvious over first; Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s first generation attempt at AR glasses using a Mixed Reality VR headset. Guest Article by Denny Unger Denny Unger is CEO and CCO at Cloudhead Games.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Apple). Apple has not announced any glasses at WWDC. Every year, we have the same ritual: we wait for an event by Apple, hoping to hear some news about an upcoming XR device, then nothing happens in this sense, we are disappointed and so we hope for a new reveal next year. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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Major Partnerships set to Revolutionize XR Training

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Speaking on the Unity integrations, Ivan Rajkovic, CEO of SpectreXR, noted: We’re excited to expand hand-tracking support for OctoXR and enable even more Unity developers to create immersive and engaging interactive VR/AR experiences. Unity itself is a highly accessible graphics engine ready for a range of developers.

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What is Android XR? Google’s Revolutionary XR Ecosystem

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Already, the company is partnering not just with Samsung and Qualcomm but with countless heavyweights like Sony, Magic Leap, and Unity. For instance, Unity is one of the first companies supporting Android XR, and developers can create experiences for the OS using all of Unitys technologies.

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Google Introduces Android XR Platform for Mixed Reality Development

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

The platform is built to work with Android devices and integrates directly with Google Play Services to provide a consistent framework for developers, similar to how Apples Vision Pro headset can lean on Apples App Store.

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My predictions for Meta Connect 2024

The Ghost Howls

Mixed Reality content My most successful mixed reality demo is about seeing virtual environment outside your home Mixed Reality is the word of the moment and Meta wants to show that it is strong at it. Games are a type of content where Meta is very strong while Apple has a lacking ecosystem. Fingers crossed for this.

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