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Spatial Beats: Zoom, Looking Glass & AR Funding

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This week we look at Zoom’s new immersive view, Looking Glass’ latest milestone, the latest AR funding rounds and the return to physical events. AR images are as flawless as a QLED. This new contract hopes to help with the ongoing military service member suicide epidemic. More from AR Insider….

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Meta For Education Beta Brings VR & Mixed Reality To Colleges & Universities

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We’re trying to normalize the use of extended reality,” says University of Miami Associate Director of VR/AR Initiatives Thomas Merrick. “We We fully believe that XR is going to be ubiquitous—as ubiquitous as laptops are today. 0:00 / 1:45 1× Meta for Education seems to include Quest 3, Quest 3S, and Quest 2.

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Big XR News from Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Sony

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Amazon to Deploy AR Smart Glasses to Delivery Drivers Amazon is using AR smart glasses to optimize its delivery processes. These glasses will utilize AR visualizations to guide drivers’ routes, specifically for on-foot navigation to customer delivery points.

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Meta to Leverage Augmented Reality Smart Glasses Data for Robotics, Automotive, Healthcare Use Cases

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The most recent partnership sees Meta work with a shortlist of universities to promote research towards Project Aria, an underdevelopment AI-powered AR smart glasses device that also aligns with the Meta Orion project. Like the Orion device, Project Aria aims to further research into everyday AR wearables and AR-data-driven services.

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Suffolk, Carnegie Mellon Universities Join Transatlantic VR Partnership

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Other universities such as Arizona State University, New Mexico State University, Purdue Global, University of Iowa, and many more have entered strategic partnerships for the programme. Bodyswaps has begun providing its solutions to Stanford University and the latter’s business school to teach soft skills.

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Art Collective Supported By George R.R. Martin Gets Into VR

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million in renovations for the space that Meow Wolf occupies in New Mexico, as detailed on NPR. Martin created the book series “The Song of Ice and Fire” upon which the “Game of Thrones” television show is based. He purchased, leased out for 10 years, and added $2.5

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Big XR News from Boeing, ENGAGE XR, Apple, and Meta

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Red 6, Boeing Complete Advanced AR Trainer Trials Red 6 and Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace firm, have finalized a series of tests for an immersive fighter jet trainer. A paradigm-shifting XR moment is inbound, but which firms will lead the immersive space race?

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