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Book Review: Mark Pesce’s “Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing”

ARPost

Mark Pesce’s book Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing comes to shelves in January, but Polity Books put an advance copy in our hands at ARPost. The book takes a long look at augmented reality’s past in an attempt to warn us about its potential future. See Also: Must Read AR/VR Books in 2020.

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Spatial Beats: Microsoft Mesh, Niantic & VR Training

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This week, we look at takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, Space X, Pokemon Go and VR training from Bank of America. The company is going all in on Mixed Reality, to paraphrase its chief executive Satya Nadella, who used Microsoft’s AltspaceVR platform for his keynote. See his books here. W elcome back to Spatial Beats.

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DVE’s Holo-Podium Turns Regular Video Calls Into Holograms

VRScout

Whereas DVE’s original technology required clients to book time in their dedicated production studios, these Holo-Podiums can be operated everywhere from small offices and meeting rooms to larger conference centers with minimal set-up. .” Now the possibilities to connect people in stunning and new productive ways is a reality.

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VR Experiences Designed for VIVEPORT with Bjorn Book-Larsson

ARPost

Thanks to coronavirus we obviously can’t meet at GDC as we usually would every year,” Bjorn Book-Larsson, President of VIVEPORT, said introducing the seminar. “So Book-Larsson, presented “A Step Ahead of the Curve: Using Data Trends to Build a Successful VR Experience.” It has a pretty high barrier to entry,” said Book-Larsson.

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Super Mario Bros Recreated As Life Size HoloLens Experience

VRScout

Arguably the coolest mixed reality experience developed on the Microsoft HoloLens headset so far, that’s what. Any MR or VR experience capable of inducing a realistic sensation of vertigo is ok in my book! tasking players with crushing Goomba’s and collecting coins as they navigate the familiar course.

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A Farewell to AltspaceVR

ARPost

Much of the post waxes nostalgic about the platform, which launched in 2015 and was purchased by Microsoft in 2017. Why, Microsoft? The team writes that they are closing AltspaceVR to “shift our focus to support immersive experiences powered by Microsoft Mesh.” It has been a privilege to help unlock passions among users.”

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Looking Through the Infinite Retina

Tech Trends VR

While we have early devices that give us a taste, like Microsoft HoloLens, these big and expensive devices haven’t yet made their way onto consumers’ faces. The HoloLens is already changing industries, and the book describes how this new technology is being used in places like operating rooms and factories.