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Varjo Launches ‘Teleport’ Service to Easily Scan Real Places and Bring Them into VR

Road to VR

The company says funding will support its efforts to accelerate adoption of its XR hardware and software solutions for industrial applications, with CEO Timo Toikkanen noting Varjo will leverage AI and machine learning to further integrate real and virtual environments, enhancing productivity and efficiency for its industrial clients.

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Tech Demo Shows the Real Power of Quest Pro Face Tracking

Road to VR

Combined with a calibration-free machine learning model, the headset takes what it sees and turns it into inputs that can drive the animation of any avatar. I got to try this demo for myself in my recent hands-on with Quest Pro where I looked into the mirror and appeared as this character (which Meta calls Aura).

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This AR Lightning App Is Insanely Well-Made

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Harness the power of lighting in this experimental demo. Well wonder no more as Olivier Goguel, CTO at HoloForge Interactive, has created an experimental demo that gives you the power to play with AR lighting using your bare hands. ” Goguel’s experimental demo is free to download via Github. inch (4th and 5th gen).

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The XR Week Peek (2025.04.08): Meta’s upcoming smartglasses may cost $1400, the worries for US tariffs, and more!

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For $32, you can enjoy a realistic train driving experience in VR for the first time The studio behind Township Tale has teased its upcoming title, a dungeon-crawler extraction game called REAVE Bearly Escape, an Early Access claw-machine puzzler, will launch on May 1 on SteamVR and Quest 3 for $14.99

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See Every Vive Demo in Action at Bandai Namco’s VR ZONE

Road to VR

Here, we take a look at all 12 demos available—including trailers—in the company’s 2-story facility. Train with Goku himself and learn to generate your own Kamehameha! With our specially developed sensory machine, you’ll feel the wind and experience the true thrill of flight. Mario Kart Arcade GP VR. Evangelion VR.

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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.29): Google acquires HTC engineers, Meta plans to release Oakley smartglasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The problem with big companies is that they are big and complex machines whose main goal is making money: any promise they make is worth nothing. Demos were only behind closed doors, but people could have a better look at the device. Google also stated to Road To VR that this time VR wont go to the infamous Graveyard.

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Video Of An AR Pianist Playing A Real Piano Is Going Viral

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The app uses machine learning to detect the piano, and then figures out the exact 3D position and orientation of your piano in a 3D space down to 1 cm accuracy. Our latest app, AR Pianist, uses machine learning to superimpose a virtual pianist on your piano. Obviously all of that carries on to the AR headset too.”.

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