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JANUARY 6, 2025

How are consumers finding and consuming AR? Do they turn to apps? mobile web? In-app features? We unpack original survey research in the latest Behind-the-Numbers installment. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2025

Meta has officially discontinued Quest Pro, the company’s first mixed reality headset. Meta announced back in September that it was winding down Quest 2 and Quest Pro sales. At the time, the company said remaining stock would be sold through the end of the year or until they ran out, whichever came first. Now, in place of the Quest Pro order page , Meta is suggesting users tobuy Quest 3 “for the ultimate mixed reality experience and premium comfort.” You can still buy Quest Pro

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Quest Pro is no longer available to buy from Meta, though stock is still available at some retailers. Meta announced the retirement of both Quest 2 and Quest Pro at its Connect conference back in September, saying that the two headsets will no longer be available when stock runs out or at the end of the year, whichever comes first. For Quest 2, stock ran out within a few weeks of Connect.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Somnium Space , the Prague, Czechia-based social platform creator, has officially begun launching its PC VR headset, Somnium VR1, in the US. Additionally, the company announced its streamlining the number of available variants, bringing it to just three consumer-focused versions, and also increasing prices soon on its higher-end units. The company says it’s now discontinuing a number of previously offered configurations of Somnium VR1, including Striker Edition, Classic Edition, Specter Ed

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Dawn of Jets, a VR aerial combat game with a fully interactive cockpit, recently entered early access on Quest. Developed by eV Interactive, Dawn of Jets first appeared last month right before the holidays. Featuring ten different aircraft with more on the way, the game allows full interactive controls with the stick, throttle, various switches and instruments.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Somnium VR1, the European wide field of view PC VR headset, has started shipping to US customers, after already shipping in Europe in late 2024. Alongside the milestone, the company is greatly simplifying its lineup by no longer selling all but three of the seven models it offered to preorder customers, and this includes no longer selling the base model.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 6, 2025

Starting the year, Meta announced the discontinuation of its Meta Quest Pro MR headset, following a mixed bag of success for the enterprise-facing head-mounted device. Meta recently announced via the device’s landing page that the Quest Pro is “ no longer available.” Meta has not explained why the device is discontinued; however, audiences can assume the move relates to the headset’s lacklustre performance in its chosen workplace market and the relatively recent launch of

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JANUARY 6, 2025

The director of the film Wicked used an Apple Vision Pro to view and give feedback on drafts as part of the editing process on a giant virtual screen. 0:00 / 1:08 1 Jon M. Chu said he used the app Evercast to coordinate with his editor and the global team of visual effects artists, viewing drafts on a virtual screen the size of a cinema screen from the comfort of his own home, and adding notes by drawing with his finger.

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EON Reality

JANUARY 6, 2025

IRVINE, CA – January 6,2025 – EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, proudly announces the release of The Knowledge Metaverse, a compelling new book by Chairman Dan Lejerskar. This transformative work lays the groundwork for understanding and adopting a future shaped by the intertwined technologies of XR, AI, and the metaverse.

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With a rapidly changing economy, Avangrid Renewables looked to virtual reality to develop a standardized form of immersive training in order to onboard and upskill technicians faster than ever before.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

I Am Security is now a top-selling app on Quest, joining the studio's hit VR sandbox game I Am Cat. Currently in early access following last June's launch, I Am Security from New Folder Games sees you working as a club security guard to ensure the right guests come through, stopping them from sneaking in prohibited items. It recently received a new update over the holidays that added enhanced character reactions, and you can watch the original trailer below. 0:00 / 0:59 1 It's the first time we'

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JANUARY 6, 2025

Virtual Hunter, an open world PC VR hunting game, enters full release next week. Developed by Korpi Games, Virtual Hunter first launched in December 2021 as an early access title on Steam. Designed as a realistic open world hunting sim with support for solo play and co-op multiplayer, this features seven different types of animals while promising realistic weapon handling with various gear.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

BodyLink is a funded Kickstarter for a standalone body tracking camera for TV games and VR headsets. The Kickstarter comes from Rebuff Reality , a VR accessory company that today sells straps, grip socks, and USB hubs for HTC's Vive Trackers, a rear battery for Quest 3, and the body tracking VR game Dance Dash. BodyLink is essentially a modern Kinect in a standalone console with an ARM chipset.

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