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First look at Apple Vision Pro development in Unity

The Ghost Howls

After the latest Unite event, Unity has released in Open Beta the tools to develop applications for the Apple Vision Pro. The development packages are usable only by people having Unity Pro or Enterprise, but the documentation is publicly available for everyone to see. At VRROOM , we have a Unity Enterprise subscription, so I’ll be able to get my hands dirty on the SDK pretty soon. hoping to make for you my classic tutorial on how to develop an application with a cube for this new platform

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Amex Brings AR to SMBs

AR Insider

Amex's Small Business Saturday promotion this year will feature AR product try-ons for local merchants in Chicago, New York, and LA. Will this start a trend for AR among SMBs? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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HTC is Offering Big Discounts on Vive Headsets & Accessories for Black Friday

Road to VR

Black Friday is almost always when we see the best deals of the year on VR headsets and 2023 is no exception when it comes to HTC. The company is offering a big Black Friday sale on Vive headsets and accessories. Updated – November 24th, 2023 The Best HTC Vive Headset Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2023 Sales Vive XR Elite | Image courtesy HTC Vive XR Elite The best Vive XR Elite Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2023 sale so far is $870 from Amazon.

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Asus Intros GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Video Card With Integrated M.2 SSD Slot

Anand Tech

Asus this week formally introduced its ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 Ti SSD OC Edition 8 GB graphics card, an unusual video card that also offers an M.2 SSD slot. First showcased earlier this year, the card is aimed at small form factor systems, giving system builders access to a full-bandwidth M.2 slot for additional storage without having to occupy a second PCIe slot.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

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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Co-op Dungeon Crawler ‘Dungeons of Eternity’ Has Big Plans for Post-launch Content

Road to VR

Dungeons of Eternity (2023) , the VR hack-n-slash adventure, has big plans for post-launch content, as developers Othergate announced its roadmap for the next year. Released on Quest in October, Dungeons of Eternity includes both co-op and solo gameplay, pitting you against ever-changing dungeons with up to three other players. The game’s randomly-generated dungeons also include multiple game modes and realms, featuring stuff like combat arenas, puzzles, trap rooms, secret chambers, and m

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The Best Augmented Reality Accessories for AR Immersion

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Augmented reality accessories are intuitive tools, add-ons, and extras designed to enhance user experiences when adopting smart glasses and AR headsets. Demand for these solutions is increasing as the market for augmented reality continues to grow, predicted to reach a value of $1,109.71 billion by 2030. AR accessories don’t just give AR fans an opportunity to personalize their experience.

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HTC Vive Black Friday Sale Discounts Wireless Adapter, Trackers, Base Stations & Vive Pro 2

Upload VR

HTC's Black Friday sale offers discounts on the Vive Pro 2, Vive Tracker 3.0, Vive Pro wireless adapter, and the base stations. Vive Pro 2 The Vive Pro 2 full PC VR kit with tracking base stations and controllers is down to $1000 , from its normal price of $1400. The headset alone is down to $574 from $799, but only choose this option if you already have base stations and controllers.

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Rokid Max AR Glasses Review: The Complete Guide

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

The Rokid Max AR glasses, released this year, promise consumers a unique insight into the evolving world of smart glasses technology. While major technology brands have been discussing the potential benefits of smart glasses for a while now, the market is still quite limited. We’ve seen plenty of updates to the VR/AR and mixed reality space, with new innovations from Meta and even Apple, but smart glasses technology has lagged.

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No More Rainbows Expands Campaign With Molten Shores Update Next Month

Upload VR

No More Rainbows expands its solo campaign with the Molten Shores update, arriving next month on Quest and PC VR. Released in June, developer Squido has continued updating its adventure platformer ever since. While last month's update gave No More Rainbows a six-player free-for-all Deathmatch Mode , it's now introducing a new single-player world called the 'Molten Shores,' described as an oceanic realm mixed with beach fronts and volcanic landscapes. 0:00 / 1:14 1× Notably, Molten Shores introdu

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How to Train Employees 65% Faster With Virtual Reality

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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This Week In XR: AI21 Raises $208 Million, Aenic Acquires nDreams VR for $102 Million

Charlie Fink

Open AI was not the only story this week.

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Newegg's Quest 3 Black Friday Deal Gives You A Quest Store Gift Card With Your Purchase

Upload VR

Newegg's Quest 3 Black Friday deal gives you a Quest Store gift card with your purchase. You'll get a $15 gift card if you buy the $500 128GB model or a $25 gift card if you buy the $650 512GB model. You can use it to buy apps and games on the Quest Store and App Lab. The Newegg deal stacks with Meta's existing Quest 3 launch season deal, which gives you Asgard's Wrath 2 free with any Quest 3 purchase and a free six months of the Quest+ subscription VR games service if you buy the 512GB model.

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University Project Aims to ‘Dissolve Borders’ Between Virtual and Real-World Meetings

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The University of Glasgow has won funding for a project that aims to eradicate awkward virtual meetings by better portraying non-verbal cues. The FUSION project has been awarded £1.75m to create meeting spaces that will incorporate both virtual and physical spaces. People will interact with each other in these spaces both physically and as avatars. Over the course of the next five years, the project will utilise cameras and sensors to observe volunteers as they interact with each other, both in

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The Advantages of Product Views in AR and VR Catalogs 

Trenzi VR

Imagine the power to transform your business by allowing your customers to step into a virtual store, where they can seamlessly examine and try out your products from every angle, without the need for physical presence. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are enhancing buying experience, and businesses across industries are taking advantage of these immersive technologies to create more engaging and interactive buying experiences.

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Are You Still Watching? How to Create Engaging Presentations for Virtual Learning

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Remote meetings are here to stay - and many are BORING. If you are trying to engage your learners (or any audience), compelling content is critical. But trying to create stimulating content with the same tools you’ve always had is hard, right? Thankfully, wrong! Terrific tools in PowerPoint along with visual assets help you create the kind of dynamic content you need to capture your remote audience’s attention, with functions that allow for interactive sequences and navigation.

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Flutter vs. React Native: Comparing the Titans of Mobile Mastery

Program Ace

Explore a comprehensive Flutter vs. React Native comparison, shedding light on the best fit for your next project.

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Futuristic Horizons: Architectural Visualization Meets Virtual Reality

Trenzi VR

The tsunami of virtual reality is coming, and it brings the potential for a revolution in archite­ctural visualization. It has the power to complete­ly transform traditional methods of modeling, re­ndering, and design, moving away from rigid rectangular structure­s. Huge internet corporations like Facebook, Samsung, and Valve are pouring aircraft carrier loads of cash into VR in the hopes that it revolutionizes how we consume media and how we conduct our daily lives.

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Big XR News from Meta, Apple, Immersive Tech Week, Xreal, and Microsoft

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

December is approaching, and the big XR players are staying busy as the holiday approaches. Events are also closing for the year, excluding a few end-of-year stand-outs, but XR firms are still platforming ideas and roadmaps for the future. Namely, with the rising industrial Metaverse approaching, XR leaders are outlining the methods of integrating emerging technology into the workplace and everyday life – urging people to get hands-on with the technology.

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The Advantages of Product Views in AR and VR Catalogs 

Trenzi VR

Imagine the power to transform your business by allowing your customers to step into a virtual store, where they can seamlessly examine and try out your products from every angle, without the need for physical presence. Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are enhancing buying experience, and businesses across industries are taking advantage of these immersive technologies to create more engaging and interactive buying experiences.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Futuristic Horizons: Architectural Visualization Meets Virtual Reality

Trenzi VR

The tsunami of virtual reality is coming, and it brings the potential for a revolution in archite­ctural visualization. It has the power to complete­ly transform traditional methods of modeling, re­ndering, and design, moving away from rigid rectangular structure­s. Huge internet corporations like Facebook, Samsung, and Valve are pouring aircraft carrier loads of cash into VR in the hopes that it revolutionizes how we consume media and how we conduct our daily lives.