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2025 Predictions: AR Form Factors Diverge & Diversify

AR Insider

2024 saw AR form factors that deviated from traditional approaches – everything from lite AR glasses to non-display AI smartglasses. Will this divergence and diversification keep its momentum into 2025? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Microsoft is Launching Automatic Quest 3 Pairing on Windows 11 PCs in December

Road to VR

Meta announced at Connect in September it was working with Microsoft to bring Windows 11 PCs the ability to automatically pair with Quest wirelessly. Now, the companies say we can expect preview access in December. The feature will allow Quest 3 and Quest 3S to connect to Windows 11 PCs for a multi-monitor work environment—pretty familiar territory to anyone who owns a Vision Pro and some flavor of Mac, as Apple’s XR headset has been able to similarly connect via Mac Virtual Display since

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Arcade Paradise VR Will Get Two New Cabinets & Pico 4 Launch Soon

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Arcade Paradise VR will receive two new cabinets in a free update next month, and it's heading for Pico next week. Developed by Nosebleed Interactive, Arcade Paradise VR initially launched with 39 arcade games, and the latest update will add two more fully interactive cabinets to the light management sim. This includes rhythm game 'Cyber Drums' where you hit the matching symbols as they appear, while 'Super Woodgal JR Ultra Ex Hyper-Deluxe' involves swinging an axe to quickly chop through wood.

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University of Hong Kong Harnesses Immersive Tech in Archaeology

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Archaeologists at the University of Hong Kong are utilising 3D immersive technologies for excavations of ancient sites. University of Oxford Host XR Event to Boost Commercial Investment and Partnerships Why is the University of Canterbury Developing a Virtual Infant Solution? University of Miami Builds an Educational Metaverse with ENGAGE The technologies, which include the use of mixed reality (MR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets, are “revolutionising” its work by enabling them to interact

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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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Augmented Empire (2024) Review: Simple Cyberpunk With Great Vibes

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In my eyes, there's a huge difference between immersive and immersing yourself. The former usually needs time to get back into the world, while the latter grips you back into the experience almost instantly after you left off, like a great book you were sad to put down. Augmented Empire is the latter. While it lacks in action compared to other VR titles, Augmented Empire’s gripping narrative, brilliant voice acting, and beautiful visuals keep the simplistic gameplay more appealing.

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Synth Riders Overhauls User Interface In Latest Update

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Synth Riders received a brand new user interface in today's update. While the Apple Vision Pro version uses a simplified UI based on this redesign and is therefore unaffected, today's Synth Riders update is now live on all other active platforms - Quest, Steam, PS VR2, and Pico. Kluge Interactive states this new approach is designed to "make it easier to find Challenges, your friends, and the songs you want to play," also providing UploadVR the following screenshots.

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EON Reality Unveils the SmartReality Marketplace: A Groundbreaking Platform for Knowledge Exchange in Q1 2025

EON Reality

IRVINE, CA – November 20, 2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in AI-driven Virtual and Augmented Reality for education and industry, announces the launch of its new revolutionary SmartReality Marketplace. This innovative platform redefines how knowledge is created, shared, and monetized, positioning education as the ultimate currency in a rapidly evolving global economy.

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Bounce Arcade Review: A Stellar Pinball Game That Needs Better Cabinets

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Pinball plus virtual reality is a match made in Heaven. No longer bound by the artifice of paddles and Newtonian physics, Bounce Arcade offers the ability to swat the ball with your own hands, racing for the high score. However, can fully 3D VR stages offer the replay value necessary? It's an answer Bounce Arcade is willing to try and find out. even if the result is a bit more mixed than I may have hoped for.

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New Mode in ‘Gorilla Tag’ & $2.6M Investment in ‘Digigods’ Cements UGC as Crucial Social VR Feature

Road to VR

One of VR’s biggest hits, Gorilla Tag , is expanding a previously tested level creation mode and making it a permanent part of the game. The so-called ‘Monke Blocks’ allow friends to build together and then play inside of their shared creations. Meanwhile, the studio behind the up-and-coming Digigods social VR game recently snagged a $2.6 million investment.

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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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Spatial Ops Hands-On: Make Some Space For This Shooter

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Spatial Ops delivers an inventive mixed reality FPS on Quest and Pico, and we went hands-on. Read on for our full impressions. There’s no shortage of shooting gallery games on any VR headset if you’ve got an itchy trigger finger. You can defeat zombie hordes in Arizona Sunshine , faceless marauders in Superhot VR , or even killer produce in Shooty Fruity.

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Hands-on: Varjo XR-4 Focal Edition takes passthrough to the next level

The Ghost Howls

Yesterday I was visiting Varjo and I had the opportunity to try the Varjo XR-4 Focal Edition. I came out impressed by the clarity of its passthrough and I want to tell you why in this short article. My visit to Varjo I’m currently in Helsinki to attend MatchXR and of course, I decided to visit Varjo , since it is based here. At Varjo I was able to try a few things and I will write a detailed article about one of them soon.

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Vuzix AR Smart Glasses Gain Microsoft Intune Integration

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

This week, enterprise-grade AR smart glasses vendor Vuzix announced the integration of Microsoft’s Intune, a cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) service, to help businesses deploy hardware across a workforce. Vuzix is integrating Microsoft’s MDM service into its M-series of AR smart glasses, gaining official certification from the Itune provider in a bid to support scaling and distribution efforts with its customers already using the MDM solution.

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