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Augmented World Expo Has Become the Must-go Event for the XR Industry

Road to VR

There were company-specific events like Oculus Connect and Unity’s Vision Summit. And there were early grass-roots events like SVVR, VRLA, and a host of local meetups across the globe that built lasting networks of XR believers. While many of these events have since faded, the connections they fostered have not.

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Vision Pro Owners Hopeful Apple Event Will Bring News of Unreleased Panoramic Display Feature

Road to VR

The coming week of announcements seems to be a replacement for its annual Mac event, traditionally held in October, which in the past has seen the release of new iPads and Macs. The event is very likely centered around the reveal of the company’s new slate of Macs featuring various flavors of its M4 chipsets.

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AWE: Ultraleap’s event cameras may be the future of hand tracking

The Ghost Howls

Not only because they are very nice people it’s always great to hang out with, but because their use of “event cameras” for tracking hand movements completely surprised me. My brain started melting at “event camera” What the hell even is an event camera? What is an event camera?

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AWE Expands Focus to Welcome XR Game Developers & Publishers to Major Industry Event

Road to VR

AWE USA 2025 has announced a new Gaming Hub program that expands the event’s focus and programming to include XR game development and publishing. As far as industry events go, AWE USA has become our must-attend XR event of the year. Check the event’s Gaming Hub track for details.

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Some pieces of advice to get your best from AWE (or other events about VR)

The Ghost Howls

For some people, it is going to be the classical XR event that happens every year, while for others, this is going to be the first edition they attend. This is also true because this year the event is happening in LA and not in Santa Clara anymore, so I guess there will be many new visitors from the LA area. This is very important.

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How VR Is Being Used To Prepare For Mass Casualty Events

VRScout

Feature Image Credit: Ohio State University College of Medicine The post How VR Is Being Used To Prepare For Mass Casualty Events appeared first on VRScout. Another company has developed a VR training program designed to teach proper COVID-19 preparedness and prevention.

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The dream comes true: I’m going to CES 2025!

The Ghost Howls

via GIPHY Since when I got passionate about technology, I’ve heard about the CES, this huge event where a lot of innovative gadgets are showcased and a lot of new products are launched. When I started working in VR, I became even more interested in this event, and I started covering it on my blog in 2017.

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