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The XR Week Peek (2020.06.13): Magic Leap exploring a sale, events are going virtual and more!

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Image by Magic Leap). Magic Leap is on sale. A report on Bloomberg informed us all that Magic Leap is exploring a sale of the company. The sales never skyrocketed and now Magic Leap is in desperate need of cash , after many layoffs, disappointing sales, and having put its IP as collaterals to a bank.

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Spatial Beats: Oculus, Google & Snap

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Seems like they’re zeroing in on Maps as the sweet spot for XR and tossing everything else, like their Daydream headset, their investment in Magic Leap, Poly, and finally Tilt Brush, overboard. The product is a 3D modeling software for PC VR and Oculus Quest headsets. What is up with Google and XR?

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Spatial Beats: Oculus, Snapchat and new XR Funding

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This week we cover a handful of new funding rounds, new Snap AR milestones and Oculus Quest sales Inflections, among other items. Arden’s Wake hits the Oculus Store. Finally, Penrose Studios’ award-winning narrative VR experience is available for the Oculus Rift for $7.99. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. Griffith of VR.”

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What’s the future of SteamVR tracking?

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The controller of Magic Leap 2 features onboard cameras that perform inside-out tracking, too. Object Tracking Film production using HTC Vive Trackers to track the cameras (Image by HTC) You can attach a Vive Tracker to an object, to have it reliably tracked for you in VR.

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Magic Leap’s John Gaeta talks about the future of cinema, storytelling and mixed reality

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He has joined Rony Abovitz at Magic Leap and now he’s there, trying to build the MagicVerse as the SVP of Creative Strategy of the Florida company. People knew it was not possible to do that: the film resonated because only in a simulation, only in virtual reality you can cheat time and space. Magic Leap glasses.

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Sing Along To John Legend With Baobab Studios ‘Crow: The Legend’ AR Filter

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Baobab Studios, the VR animation company behind the Emmy-award winning films Invasion! have launched a new Facebook AR face filter that lets you wear the colorful feathered face of the hero from their most recent VR film, Crow: The Legend. Step into the role of Crow with this Facebook Karaoke AR filter. and Asteroids!

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‘Angry Birds VR’ is Coming to All Major VR Platforms in 2019

Road to VR

While we don’t know much about gameplay mechanics yet, it’s possible the Magic Leap One release of Angry Birds: FPS – First Person Slingshot may hold some answers. The studio is also working on an upcoming VR arcade experience for its the release of The Angry Birds Movie 2 film.