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Preserving Historical Landmarks In VR Should Be A Priority

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Yesterday, the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France suffered a devastating fire that caused significant, lasting damage to the 12 Century building. Image Credit: Google Inc. With photogrammetry and 3D spatial capture on the rise, immersive technology is poised to become the ultimate preservation tool for real-world locations.

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KaviAR Tech Launches New Augmented Reality App for Travel

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Instead of developing apps that required headsets, KaviAR Tech built a tool that can be used by anyone, anywhere with a smartphone. Tech giants such as Google and Apple must lead the charge aside from independent firms such as KaviAR Tech, Ruiz also said. That’s because it relied on special glasses. What Is KaviAR Gate?

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The XR Week Peek (2024.11.26): Valve Roy controller leaked, VR Black Friday deals, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The glasses should work with Google Gemini AI and have the following features: Processors : Snapdragon AR1 and NXP Camera : 12MP with Sony IMX681 Battery : 155mAh Weight : 50 grams The first batch of production should be around 500,000 units , with more to come if the glasses prove to be successful.

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Celebrate Earth Day With These Nature Themed VR Experiences

VRScout

Thankfully, immersive technology—such as VR—has proven to be the ideal tool for educating the public on environmental issues and spread awareness through immersive projects designed to envoke a sense of empathy with the user. GOOGLE EARTH VR. THE STANFORD OCEAN ACIDIFICATION EXPERIENCE.

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The 2022 Snap Partner Summit: Heavier Than Ever on AR

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This will allow clothing retailers to utilize Snap’s AR shopping tools whether the retailers are on Snapchat or not. Partnerships With Google and LiveNation. Schwerin described that the Snap Camera is now available on the lock screen of the Google Pixel 6 so that Snapchatters don’t have to miss a moment unlocking their phones.

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Report: Meta to Open ‘Horizon Worlds’ to Younger Teens Amid Renewed Retention Push

Road to VR

Horizon Worlds on the other hand has been limited to users 18+ since it was launched in 2021, and only to those in US, Canada, UK, France, Iceland, Ireland and Spain. Meta’s Quest 2 headset is technically only available to users aged 13 and up. At the same time, Meta has slashed some XR projects , including first-party title Echo VR.

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Big XR News from Meta, HTC VIVE, Magic Leap

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Now, significant vendors deploy emerging hardware; on the flip side, software providers must follow suit and leverage the tools provided to create device-shifting applications. EssilorLuxottica, a multinational corporation based in Italy and France, is already working with Meta on developing Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.