Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As for apps, the AR glasses play bespoke content in pre-defined playspaces, all of which you can download from Google Play, such as Table Trenches , a 1v1 tabletop strategy game. Before its release in the US, Nreal has rolled out via telecoms in South Korea, Japan, Germany and Spain.

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VRScout

AUGUST 12, 2020

Available now for pre-order, the Nreal Light AR smart glasses connect with compatible Android smartphones to bring your favorite apps, such as Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Google Chrome, to life in augmented reality. Unfortunately, this deal is exclusive to LGU+ customers in South Korea; at least for the moment.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The 2018 Winter Olympics is about to kick off in PyeongChang, South Korea today, and this year you’ll be able to watch a total of 30 events in VR, shared across live and on-demand 360/180 recordings. Google Daydream – Google Play. Google Cardboard – Google Play (Android), App Store (iOS).

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Mashable VR

MAY 10, 2022

Online dating juggernaut Match Group is suing Google, alleging that its Android apps are being forced to use the tech giant's in-app payment system — thus allowing Google to extract royalties for such transactions. However, Google doesn’t allow apps onto the Google Play Store unless they meet certain criteria.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The Korea Economic Daily cites "industry sources" as saying that Mark Zuckerberg will meet with the CEO of LG Electronics on Wednesday to finalize the details of the partnership. This will be Zuckerberg's publicly-known trip to South Korea since 2014, when he visited Samsung to finalise the Gear VR smartphone headset partnership.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Whether it’s buildings, landmarks, or public transportation, you can get the information you need without having to search it on Google. The United States, South Korea, and China are a few of the countries at the forefront of 5G deployments. AR can also provide information about the objects around you.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This is Zuckerberg's first publicly-known trip to South Korea since 2014, when he visited Samsung to finalize the Gear VR smartphone-holder headset partnership. Samsung’s Google-Powered Headset Set To Launch Late 2024 Samsung’s Google-powered XR headset is set to launch, in very limited quantities, in late 2024.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 17, 2021

and South Korea flipped the switches on the first commercial 5G networks. About two years ago, wireless carriers in the U.S. And while 5G is still in its infancy, now seems like a good time to take stock of where 5G is at right now, and where it’s going. Read more.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 23, 2023

Google Parent Alphabet Lays Off 12,000 Jobs Late last week, Alphabet, Google’s parent firm, laid off roughly 12,000 individuals. The move accounts for around 6 percent of Google’s global workforce. Google’s layoffs come just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2018

The system also allows you to play SteamVR games, provided you download a software called RiftCat for mobile headsets such as Samsung Gear VR or Google Cardboard. Image courtesy Nolo VR. “As smartphones are revolutionizing PCs, mobile VR is definitely the future trend.” ” Zhang says.

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Upload VR

JUNE 18, 2024

The pitch of Xreal Beam Pro isn't to replace your existing phone, it's to act as a dedicated compute puck for your smart glasses - one that supports all the media and gaming apps already present on the Google Play Store. In South Korea preorders will open on July 1. Xreal's Nebula app launching & positioning system.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The model should be codenamed “SM-I120” and its battery has just been certificated in South Korea. But now some data about it is starting to be found. This battery is very small, and measures 45mm x 45mm, but this doesn’t help us in understanding the whole dimension of the device.

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2018

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games is getting a big technology boost when it opens on February 9th in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The VR Olympics is being delivered exclusively through the NBC Sports VR app on Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, Windows, Android and iOS devices. That sounds like a gold.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 16, 2022

XR immersive experiences firm Trigger XR has teamed up with the Global Telco Alliance and South Korea’s LG Uplus to launch its Dinotracker augmented reality (AR) app to commemorate the release of Jurassic World: Dominion, the company announced on Tuesday.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 20, 2024

The report notes that the forecasted uptick hinges on various market leaders, including Google, Sony, Apple, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft, HTC, Oculus, Magic Leap, Blippar, and Upskill. However, Evolve Business Intelligence explains that China, Japan, South Korea, and India are “key markets” for AR/VR growth and adoption.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We already know that Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are working on a competitor of the Vision Pro, which should be based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR Gen2+ and cost around $2000. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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AllThingsVR

MAY 25, 2016

The reality of augmented and virtual reality venture capital Chatting with VC and corporate friends in Sand Hill Road, Hollywood, London, China, Japan and South Korea, a taxonomy emerged for AR/VR investors: Yes: Dedicated AR/VR funds (mainly angel, seed and Series A). It’s why they exist, and their portfolios are mostly AR/VR.

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MARCH 5, 2017

Ditto with Google and ditto with Microsoft.”. Powered by Unreal, Netmarble’s Lineage2 Revolution on mobile made $176 million in its first month on mobile on iOS and Android in South Korea. It had more than 5 million users in its first month, or 10 percent of South Korea’s population.

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WITHIN

AUGUST 1, 2019

Minhyuk Che’s “Space x Girl” world premieres on the Within app, August 8, 2019 A different kind of landscape is examined in “Space x Girl,” a short experience from South Korea directed by Minhyuk Che. This landscape is thoroughly modern, created using the Google VR app Tilt Brush, which allows creators to paint in three dimensions.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Hayoun Kwon is a repeat prize-winning artist and documentary director born in South Korea. With over six years of experiential work under his belt, he has helped create interactive experiences for Google, Delta, Diesel, Merrell and Wired, to name a few. Hayoun Kwon. Isaac Cohen. Zohar Kfir.

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Ryan Schultz

MARCH 31, 2023

or higher) to set up the Meta Quest 2, using apps which are available from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store , respectively. Please note that according to the terms of service, you must be at least 13 years of age to set up a Meta account (14 if you live in South Korea or Spain).

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VRWorld

APRIL 17, 2017

1997 in South Korea, which was an early advocate of accessible broadband internet. Otherwise known as competitive video gaming, and including games like Overwatch, League of Legends, and Dota 2, eSports is a global and growing phenomenon that already has parallels with regular sport, including teams, celebrities, and betting.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 8, 2018

The 23rd Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), one of the most significant film festivals in Asia, is taking place in Busan , South Korea from Oct. 4th to Oct. What you don’t want to miss on BIFF. ‘VR

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 6, 2017

Sweeney sees massive amounts of investment happening in China and South Korea toward VR, and that could very well lead to making the Metaverse. Even Gary Whitta, the screenwriter for the blockbuster film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, said in an interview with Jamil Moledina of Google that games have carried the flag of creativity.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2016

The Google Maps-powered augmented reality experience has players tracking down digital monsters along the streets and walking paths in the real world. Pokémon Go doesn’t top the Google Play Android app store. 1 for mobile spending and South Korea is No. Back in the U.S., It is still No. China is No.1

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Google makes Tilt Brush opensource. Google has just announced that the VR painting program Tilt Brush has been put opensource on GitHub. The bad news is that this means that Google has abandoned it. Google is becoming well-known for abandoning the interesting project it creates. Oculus Quest is coming to Korea.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

One exception is South Korea, where a 5G network is quickly proliferating. Korea Telecom’s Joonmo Park discusses how his company is using the network to evangelize VR. Today, we're speaking with Joonmo Park, new media business development manager at Korea Telecom, the largest telecommunications company in South Korea.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

One exception is South Korea, where a 5G network is quickly proliferating. Korea Telecom’s Joonmo Park discusses how his company is using the network to evangelize VR. Today, we're speaking with Joonmo Park, new media business development manager at Korea Telecom, the largest telecommunications company in South Korea.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 20, 2022

First launched in March 2021 (but not entirely as a new streaming service, we'll get to that), Paramount+ will also debut in Asia by launching in South Korea in June, with Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, and Austria set for late 2022, and India in 2023 in partnership with Viacom 18. was first announced in May.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

One exception is South Korea, where a 5G network is quickly proliferating. Korea Telecom’s Joonmo Park discusses how his company is using the network to evangelize VR. Today, we're speaking with Joonmo Park, new media business development manager at Korea Telecom, the largest telecommunications company in South Korea.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

VIVE Mars CamTrack is open for purchase in the United States, Canada, and Europe, with plans to launch in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia over the next few months. Learn more: [link] #VIVEMARS #SIGGRAPH2022 #trackedonmars #virtualproduction pic.twitter.com/uNTI9bH6hs. — HTC VIVE (@htcvive) August 8, 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

Imagine it as the Google Docs for 3D artists, a set of tools that let people involved in CGI work on the same scene collaboratively at the same time, even if they are at the opposite sides of the world. If you need an Oculus device, it is now the time to buy it! Enjoy a miniature version of Beat Saber!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta and LG officially confirm their partnership In the end, the rumor was true: Mark Zuckerberg was in South Korea to start a new partnership with LG. (Before we start, in case you missed my post with my predictions for XR in 2024, you can still read it at this link !)

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You can download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to watch amazing VR content. Virtual Reality Summit : Held in Seoul, South Korea in June 2018. Google I/O : Google’s annual developer conference.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Google I/O Date: May 1-2, 2018 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA There are two types of tickets for Google I/O, whether for drawing applicants or invitees: General Admission: $1,150 Academic Admission: $375 Follow this event on social media: You can also check for updates on Google Developers blog.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 15, 2023

China is the world’s largest consumer market, and Apple has an advantage over Meta Platform and Google — they’re allowed in the country. Huawei’s P30 series was the last flagship phone to include Google Mobile Services (GMS) natively. The latter phone may return Huawei’s 5G capabilities.

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Road to VR

APRIL 13, 2017

AR headset distribution is much more dramatic, as students are mainly developing on Microsoft HoloLens (43%), with Google Glass, Vuzix AR headsets, Epson Moverio, Meta AR Dev Kits making up the rest of the pie chart. Sogang University, South Korea. South East European University, Macedonia. Oklahoma State University, USA.

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