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The XR Week Peek (2021.05.17): HTC announces Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3, PSVR 2 to feature eye tracking, and more!

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Image by HTC Vive). HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. In the end, the rumors were correct and HTC launched two headsets at VIVECON: the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition. But this device got also some criticism: first of all , HTC has not released new controllers and still sells it with the old Wands.

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USC Launches $1bn XR, Generative AI Initiative

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Full Sail University and XR Education USC’s Frontiers of Computing Programme follows several key efforts from universities in the United States to develop the virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) industries.

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The Media and Entertainment Metaverse: What to Expect

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Theme and amusement parks have begun incorporating VR technologies from HTC VIVE for novel attractions. Busch Gardens Virginia , one of the United States’ top theme parks, created an immersive roller coaster ‘The Battle for Eire’ featuring emerald mask VR headsets from the Taiwanese tech giant. VR Theme Parks.

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Big XR News from Apple, HTC VIVE, Taqtile, and Amazon

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

The device also hints at Metaverse support with Unity-native applications like Rec Room porting to the device. During its key announcement, Apple also quietly acquired Mira , an AR firm working closely with enterprise and the United States military sectors, namely the US Air Force and US Navy.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.27): Vive inside-out Tracker announced, Pico’s launch in the US delayed, and more!

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Ok, of course, I’m kidding, but, you know, the possibility of saying the wrong name is so high that my proposal actually starts making sense… Top news of the week (Image by HTC Vive) HTC reveals inside-out-tracked Tracker With a totally unexpected move, HTC has revealed a new kind of Tracker.

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Leveraging the Medical Metaverse to Increase Patient Outcomes

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Leveraging Gamification for Increasing Patient Outcome s Emerging Metaverse services and integrated, immersive technologies grew alongside RT3D engines such as Unreal and Unity, two SDKs that developers commonly leverage for creating gaming content. “This really makes the patient experience not so scary anymore,” Chen remarked.

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#ICYMI: Is VR Pickleball the Next Craze for Enterprises?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Raghu Bathina : Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States. For this, we had to find the right Unity developers that understood gaming physics for the rackets. XR Today: What exactly is Pickleball and how do people play the sport? Players use large paddles, so missing the whiffle ball is difficult.