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The XR Week Peek (2025.03.18): Niantic sells Pokemon Go, Meta released passthrough APIs, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Scoperlys parent company is owned by Saudi Arabias Public Investment Fund, meaning that Pokemon Go now belongs to the king of Saudi Arabia. This is something absolutely impossible to have with Unity or Unreal. For this purpose, it created a spin-off called Niantic Spatial which starts with $250M in funds.

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XR to Retell Tale of Saudi Arabia, Midwam CEO Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Midwam, a startup company from Saudi Arabia, joined the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Europe on Thursday to discuss how the Middle Eastern nation facilitated digital storytelling by tapping innovative, immersive technologies. Khalid al-Muawad, Chief Experience Officer at Midwam.

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Boeing, Microsoft Back Australia’s Air Force with HoloLens M&O Tool

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Airbus noted at the time, “The emergence of augmented reality solutions and equipment that give operators and engineers a more advanced, hands-free experience directly in their workplace has only accelerated the pace” Several technologies include the use of Unity’s industrial metaverse tools.

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IGS 2022 Miami: XR Today Expert Round Table

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

According to AlMuawad, Midwam’s solutions were key to developing Saudi Arabia as a strategic tech and metaverse incubator. Users could also choose where their avatars would interact with digital assets in different environments.

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The XR Week Peek (2025.02.25): Niantic may sell Pokemon Go, Meta announces $50M creator fund for Horizon Worlds, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Niantic) Niantic is evaluating selling its gaming division According to a report from Bloomberg, Niantic is in talks with Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely to sell its gaming division for $3.5 A new week, a new selection of XR news to read!

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Data Dive: How Much Does AR Influence Shopping?

AR Insider

France and Saudi Arabia. That ecosystem is coming together as we speak, including ubiquitous 3D experience-creation platforms like Unity. . –– 61 percent say that the ability to share a branded AR experience is important to them. The survey sample includes 1000 consumers, aged 13-49. More details can be seen here. Puzzle Pieces.

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Data Dive: How Much Does AR Influence Shopping?

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France and Saudi Arabia. That ecosystem is coming together as we speak, including ubiquitous 3D experience-creation platforms like Unity. . — 61 percent say that the ability to share a branded AR experience is important to them. The survey sample includes 1000 consumers, aged 13–49. More details can be seen here.

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