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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.05): Vivo to launch a mixed reality headset, VR usage on Steam on the rise, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info Virtual Reality has been used in the courtroom The most viral VR news of the week has been abou t the recent use of virtual reality in the courtroom in a trial in the United States. There is a Unity SDK, so it is also possible to create a VR game (e.g. for fitness) that integrates them!

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Sony’s New 3D Display Doesn’t Require Any Glasses

VRScout

In terms of SDKs, the device is compatible with Unity and Unreal Engine and supports development using Open GL and DirectX11/12 (Open XR coming later this year). The device will be available for $5,000 this May in the United States and Canada.

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Blippar Plans US Expansion Amid Rising Profits

ARPost

According to Galaria, around 80% of their revenue is already from outside of the UK, and most of that 80% comes from the United States. We think about the competition set for Zappar as being heavy creators like Unity and then the social media AR companies like Meta Spark or Snapchat,” said Galaria. A Look at the AR Market.

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Some Beautiful Maniac Is Remaking Death Stranding For The Oculus Quest

VRScout

Saddled with various life-saving goods and resources that must be delivered to specific settlements, you’ll use numerous tools and equipment to traverse the unrecognizable hellscape that is now the United States. Developed by animator, video producer, and graphic designer Taylor Caudle a.k.a.

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Leading VR Engine Unity Will Start Charging Developers Per Install

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Unity plans to introduce a new 'Runtime Fee' next year and charging developers based on how many installs they reach. Effective from January 1, 2024, Unity confirms any games running the Unity Engine - comprised of Unity Editor and Unity Runtime - will incur this new charge based on revenue in the last 12 months and lifetime installs.

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Virtualware Becomes Official Sponsor of Unity’s Unite 2023 Education Summit

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Virtualware will also serve as the exclusive sponsor of the event to uniteUnity instructors and workforce development professionals,” according to a press release. Additionally, Virtualware also plans to join the event’s Unite Industry Executive Summit.

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HoloLens 2 Sales Expanding to 15 More Countries, ‘Development Edition’ Launches in the US

Road to VR

In addition to broadening sales, Microsoft today announced that the ‘ HoloLens 2 Development Edition ‘ package is now available in the United States. 3-month Unity Pro license. Value (MSRP; in $USD). HoloLens 2 device. Azure credits. 3-month Pixyz Plugin license. 300.