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The Immersive Wire - 22 September 2021 (News edition)

The Immersive Wire - 22 September 2021 (News edition)

September 22, 2021

By Tom FfiskeCurated VR/AR analysis every Wednesday and Sunday 

// 22 September 2021

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Oculus is running a sale where, if you buy two Quest 2s, the second will be £100 off. 

  • The news story isn't the sale itself - although if you're really keen to grab yourself some Quest 2s, now is a good time. 

  • No, the point is that the sale may indicate that they are getting rid of Quest 2 stock while keeping their margins high, because they intend to sell a new model very soon. 

  • We know that Facebook is running an event on 28 October, and the team have been very open that they are making a pro version of the device to release sometime in the future. Shelling off the stock ahead of the major announcement makes sense while making some cash along the way. 

Netflix released a VR game called

  • Yeah, I am surprised too. 

  • The game is likely a tie-in for the futuristic Netflix anime Eden, as a way to help promote the show. 

  • But what I find interesting is that it is an App Lab listing, so it is more tricky to discover and play. As a marketing play, it's an interesting use of finances to bring people in. But at the same time, it matches the aesthetic of the show itself, so it is on-point from a brand perspective. 

  • Will Netflix do more VR? Perhaps; we know they are more focused on mobile devices (perhaps rightly), but I would be interested to see more VR games hop in as well, from time to time. 

Quantum Digital provide creative solutions for a wide range of applications

  • Creative Industries Council launched the CIC's annual CreaTech Ones To Watch, which includes a bunch of immersive companies.

  • Daniel Colaianni, Chief Executive of the Academy of International Extended Reality, has been appointed to steer and lead the United Kingdom’s National Standards Committee IST/31 Immersive Technologies.

  • Facebook unveiled the Portal Go and Portal Plus. 

  • Grosvenor and Darabase have partnered to create eleven AR experiences and an interactive map to guide visitors to Belgravia in Bloom 2021.

  • Felix & Paul Studios’ Space Explorers: The ISS Experience has received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program. Congratulations! 

  • Geenee announced a partnership with the NFT exchange Mintable, so anyone can mint some AR creations using the Geenee WebAR Builder.

  • Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) is a little iffy on the Ray-Ban Stories. 

  • Minority Media Inc. announced they have changed their brand to Meta4 Interactive to align with their evolution and expanded focus.

  • Phobys lets you fight your fear of spiders with the power of AR... such as spiders on the back of your hands. 

  • rooom emerged from stealth with a total investment of €6M and a new integrated platform for creating, managing and sharing integrated online 3D virtual experiences.

    • I attended the press event where I spoke to the people and wandered around the virtual area. Personally, what struck me was the coolness of wandering around a place, then using QR codes to place down AR elements. Merging VR with AR? It worked pretty well! 

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