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- The Immersive Wire - 5 May 2021 (News edition)
The Immersive Wire - 5 May 2021 (News edition)
The Immersive Wire - 5 May 2021 (News edition)
NEWS DIGEST EDITIONCurated VR/AR analysis every Wednesday and Sunday
// 5 May 2021
The Mitchells vs the Machines is surprisingly good! Though it's basically the Goofy movie again with Olivia Coleman as the villain.
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HTC will reveal two headsets at their event, according to
According to the publication, HTC 'will unveil a new standalone device, the Vive Focus 3 Business Edition, as well as the Pro 2, a high-end PC VR headset.'
This looks to be the continuation of their successful enterprise variations of the headsets, though they won't provide competition against the more consumer-friendly Oculus Quest 2.
Facebook's new integrated campaign profiles the Quest 2's
As noted in a previous newsletter, fitness is where a lot of money is being made on VR devices (at least among consumers). Following the money, the company did a wide array of advertisements profiling how it's a more exciting way to lose weight.
The company hopes that it'll have a similar effect as the Wii and Switch's fitness peripherals.
Personally, I think it's a very smart move, and I am curious to see how many people it converts to VR.
This week's discussion topic:
What do you think about Facebook's focus on fitness? Contribute to the discussion
You won't look this cool, or non-sweaty. Photo credit: Facebook Reality Labs.
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Arvizio announced the ability to incorporate drone and UAV mapped 3D models and point clouds into collaborative sessions.
Cybershoes is finishing its Indiegogo campaign very soon. It is also currently shipping to supporters.
Delta will give flight attendants a tonne of iPhones for immersive AR training.
Epic offered to make a launch title for Sony's PS5.
(We still don't know if they accepted). And yes, this is part of their larger court case with Apple.
Eric for President is doing a charity stream.
I donated myself, and what they're doing is wonderful.
Facebook acquired Downpour Interactive.
LetinAR teased their upcoming AR glasses.
Painting VR is a new artistic app on the App Lab.
The International AR & VR Conference announced a call for papers.
Vertigo is publishing Innerspace's next game.
VR Education's ENGAGE platform now has 100 commercial customers.
Young Visions launched a crowd funder to help them against the pandemic.
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