XR News: Latest Extended Reality & XR Industry Updates

2022

NVIDIA announces new Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE) for building virtual assistants and digital humans

August 9, 2022

In General XR News August 9, 2022 – NVIDIA has today announced NVIDIA Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), a suite of cloud-native AI models and services that make it easier … continue reading

NVIDIA announces new range of developer frameworks, tools, apps and plugins for NVIDIA Omniverse platform

August 9, 2022

In General XR News August 9, 2022 – NVIDIA has today announced a new range of developer frameworks, tools, apps and plugins for NVIDIA Omniverse, the company’s platform for building … continue reading

Unity and Microsoft announce cloud partnership for game developers and RT3D creators

August 8, 2022

In General XR News August 8, 2022 – Microsoft and Unity have today announced a partnership that will see Unity utilize Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service to bring its Create … continue reading

Unity and Capgemini partner to help organizations execute their metaverse strategies

August 4, 2022

In General XR News August 4, 2022 – Unity, a leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, and Capgemini, a multinational information technology services and consulting company, … continue reading

RealWear launches new ‘RealWear Cloud’ software offering for device management

August 4, 2022

In General XR News August 4, 2022 – RealWear, a provider of assisted reality wearable solutions for frontline industrial workers, has recently launched ‘RealWear Cloud’, marking the company’s major shift … continue reading

Future Sight AR awarded two SBIR Phase II contracts worth $1.5M by AFWERX

August 3, 2022

In Mixed Reality News August 3, 2022 – XR Solutions, dBA Future Sight AR, a mixed reality (MR) software development company that increases the capabilities of frontline workers, has recently … continue reading

2022

VIVERSE and pixiv partner to offer users Japanese anime-style avatars on the HTC metaverse platform

July 28, 2022

In General XR News July 28, 2022 – VIVERSE, the HTC metaverse platform, has this week announced that it has partnered with pixiv Inc., which operates pixiv, a Japanese online … continue reading

Wharton School launches ‘Business in the Metaverse Economy’ course, becomes first Ivy League business school to launch a metaverse program

July 27, 2022

In General XR News July 27, 2022 – The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has recently announced the launch of its new ‘Business in the Metaverse Economy’ online … continue reading

Google to begin real-world testing of its latest Augmented Reality smart glasses prototype

July 21, 2022

In Augmented Reality News July 21, 2022 – Google has recently announced in a blog post that it will once again begin testing its latest augmented reality prototypes in the … continue reading

Snap announces Snapchat for Web platform enabling users to access app features from their computers

July 21, 2022

In Augmented Reality News July 21, 2022 – Snap, Inc., the company behind the social augmented reality (AR) app Snapchat, has recently announced that it is introducing ‘Snapchat for Web’, … continue reading

Automotive XR company holoride integrates custodial service provider Copper into its ecosystem

July 21, 2022

In Virtual Reality News July 21, 2022 – holoride, a German in-car entertainment tech startup that is aiming to combine navigational and car data with virtual reality (VR) experiences, has … continue reading

Metaverse development studio MELON raises $5M in seed funding

July 20, 2022

In General XR News July 20, 2022 – MELON, development studio for the metaverse, has recently announced that it has raised USD $5M in seed funding. The game development team … continue reading

AES 2022 enterprise XR conference to take place in San Diego, CA from October 18-20

July 18, 2022

In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News July 18, 2022 – The Augmented Enterprise Summit (AES), an enterprise-focused event where organizations can learn how to adopt and scale … continue reading

Yosemite Cinema opens Positron XR cinema equipped with 16 VR motion pods with scent and haptic feedback

July 15, 2022

In Virtual Reality News July 15, 2022 – Yosemite Cinema, an independent movie theater located at the south gate of Yosemite National Park in Oakhurst, California, has this week announced … continue reading

Unity announces merger with business platform ironSource to integrate creation and growth

July 13, 2022

In General XR News July 13, 2022 – Unity, one of the leading platforms for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D (RT3D) content, and ironSource, a business platform that empowers … continue reading

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