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New Magic Leap Video Tells Us Nothing About What the Company Is Working On

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Oct 6, 2017

Born out of the founder’s lifetime love affair with sci-fi, surrealism, and a fortuitous road trip across the US, the story of Magic Leap’s founding reads like a beat generation novel about discovering magic in ordinary experiences. The company couches it as “the story of an art project, turned tech startup, turned global company building the future of computing.” And after Magic Leap’s latest video, we still don’t have a clear idea what that future is.

‘ARKTIKA.1’ Gets Launch Trailer Ahead of Next Week’s Release

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Oct 5, 2017

ARKTIKA.1, the sci-fi shooter from Metro developers 4A Games, is launching on Oculus Rift October 10th. Pre-orders are currently live on the Oculus Store, selling for a 10% discount off of the game’s $30 price tag.

‘Raw Data’ Launches out of Early Access Today with 25% Discount, Comes to PSVR October 10th

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Oct 5, 2017

Survios’ stunning VR action game Raw Data (2017) is officially out of its long, but healthy stint on Steam Early Access for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The high-flying shooter, slicer, and high-tech beat ’em up will also be available on PlayStation VR come October 10th.

Discovery and Google Announce VR Travel Series ‘Discovery TRVLR’, First of 38 Episodes to Arrive in November

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Oct 5, 2017

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Discovery and Google today announced the launch of a new 38-episode VR video series called Discovery TRVLR, a product of both Discovery and Google’s internal VR teams. The first 6 episodes is slated to launch on Friday, November 3.

Udacity Launches a ‘Learn ARKit’ Course Created in Collaboration with Unity

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Oct 5, 2017

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With ARKit already baked into the mobile operating system of “hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads,” the massive potential install base means there’s plenty of reasons for developers to start making new augmented reality apps for Apple’s App Store. Now Udacity, the for-profit online education site that was spawned from free Stanford University computer science classes, has created a course that says will take you one month to complete so you can start making your own AR apps for iOS.

Hands-on: Google’s New Daydream View Headset With Pixel 2 & Pixel 2 XL

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Oct 5, 2017

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Google today announced the next iteration of their Daydream View headset for virtual reality on Android. We highlighted the changes and improvements in our announcement article, but how does it handle in practice?

New Google Daydream Revs Up Phone Performance for VR, & Brings Improved Comfort, Field of View

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Oct 4, 2017

Today at an event in San Francisco, Google revealed the second version of their Daydream View VR headset which makes comfort improvements across the board, including new, custom lenses with a wider field of view. Interestingly, this passive device even makes your phone run faster for VR.

Here’s Every Daydream Ready Smartphone, Now 15 and Counting

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Oct 4, 2017

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Google Daydream, the company’s mobile VR platform, is compatible with a number of flagship smartphones from various manufacturers. Growing to a total of 15 Daydream-compatible phones by the end of the year, we take a look at the mobile VR machines you can buy now so you can start daydreaming.

Google is Adding ‘AR Stickers’ to Pixel 2 Camera App

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Dominic Brennan

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Oct 4, 2017

Exclusive to Pixel smartphones is an experience called ‘AR Stickers’. Built into the camera app, this enables creative use of augmented reality objects and animated characters giving users new ways of capturing unique video moments to express themselves.

‘League of Legends’ and ‘Lego’ AR Experiences Coming to Android

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Oct 4, 2017

At today’s Google hardware event in San Francisco, the company previewed various augmented reality apps built using the ARCore SDK, including a League of Legends AR map and a Lego AR model builder. ARCore is Google’s equivalent to Apple’s ARKit – supported by their new flagship Pixel 2 smartphone, and coming to many other high-end Android devices.

Google’s New Pixel Phones Are “factory calibrated and optimized for AR”, Now With 60 FPS Tracking

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Oct 4, 2017

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Google’s event today saw the unveiling of its newest smartphones, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. According to the company, the Pixel 2 camera has been “factory calibrated and optimized for AR.”

Watch Google’s Pixel 2 Event Livestream Here, Starting at 9AM PT / 12PM ET

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Oct 4, 2017

According to Google “There’s something new to love on October 4th,” as the company is slated to unveil its newest smartphone today, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. Watch here for suspected updates surrounding the company’s AR/VR aspirations.

‘Pigeon Panic’ Proves That AR is Only Going to Make the World a Stranger Place

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Oct 4, 2017

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As first to market with a robust augmented reality function baked right into its mobile operating system, the various projects we’ve seen using Apple’s smartphone-based AR platform have tended to range from the useful, to the artful, to the downright silly. Targeting the ‘downright silly’ category is Pigeon Panic, a deliciously strange game from AR studio Combo that lets you chase virtual pigeons through the park, making everyone around you wonder what the hell you’re doing with your life.

Intel to Bring 2018 Olympic Winter Games Experience to Windows Mixed Reality

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Dominic Brennan

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Oct 4, 2017

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Announced during the main press briefing at Microsoft’s event held in San Francisco, Intel will be bringing a ‘Windows Mixed Reality experience’ for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. This forms part of a multi-year technology partnership between Intel and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Stanford Event Seeks Innovative Uses of VR for Behavioural Health

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Dominic Brennan

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Oct 4, 2017

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The first VR Innovation Lab for Behavioral and Brain Health takes place on October 7th at Brainstorm, Stanford University’s new VR/AR startups laboratory. Selected finalists will pitch their innovative solutions for behavioural health problems to the audience and a panel of expert judges, culminating in a Grand Prize Award and Audience Award.

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