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Microsoft and Niantic demo a HoloLens version of Pokémon Go

The Verge

The demo shows how HoloLens users could spot a Pokémon in the wild and feed it berries ahead of a typical gym battle with another player. While this demo is not intended for consumer use, it offers an early glimpse into the future evolutions in both software and hardware,” says John Hanke , CEO and founder of Niantic.

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Facebook teases a vision of remote work using augmented and virtual reality

The Verge

Facebook has long believed in the promise of virtual and augmented reality extending well beyond entertainment, and we’re now getting a clearer glimpse at what that future might look like now that the current pandemic is reshaping how companies everywhere think about remote work. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. physical monitors.

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Meta is opening its first retail store next month

The Verge

Meta is launching its first hardware retail store on its campus in Burlingame, California. The store, which opens May 9th , will let visitors try out and buy Meta’s Portal videophones and Quest virtual reality headsets. Meta is also adding a “Shop” tab to its website, making it easier to find all its products in one place online.

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AT&T is white-labeling Google Stadia to give you free Batman game streaming

The Verge

AT&T is apparently the first of those partners — it released a browser-based demo of Batman: Arkham Knight. For this demo AT&T created a front end experience to enable gamers to play Batman Arkham Knight directly from their own website and the game is playable on virtually any computer or laptop.”

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Interactive eLearning: What to Expect in 2024

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Top 7 Interactive eLearning Trends and Best Practices You Can Expect in 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Gamification Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Nano Learning Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) Blended Learning Learning Experience Platforms (LXP) III. How Has the eLearning Market Evolved Over the Years?

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Here’s how Google’s experimental 3D telepresence booth works

The Verge

In a new research paper , Google has detailed the tech behind its impressive Project Starline demo from this year’s I/O conference. But, eventually, the hope is that Project Starline could offer a similar feeling of presence as virtual or augmented reality, without users needing to wear bulky headsets or trackers. Image: Google.

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Epic Games sues AR company Nreal for sounding too much like ‘Unreal’

The Verge

Epic, which filed the case late last week , claims it’s “no coincidence” that Nreal’s name “looks and sounds virtually identical” to Unreal’s branding. The China-based Nreal makes an augmented reality headset known as the Nreal Light, which projects 3D objects into real space, and it’s developed a demo game called Nreal Tower.

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