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Niantic, the company behind Pokémon GO, the Lightship AR SDK, and more, announced this week that it has acquired 8th Wall, creators of AR development tools designed to run through web browsers with wide reach across devices. In what the company calls its “largest acquisition to date,” Niantic this week announced that is has acquired 8th Wall, […]

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US ‘ARmy’ Trials Microsoft, Taqtile Immersive Kit

3 years ago

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Fort Stewart, a military base and census-designated place in Georgia, United States, has deployed augmented reality headsets to its 3rd Infantry Division forces, the US Army announced on Thursday. Soldiers trialling the new platform have remained at Georgia’s coastal region to gain feedback on early testing and implementation of the devices tasked with helping personnel […]

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STYLY Tool Cuts XR Production Time 66 Percent

3 years ago

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STYLY, a cloud-based application that gives augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) content creators a place to showcase their work and collaborate, announced on Tuesday an update that significantly reduces production times for creating immersive experiences. STYLY released a new feature named Modifier, which reduces production times of extended reality (XR) experiences by 60 percent, […]

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Opening the Firehose: What is Serious Gaming?

3 years ago

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The Metaverse, a merger of spatial computing and the internet, aims to become the next platform for human connectivity after the Internet. The Web 3.0 system of interconnected virtual worlds requires an unprecedented level of cooperation, technological ingenuity, and interoperability to succeed. The gaming industry has become the precursor to the Metaverse, with decades of […]

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Niantic Buys 8th Wall to Build Metaverse Experiences

3 years ago

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This week, the developer of the augmented reality (AR) mobile game Pokemon Go, Niantic, announced the monumental acquisition of 8th Wall, a veteran developer of webAR experiences. 8th Wall’s webAR engine enables brands and businesses to quickly create immersive experiences for mobile devices without requiring additional applications. The platform allows firms to use 8th Wall’s […]

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