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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

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” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project. Ervin is a software engineer by trade, having held roles at AR/VR startups Metaio, Liminal AR and Occipital.

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Refract raises $8.5M SGD funding, announces new game development division 

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In 2018, three co-founders of Refract, Chong Geng Ng, Michael Chng and Eugene Koh, worked on a gaming-related project and encountered a problem statement: How would one bridge the gap between gaming and physical activity? Refract will continue delivering immersive and engaging XR and VR experiences to a growing market of 2.9

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MeetKai launches new room-scanning tech and metaverse builder

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Not everyone believes that the metaverse — social, VR-centric worlds — has staying power. Founded in 2018, the startup initially focused on conversational AI, aiming to build cutting-edge, top-of-the-line voice recognition and speech synthesis tech. But MeetKai is among the steadfast optimists. Image Credits: MeetKai.

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ManageXR grabs $4 million seed round to scale XR business 

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ManageXR built an enterprise device management platform designed for VR and AR devices to serve as the core infrastructure for organizations. Device management solutions have been around for years, but until recently, there hasn’t been a viable option for VR and AR devices. ” Image Credits: ManageXR dashboard / ManageXR. .

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Meet retail’s new sustainability strategy: Personalization

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We have been raised to believe in recycling, but it has mostly been a sham — only 9% of all plastic waste produced in 2018 was recycled. Advanced virtual fitting rooms with VR/AR for fashion. It may not be as glamorous as D2C, but beauty tech is big money. Globally, an estimated 92 million tons of textile waste ends up in landfills.

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How to use AR and VR in education industry?

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How to use AR and VR in education industry? Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to disrupt the education system by allowing academic programs to become personalized through augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). VR is yet another way to make learning more fun and engaging. Augmented Reality and Education.

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Epic Games acquires Sketchfab, a 3D-model sharing platform

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It also works with VR headsets. In 2018, the company shared some metrics — 1 billion views, 2 million members and 3 million 3D models. On the technology front, Sketchfab lets you view 3D models on any platform. The Sketchfab viewer works with all major browsers on both desktop and mobile — you can see an example on Sketchfab.

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