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Metaverse And VR Funding Slides Further As Even Apple Can’t Make A Hit

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If this does come to pass, it won’t be a surprising development. AR/VR still not a hitmaker Apple’s suboptimal foray into mixed reality computing follows a long line of startup flops in the augmented reality, virtual reality and metaverse space. This includes headset maker Magic Leap and augmented reality game developer Niantic.

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Sandbox VR expands to new locations globally with $37M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz

TechCrunch

After a challenging year for location-based virtual reality startups due to COVID-19, Sandbox VR , a location-based VR startup, is making a comeback with a plan to expand its operations further across the globe. Sandbox VR aims to be an immersive social experience through a combination of full-body motion capture and VR technologies.

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Holoride’s in-car VR tech is coming to Audi this summer

TechCrunch

Holoride’s partnership with Terranet, a Swedish ADAS software development company, allows for the VR system’s sensors and software stack to capture and interpret the environment quickly and accurately. Terranet’s VoxelFlow system calculates VR movement based on data points received from the car.

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How to Make a Body or Object in VR (Virtual Reality)?

The Crazy Programmer

If you’ve enjoyed gaming using an Oculus Rift S or Sony PlayStation headset, then you’ve had a hands-on experience of VR. Nowadays, the concept of virtual reality or VR is finding across-the-board applications, including healthcare, defense, aerospace, and many other industries. 1 st Step: Putting Together a VR Model.

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Loft Dynamics raises $20M to tackle pilot shortage with VR training

TechCrunch

Loft Dynamics , a Swiss startup creating virtual reality (VR) simulation technology for helicopter pilots, has raised $20 million in funding from U.S. Founded out of Zurich in 2016, Loft Dynamics has developed a slew of simulators for some of the most common helicopters, including the single turbine Airbus H125. H125 VR simulator.

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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

TechCrunch

Does the average person want to shop for apparel in virtual reality (VR)? But not everyone agrees — particularly those who hope to build a business out of VR retail. ” Emperia’s platform offers tools brands can use to create virtual experiences, including stores in VR. Perhaps so.

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Hexa raises $20.5M to turn images into 3D objects for VR, AR and more

TechCrunch

CEO and co-founder Yehiel Atias said that the cash will be put toward product development and expanded customer acquisition efforts well into 2023. But HTC’s focus has increasingly shifted over the years from mobile to VR, and it evidently sees Hexa as aligned with its current — and perhaps even future — lines of business.

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