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

Crunchbase News

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. So far this year, roughly $758 million has gone to rounds for startups tied to AR, VR and the metaverse, per Crunchbase data. Investors have taken heed.

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I did my expenses in VR and I liked it

TechCrunch

In my own first impressions, I shared how it managed to convince me to give the category a second look — many years after I’d all but given up on VR as […] © 2023 TechCrunch. Meta’s Quest 3 has now been available for over a week, and the reviews have largely praised the updated consumer mixed reality headset.

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7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020

TechCrunch

Meanwhile, few spaces were frothier in 2016 than virtual reality, but most VCs who gambled on VR following Facebook’s Oculus acquisition failed to strike it rich. “We believe VR is still the largest long-term opportunity of the two. . “We believe VR is still the largest long-term opportunity of the two.

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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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Medical simulation platform FundamentalVR raises $20M to help surgeons learn through VR

TechCrunch

FundamentalVR , an immersive simulation platform for medical and health care professions, has raised $20 million in a round of funding to “accelerate skill-transfer and surgical proficiency” through virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. Big impact. “This makes the solutions highly scalable and affordable.”

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