Weekly AR/VR/Web3 News Recap
Hi All,
We've kept an eye on the latest industry announcements and news. Here is a recap:
The conference kicked off on Monday with a keynote address, and the company used the stage to announce a bunch of new software updates and the stray hunks of hardware.?Apple brings many welcome AR improvements with ARKit 6 such as the 4K recording, the image and video capture improvements within the AR Session, the Instant AR session init on LIDAR devices and simultaneous front and back cameras with AR. (Wired )
At the WWDC 2022 event, the company also revealed?RoomPlan , an augmented reality tool powered by Apple’s ARKit, that will let businesses use LiDAR inside their own apps. Aimed firmly at professionals in the real estate, hospitality, architecture, and interior design industries, Apple says RoomPlan will “help your app quickly create simplified parametric 3D scans of a room” to streamline conceptual planning.?(TechRadar )
To empower continued creative expression, TikTok is introducing Avatars - another way for people to?showcase?their?individuality?on the popular social media platform. Users can now choose from an array of hairstyles, accessories, piercings and makeup, to create a TikTok Avatar that reflects your personal look and?style. (The Verge )
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood will include the ‘signature ride’ we tried at the Japan location. The augmented reality on rails ride is already a highlight of the experience at Super Nintendo World in Japan,?offering an interactive experience where riders in four-seat Mario Kart vehicles can steer to collect coins and also throw shells to defeat Team Bowser, which also allows for different outcomes to the ride. (The Verge )
Set against the backdrop of the iconic Cannes Film Festival, and for those who couldn’t get to the sunny shores of the French Cote d’Azur, Decentraland, the NFT Movie Festival was an opportunity for film and NFT communities to come together to discuss the generational entertainment shift to Web3 gathering momentum in Hollywood. (RLTY )
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The French ultra-luxury fashion house is creating the Non-Fungible Thread, an NFT-backed ecosystem. MINTNFT is attempting to establish the storied French fashion house as a leader in what he claims is the next age of NFTs and Web3 business: one that's less focused on NFT drops and massive swings in speculative trading, and more concerned with immersive experiences and long-term relationships with customers. (Decrypt )
Atomic Digital Design will be joining the Metaverse Art Experience with a stunning lineup of internationally renowned artists. All visitors will be able to augment the VivaTech event by anchoring persistent content in AR with Wanderland: memories in pictures, messages, tweets, 3D models, NFTs, website links, emojis. (Wanderland )
According to a report from EventX, an Asian-focused event technology company?providing hybrid event management solutions for businesses and marketers, 70% of businesses planned to host hybrid or virtual events in the coming 12 months.?Being at the forefront of event technology companies to shift into web3, EventX will further tap into metaverse-associated solutions that support a digitalized world and stay ahead of advances in this ever-changing technological environment. (Tech Wire Asia )
Jolly Good who provides Media services using cutting-edge technologies such as VR and AI, announced that the educational effect of VR was confirmed as the result of the demonstration test conducted for 663 students at 14 vocational schools throughout?Japan. The test was conducted using VR teaching materials on the flow of initial treatment from the emergency scene to the hospital scene which paramedics face in the actual situations. (PR Newswire )
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