This week (9.20-9.26) Hot spot: Facebook’s chief technology officer will be taken over by Bosworth, head of AR/VR; the latest report claims that Apple’s AR/VR headset has completed P2 prototype testing and will be next year Q2 Mass production; Tencent publishes patents related to VR display devices that can improve VR display effects; AR technology company Nreal completed more than $100 million in Series C financing; Netflix's first VR game "Eden Unearthed" has landed on Oculus Quest; "The Walking Dead: Saints" The new DLC "Aftershocks" of "The Sinner" is officially released. By AR
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Facebook chief technology officer / VR Bosworth took over as head of
Facebook announced, Mike Schroepfer (Mike Sklopf) will step down as the company's chief technology officer and will be replaced by Andrew Bosworth, the current head of AR/VR business. After becoming the new chief technology officer, Bosworth will continue to lead Facebook Reality Labs and actively promote the company's work in VR/AR and other technologies. At the same time, several other business groups will join the Bosworth team to help create the meta-universe vision conceived by Facebook.
Dreamscape will launch a VR experience based on the "Men in Black" series on October 1st_span9sp _p
_strong p2p Launched a new VR experience "Men In Black: First Assignment" based on the "Men In Black" series,Players can purchase experience at its flagship store Westfield Century City in Los Angeles. Tickets for "Men In Black: First Assignment" are now on sale, the general ticket price is 23.5 US dollars, and the age requirement is 10 years old and above. Starting from October 1st, it will start at 11 am every day, about 20-30 minutes, and continue until 10 pm.
has been nominated for six times and won three awards. The well-known VR studio Felix & Paul won the Emmy Award again
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The list of Emmy Awards has been announced a few days ago , And "Space Explorers: An ISS Experience" co-produced by TIME Studios, a subsidiary of Time Magazine and Felix & Paul Studios, a well-known VR film and television studio, won the "Outstanding Interactive Program" at the 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards. Project)”.
Watch the Muse concert with friends! The new VR social platform "Stageverse" debuts
"Stageverse" is a new VR social platform that debuted this week, featuring immersive concerts, opera performances, etc.The platform allows multiple audiences to experience the concert together through 360-degree 3D videos shot from multiple angles on the spot. In addition to Oculus Quest, Stageverse also supports iOS and Android devices.
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AR technology companies Nreal completed over $ 100 million Series C round of financing
AR technology company Nreal announced that it has completed over 100 million US dollars in Series C financing. This round of financing is led by NIO Capital, Yunfeng Fund, Hongtai Fund, CPE Yuanfeng and several strategic investors Co-investing, existing investors Gimpo Ventures, Hillhouse Ventures, and Sequoia Capital China Fund continue to invest more. Light Source Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor for this round.
military virtual simulation technology developer Ruichen Xinchuang completed tens of millions of C round of financing
span, 8span military simulation software developer Nanjing earlier this month, 8span Chenxin Chuang announced the completion of tens of millions of yuan in Series C financing,This round of financing was invested by Yida Capital . It is reported that the new funds will be used to accelerate the research and development of military simulation technology.
US LBE VR manufacturer Synthesis VR has been acquired by Fantasy 360 Technologies US LBE VR manufacturer Synthesis VR has been acquired by Fantasy 360 Technologies, according to Fantasy 360_span0_p br5 br5 Acquired the American LBE VR manufacturer Synthesis VR. As one of the world's largest and most active LBE VR vendors, Synthesis VR's customer growth and player participation have increased significantly. In 2021 alone, 130,000 active users have placed more than 600,000 orders in Synthesis VR's 300 operator centers around the world, even during the epidemic. There are more than 325 kinds of Synthesis VR experience items, satisfying all kinds of consumption. Needs. fast hardware News Facebook CEO Zuckerberg implied future or Oculus Rift 3 Recently,When a netizen asked if Oculus Rift 3 would be released on Facebook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg replied "maybe one day." Zuckerberg said: "But we are currently working on Quest. After all, if you want, you can also connect Quest to your PC and play games this way."
latest report: Apple’s AR/VR headset has completed P2 prototype testing and will be mass-produced in Q2 next year. P2 prototype testing, and plans to mass produce in Q2 next year, and then go on sale in the second half of the same year (Digitimes reported that it has been using "AR glasses", but this device should be an AR/VR headset).
Tencent publishes VR display device related patents, which can improve the VR display effect
, which was revealed on September 21 in Shenzhen. "Virtual reality display equipment, screen presentation method, device and storage medium" patent, publication number CN113419350A, application date is June 2021.
price is 2999 yuan,Rokid officially released the consumer-grade AR glasses Rokid Air
At the 2021 Rokid Jungle Partner and Developer Conference, Rokid officially released the consumer-grade AR smart glasses Rokid Air. The AR glasses use medical-grade magnesium-aluminum alloy structure design, weigh only 83g, combined with Rokid's self-developed titanium alloy hinge design, can be folded into the size of ordinary glasses. Currently, Rokid Air has opened pre-orders on the official website and major e-commerce platforms, priced at 2,999 yuan.
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Netflix's first VR game "Eden Unearthed" has landed Oculus Quest
July this year, the United States Video streaming platform Netflix announced that it will cooperate with TV host Shonda Rhimes to develop a VR game. Now, this VR game called "Eden Unearthed" has been launched for free on the App Lab platform and supports Oculus Quest 1 and Oculus Quest 2 headsets.
"The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners" The new DLC "Aftershocks" is officially released after a long wait _span0 _span0 pstrong19The new DLC "Aftershocks" in "The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners" is finally available for free on all supported platforms, bringing 4-6 hours of new content to this zombie killing adventure game.
VR rhythm game "Synth Riders" released a new music package, which contains 5 Muse music
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VR building block game "Cubism" has been updated to add 30 new levels Van_spans19sp br2p br5 poma_strong_span9sp _br2p _strong A VR building block puzzle game,The game has landed on Oculus Quest/Rift and SteamVR in September 2020. To celebrate the first anniversary of its listing, Thomas Van Bouwel released a free content update for the game, adding 30 new levels.
VR tower defense game "Captain Toonhead" confirmed to be released on November 11
VR adventure game "Wanderer" will be postponed to be released later this year _span8 _span _span5 _span _strong9 p0 A VR adventure game jointly developed by studio Oddboy and M Theory. The game was originally planned to land on PSVR, Oculus and SteamVR platforms in the third quarter of this year.Recently, the developer announced that "Wanderer" will be postponed to later this year, and at the same time announced the new character details, and confirmed that PSVR players will be able to get the physical version.
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