A new version of New Mission 3. I'm also impressed with other improvements like passes and room scanning. The interface has also been significantly improved. The first thing you see when starting up is the physical part that activates the color cameras. Your point of creation is in the physical world. The digital display is actually housed in the Quest 2's cardboard casing. The camera colors are so good that I could read email on my iPhone while wearing headphones. It looks very natural.
This YouTube video is meant to show off Quest 3's advanced graphics, but it's confusing. The graphics are slightly better on the headset but the environments look more fake, so pick your poison. Now the bad news. The new Quest 3 is thinner than the Quest 2, but heavier and hotter. I miss the Quest Pro's exposed sides that dissipate heat. Therefore, the Quest 3 may not be suitable for fitness applications. XR needs its own Game of Thrones. Perhaps the end of MR will finally make this possible.
Mojo Vision is rebounding from contact lens failure with a $43 million Series A round. Mojo Vision, which abandoned its contact lens project in favor of microdisplays, announced a new Series A expansion of $22.4 million, doubling the previous amount. The total bid was $43.5 million. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Khosla Ventures. The company's displays range from Apple Vision Pro (3,400 pixels per inch) micro-OLED to surprisingly dense (14,000 pixels per inch).
Universal folk music. The complaint alleges that Cloud 2 may be interested in distributing lyrics to songs such as Katy Perry's "Roar," Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" in the same way as the Rolling Stones. . Next week's guest this week on the XR Podcast will be Albie Galluten, legendary music producer and manager, who will talk to us about this.
Qualcomm laid off more than 1,258 people in Santa Clara and San Diego. The company has 51,000 employees in the Golden State. "Given continued uncertainty regarding macroeconomic and demand conditions, we will take further restructuring steps to ensure we can continue to invest in growth and diversification opportunities," the company said in a statement. Most of the focus areas were said to be sales, marketing, accounting and human resources.
Marc Andreessen's new techno-optimist manifesto. It's more fun to write a manifesto and proclaim your beliefs, but the tech world is leaning toward the messages of billionaires. In 1992, thanks to its success since the invention of the browser, Andreessen founded Netscape and became the capital of one of the most successful technology ventures in history. "We believe that the techno-capital machine of marketing and innovation will never end, but will continue to evolve," he wrote. "Technology is a tribute to human ambition and achievement, a vanguard of progress and a realization of our potential." I like it, but I don't know how I feel when Andresen says something like: "Our enemies are corruption, regulation, monopolies, cartels." But it's fun. If you are reading this, you should read this.
Roblox also had remote work. In a letter to employees, CEO David Bazuki told the company it was time to leave the pleasant air of Portugal and return to San Mateo. Interestingly, this company is the closest we can find to MetaVerso. They recently launched a video chat version. Being virtual is great when we need to be apart, but not so great when we need to be together.
Mythical Realms turns your home from a quest app lab into a mixed reality fantasy role-playing game. Speaking of MR games, Penticore Games' Secret Realms Meta Quest is coming to the platform today via App Labs. The game is expected to be completed in 2024.
WonderlandandRobot Invaderintroduced a new way to enjoy virtual reality games. The companies have tweaked the first few levels of their upcoming game Dead Secret Circle's Meta Quest VR, allowing you to play all three levels in the headset's browser. Available now for free at Wonderlandengine.com.
The 10th Annual Business Summit runs October 24-26 in Houston.Updated Enterprise Summits focus on AR/VR/MR (XR) and other new technologies related to metacontrast. Extended Enterprise is a great opportunity to see how the world's largest companies are using XR to drive meaningful digital transformation and find the right solutions for today's workplace.
This Week in XR is also a podcast hosted by columnist Ted Shilowitz, Rony Abovitz, founder of Paramount Global and Futurist Magic Leap. Our guests this week are Jake Zimm, Senior Director of Virtual Reality for Ghostbusters at Sony Pictures Entertainment; Next week is the resurrection of the Lord. Available on Spotify, iTunes and YouTube.
what we read
The Metaverse is dead because Silicon Valley isn't fun.(fast company)
Elon Musk's Neuralink aims to connect humans with artificial intelligence. How many thoughts are damaged along the way? (Segal Samuel/Vox)
