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Flashback to the future of computers: Rumors are growing that Pico will do Quest Pro before Meta will do Quest Pro. AI art once again causes internet controversy.
Pico Phoenix competes with Quest Pro
Meta’s next VR glasses Quest Pro will be coming in October, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has already revealed that. The unveiling should happen at the end of September and the pre-order should start.
Fierce social competitor Bytedance (TikTok) could preempt Meta and a few days before its latest equivalent VR hardware codenamed Phoenix introduce. It should also be mixed reality compatible and offer higher quality social VR experiences with integrated eye and face tracking.
It’s about time that Meta finally got some competition, because he Quest 2’s lead in the VR market should now be gigantic.
AI art wins art competition
After the criticism of Use of an AI-generated image in a newsletter at The Atlantic The AI theme “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial” generated by Jason Allen is once again causing controversy on the internet. It was at one Art Contest in Colorado recognized as the highest quality digital art. However, the jury did not know that it was an AI image. Artists feel replaced or robbed or both.
Meta’s new Metaverse vision: Farewell to the ready-player-one style
Meta’s latest Metaverse vision says goodbye to Ready Player One style of reveal event. Instead, the latest spot focuses on the digital dissolution of geographic boundaries, using numerous communication channels and end devices, into which VR and AR can be seamlessly integrated in various application scenarios. The message is clear: XR does not construct virtual parallel worlds, but is part of reality and creates new possibilities in it.
Meta’s new Metaverse vision is based more on reality than VR worlds. | Image: Meta
A name for Apple’s XR glasses
What connects virtual and augmented reality and all of us in general? That’s right: reality. It’s possible that Apple will take this as a guide and name its first pair of glasses, if they come, “Reality 1”. Anyway lay that Trademark filings by a potential Apple shell company vicinity. In the area immersive web, Apple could have a significant personalities to win.
Tried Tilt Five
The AR system Tilt Five wants to replace conventional board games with digital 3D holograms. Our author Josef was able to try out the system at Gamescom 2022, Tilt Five didn’t convince him, however. Mainly because the demo lacked what the system actually promises: impressive digital board games.
The Tilt Five vision – what does reality look like? | Image: Tilt Five
MIXEDCAST #314: VR at Gamescom 2022
Ben and Josef were at Gamescom 2022 checking out the latest VR games and devices. What is the state of VR gaming? AR glasses were also rumored to be included.
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