Xtended Realities

Xtended Realities is a podcast by ICVR focusing on VR/AR & emerging tech. ICVR is a software development studio based in Los Angeles, CA.

– Arkit – :45
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– https://www.macrumors.com/2020/06/22/apple-announces-arkit-4/

– Apple AR glasses – 6:50
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– https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/05/19/apple-glass-details-leaked-will-cost-499-and-work-with-prescriptions

– Oculus Go dead – 18:00
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– https://uploadvr.com/oculus-go-gone/
– No more 3DOF

– Success of HL:Alyx – 24:50
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– At least 500,000 https://www.npr.org/2020/04/09/820648379/half-life-alyx-and-the-promise-of-virtual-reality#:~:text=But%20just%20how%20many%20people,for%20a%20VR%20exclusive%20title.

– Star Wars Squadrons – 26:10
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– Full VR support!

– Industry impact of covid – 27:09
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– The work from home shift, and how tech companies were already well-suited to making the change
– We’ve covered virtual production before https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/icvr-xtended-realities/xtended-realities/e/64617153
– Most steam players ever – 34:45
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– https://uploadvr.com/steam-hardware-survey-2-million/

– Mobile gaming doing better than ever before
– More offices using virtual offices: https://spatial.io/#features
– AI-enabled semi-autonomous food delivery robots – 36:05 https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/15391/uber-buying-postmates-will-drive-3-technology-innovations

– Virtual Events Shit:
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– Fortnite – 37:30
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– Travis Scott: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/24/entertainment/travis-scott-fortnite-concert/index.html
– Marshmello – 37:50
– https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/21/18234980/fortnite-marshmello-concert-viewer-numbers
– Christopher Nolan movies (Inception, Batman Begins, The Prestige)
– Where is Fortnite going with Party Royale Island?

– John Legend https://go.wave.watch/johnlegend
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– https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/john-legend-to-perform-songs-from-new-album-bigger-love-during-first-ever-virtual-live-concert/ar-BB15QmM0

– Lindsey Stirling https://youtu.be/mK5Jb1vgrgw
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– WaveXR

– Virtual Burning Man – 40:35
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– https://burningman.org/culture/virtual-brc-2020/
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– Portal submissions through Kindling, new internal app: https://edm.com/news/burning-man-project-kindling

– LIB Festival – 39:10
– https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=lib+festival+2020&docid=608011852511907714&mid=A6074FB6F3EC09EFD981A6074FB6F3EC09EFD981&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
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– What it did well and not so well
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– Used Vita Motus: https://vitamotus.com/dgtl-lib/

– Red Dead Redemption 2 for meetings: https://mashable.com/article/red-dead-redemption-2-coronavirus-meeting-work-from-home-social-distancing/
– Lightning Round – 48:30