Thursday, 9 April, 2020 UTC
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By Tom Ffiske // 9 April 2020
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THE BIG STORY
Apple may acquire NextVR. Continuing Apple’s spending spree, the immersive broadcasting platform may join the big tech firm as it continues to build out its capabilities.
If confirmed, the move makes sense. NextVR has been expanding quickly since the mid-2010s, collecting contracts with the likes of the NBA. (NBA extended their contract with NextVR in late 2019, which indicates some level of satisfaction with their services). Where would this fit with Apple’s plan for their AR glasses, or their streaming services? Time will tell, but they now have the very best expertise on their team.
People moves
- Richard Canday is the Marketing Director at MAYAXR. MAYAXR is known for creating innovative virtual experiences and is strongly focused on the healthcare, education and realty sectors in India.
- Xan Adderlay is now a Technical Director at Anagram Immersive.
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Other stories
- Anrick created a self-funded app that explores how art can come off the page and into people’s homes. Download here to check it out.
- meepl saw a 35 per cent increase in enquiries their 3D body scan technology in the past few weeks. This tells the company – and us – that COVID-19 sparked a spike in interest.
- Synth Riders received a Fitness Update that comes with an in-game calorie counter YUR.watch. As one of my favorite-ever VR games, I highly recommend it!
- A Giant Problem has entered Steam (don’t worry it’s a video game, not Donald Trump). A Giant Problem is an action defense VR game that sees you take on the very big role of a giant tasked with defending a fairytale village from invading hordes.
- IDTechEx’s most recent report on “Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality 2020-2030” predicts this market to be over $30Bn by 2030. This falls in line with other anaylst reports on the sector.
- Scapic is making their entire Augmented Reality Product completely free for small businesses to use, inc. 3D modeling and creation. All the details can be found here.
- EarthXR has partnered with the first ARTS x SDGS Festival, to curate and sponsor a program of immersive content and conversations online. The festival is founded and curated by Emmy-winning filmmaker, WHO/UN arts curator and EarthXR advisor Lisa Russell.
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FINAL WORD
Well, two final words this time. The first is that I’ve written a piece for IBS365 on the tech behind live broadcasting platforms. It’s my first ever commissioned piece, and it was a lot of fun to write, and I hope it does the area justice.
The second is a spike in my search traffic. Since the lockdown, I’ve seen an uptick in the number of people finding my site via Google, when people are searching for ‘Is VR worth it?’ This tells me that boredom and interest has led to people exploring new options for home entertainment. Interest in immersive still climbs.
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Tom Ffiske
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Tom Ffiske specialises in writing about VR, AR, and MR across the immersive reality industry. Tom is based in London.
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