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The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 1/20/24

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity...

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Deadmau5’s Pixelynx Unveils NFT Scavenger Hunt: ‘Rock Band Meets Pokémon Go’

In brief Pixelynx, a music metaverse startup co-founded by Deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin, is launching part of its Elynxir game this week. An augmented reality (AR)...

Niantic Reveals Snapdragon AR2-powered Headset Reference Design for Outdoor Use

Back in early 2021 Pokémon GO developer Niantic gave just a brief tease that it was working on some kind of see-through headset....

Niantic continues AR acquisition spree with NZXR deal

Niantic continues AR acquisition spree with NZXR deal - Main 1

NZXR, formed by game developers who spent five years creating AR and mixed reality experiences for Magic Leap, will strengthen in-house content creation at Niantic Quick read ➨ Niantic has acquired New Zealand-based AR studio NZXR, adding further talent and expertise to the company following its deal for 8th Wall last month ➨ The Pokémon […]

The post Niantic continues AR acquisition spree with NZXR deal appeared first on VRWorldTech Magazine.

Snap Launches Long-Anticipated Custom Landmarkers Tool

Snap has been building toward this for a long time, and we’ve known it was coming since last year. Five experiences around the world usher it in.

‘Pokémon GO’ Developer Niantic Acquires WebAR Company 8th Wall

Niantic, the company behind Pokémon GO, the Lightship AR SDK, and more, announced this week that it has acquired 8th Wall, creators of AR development tools designed to run through web browsers with wide reach across devices. In what the company calls its “largest acquisition to date,” Niantic this week announced that is has acquired 8th Wall, […]

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Niantic Acquires WebAR Platform 8th Wall

WebAR technology could propel the AR industry to new heights. Niantic, the company behind some of the most popular location-based AR experiences currently available (Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom), today announced that it has officially purchased the WebAR development platform 8th Wall in what could easily be considered one of the most important acquisitions this year. […]

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Niantic Buys 8th Wall WebAR Development Platform

Pokemon Go technology company Niantic continues to stock up on technologies to power AR development with the purchase of 8th Wall.

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