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Why VR/AR Gets Farther Away as It Comes Into Focus — MatthewBall.co

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Thirteen years after XR devices became a big tech obsession, VR/AR devices are not just behind schedule, they still seem far away. Why?

Why VR/AR Gets Farther Away as It Comes Into Focus Metaverse Video Gaming Jan 23 Written By Matthew Ball Modern efforts to build extended reality (XR) devices—i.e., dedicated virtual reality (VR), dedicated augmented reality (AR), hybrid mixed reality (MR)—began more than a decade ago. Magic Leap was founded in 2010, the same year Microsoft started development on its HoloLens platform, which released its first model in 2016, with the second coming in 2019. The first Google Glass prototype was in 2011, with the first Explorer Edition coming in 2013 and the Enterprise Edition 2 launching as rece

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