Instead, the real metaverse will mostly be a mixed reality (MR) in which immersive ... task that involved moving metal pegs between metal holes on a large wooden pegboard. I then wrote software ...

It is believed to be Meta’s secret project to revolutionize Mixed Reality. The plan is to come up with a more compact solution to the current bulky headset which is used in Virtual Reality (VR).

Niantic’s Tom Emrich looks at how various tech streams – AR and VR, wearable tech, geospatial advancements, and AI – are converging to make 2024 the year of mixed reality and spatial computing.

(Oculus and Vive both require external tracking hardware placed either on a desk or mounted to the wall or ceiling.) That’s a big part of Microsoft’s mixed reality push and why the headsets ...