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Building the Open Metaverse
How Hugo Swart and Qualcomm are paving the road to XR
Oct 10, 2023
Hugo Swart, Qualcomm engineer, discusses Qualcomm's work in XR and the metaverse. He explains their role as an ecosystem enabler and highlights perception technologies. Swart sees open standards and interoperability as crucial for the metaverse vision. He anticipates major advances in AR, VR, and MR hardware in the next few years. While sleek AR glasses are still years away, incremental improvements are expected in the near term.
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- Qualcomm has launched over 80 XR devices using their technology, emphasizing their position as a key player in the XR industry.
- Hugo Swart predicts rapid progress in the MR category, with products like the Quest 3 making MR more accessible to consumers.
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Qualcomm's Journey to the Metaverse
Qualcomm's VP and GM of XR and Metaverse, Ugo Swart, discusses his journey to the metaverse and compares it to the early days of mobile computing. He highlights the challenges faced in terms of processors, displays, and connectivity, and draws parallels with the evolution of smartphones. Swart explains how Qualcomm started with standalone VR headsets and eventually created a separate business unit dedicated to XR. He emphasizes the importance of their dedicated chips for XR and highlights the traction they have gained with over 80 launched devices. Swart remains optimistic about the future of XR, seeing it as the next computing platform with both VR/MR and AR glasses making significant progress in the next few years.
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