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title: AR Weekly | December 11 | 2020
description: We are getting ready for the holidays! Catch tips for a novel gifting experience and New Year's Eve, and check out the top 10 immersive moments of 2020.
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# [AR Weekly | December 11 | 2020](https://blog.arilyn.com/ar-weekly-2020-50)

 Written by [Liisa Mathlin](https://blog.arilyn.com/author/liisa-mathlin) | 11.12.2020

It's two weeks before Christmas, and we are getting ready for the holidays! Catch tips for a novel gifting experience and New Year's Eve, and check out the top 10 immersive moments of 2020.

## [Dior saves Christmas with an enchanting gifting experience](https://www.savoirflair.com/fashion/524893/dior-christmas-packaging)

The unusual year is coming to an unusual end. With fewer people coming together, Dior has created a novel and safe gifting experience. 

With the help of an AR filter – available on Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and the 8th Wall platform – the fashion house brings the dazzling Dior gift boxes to life in 3D.

The Christmas magic truly is present here!

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## [VRrOOm brings Jarre to virtual Notre-Dame on NYE](https://vrroom.buzz/vr-news/music/vrroom-brings-jarre-virtual-notre-dame-nye)

I know this isn't really augmented reality, but it is as cool as a cucumber!

The city of Paris, an electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, and a French startup VRrOOm join forces to wave goodbye to this Hell of a year and say hello to the new one.

Release the horses: "Welcome to the Other Side" is a one-off exclusive, worldwide, and open-to-all, free live-stream virtual concert-spectacular set in Notre-Dame de Paris.

The concert will be: 

- In total immersion on the social VR platform VRchat, accessible either simply via PC, or in virtual reality for the audience equipped with VR headsets
-  Live-streaming on Jarre's & other social media platforms via any PC or Mac, smartphone or tablet
-  Live audio broadcast on Radio France's France Inter, French public radio
- Live TV broadcast by French BFM Paris news channel

Jean-Michel Jarre will perform live from a studio near the Notre-Dame while his avatar plays inside the virtual one. The 45-minute concert will be comprised of Jarre's tracks from his recent GRAMMY-nominated opus Electronica, as well as new reworked versions of his classics, Oxygène and Equinoxe.

The concert's audio will be released on January 1, 2021, at 12:15 am CET on all music streaming platforms under the title WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE – LIVE.

So, if you miss the show, you can still get to the mood of a new, better year through the audio track.

I, for sure, will be watching! Can't wait!

 

## [The top 10 immersive moments of 2020](https://medium.com/xrlo-extended-reality-lowdown/the-top-10-immersive-moments-of-2020-36eb83ca4035)

An article on Medium.com lists the top 10 immersive moments of this year. Here are the most top of the tops.

**Oculus Quest 2 **had some big shoes to fill and didn't disappoint. Featuring a smaller and lighter headset, improvements in graphics, better battery life, and a lower price than it's predecessor, the Quest 2 saw 5x more pre-orders than the original.

Apple ushered into a new era for the smartphone when it released its latest model, **the iPhone 12.** Maybe the most exciting part of the release was the LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) scanner. This feature enables faster and more effective consumer AR.

**Snapchat enables users to join a persistent shared AR world.** The first local filter was launched in October on Carnaby Street. The collaborative AR experience, called City Painter, enables Snapchatters to join a persistent shared AR world built on top of the physical one, spray paint buildings, and see others' creations in real-time. Is this the first step closer to the Metaverse.

This wouldn't be a 2020 top chart without mentioning the Covid.** Many amazing immersive companies turn their efforts to fight against the pandemic, **Microsoft being one.

Due to social distancing, **virtual events gain momentum. **VRhas been adopted to give people a sense of presence when everyone is craving physical experiences.

<https://medium.com/xrlo-extended-reality-lowdown/the-top-10-immersive-moments-of-2020-36eb83ca4035>

That's it for now, see you next time!

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