This is an event announcement from Mogura VR.
Mogura VR will be holding an online event, “WWDC × AWE Report Meeting,” on Tuesday, June 30th, 2026, starting at 6 PM. The participation fee is 2,000 yen, and the capacity is 100 people.
WWDC is Apple’s annual developer event where next-generation operating systems and new products are announced. AWE (Augmented World Expo) is a major event in the XR industry, bringing together the latest technologies and business case studies from around the world. Due to its industry-specific nature, it is characterized by the exchange of information that can predict developments one to two years in advance, which are not reported by major mass media.
The smart glasses industry is currently attracting particular attention. At ARW, Snap’s “Spectacles,” which operates standalone, and XREAL’s “AURA,” which runs on Android XR, were announced. In addition to the evolution of devices, there are other trends that can only be seen through on-site reporting, such as the competition among component manufacturers handling sensors and display technologies, and the reality of B2B deployments on a scale of thousands of units in Europe and the United States. This event will delve deeper into these latest trends based on on-site reporting.
Two speakers will be appearing at this event. Nishida Munechika, a freelance journalist, specializes in personal computers, digital AV, and networking, and has contributed numerous articles to major newspapers and websites, as well as authored several books. Kubota Shun, editor-in-chief of Mogura VR, specializes in the combination of AI and XR, and smart glasses, and provides trend analysis and consulting in the virtual domain.
The event will include on-site reports from both parties, a discussion, and a Q&A session.
Participation requires the purchase of a ticket. Please note that registration will close once the maximum number of participants is reached.
Speaker Profiles
Munechika Nishida
Freelance journalist. Born in Fukui Prefecture in 1971. Freelance journalist. His areas of expertise include personal computers, digital AV, home appliances, and network-related topics—basically “anything that involves electricity or data flow.” He contributes articles and commentaries to major newspapers and online media, and also writes books at a pace of several books per year. He also works as a consultant for television programs. His major works include “Metaverse x Business Revolution” (SoftBank Creative), “Pokémon GO Will Never End” (Asahi Shimbun Publications), “Sony’s Revival Potent Solution” (KADOKAWA), “The Age of Netflix” (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho), and “iPad VS. Kindle: Behind the Scenes of the E-book War Involving Japan” (Enterbrain).
Shun Kubota (Editor-in-Chief, Mogura VR)
After graduating from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University, he joined the Ministry of the Environment.
He is involved in the creation of environmental white papers and other related activities. He feels that XR has limitless potential to evolve the reality that people perceive and change society, and he is devoting himself to it wholeheartedly. He launched the media “Mogura VR” as a sole proprietor and later incorporated it. He joined MyDearest in January 2026 through a business integration. His expertise lies in analyzing trends and consulting in the virtual domain. Recently, he has been particularly interested in the combination of AI and XR, physical AI, Roblox, and smart glasses.
Author of “Metaverse Future Strategy: A Business Compass Where Reality and Virtual Worlds Merge” (Nikkei BP, 2022)
Event Overview
| Event Name | WWDC × AWE Report Meeting: Journalists provide in-depth explanations of the latest XR trends, focusing on Apple and Google. |
| Date and time | Tuesday, June 30, 2026 18:00-20:00 (doors open 17:55) |
| venue | Online (Zoom Webinar) |
| Participation fee | 2,000 yen |
| Capacity | 100 people |
| detail | https://wwdcawe2026.peatix.com/view |
| Organizer | Mogura VR |
This article is an English translation of an original Japanese article, translated by the Mogura VR editorial team.
