XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 25, 2022

Qualcomm, Skylights, and Alaska Airlines are taking advantage of this fact to deliver premium in-flight entertainment to a new generation of travellers. Recently, the Qualcomm team joined forces with a set of inflight XR specialists, Skylights, to create a unique content experience for travellers with Alaska Airlines. Looking Ahead.

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 24, 2021

A smartphone caught fire on an Alaska Airline passenger plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday, prompting an emergency evacuation of the jet.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 29, 2021

The heat wave currently roasting the Pacific Northwest has made its way up to Alaska, where a 2.7 magnitude ice quake — the result of seismic activity triggered by melting glaciers — was just recorded 25 miles east of Juneau. Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

European-crafted glass beads found at three different indigenous sites in northern Alaska date back to the pre-colonial period of North America, in what is an intriguing archaeological discovery. Read more.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 25, 2021

On Monday, an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to evacuate all 129 passengers after landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport after one of those passenger’s phones caught ablaze. Another day, another story of a Samsung phone turning into a ticking time bomb. Read more.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

A preview of Murmur debuted at the Anchorage Museum in Alaska earlier this month. The post HoloLens Exhibit Teleports You to the Tundra of Arctic Alaska appeared first on VRScout. .” Murmur: Arctic Realities will run from January to April at the Collins Gallery at Mystic Seaport in Stonington, Connecticut.

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Slashgear

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Alaska Airlines announced today that is has a new way for some flyers to pass the time while they’re in the air, as it has outfitted some of cross-country routes with VR headsets. Generally speaking, air travel is a pretty dull affair that is nonetheless a reality of life for a lot of people.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As if we needed more upsetting right news right now, geologists have reason to suspect that a cluster of Alaskan islands is actually part of an interconnected volcanic system of the same kind seen at Yellowstone National Park. Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

In a turn of events that will surprise exactly no one at this point, a large swath of the United States is currently experiencing an extreme and unprecedented weather event. Read more.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For decades, people have wondered who would win in a battle of jetliner vs. bear. Over the weekend, we finally got an answer, and it might just break your heart. Read more.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Set in the remote mountain town of Slumber, Alaska, this disturbing narrative-driven VR game will have you fighting for your life as you face-off against hordes of unsettling creatures pulled straight out of a Silent Hill game. Based on the trailer it looks as though we can expect a healthy amount of gunplay and melee combat.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Scientists have long assumed that a thick, solid mass of permafrost underpins all of Alaska like the sturdy foundation of a house, stretching from the tundra to the and below the seafloor. But in a new study published in Science Advances, scientists found that beneath the seafloor on the northeastern coast of Alaska,… Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 20, 2021

The chain of 2,500 islands jut off the coast of mainland Alaska and form a 1,200-mile (1,931-kilometer) arc in the Bering Sea. Photographer and filmmaker Ian Shive is known for documenting remote locations, and it doesn’t get much more remote than the Aleutian Islands. They are one of the most inaccessible, wild… Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 12, 2021

If you’re visiting Alaska this year, you may get to experience a once-in-a-lifetime geologic event. A glacier in Denali National Park has started moving between 50 to 100 times faster than normal. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 24, 2020

An unusually powerful volcanic eruption in 43 BCE has been linked to political upheaval on the other side of the globe, including the fall of the Roman Republic and the Ptolemaic Kingdom. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 27, 2022

The former Alaska governor and disastrous presidential running mate is in the Big Apple to sue the New York Times for libel after it insinuated that her rhetoric was tied to the 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, which left six dead and Rep. Gabby Giffords with massive brain injuries. While she’s around, Palin … Read more.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This week, Seth Lookhart, a former dentist in Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced to 12 years in jail after a video of him removing a patient’s tooth while riding a hoverboard drew… Read more. The hoverboard is the cursed gadget that keeps on giving. Years after the devices became infamous for exploding , they’re back in the news.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Yet just a week ago, it was colder than Alaska , and we all know what happened next. Right now, Texas is in the balmy mid-50s. Much of the state’s energy capacity got knocked offline , leaving millions of people without power, heat, and water for days. Read more.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 16, 2023

The studio also confirmed five new Ultimate Fishing Simulator add-ons are in development: Florida, Bow & Trident, Australia, Italy, and Alaska. Types of water, like saltwater or freshwater, can also be selected. You can see it in action above. Flatscreen versions are also available on PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Nintendo Switch.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 24, 2021

On a riverbank in the far north of Alaska, a team of paleontologists have been scraping away at the muck. They’ve uncovered evidence of dinosaur breeding at the top of what is now North America, a sign that in the late Cretaceous period, dinosaurs were living full-time in cool climates. Read more.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Besides exploring the ship, guests can teleport to locations in Japan, Alaska, St. For larger groups, the Magic Carpet space also doubles as a virtual meeting room where up to 12 people can meet and chat at the same time.

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Upload VR

MARCH 27, 2024

From Oculus founder Palmer Luckey hand-delivering a Rift in Alaska in 2016 to his unceremonious dismissal a year later, Oculus inside Facebook faced a series of leadership changes ( Hugo Barra ), strategy shifts ( Facebook accounts required ), and accelerated hiring sprees. A lot has happened in the decade to get us here.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 28, 2018

Stretching from Alaska through Canada and Scandinavia all the way to the Pacific coast of Russia, The unique ecosystem of the Great Northern Forest circles the planet and plays a vital role in preventing climate change. With AR, Greenpeace hopes to create greater empathy between us and forest ecosystems under threat.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 25, 2022

Alaska's fat bears lose up to a third of their weight during their deep winter slumber. They often appear in spring or early summer looking relatively gaunt.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 26, 2022

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Peter Graham

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

A survival horror which has been inspired by classics such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill, Lies Beneath takes place in the sleepy town of Slumber, Alaska. “Returning college student Mae must fight to save her father (and her sanity) from the terrifying townsfolk and creepy creatures infecting her hometown,” explains the synopsis.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 31, 2020

With an eye-catching visual style similar to that of vintage comic books and some nasty looking monsters Lies Beneath tells the tale of Mae, a college student returning to the sleepy town of Slumber, Alaska with her father. Available now on the Oculus Store for Oculus Quest, retailing for £22.99

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Mashable VR

JUNE 21, 2022

Here's what to expect when tuning into the bear cams, which are beamed from a remote, mostly roadless part of Alaska, to people globally: July: The salmon run up the Brooks River kicks off in early July, and the bears start to congregate at the river to devour fat, 4,500-calorie sockeye salmon.

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VRScout

JULY 10, 2018

A unique global ecosystem circling the planet, stretching from Alaska through Canada and Scandinavia all the way to the Pacific coast of Russia, The Great Northern Forest plays a vital role in preventing climate change. With AR, Greenpeace hopes to create greater empathy between us and forest ecosystems under threat.

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ARPost

MARCH 19, 2020

Lies Beneath is a horror/survival VR game set in 1950s Alaska, coming to Oculus Quest on March 31, and Oculus Rift S on April 14. The ability to experience the story from the inside makes it ten times more scary and then, on top of that, the Oculus Quest ended up being the perfect platform for Lies Beneath because of its cordless nature.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

In between the 55 miles of water separating Russia and Alaska, there sits a tiny island. I could see the miles of icy ocean surrounding me and the vague outline of mainland Alaska behind me. Or rather, there are two tiny islands; Big Diomede and Little Diomede. Sure enough, I could see its bigger brother off in the distance.

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ARPost

MARCH 23, 2023

Utilizing real-world audio collected by Jiabao Li from glaciers in Alaska, the experience offers a multi-sensory journey into the heart of glacier culture with the smells of the glacier, swamp, freezer, and museum being released as the story progresses.

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Mashable VR

MAY 4, 2022

On a larger scale, the 2019 National Healthcare and Disparities Report discovered that white patients are more likely to obtain better quality healthcare than Black, Native American, Hispanic, Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander patients. SEE ALSO: The gender health gap makes people's lives hell.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 21, 2017

I want to stand on the tiny islands that sit between Russia and Alaska, explore the parks of Canada, and experience the culture of South Korea. There are a lot of places on this planet that I dream of visiting. I’m lucky enough to have travelled the globe already, but I still have so many cities and landscapes I want to see.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 1, 2017

360 VR timelapse footage of the Aurora Borealis over Kashwitna Lake, Alaska. In the video, you can explore areas of the river not typically accessible to the public, giving the viewer a sense of adventure.This is a great example of using VR on a civic level to educate and incite change. Also, how even in cities, nature is all around us.).

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 27, 2017

In the Maersk attack, ships off the coast of Anchorage, Alaska were unable to deliver necessary goods like milk and groceries. Transportation disruptions affect security, the economy, and public health. IBM’s Cyber Security Intelligence Index estimates it is the 5 th most cyber-attacked industry.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Into America’s Wild will take audiences kayaking through Oregon’s stunning coast, exploring ancient canyons of the Southwest, into the deep wilds of Alaska, and walking the Appalachian Trail, along with a few other surprises.

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