Road to VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

I AM A MAN is an upcoming interactive VR experience that lets you participate in the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and the events leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I AM A MAN transports you to 1968 Memphis, Tennessee, where you, a sanitation worker, are put at the heart of the struggle for equality.

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GizModo VR

MAY 14, 2021

The Hernando DeSoto bridge—a vital highway crossing that’s about two miles long and located between Memphis and eastern Arkansas—was forced to close earlier this week after transportation officials discovered a massive crack in a core part of its skeleton. Now, it’s not clear when that fissure will be fixed. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 1, 2022

cities (Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Snag a cheaper ride there. Credit: Uber. Lock down that dinner date. Credit: Uber. To start, Uber Explore is available in 14 U.S. Paul, New Orleans, New Jersey, upstate New York area, Orlando, San Antonio, San Francisco, and Seattle) and Mexico City.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Steve Mills, a commander in the US Navy, uses the app 3-4 times a week at his favorite spot near the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee, using his Apple Watch to track his heart rate as he attempts to illuminate an AR solar system via his breathing. .

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

When discussing games with a fellow member of the Memphis Game Developer group in Tennessee, they pondered how cool it would be if they had a fighting game in VR. Kung Fu: Shadow Fist is an arcade beat-em-up that was created essentially on a bet. Someone quickly responded, “I bet I can make one first!”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2016

27, 2016 – Memphis Grizzlies at Boston Celtics – 7:30 p.m. 6, 2016 – New York Knicks at Miami Heat – 7:30 p.m. 13, 2016 – Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans – 8:00 p.m. 20, 2016 – Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers – 10:30 p.m. 3, 2017 – Toronto Raptors at San Antonio Spurs – 8:30 p.m.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 29, 2022

Eddie in particular is based on Damien Echols, a member of the West Memphis Three, a group of high schoolers accused of murder. The basketball team's witch hunt is heavily inspired by the real-life Satanic Panic of the '80s. If the basketball team or police catch him, will he share Echols's fate of being arrested?

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GizModo VR

MAY 30, 2022

An impressive collection of 2,500-year-old ancient Egyptian artifacts was showcased today at the famous Saqqara necropolis. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MAY 23, 2022

The mounting undertone of a Satanic Panic-y, West Memphis Three-esque true crime subplot also brilliantly captures the real-world social fears and horrors that dominated everyday life during this era. The Hellfire Club's metalhead Dungeon Master Eddie Munson brings a fun flair to the established core friend group.

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

If this fact isn’t enough to convince you of the terrifying speed at which ideas and technology move, here’s another: A hundred years ago, the first supermarket was opened in Memphis, Tennessee. As I said, terrifying. You can’t help but spend your waking hours thinking about small facts like these when you work in a nascent field like VR.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 24, 2022

To the Colonel, Elvis is a benevolent bumpkin who loved his mama, his young wife, his Memphis Mafia buddies, and every single one of his fans. Despite playing fast and very loose with the facts of Presley's life and presenting his story through the self-serving eyes of a con man, Elvis falls into the biopic pitfall of fawning over its hero.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 11, 2023

My mom [who recently experimented with the Meta Quest 2] started to understand this because she was in the form of an avatar in this app, looking at her hometown of Ireland while sitting here in Memphis, Tennessee. It was like the light bulb went off.

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