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MIKE HIGHLIGHTS // XR Artist, Founder and Community Leader Paige Dansinger

ARVR

Her immersive Climate Exhibit “How do Bees Make Honey” is featured on the product’s intro video. VR Garden” started the first day I got an Oculus! I was invited to be a Pre-Alpha Facebook Community Creator in November 2019, and this year had one of my first worlds “How Do Bees Make Honey” featured on the Horizon intro video at OC7.

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‘Jesus VR’ Claims First Ever Feature-length VR Film, to Preview at Venice Film Festival

Road to VR

Like Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ (2004), Jesus VR was filmed in Matera, Italy under the direction of Passion executive producer Enzo Sisti. Father William Fulco, a religious adviser on the 2004 depiction of the life and death of Jesus, also signed on as to consult for Jesus VR. Funding to Build “Global VR Studio”.

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Facebook’s Quest to Kill the Smartphone

VRScout

When Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004, we didn’t have Android or iOS, but the mobile phone market was well established — think Blackberry, Motorola, and Nokia. Snapchat also has Spectacles , glasses for consumers to record video from. It could also be prompted by a desire to not miss out on the next big tech surge after smartphones.

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A Brief History Of Half-Life, One Of Gaming’s Most Iconic Franchises

VRScout

In 2004, Valve released their follow-up to Half-Life, Half-Life 2. Harnessing the power of Valves then-revolutionary Source engine, Half-Life 2 once again changed the gaming landscape, offering users a one-of-a-kind action adventure that’s still regarded by many to be the perfect video game. Image Credit: Valve Corp.).

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Brave New World: How Crytek Is Using VR To Push Gaming To New Limits

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Crytek is one of the most influential studios when it comes to introducing ambitious technology to video games. The first Far Cry game, released in 2004, was lauded for its massive open world setting, long draw distances, seamless transitions between outdoor and indoor areas, and even an advanced rendering system for vegetation. “We

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Using VR Revolutionize Sports Training with STRIVR Labs

Road to VR

Belch asked Bailenson if it was possible to use VR to train football players, but the technology wasn’t ready yet back in 2004. Fast-forward six years, with Oculus Rift VR development kits readily available, Belch started a master’s thesis project with Bailenson to study how to use VR to train quarterbacks.

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Kim Nevelsteen wants to bridge different virtual worlds to create the Metaverse

The Ghost Howls

The video was astonishing: he has been able to create a portal inside a Minecraft server , and if you enter the portal, you enter into another server, this time playing Doom. I’ve been pondering solutions for a viable Metaverse since at least 2004. Can you detail what you have done for people that have not seen this video yet?