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Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

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Microsoft released the first-gen Zune in 2006, an MP3 player that looked to compete with Apple’s largely dominant line of iPods. Azure Cloud Platform competes alongside AWS and Google Cloud. Could we be in for another ‘Zune moment’? If Microsoft goes in half-cocked, maybe. Breaking the Zune Curse?

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Augmented Reality May Be The Future, But It Still Has Major Limitations

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Augmented reality may be the future of games, but there are some huge problems that stand in its way. He founded Oblong in 2006, and launched Mezzanine for enterprise collaborators in 2012. His company is dedicated to building “real world” mobile gaming experiences that foster exploration, exercise and social interaction.

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The New Age of Learning Science with Virtual Reality: A Literature Review

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However, technological advancement has generated new opportunities to apply virtual reality to more than just video games. A 2006 study found that the use of educational games in different learning models and mixed realities are more likely to increase a student’s motivation to learn (Pan, Cheok, Yang, Zhu, & Shia, 2006).

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this weekly VRScout Report, Google Earth in VR is a rush, Facebook analyzes your face w/ augmented reality, GE uses AR to talk to machines, the funding wrap-up, cure lazy eye with VR, and more…. GOOGLE EARTH IN VR IS A RUSH. GOOGLE VR BRINGS 100M UK SCHOOL CHILDREN.

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Designing ?Virtual Virtual Reality?, One of Mobile VR?s Most Immersive Games Yet

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Launched initially on Daydream in early 2017, and now available on Gear VR, Oculus Go, and Oculus Rift, Virtual Virtual Reality’s smart interaction design gives players freedom and control which—combined with a narrative tying it all together—makes Virtual Virtual Reality one of the most immersive mobile VR games to date.

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YouTube Stories Adds A Twist To AR Selfie Filters

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According to a Google Blog post , they are also relying on technology from TensorFlow Lite for mobile CPU inference or its new mobile GPU functionality where available, to help push AR into their platform. Google purchased YouTube from former PayPal employees Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawad Karim back in 2006 for a whopping $1.65

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Meet Global VR Creators at The Inaugural VeeR Creator Conference

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Sandman's principals have worked extensively among a diverse and prominent portfolio of experiences in animation, online game, play, special effects, and other fields. His 360VR commercial clients include Google, Red Bull, GoPro, Adobe, Mastercard, WeWork, Insta360, Humaneyes VUZE, Radiant Images, LACOSTE, City of Los Angeles and more.