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Mark Zuckerberg Puts Hugo Barra In Charge Of Facebook VR, Oculus

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Tonight Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Hugo Barra will become the new head of Facebook’s virtual reality efforts, which includes leading its Oculus team. Co-founder Brendan Iribe recently vacated his role as CEO of Oculus to lead a PC-focused VR group. to lead Team @oculus. It seems fitting.

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

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Students in the virtual reality experimental group also achieved higher scores compared to students who learned with traditional methods of teaching. Sun, Lin, and Wang (2010) also investigated how highly immersive environments impacted students in a virtual astronomy course. 2010), Huang et al. Like Huang et al.

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‘Mythica VR': VR LARP With D&D-style World Building Hits Kickstarter

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Provided the project reaches its $80,000 funding goal, the studio is aiming to release Mythica VR on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift/DK2, Google Cardboard and with future support for Google Daydream. Pledge $20 or more – The game on release, for PC with the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, or iOS or Android with Google Cardboard.

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Can Mystical Magic Leap Lure Singapore’s Temasek into its Net?

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The company was founded by Rony Abovitz in 2010, attracting high-profile investments from companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ’s Google, which invested directly in the firm and put Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on the board. Google was one of the first to invest. s Oculus Rift.

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How To Watch The Gorillaz 360° Music Video On Any VR Headset

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When it comes to embracing new types of media and art, there’s no better music group than the world’s most infamous virtual band, the Gorillaz. The fictional 4-person alt rock group is famous for including inventive content with their albums, something fans have begun to appreciate almost as much as the music itself.

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Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

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The company was later acquired by Google in 2010. Prior to Presence Capital, he was the founder and CTO of MyMiniLife (acquired by Zynga) and the founder and CEO of Toro (acquired by Google). 12- Tipatat Chennavasin. While at Zynga, he co-created the game FarmVille and served as the CTO of Zynga Japan.