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Best Of Fest: Tribeca 2023 Immersive+ Lineup

VRScout

VRScout attended the international event to review the best of the immersive works 2023’s selection had to offer. With an ever-inclusive understanding of “immersive,” Tribeca Film Festival continues on as one of many mainstream and pillar events opening its doors and minds to evolved emerging technologies, even outside of XR.

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Transfr Secures $12M Series A Financing to Scale Immersive VR Job Training Platform

Road to VR

TRANSFRVR , one such company working to bring immersive VR learning to accredited job training programs across the United States, today announced its secured $12 million in Series A financing. The post Transfr Secures $12M Series A Financing to Scale Immersive VR Job Training Platform appeared first on Road to VR.

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Journey to Freedom and Equality: How an AR Experience Makes History Come Alive

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Trouble in Alabama. During their stop in Atlanta, the Freedom Riders learned that trouble was brewing in Alabama. When they arrived in Anniston, Alabama, the group was met with violence by members of the Ku Klux Klan, led by William Chappell. Members of the group were beaten. This event then gained widespread media attention.

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XRA’s XR Industry Report: 2022 Highlights and Plans for 2023 and Beyond

ARPost

With over 45 member companies representing the XR industry, the XR Association (XRA) has led the way in accelerating the growth and adoption of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technology. 2022 also saw much progress in the immersive technology space, with several product launches that showcased new use cases for emerging technologies.

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Future NFL 1st-Rounder Deshaun Watson Trained To Pick Up Blitzes In VR

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They’re utilizing the technology to potentially better diagnose concussions and, as we reported in early January, they’re in the early stages of developing VR training materials for their referees.

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Snap Earns $20m Grant to Back California Tech Industry

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This is similar to Meta’s first-ever Ray-Ban Stories device, which is in its second iteration to date, with plans for more AR-focused technologies in the near future. In the recent past, Snap’s Spectacles smart glasses and its XR drone technologies have failed to become profitable in the XR market.

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Policing In The Metaverse: What’s Happening Now

Bernard Marr

Europol recently released a report called Policing in the Metaverse: What Law Enforcement Needs to Know , which outlines how the technology could fuel future crimes, including the potential for criminals to replicate or hijack user avatars in the metaverse. Goals of Metaverse Experiences. Explore effective responses to those threats.