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Alaska Airlines Begins Testing VR As First Class Entertainment

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Alaska Airlines new VR theater experience could make you forget you are on an airplane. VR, however, doesn’t come easy to everyone; something Alaska Airlines and SkyLights are fully prepared for. Their answer? Limit the VR trials to strictly First Class passengers.

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SXSW 2023: Highlights and XR Experiences That Push the Boundaries of Storytelling, Music, and Technology

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SXSW 2023 also offered a range of compelling conference sessions across 15 tracks, including interactive tracks exploring science, technology, culture, government, and more; film tracks covering both the creative and business elements of film and TV production; and music tracks featuring content on the making, marketing, impact, and future of music.

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XR Travel Case Study in Focus: Qualcomm, Skylights and Alaska Airlines

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The same technology which powered armchair travel and VR adventures during the pandemic can also be used to provide travellers with a more immersive, engaging, and memorable experience when they’re on-route to their destinations. Alaska Airlines believes that this technology could even be a valuable way to boost brand loyalty.

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HoloLens Exhibit Teleports You to the Tundra of Arctic Alaska

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“This whole added layer of technology takes you to a part of the world that few of us will ever get to see.” “ This technology has been out there for a couple of years, but putting it in the hands of an artist so everyone can experience it is new, ” Bell said. Image Credit: Mystic Seaport.

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Alaska Airlines Flight Forced To Evacuate After Passenger's Samsung Phone Caught Fire

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On Monday, an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to evacuate all 129 passengers after landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport after one of those passenger’s phones caught ablaze. Another day, another story of a Samsung phone turning into a ticking time bomb. Read more.

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Lies Below Is A New VR Survival Horror Game For Oculus Inspired By Japanese Horror Manga

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Set in the remote mountain town of Slumber, Alaska, this disturbing narrative-driven VR game will have you fighting for your life as you face-off against hordes of unsettling creatures pulled straight out of a Silent Hill game. Based on the trailer it looks as though we can expect a healthy amount of gunplay and melee combat.

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Oculus To Meta: 10 Years Of Mark Zuckerberg's Quest For VR

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From Oculus founder Palmer Luckey hand-delivering a Rift in Alaska in 2016 to his unceremonious dismissal a year later, Oculus inside Facebook faced a series of leadership changes ( Hugo Barra ), strategy shifts ( Facebook accounts required ), and accelerated hiring sprees. A lot has happened in the decade to get us here.

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