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VR Film Follows The First Female Shaman Of The Yawanawá People

VRScout

Wallworth, an Emmy® Award winning artist and filmmaker, and her partner, producer Nicole Newnham, traveled to the Amazon to meet with Tata during his final moments and speak with Hushahu about her vital new role. Awavena made its initial debut earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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VR and AR at the Sundance Film Festival

VRWorld

The bastion of cinema — the Sundance Film Festival — is bravely exploring the VR medium and trying to engage its audience into the new immersive experience this week in Park City, Utah. Prominent VR attractions include Awavena, a VR experience following the Yawanawa, an indigenous people based in the Amazon.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.01): Sony confirms PSVR 2, Facebook teases Quest 2 Pro, and more!

The Ghost Howls

They are standard Quests , the ones you can buy on Amazon, BUT they have a business licensing. Now instead, it directly allows you to buy consumer Quests via the Oculus For Business sales channels (so no, you can’t buy them on Amazon) and use them in your professional facilities. Learn more.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IN UTAH USE VR FOR TRAINING. AMAZON MIGHT OPEN AR SHOPPING STORES. SEPHORA UPDATES THEIR AUGMENTED REALITY BEAUTY APP. ENTERPRISE-FOCUSED VR MARKET TO GROW TO OVER $9B BY 2021. DOCTORS IN OHIO USE VR TO TRAIN FOR TRAUMA CARE. AUSTRALIAN MINING OPERATIONS IMPROVED WITH VR/AR. THE VOID GOES TO DUBAI.

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Web-Based Augmented Reality for E-Commerce, with Seek’s Jon Cheney

XR for Business Podcast

Getting started in AR marketing and virtual try-ons can be tricky for enterprise, especially if — like Walmart or Amazon — you’ve got hundreds of thousands of products to model and host. They’re a leading provider of web-based augmented reality for e-commerce brands. Alan: Amazon’s got 1.4

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Web-Based Augmented Reality for E-Commerce, with Seek’s Jon Cheney

XR for Business Podcast

Getting started in AR marketing and virtual try-ons can be tricky for enterprise, especially if — like Walmart or Amazon — you’ve got hundreds of thousands of products to model and host. They’re a leading provider of web-based augmented reality for e-commerce brands. Alan: Amazon’s got 1.4

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Web-Based Augmented Reality for E-Commerce, with Seek’s Jon Cheney

XR for Business Podcast

Getting started in AR marketing and virtual try-ons can be tricky for enterprise, especially if — like Walmart or Amazon — you’ve got hundreds of thousands of products to model and host. They’re a leading provider of web-based augmented reality for e-commerce brands. Alan: Amazon’s got 1.4