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YouTube Spaces Studio Explores the Basics of Mixed Reality Video Capture

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Prolific YouTuber Tom Scott recently visited the Mixed Reality Lab at the YouTube Space studio in New York in order to showcase mixed reality capture. Valve’s introduction video to SteamVR at the launch of the HTC Vive last year remains a superb illustration of the impact of presenting VR in this way.

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VR Haircut Experience Is Actually A Message About American Capitalism

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It’s actually a response to the creators’ own immigration to America 5 years ago. The original hairstyles, unique people, new music, diverse food, the list goes on. In the fall, we partnered with VRBar in New York and started testing for an arcade and tournament version of the game. [We

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‘Tilt Brush’ Gets Weird With Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ Tie-In

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We’ve seen some really amazing stuff out of Google’s Tilt Brush app since its launch on the HTC Vive earlier this year, but its latest showcase in partnership with Marvel Studios is more than a little strange. As such, Marvel and Tilt Brush reached out to three artists in each city to create VR art inspired by the movie.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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It’s interesting to note that although Nintendo did not directly develop this virtual version of the 2005 arcade classic Mario Kart GP , it is an official remake and has Nintendo’s blessing… but the experience will be using the HTC Vive and not Nintendo hardware (will the Nintendo Switch soon be the first VR-compatible hardware from Nintendo???).

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Optitrack’s New System Could Accelerate VR Theme Park And Arcade Roll-Outs

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In The Void’s first public installation in New York, Madame Tussauds offers a Ghostbusters experience that makes visitors feel like they are really catching ghosts throughout a building. Immersion can be dialed up on these “stages” by enhancing the experience with wind, heat or scent effects that tie to the story.

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Official: Sony Sold Nearly 1 Million PlayStation VR Headsets in 4.5 Months, Despite Limited Stock

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Speaking with the New York Times recently , Andrew House, President of Sony Computer Entertainment, confirmed the PSVR sales data. As the first company to offer such information, it means that Sony is not only happy with the figure, but likely confident that they’re well ahead of the competing Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

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Spatial Beats: Apple, HTC & Niantic

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This week, the Epic/Apple saga continues, HTC doubles down on enterprise AR Niantic enters the AR platform race, and Spatial leans in to NFTs. HTC Doubles Down On Enterprise VR , Introducing Two new Headsets: the Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. To provide some context, that is 5x the number of buildings in New York City.

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