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Voted, Passed and Signed: XRA Commended the CHIPS and Science Act

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The legislation establishes “immersive technology,” a fundamental area of national technological development. The CHIPS and Science Act for the Emerging Technology Ecosystem. XRA Lobbied for the CHIPS Act to Include Immersive Technology. The XR Association has been a long advocate for innovative technologies.

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Sony Pictures Teams With The VOID on ‘Jumanji: Reverse the Curse’, Launching November 27th

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Hot on the heels of Avengers: Damage Control , the next experience heading to VR attraction The VOID is Jumanji: Reverse the Curse , made in collaboration with the Sony Pictures Virtual Reality group. Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The title will come to select VOID locations starting on November 27th.

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The VOID’s Latest Location-Based VR Experience Is A Jumanji-Themed Jungle Heist

VRScout

Image Credit: The VOID, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality. Utilizing new technology and more illusion design, Jumanji: Reverse the Curse is a true adventure that travelers will want to experience over and over again.”. “As Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minn.; Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minn.; Tysons Corner, McLean, Va.,

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This is How Fake News Happens: The Reporting of Palmer Luckey and Nimble America

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In mid-September 2016, Palmer Luckey donated just shy of $10,000 to a recently formed pro-Trump non-profit organization called Nimble America. At the time of his donation, the entire body of Nimble America’s work consisted of putting up a single billboard in the Pittsburgh area [pictured below]. The founder of Oculus is funding them.

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Sony Announces PlayStation VR Price, Release Date and New Titles

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Now, announced at a press conference during E3 2016, the long-awaited PlayStation VR release date was revealed for North America: October 13, 2016. Sony also announced that the Playstation VR, which will work with your Playstation 4, will have 50 different games to choose from at launch, with quite a few industry favorite studios in the mix.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

It was not a perfect day because I also had some work-related issues to cope with, but it’s part of life when you are working with cutting-edge technologies I’m curious to know how the holidays are going for you, so answer this post letting me know how life is going for you! I foresee tongue tracking as relevant in two kinds of applications.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info (Quest 3 to feature color passthrough AR) More info (Quest 3 will not feature face tracking) Sony may be disappointed by PSVR 2 preorders A report by Bloomberg affirms that Sony is disappointed by the current preorders of the PSVR 2 and now plans to ship only 1.5M But Sony has refuted the report, claiming it is not true.

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