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Spatial raises $14M more for a holographic 3D workspace app, a VR/AR version of Zoom or Hangouts

TechCrunch VR

” He also pointed out the development over at Amazon, where last month the company announced AWS Wavelength for ultra-low latency 5G computing at the edge, something that will have a direct impact on using and building the next generation of AR and VR headgear. But there has been so much heat that we might consider doing it this year.”

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

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AR Enhanced Audio Tour – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Project lead: Shane Richey | Bentonville, Arkansas | @crystalbridges. Prototyping a tool in the form of a smartphone/tablet app for cultural institutions to capture visitor demographic data, increasing knowledge on who is and who is not participating in programs.

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Apple and Snap partner JigSpace, the ‘Canva for 3D,’ raises a $4.7M Series A

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But he saw that there was potential for a user-friendly program that lets anyone create 3D presentations and share information in AR. When you download the JigSpace app, you can interact in AR with 3D models that show how to fix a leaky sink, repair a dry wall, or even build a Lego Star Wars spacecraft. average rating on the App Store.

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Using augmented reality, Altoida is identifying the likely onset of neurodegenerative diseases

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For the past 19 years, Ioannis Tarnanas, the founder and chief scientific officer at Altoida , has been developing virtual and augmented reality tools to offer predictions about the onset of mental illness in older patients. “In this field there are two major waves. Passive digital biomarkers and active digital biomarkers.

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Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?’s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

Was the best virtual reality or a AR experience is what is the best thing that you have done? There’s a lot of talent here, and I have heard from other people that even places like Kansas City actually have quite a bit of VR happening — and I say VR, I mean XR, AR; all of it. It’s going to be a really exciting one.

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Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?’s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

Was the best virtual reality or a AR experience is what is the best thing that you have done? There’s a lot of talent here, and I have heard from other people that even places like Kansas City actually have quite a bit of VR happening — and I say VR, I mean XR, AR; all of it. It’s going to be a really exciting one.

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Getting Fit with a VR Toolkit, and Other XR Tips with VRd?j?'s Michael Eichenseer

XR for Business Podcast

Was the best virtual reality or a AR experience is what is the best thing that you have done? And as much as I'm very happy that the coasts are innovating as much as they are, I think there's a huge opportunity here in the Midwest. there's just all these tools. I think that the tools that they have are incredible.

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