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Justin Timberlake Connects Fans to Music and Merch With AR

VRScout

American Express is using augmented reality (AR) to create a new way for music fans to buy merchandise from their favorite musicians — starting with Justin Timberlake. On April 6th, the American Express Music app released a new mobile AR experience called Outside In , in partnership with Timberlake.

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8 Insightful XR Travel Case Studies to Read in 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

World XR Forum and Crans-Montana. Designed to respond to the rising demand for immersive travel experiences during the pandemic, the Crans-Montana virtual travel lounge was built by SOMNIACS and the World XR Forum during 2020. The virtual travel lounge was placed in the middle of a modern gallery in the Crans-Montana business distract.

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The 2017 Virtual Reality Conference and Expo Schedule

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Vision VR/AR Summit // May 1st – May 2nd. Crans-Montana, Switzerland. VR & AR World // June 13th – June 15th. Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories (FIVARS) // September 15th – September 17th. Registration: Exhibit | Attendee. Registration: Exhibitor | Attendee.

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Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy.

AllThingsVR

San Francisco-based Vivid Vision raised the money from SoftTech VC’s Jeff Clavier, as well as The Venture Reality Fund (The VR Fund), CRCM Ventures, SOS Ventures, Anorak Ventures, and Liquid 2 Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm cofounded by Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana. Read more here. Read more here.

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Google Opens ‘Maps’ API So Devs Can Create ‘Pokémon Go’-style Games

Road to VR

Several ‘location-based’ AR games using Google Maps APIs and ARCore are coming to mobile devices this year. We use a vast array of Google Maps signals to determine the best places for gameplay and AR experiences ranked by prominence and popularity,” says Donelan.

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Meta has a sweet vision for VR, but it's a long way from reality for the rest of us

Mashable VR

Speaking to reporters from a room decorated with decals of California, Montana, and Hawaii (all states where he owns homes), Zuckerberg led a show-and-tell of Meta's VR research and prototyping. This, he said, is "what it's going to take to build the next-generation displays for virtual and augmented reality."

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Now Recruiting: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Enthusiasts of Dubai, UAE

EON Reality

EON Reality and EAIT (Emirates Advanced Investments Trading) have partnered to form EON Reality UAE LLC , an Interactive Digital Center (IDC) focused on vocational skills training and higher education utilizing Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality.

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