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Spatial Beats: Snap, Niantic & Facebook

AR Insider

This week, we look at Snap’s latest lens craze, Niantic’s next AR gaming title, new XR funding and more Facebook/Oculus acquisitions. VR and AR are still only a tiny part of that. Niantic announces new Transformers AR game, coming later this year. AR In Your Car – Better Than Glasses, And Sooner (CNet).

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WiiT: From Social Media Group to Non-Profit for Gender Equality in XR

ARPost

As the team explains , many XR industry gatherings and most companies are heavily male-dominated. Based in Brussels, Belgium, the new non-profit organization has four key goals: 1. WiiT wants to give women working in AR, VR and MR a platform to meet, discuss, form partnerships and find inspiration.

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XR Company LucidWeb Launches Platform for Distributing VR Content

ARPost

The Belgium-based XR technology startup, LucidWeb, recently launched a beta of a new platform. The XR technology company helps other companies distribute AR and VR content. Inspecting AR and VR elements can sometimes reveal “LucidWeb” buried in the coding of a URL. See Also: Scape SDK Bridges AR Technology and IoT.

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8th Annual Lumiere Awards For Creative Filmmaking Expands VR Categories

VRScout

Virtual reality receives new categories as it takes center stage at this years awards for creative work in film, TV & VR. For their 8th ceremony however the organizers of the non-profit group are shaking things up by generously expanding their categories for achievements in virtual reality. Best VR Film. Best VR Documentary.

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Top 37 VR Film Festivals to Attend in 2018

VeeR VR

As virtual reality continues to rise in popularity, more film festivals, both up-and-coming ones and established ones, are opening up virtual reality competitions. Here we selected 37 film festivals dedicated to virtual reality or with VR programs for your reference. Check them out and visit some in 2018!

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