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LACMA & Snapchat Erect AR Monuments Across Los Angeles

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Explore five virtual monuments and murals honoring the history of Los Angeles and its various communities. This past December we learned that the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) was collaborating with Snap Inc. to develop a series of AR monuments celebrating the history of Los Angeles and its diverse communities.

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Scientists Resurrect Extinct Animals Using AR Technology

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The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and La Brea Tar Pits have teamed up with researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) to develop a series of scientifically-accurate 3D models of over a dozen animals from the Ice Age, including the enormous Columbian mammoth and terrifying saber-tooth tiger.

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LA Rams Get Their Own Stadium-Sized AR Experience

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The professional NFL team the Los Angeles Rams have partnered with fan engagement platform ARound to launch an absolutely massive augmented reality (AR) experience at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California. 70,000 fans can now participate in shared AR experiences during live games using their smartphone devices.

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Daft Punk Launches AR Experiences ‘Around The World’

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The legendary electronic duo Daft Punk is back (sort of) with a series of interactive augmented reality (AR) experiences created in celebration of the upcoming release of Random Access Memories 10th Anniversary Edition. The second experience takes fans on an IRL treasure hunt in search of a unique location-based AR experience.

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AR Murals Bring Bruce Lee To Life In NY & LA

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To help promote the new episodes, Max teamed up with a handful of multicultural artists to create a series of interactive murals powered by augmented reality (AR) technology. One mural is located in Los Angeles and was created by Swank One. ” For more information check out the official release here.

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Apple Launches Environmental AR Experience For iPad

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Yesterday, Apple revealed Deep Field , an immersive augmented reality (AR) art app powered by iPad and Apple Pencil. In order to accomplish their goals, the team utilized Apple’s ARKit framework to create 3D plant structures in AR. Create your own unique plants and share them with artists across the world.

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Arizona State Launching New VR/AR Classes, Nonny De La Peña To Helm

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The program will cover everything from VR and AR to immersive journalism. The Center for Narrative and Emerging Media (NEM) will be housed in Downtown Los Angeles in the Herald Examiner Building, newly renovated to welcome faculty, staff, and students. Students will also join incubators to solve real-world issues. .

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