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Is Virtual Reality The Next Big Break For B2B?

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Virtual reality is one of those technologies that has been hyped for several years. Especially with a host of low-cost VR devices such as the Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear headset, it’s already speculated that marketers will take advantage of this new messaging channel. However, some firms are hesitant to embrace VR.

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Virtual Reality in Healthcare and Compliance Meets Enterprise Training

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Extended reality (XR) is making a substantial impact on how companies train and upskill their employees. Combining virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), firms can empower teams with bespoke, targeted immersive experiences. Moth+Flame.

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How we traveled back in time with virtual reality

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we released a virtual reality documentary called “Surviving 9/11”. A crucial challenge of this documentary was to bring viewers back to Genelle’s life in the NYC of the new Millennium?—?complete in virtual reality. For a virtual reality documentary, it’s a different story. Last year at TARGO?—?for

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New York City Invests in AR/VR Incubator to Bolster City’s Jobs, Tech Talent

Road to VR

New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, Alicia Glen, recently announced the selection of NYU Tandon School of Engineering to “develop and operate” the “first government-funded” VR/AR hub for education, training, research, investment and business creation at a 15,000 square foot space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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New York City Mayor Wants To Be The “Global Hub” For VR/AR With Newly Funded Lab

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Coinciding with the growth of the augmented and virtual reality industries, there are tons of new job opportunities. New companies spawned by the tech will be welcoming new employees and established companies will be welcoming new faces as they tackle the new opportunities VR and AR afford their businesses.

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Virtual Reality With a Social Mission

Tech Trends VR

Described as an “Interactive Virtual Reality Memorial,” The Day the World Changed will premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City Click To Tweet. Important experiences like this have the potential to open up new markets and audiences to the power of immersive storytelling around the world Click To Tweet.

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Google Advances its Geo-local AR Play

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Part of that includes its AR navigation feature known as Live View. It utilizes Google’s Street View image database to localize devices (recognize where you’re standing) and overlay AR directional arrows accordingly. It recently went live, including new details like availability in London, LA, New York, Paris, and San Francisco.

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