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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

Road to VR

VR First , the global initiative to seed academic institutions with VR/AR hardware and software, today announced that it’s nearly doubling the number of its VR labs in universities and science parks across the globe by the end of 2017. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.11.29): Black Friday deals, investments in Niantic, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I hope that you all American friends have celebrated it with your families and have eaten a lot of turkeys (or whatever vegan alternative), enjoying good times with your peers. You can buy headsets at a discounted price, or accessories, or even lots of games on Steam, Viveport, and Oculus Store! Happy Thanksgiving!

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I Invest In VR Companies–Here’s How To Get Hired By.

AllThingsVR

I Invest In VR Companies–Here’s How To Get Hired By One It’s impossible to walk 10 feet in Silicon Valley and not run into a VR/AR enthusiast. And since it’s accelerating faster than universities can add VR/AR coursework, most of the industry’s newcomers come in from other fields—not just professionally but geographically, too.

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Refract raises $8.5M SGD funding, announces new game development division 

TechCrunch VR

Refract’s goal has always been to become a key player in AR and XR gaming, and this funding enables us to accelerate this process,” said Chng. . AXIS can also work with popular VR headsets like the Oculus Quest 2, Chng said. Refract also plans to feature AXIS at the 2022 Global Esports Gems in Istanbul, Turkey. . ” .