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Holograms Are Coming To California State Parks

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Download the Virtual Adventurer app now to explore 9 California State Parks in immersive AR. The California Department of Parks and Recreation is using augmented reality (AR) technology to enhance your in-park experience at 9 participating state parks. For more information visit here.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

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In 2019, the demand growth for augmented reality and virtual reality engineers skyrocketed 1400% from the previous year, surpassing the demand for blockchain engineers (the most in-demand skill in 2018). Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1 Guest Post.

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Fighting Climate Change With XR Tech And $100,000

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Developers compete to create immersive experiences designed to fight climate change. AWE, the long-running AR/VR conference, is set to go down later this month in Santa Clara, California, offering attendees an up-close and personal look at a variety of game-changing XR technology from over 300 exhibitors from across the world.

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Snap Earns $20m Grant to Back California Tech Industry

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California has awarded Snap Inc a massive fund worth $20 million USD. Comprised of grants and tax credit incentives, lawmakers have awarded Snap funding to help the company expand its offices globally and boost its augmented reality (AR) smart glasses manufacturing capacity.

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This VR App Lets You “Step Inside” Your Memories

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That’s the idea behind Wist, an upcoming mobile app from the California-based VR startup Wist Labs that turns 2D video into 3D scenes you can watch in augmented reality (AR) or VR. Imagine being able to physically step inside your favorite memories at the exact locations in which they occurred.

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Snoop Dogg Gets His Own AR Wine Because Why Not?

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Combining his love for the finer things in life with his passion for technology, California-based innovation studio Tactic today announced a new addition to its ongoing series of AR-powered “Living Wine Labels” featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg himself. Developed alongside J.

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Creating Immersive Learning Experiences

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The benefits of using immersive technologies as teaching tools have been widely documented and extensively discussed, specially in recent years with the rapid development of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed reality hardware and applications. They weave themselves into the fabric of our daily lives.”.

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