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Gaming-Themed Atari Hotels Will Include VR And AR Entertainment

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Earlier today legendary video game company Atari announced that it is partnering with innovation and strategic agency GSD Group to develop a new chain of hotels centered entirely around both classic and modern gaming. Eight locations are set to open across the US, beginning later this year in Phoenix. Feature Image Credit: Atari Inc.

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The Glitch Mob & ‘TheWaveVR’ to Launch Interactive VR Version of Latest Album

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The show will be available globally for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive users through TheWaveVR app, available on the Oculus Store and Steam , and will be broadcast live on TheWaveVR Facebook page. As users fly through several environments, they can interact with each other as well as become part of the visuals.”

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The XR Week Peek (2023.03.13): AltspaceVR shuts down, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Hello everyone from Austin, Texas, where I am attending the SXSW! The last days of AltspaceVR have seen many events happening in the platform where people said farewell not only to the platform, but also to the communities and the groups they were part of. You can discover more on the dedicated Linkedin post that I’m sharing below.

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Live Comedy Show ‘Comedy Living Room’ Coming to Altspace Thursday

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But now that the landlady has sold the house where it all started, CLR has turned to VR, or specifically, AltspaceVR, a social VR platform which established itself on early Samsung, Oculus, and HTC headsets back in 2015, and now supports all major VR hardware including Daydream.

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‘Finding Pandora X’ Is Live VR Theater At Its Absolute Finest

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Thanks to the branching narrative, each group experiences a different story throughout the experience. At one point during my performance, for example, several members of our group split up to explore an epic city while the rest of us joined Zeus for a few drinks at the base of Mount Olympus.

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Eight ‘Ready Player One’ VR Experiences Come To SXSW

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We’ve also been treated to a Aech’s Garage , a gorgeous VR experience for the HTC Vive that gave fans the thrill of exploring the pop culture mecca. and HTC Vive to bring massive amounts of Ready Player One -inspired VR content to Vive headsets, fans have patiently been waiting for their long-promised wave of content. The Warner Bros.

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Weekly Funding & People Roundup: TheWaveVR Raises $4M, Pluto.

AllThingsVR

The Austin, Texas-based startup has created a social VR music platform where performers can create music while wearing a HTC Vive or Oculus Rift headset and spectators can watch the whole experience. Weekly Funding & People Roundup: TheWaveVR Raises $4M, Pluto VR raises $13.9M, Avegant Raises $13.7, Read more on GeekWire.

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