VRScout
AUGUST 10, 2018
Does Austin have the largest VR community outside of Los Angeles? I was familiar with Austin, Texas because of SXSW — having attended with my previous employer, Emblematic Group. The VR community in Austin was a bit of a late bloomer compared to other cities. All the tangibles, however, were there.
ARPost
MAY 12, 2022
Also, the founder and managing partner of AR funding group Super Ventures , Inbar’s talks are always full of insight, passion, and a few laughs. Also, Athena Demos of Big Rock Creative (the group that brings Burning Man to AltspaceVR ) presents “Principles in the Metaverse (Multiverse).”. The Day-One Main Stage Marathon.
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The Ghost Howls
MARCH 17, 2023
All the other events are not the same: in Austin, you can really go to a totally random person with the SXSW badge around the neck and start speaking with this random stranger and become friend with him/her… and maybe start to have fun together. I hope to see you next year in Austin for SXSW 2024! I still loved it!
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 13, 2023
Hello everyone from Austin, Texas, where I am attending the SXSW! Microsoft has killed it (after having basically abandoned it) because it had to perform a spending review given the bad economic conditions. Now all these groups of people do not have a house anymore: some of them will migrate to other social VR platforms (e.g.
Ryan Schultz
JANUARY 20, 2023
Screen capture of the official announcement that AltspaceVR is shutting down Well, it’s official: Microsoft has decided to shutter (or “sunset”, to use their corporate-speak) the social VR platform AltspaceVR. (I To learn more about what is next for Microsoft Mesh, visit Mesh.com and sign up for updates here.
AR Insider
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Realworld is based on the Microsoft version of Google Earth. Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart is an immersive art experience with over 50 collaborating visual and musical artists and artist groups from all over the world. Recent advances in technology have renewed interest in space, and given humanity hope in the midst of a pandemic.
VRScout
APRIL 8, 2018
Marco DeMiroz is a co-founder and general partner of the Venture Reality Fund , an XR venture capitalist group based in the Bay Area. Seattle, and Austin. Seattle, or Portland, because you’re going up against giants like Google or Microsoft. That expertise is beginning to pique the interest of Silicon Valley investors.
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