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Snagging Pearson’s AR assets and $1 million in cash, GIGXR is ready for its close up

TechCrunch VR

Based in Los Angeles, GIGXR now owns flagship products including HoloPatient and HoloHuman, mixed reality training programs for medical schools that operate on the new Hololens 2 headset. Australia, and the United Kingdom, will continue to receive support from GIGXR for their augmented reality-influenced curriculum.

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I chatted with a hologram, but holographic meetings aren’t here yet

Mashable VR

As the company's CEO David Nussbaum said last week while beaming in live to San Francisco from Los Angeles, "We want to connect the living instead of resurrecting the dead." It felt like I was experiencing something like Google's Project Starline concept to create 3D video calls. Europe, Singapore, and soon, Australia.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Los Angeles-based developer studio Dreamscape Immersive raised an $11.36M Series A financing round with some big investor names: from Silicon Valley royalty like Peter Diamandis to Hollywood giant Steven Spielberg. DO RECENT GOOGLE JOB LISTINGS INDICATE UPCOMING MASS PRODUCTION? VR HELPS CHEMOTHERAPY PATIENTS IN AUSTRALIA.

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Top 37 VR Film Festivals to Attend in 2018

VeeR VR

Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. Follow Sheffield on social media: Sunset Film Festival Date: June 9 Sunset Film Festival is organized in Los Angeles, California. The last date to submit your 360 video films is September 27, 2016.

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Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

XROM

Pradeep has been a leader for IBM GBS Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ), He has over 30 years of executive & management experience across a number of industries. He is an Adjunct Professor/Visiting Faculty at number of institutions in Australia, Singapore & India. The company was later acquired by Google in 2010.