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How Will Immersive Tech Transform Entertainment?

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Media and Entertainment: The Show Must Go. W ithout a doubt, the media and entertainment industries have had an enormous influence on technology since the advent of television. People in the media and entertainment industries should think about how to apply AI, XR, and 5G to the future of entertainment. On— Everywhere.

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Bookful Expands Its Massive Augmented Reality Library With Mattel’s Thomas & Friends And Barbie

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Kids build a connection with their favorite toy characters through play, imagination, and entertainment. According to Scholastic’s Kids & Family Reading Report , 86% of kids ages 6 – 17 agree that reading is important, though 41% report difficulty finding books they actually like.

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Baby Shark VR & AR Experiences Keep Families Entertained & Educated Under Lockdown

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Collectively the Pinkfong YouTube channels have garnered over 27 billion views and more than 53 million followers , becoming one of the hottest child-friendly entertainment platforms in the world. Since 2015, Smart Study’s Pinkfong has continued to expand its brand through toys, games, books, and various other innovative collaborations.

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Self-Driving Car Features Batman-Themed Immersive Entertainment

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That’s certainly a question that entertainment providers such as Warner Bros. Time is money, after all, and idle people spend more keeping themselves entertained. It also shows how autonomous cars will become a new kind of space and demonstrates the exciting potential for immersive entertainment in an autonomous driving world.

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Book Review: Experience on Demand

Tech Trends VR

For those feeling befuddled by that whole idea, Experience on Demand is certainly a helpful read, and oftentimes an entertaining one as well. Bailenson's book places VR within a broader social context Click To Tweet. The post Book Review: Experience on Demand appeared first on Tech Trends.

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Jack Daniels Turns Their Whiskey Bottle Into An AR Pop-Up Book

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Developed in partnership with San Fransisco-based immersive entertainment start-up Tactic , the experience — available now — uses AR technology to bring your 50mL to 1.75L Jack Daniels bottle to life with three different scenes that take you behind-the-scenes of the award-winning distillery.

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Comic Book-inspired Horror Survival ‘Lies Beneath’ Now Available on Rift

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Lies Beneath (2020), the Oculus-exclusive survival horror VR game from Gunheart (2018) creators Drifter Entertainment , launched late last month on Oculus Quest. The post Comic Book-inspired Horror Survival ‘Lies Beneath’ Now Available on Rift appeared first on Road to VR.