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Engaging Audiences With Immersive Technology

Tech Trends VR

“In what new ways might arts institutions engage audiences through immersive experiences?”. There is $750,000 in funding on offer by the Knight Foundation for ideas that demonstrate the ability of immersive technologies such as VR and AR to strengthen audience engagement Click To Tweet. That’s the million-dollar question. and James L.

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Flying The Dune Ornithopter On Arrakis In VR Via Microsoft Flight Simulator

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For my part, I've spent much of the last few days flying over the dunes of Frank Herbert's Arrakis in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The new free add-on to Flight Simulator transforms the game into the barren spice-filled planet from the 1965 book. Check out the mission in our video:

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2021 Immersive Tech Trends

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How Immersive Technologies are helping us reimagine personal interactions in a post-COVID world. . Unity asked more than a dozen industry experts – including yours truly – to share their thoughts on how immersive technologies would be embraced for a report entitled Top 2020 Trends: Enterprise AR & VR.

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A Farewell to AltspaceVR

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Much of the post waxes nostalgic about the platform, which launched in 2015 and was purchased by Microsoft in 2017. Why, Microsoft? The team writes that they are closing AltspaceVR to “shift our focus to support immersive experiences powered by Microsoft Mesh.” It has been a privilege to help unlock passions among users.”

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The VR Awards Announce 2022 Finalists

VRScout

This year, the VR Awards returns as a live in-person event in collaboration with Immersive Tech Week (ITW) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands at the de Doelen concert hall on December 1st. This partnership will allow both ITW and The VR Awards the unique opportunity to expand their reach in the global immersive community. Credit: MyDearest.

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Save the Date for the Most Important XR Events in Q3 and Q4 2022

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All events had to take place online – which technically is where most immersive reality experiences happen. If you enjoy XR events where you can discover and test the latest developments in immersive graphic design, animations and interactions, SIGGRAPH is the right place to be. Immerse Global Summit. When: August 29-31, 2022.

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Spatial Beats: Facebook, Rec Room & Looking Glass

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Glimpse companies include Adept Learning, D6, Foretell Reality, Immerse Health Group, Post Reality, and Early Adopter. Free roam VR is only true, fully immersive VR experience you can have, replete with natural locomotion and spatial props. The streaming giant is going head to head with Microsoft, Sony, Google and Apple.

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