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Top XR Events in 2021 That Should Be on Your Must-Attend List

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Featuring over 200 speakers, the event will cover in detail some of the most important topics in the industry, such as: VR/AR in the age of pandemics; Museums of the future; VR for good; Immersive arts and design; AR Cloud; Training in the workplace; Location-based entertainment; VR tourism and hospitality; Social VR.

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8th Annual Lumiere Awards For Creative Filmmaking Expands VR Categories

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Studios in Hollywood, California, The 8th annual Lumiere Awards will honour an impressive amount of influencers in the arts and technologies of 3D, HDR, VR, AR and 360-degree content. Chairwoman/CEO of HTC Corp and creator of the HTC Vive, Cher Wang, will be honoured with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award.

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The 2017 Lumiere Awards: Google and Dear Angelica Win Big

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Tonight in Hollywood, California the Lumiere Awards were held at Warner Brothers Studios. Cher Wang – HTC Vive. Cher Wang – HTC Vive. HTC is the maker of the Vive VR headset , a monumental achievement in optics, controls and 3D positional tracking for VR. Google Earth VR. Ghostbusters . Dear Angelica.

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Michael Bay Enters VR With Rogue Initiative

VRScout

According to a press release, the company is heavily invested in pairing Hollywood talent with AAA developers in an attempt to bring new levels of immersiveness to VR entertainment. The company is based out of Los Angeles, California and is currently knee-deep in production of several original AAA intellectual properties.

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‘Morgan Lives in a Rocket House in VR’ Gives Us a Peek into a Kid-friendly VR Future

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At only 4 minutes-long, it’s more of a proof of concept, but it gives us a peek into the future of a kid-focused genre that hasn’t seen much attention until now; preschool entertainment. Samsung and Oculus have a 13+ age rating for both Gear VR and Rift, and Sony maintains the PSVR “is not for use by children under age 12.”

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Snapdragon AR2 to Empower AR Devices, Qualcomm Says

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The San Diego, California-based firm has become synonymous with delivering XR solutions capable of untethering head-mounted displays (HMDs) from PC. VR has gone through a rapid transition from a primarily consumer-focused, tethered device for gaming and entertainment, to standalone headsets in similar verticals.

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Moon VR Player returns with passthrough AR mode

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After graduating from the University of Southern California in Computer Sciences, he joined Oculus VR out of his passion for virtual reality. Entertainment, gaming, and workplaces will be the first to widely adopt XR solutions, as the benefits of immersive experiences are more visible for these sectors.

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