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

ARPost

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how important immersive and interactive apps and games are in our everyday life. Immersive games and apps and 3D videos have opened a new world for emotionally exhausted people staying at home 24/7. AIXR Insights Live: Marketing in VR Games. How do you sell real-life products in a virtual game?

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

Road to VR

Currently VR First is boasting more than 50 projects in development at the labs, and not just games. In fact, games only account for 35% of projects underway, as the rest are focused on fields like psychology and neuroscience (12%), education (7%), tourism (7% ), and architecture and real estate (6%). image courtesy VR First.

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Photogrammetry Showcase ‘Realities’ Update Brings New Content, Touch Support, and Improved Visuals

Road to VR

Practically as old as photography itself, use cases for photogrammetry (making measurements from photos) have evolved over time, from triangulation and georeferencing through to movie CGI production and most recently, real-time game environments. After a strong start, the Realities team remained fairly quiet as work went on behind the scenes.

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Gamers Gift VR Nonprofit Is Raising Money On Twitch To Help The Sick And Elderly

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

It’s raising funds on the livestreaming platform Twitch , where founder and CEO Dillon Hill and one other volunteer from the Gamers Gift staff will be playing games like the classic Minesweeper to Grand Theft Auto V. It was just frustrating that the volunteer time I was spending — it felt kind of meaningless. ’”.

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Niantic Deploys Lightship VPS AR Tools for Web

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Such content can also launch social activities such as scavenger hunts and games with experiences via a single project. ” The news comes after Trigger XR released two major AR games by leveraging Niantic’s Lightship AR software developer Kit (SDK) to create immersive experiences for businesses, studios, and clients.

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Now Recruiting: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Enthusiasts of Dubai, UAE

EON Reality

These skills also enable students to work in architecture and product visualization, game creation, multimedia design, and broadcast media. King Tut VR: Mobile app for tourism. Learn more about the facilities first, come and visit on Thursday, July 27th between 6:00-8:00 pm. Please register by filling out the form below.

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Open House: Animation, Digital Art, and Computer Science Majors Invited to the Augmented & Virtual Reality Programme in Norway

EON Reality

These technologies are spreading far beyond the gaming world and into business and education, where its being used to train employees and better educate students. These skills will also enable students to work with product visualization, game creation, multimedia design, and broadcast media. King Tut VR: Mobile app for tourism.

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