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Creating Immersive Learning Experiences

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Google harnesses the power of photos and street view to deliver simplified VR development for teachers and students. The benefits of using immersive technologies as teaching tools have been widely documented and extensively discussed Click To Tweet.

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Snap Earns $20m Grant to Back California Tech Industry

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

California has awarded Snap Inc a massive fund worth $20 million USD. Hailing from Santa Monica and with offices in Paolo Alto, Snap has long been associated with Silicon Valley’s tech hub in California. However, after a year from its departure, the company leased a new office in California’s Bay Area.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

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billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. The two co-founders of Humane have spent a combined 20+ years at Apple, leading their engineering and interaction/design teams, and are now building their own immersive wearable device.

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A Sneak Peek of Some of the Must-See Sessions at AWE USA 2021

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There’s a lot of buzz around this year because, while AWE never took a break, the conference went online last year and this time it’s live and in-person in Santa Clara California. This year, AWE is partnering with Rooom for a much more immersive virtual AWE. We’re excited about the whole event. Ori Inbar’s Keynote and the Auggies.

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Samsung Losing Ground In VR/AR Due To ‘Obsession’ With Foldable Tech

VRScout

“Big tech companies, rather than smartphone manufacturers, are leading XR devices because they have the necessary content and platforms,” said Kim Gwang-soo, an analyst at eBest Investment and Securities, adding, “Google has an operating system Android, Microsoft has Xbox and Sony has PlayStation. respectively.

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A Look at the AWE Agenda for This Year

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The Augmented World Expo (AWE) is returning live and in-person to Santa Clara, California, June 1-3. Vitillo (perhaps better known as SkarredGhost ) will be speaking on behalf of immersive event studio VRrOOm but is also himself recognized as an accomplished developer, entrepreneur, consultant, and blogger. Niantic (and 8th Wall ).

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Magic Leap to Launch in 19 Countries, Exec Says

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AR tech firm Magic Leap is set to launch in 19 countries across the world, Lisa Watts, Vice President of Product Marketing and Developer Programs for Magic Leap announced at the Immerse Global Summit (IGS) 2022 Europe on Madeira Island, Portugal. Announcing the news, she said, “It’s been a journey to get here.