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One of America’s Biggest VR/AR Centers Is… Orlando?

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California? The Orlando Tech Council is a tech-focused group within the larger OEP. Every time I went to a conference, there were people from this group called the VR/AR Association. The company is based in California but recently announced the opening of a tech hub in the Orlando area. How about Orlando? Why Orlando? “A

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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. Also, the founder and managing partner of AR funding group Super Ventures , Inbar’s talks are always full of insight, passion, and a few laughs. Panel Discussions. The team will be discussing “The Road from 3D Graphics to Metaverse.”

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

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A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. If you can’t travel to China for AWE Asia, you can attend the event at home, in sunny California. When: November 9 – November 11. Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA.

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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. Day two of the conference opens with Unity’s keynote. Unity is “just a game engine” like XR is “just a game.” We’re excited about the whole event.

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Meta, IBM Rally XR Community for Global AI Alliance

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The group will consist of more than 50 Founding Members and Collaborators from across the world. For the AI Alliance, members will form working groups across the organisation’s targeted list of topics. Congratulations to @IBM and @Meta in launching the “AI Alliance” this morning. Meta at the Helm of the Metaverse?

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Meta Concludes Transformative Year in Court

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In the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the FTC argued that Meta’s purchase of Within was breaching anticompetitive conduct. The shake-up refocused the group considerably, leading up to the release of the Meta Quest Pro.

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‘Oculus Launch Pad’ Is Silently Populating The VR Content Pool

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recommendations from professors and by posting in the GDC Party Facebook group.”. ’ “Some of my team members were based in Singapore, India, Canada, Hong Kong, and New York, while I was working from California,” Chen continued. Screenshot taken from adventure VR title ‘Chrysalis.’

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