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Netflix’s Squid Game Gets A ‘Life-Sized’ Immersive Experience

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The company opened its 13th venue in New York City just last month, joining additional locations in Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Denver, DC, Rancho Cucamonga, and San Antonio. Immersive Gamebox’s Squid Game experience will be available beginning September 21st, 2022. For more information visit here.

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Google Makes Case for ARCore Apps to Educators & Marketers

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On Tuesday, at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference in Chicago, Google countered Apple's recent positioning of a cheaper iPad and AR apps for schools with its own ecosystem for educational augmented reality.

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Mechanical Backpack Makes Jumping In VR More Fun

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” Pedro Lopes , an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Chicago who focuses on integrating interfaces with the human body by exploring the interface paradigm that supersedes wearables, wants to make jumping in VR a more enjoyable experience. “Jump up and down and move it all around.”

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Traveling Halo Fan Experience Will Feature Competitive Location-Based VR

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Halo Outpost Discovery kicks off July 5th – 7th in Orlando, Florida; followed by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 19th – 21nd ; Chicago, Illinois August 2nd – 4th ; Houston, Texas August 16th – 18th ; and Anaheim, California August 30th – September 1st. Image Credit: Halo Outpost Discovery.

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Foursquare Enters the Audio AR Game

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And tech giants like Apple are highly motivated to push the hardware. That hardware foundation is the first step, and that’s where we are now. It avoids the style crimes of AR glasses (or an upheld smartphone) in favor of subtle audio. It’s also advantaged by hearables’ growing installed base and all-day use case.

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Taqtile Manifest Adds Microsoft Azure Support

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The 10-week programme introduced British Airways to Taqtile software, which supports hardware such as Magic Leap headsets as well as smartphones, and tablets. Additionally, in April, Taqtile established a Chicago-based facility to provide hands-on learning for trainee frontline workers, customers, and enterprise partners.

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The 2019 VR Awards Winners Recognized for Outstanding VR Tech

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VR Hardware of the Year. This Year’s VR Hardware of the Year Award went to the Oculus Quest. That same year, Oculus Touch won VR Hardware of the Year. Created by Fable and Oculus and powered by Unreal Engine, the film has been to Tribeca, the Chicago Film Festival and the Emmys.