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The 2019 VR Awards Winners Recognized for Outstanding VR Tech

ARPost

The Sony game was nominated for four DICE Awards this year, but failed to take home any of them. Created by Fable and Oculus and powered by Unreal Engine, the film has been to Tribeca, the Chicago Film Festival and the Emmys. ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission has experience as a runner-up.

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Hidden forces and sliding screens trick the senses to make VR feel more real

TechCrunch VR

While the process worked extremely well for me, it totally failed for one attendee (whom I suspect was a higher-up at Sony’s VR division, but his experience seemed genuine) who said that the optical approach was at odds with his own vision impairment, and turning the feature on actually made everything look worse.

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Field in View: My VR Highlights Of 2016

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Resident Evil 7 , meanwhile, made for a great surprise at the Sony conference, and we’ve seen plenty of it since. I watched him wind around the streets of Chicago, pointing out places he’d been decades ago. You can even download an excellent but terrifying demo of it for yourself.

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What everyone's watching this week: 'The Bear' comes for 'Stranger Things'

Mashable VR

Created by Christopher Storer, this new FX series centres on fine dining chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White), who returns to his home city of Chicago after he loses a close family member. Credit: Greg Lewis / AMC / Sony Pictures Television. Everyone's talking about The Bear. How to watch: The Old Man is now streaming on Hulu.

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Over 20 Use Cases of Smart Glasses, VR Headsets, and Smartwatches at Airports

EnterpriseWear

Take Chicago O’Hare International Airport: By 1975, O’Hare was the world’s busiest airport, handling 37 million passengers a year. Let’s look back: Early trials: Virgin Atlantic ’s 2014 trial at London Heathrow Airport – in collaboration with SITA – included both Google Glass and the Sony SmartWatch 2. million tons of cargo!

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Investing in XR with GFR Fund’s Teppei Tsutsui

XR for Business Podcast

So they have a platform on their own app and Sony PlayStation’s, as well. And Sony has been a great partner for the company. Sony has been helping them get more content and also deal more access to more users as well. So yeah like you said, Littlstar’s the content distribution platform. That’s basically in LA.

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Investing in XR with GFR Fund’s Teppei Tsutsui

XR for Business Podcast

So they have a platform on their own app and Sony PlayStation’s, as well. And Sony has been a great partner for the company. Sony has been helping them get more content and also deal more access to more users as well. So yeah like you said, Littlstar’s the content distribution platform. That’s basically in LA.