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Discover Latin America’s XR ecosystem with Oscar Cartagena

The Ghost Howls

For the past 5 years I’ve been hell-bent on creating a solid XR industry in Chile by funding the first (and only) trade union association dedicated to XR technologies and immersive experiences , the Asociación Gremial Chilena de Experiencias Inmersivas (ACHEX A.G.). It’s a royal pain to get hardware in Chile.

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Sketchfab Launches Public Domain Program so Museums Can Share Cultural Relics in 3D

Road to VR

To accomplish this, Sketchfab has partnered with 27 such organizations from 13 different countries, including the Smithsonian, the National Gallery of Denmark, Chile’s Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, and the Cleveland Museum of Art to name a few. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile, CL. Science Museum Group, UK.

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Planned Giant Telescope Gets a Huge Influx of Cash

GizModo VR

The group building the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile has secured a $205 million investment that will help push construction of the massive instrument over the finish line. The money will go toward the facility that will house the telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory high in Chile’s Atacama Desert. Read more.

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Gorgeous New Image Shows a Pinwheel Galaxy in Exquisite Detail

GizModo VR

An observatory in northern Chile has captured a stunning view of Messier 83, also known as the Spiral of the Southern Pinwheel. Read more.

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How to be a better health advocate for yourself or someone you love

Mashable VR

For many, Patient Advocacy Groups, or Patient Organizations, can help answer those questions. These groups, typically non-profit organizations, promote the needs and priorities of local patient communities and represent a wide variety of disease types and focus areas. You may even be left with more questions than answers.

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How To Watch The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Live In VR

VRScout

UK users will enjoy the comprehensive coverage in their own private hospitality box as they soak in every bit of action from England’s Group G games against Tunisia and Panama, to the final from Moscow. DIRECTV Sports VR via the Gear VR (Available in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela).

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Vigilant amateur asteroid hunters keep watch for menacing space rocks

Mashable VR

That's what has allowed Stephens, who lives about 100 miles from his group's 13-telescope observatory, the Center for Solar System Studies , to conduct astronomy from home, glancing at his computer screens every half-hour or so. Many have built out elaborate observatories, stocked with high-powered telescopes. Credit: Bob Stephens.

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