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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. For users on Oculus Quest or Go, simply use the native Oculus browser.

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Watch World Cup 2018 Matches for Free in ?Oculus Venues? Starting This Weekend

Road to VR

The World Cup is due to kick off today, and Oculus announced that US residents will be able to watch select matches of the quadrennial football championship for free in Oculus Venues , the company’s social VR event viewing app for Oculus Go and Gear VR. Check out the schedule below: 2018 World Cup Oculus Venues Schedule.

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

VRScout

Here’s how you can spend this weekend immersed in football’s most elite competition: OCULUS VENUES. Chat about the your favorite moments while you catch free live streams of select FIFA World Cup matches thanks to FOX Sports using your Oculus Go or Gear VR headsets. Oculus Venues is available free via the Oculus Go and Gear VR.

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Pictionary-Inspired Multiplayer Game , Potato Party: Hash It Out

XROM

Supports Oculus Quest 1 and 2, Rift S, HTC Vive, and Valve Index. The team has worked with developers and other talented individuals in the United States, Argentina, Chile, and the Netherlands.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.05.01): Meta still committed to the Metaverse, Jio launches Dive headset, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Learn more Some XR fun Pico is having troubles registering its brand in Chile, because that word means “the male thing” in spoken Chilean… Funny link This is a true “VR Face” Funny link VR on Reddit in a nutshell Funny link I like my VR home, at least Funny link What kind of sorcery is this?

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Finding the Tangible Value of XR in Business, with Nestlé’s Richard Hess

XR for Business Podcast

So starting in the US, we started then to roll it out into Latin America, countries such as Chile, Brazil, Peru. We look at, say, stuff like the Oculus Quest, where you can just have the headset, controllers, the certain amount of space around you. And we're looking at saying, "OK, let's add a couple more models, see how this goes.