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The Winner of a Colorado Art Competition Used AI

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Many of us have had our fun with AI art generators— like DALL-E —over the last few months, but one artist in Colorado took it a step further and won the state fair’s fine art competition with a work generated with the help of an algorithm. Read more.

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XRA Survey: Teachers Pin Hopes on XR for Better Classroom Engagement

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A recent survey by XR Association (XRA) and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) presented this conclusion based on a poll of over 1,400 high school teachers across 50 US states. As Sean Wybrant, a computer science teacher at Colorado Spring’s William J. Let’s look at the survey results.

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Inmates Use VR To Prepare For Life On The Outside

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A new early-release program in Colorado helps prisoners convicted as teenagers adjust to the world they missed 20-plus years ago. Thankfully, things are beginning to look up for these forgotten “lost boys” of sorts thanks to a new early-release program in Colorado designed to rehabilitate those convicted as juveniles.

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Beyond Sports Uses AI To Turn NHL Players Into Blocky Avatars

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Beyond Sports is an AI-based visualization company that uses a cool tracking technology along with player positional data to transform them into what they call “Blockies.” ” It looks like a video game, but it’s actually digital content matched over the players in real-time.

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Preserving Historical Landmarks In VR Should Be A Priority

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Ensuring history survives using modern day technology. In more recent years, companies like TARGO have begun using immersive technology to digitally capture our greatest landmarks, historical sites, and monuments and preserve them for future generations; a righteous crusade to immortalize the efforts of the human race.

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Meta Acquisition Will Help ‘Develop Better Viewing Optics’ For VR & AR

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As reported by Janko Roettgers , Meta acquired a Colorado-based research and development startup called Gary Sharp Innovations last year in June. ” Gary Sharp, the startup’s co-founder, previously served as CTO of RealD, the company that pioneered and licensed 3D cinema technology. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Interview With Joseph Johnson, Owner of a Colorado Springs VR Arcade

VRWorld

After looking into local VR arcades in my area, I found one- Epic VR – based in the nearby Citadel Mall of Colorado Springs. The interview went amicably, and I walked out with a pretty decent idea of how much it costs to start up a VR arcade, as well as how successful they can be, even in mountain towns like Colorado Springs.