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AWE Day 3: The Most Wholesome Day in the History of XR Technology

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An early presentation in the day saw the University of Oregon professor Donna Davis presenting “Immersion and Ethical Responsibility.” For example, how does someone with Parkinson’s navigate gesture controls? The University of Oregon professor Donna Davis presenting “Immersion and Ethical Responsibility”.

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The Most Apocalyptic Photos From the West Coast Fires This Week

GizModo VR

The West Coast is burning, and it’s still not under control. There are now three states—California, Washington state and Oregon—battling raging wildfires, which have left a trail of destruction in their wake and, in some cases, have literally changed the color of the sky. Read more.

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The Bootleg Fire Grows to the Size of Los Angeles as Government Warns of 'National Wildfire Crisis'

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The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon is the largest in the U.S. Yet as the fire rages out of control, more dire news is on the horizon: The Forest Service’s budget and firefighting resources are expected to be tapped out… Read more. The West’s nightmare summer continues to grow worse. and has now overrun more than 300,000 acres.

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100-Year-Old Man Reacts to His First VR Experience

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He flew C-46 Commando transport planes in WWII, spent a quarter-century as a commercial pilot and flight instructor, later worked as an air traffic controller—and along the way had six children with his wife of 70 years. But recently, at Intel’s campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, Becker added another big experience to his life: VR.

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Snapchat Introduces Sponsored AR Filters for Advertisers

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The US-based messaging application says this will make it easier for brands to get more involved in shareable moments, as well as gaining end to end control of the Snapchat Camera experience.

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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

Road to VR

Released in an August 12th update, Google has added a new menu function that lets you activate Monday’s total solar eclipse, which can be seen as it passed through 14 US states: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

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‘Hover Junkers’ is Getting a Single Player Mode, Here’s the Teaser Trailer

Road to VR

Multiplayer first-person shooter Hover Junkers from developer StressLevelZero was a popular launch game for the HTC Vive, built from the ground up for VR and motion controllers, using hovercrafts as moving platforms on which to shoot, an innovative way of traversing large maps while reducing the chances of nausea.

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