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Google Partners With CyArk to 3D Scan the World’s Historical Sites, Provide Open Access to Data

Road to VR

Google has partnered with CyArk , the non-profit studio behind VR app MasterWorks: Journey Through History (2018), to expand CyArk’s mission to 3D laser-scan the world’s historical sites and provide open access to the data. Google and CyArk are making the source data of the models available to anyone interested.

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7 Companies That Changed Names Because Their Brands Had Problems

GizModo VR

The social media giant’s brand has become toxic after years of scandals, from the Cambridge Analytica data debacle to helping promote violence in Myanmar. Facebook has plans to change its name as soon as next week , according to a new report from the Verge , and it’s no surprise why. Read more.

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Google Helps Preserve Endangered Historical Sites in VR

VRScout

Referred to as the Open Heritage project, the operation had CyArk utilize their advanced 3D laser-scanning technology to record critical data at important sites and render the information into a detailed VR recreation. You are also free to apply for the data thanks to the Google Cloud Platform.

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Temple Run: CyArk Taps GPUs to Capture Visual Records of World Heritage Sites

NVidia VR

Today, CyArk has not only detailed photogrammetric data on 200 sites on all seven continents, it has started to deliver on the second part of its vision: opening up that data to the public in the hope that developers will create 3D virtual experiences. And they can get a non-commercial license to use the data, too.”.

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Top 8 Media Using 360° Videos for Immersive News Stories

VeeR VR

Having escaped atrocities in Myanmar and refugees like Jamalida are now in a conundrum, unable to be resettled or return home. Stats on other sites also look promising: Data from Euronews’ English YouTube channel shows the watch time of 360 content is generally higher than the average watch time for regular videos. Condé Nast.

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VR Cybertruck – Amusement Equipment of Choice for Big Venues

Steki Amusement

As a new generation of 6DoF VR all-in-one machine using Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 platform, PICO Neo 3 has powerful data processing capabilities and hardware driver capabilities. VR Headset: Equipped with Pico Neo 3 , a new generation 6DoF VR all-in-one machine.

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Year-End Mega Sale: Your Last Chance for Huge Savings!

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100m² SMALL VR THEME PARK [ 20% off for orders up to $30,000 ] Classification Data Total Devices 8 units Total Seats 11 Approx Budget of Devices Purchasing (shipping fee not included) $57,800 20% OFF $46,240 Labour Budget 1 x Tech Engineer / 1 x Receptionist / 2 x Operators Order and Save Now!