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New Video Shows How Precise HoloLens 2.0 Depth Sensing Will Be

Next Reality AR

At the recent Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, held in Salt Lake City, Utah in June, Microsoft researchers gave a tutorial showing off the new HoloLens Research Mode, which gives developers access to the device's sensor data.

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VR Film Follows The First Female Shaman Of The Yawanawá People

VRScout

Recorded using LIDAR data capable of capturing millions of points of light per square inch, the immersive experience utilizes a combination of VR & AR in order to place users right in the middle of the Amazonian community. Awavena made its initial debut earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Neuralink announces new BCI: why us VR people should care

The Ghost Howls

Regarding insertion of data into the brain with non-invasive methods, there are some experimentations with TMS ( Transcranic Magnetic Stimulation), that has already let some people play a dull 2D game without actually seeing it with their eyes. And regarding injecting data, governments could put propaganda directly into your brain.

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A Complete Guide to Virtual Reality

XR Today - Virtual Reality

However, true immersion did not arrive until 1968, when Utah University professor Ivan Sutherland, his student Bob Sproull, and others created the world’s first head-mounted display (HMD). The History of VR. Some people could attribute the first VR experience to the View-Master, a stereoscopic toy invented in 1939.

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Apple's digital ID is finally here, and so are the privacy concerns

Mashable VR

Up next, according to Apple, are Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah. "We look forward to working with many more states and the TSA to bring IDs in Wallet to users across the US."

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Partnering with National Geographic to show off the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah in full 360 degree glory, Facebook took its first steps into live spherical video. Using the 3D data from video games, live streamers can verbally command Boom to show a glorious multi-angle replay of their last move. Boom – $3.5M

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Data Privacy – 5 Best Practices Everyone Should Be Following

Bernard Marr

January 28th marks the 16th annual Data Protection Day, if you live in Europe. If you’re in the US, it’s the 14th annual Data Privacy Day. Namely, to promote and recognize the growing importance to every individual, organization, and business of data protection – and privacy. Second on the list is “123456”.

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