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Experiencing Detroit Through The Eyes Of Eminem

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VR film “Marshall From Detroit” gives Sundance attendees a closer look at the city responsible for one of hip hop’s greatest acts. Growing up, Marshall dreamed of rapping his way out of Detroit, MI, but, years and fortunes later, he still hasn’t left. Marshall’s rise to success has given Detroit a different voice and reputation in the process. Detroit is a land of historic paradoxes.

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Detroit Police Chief Admits Face Recognition Doesn't Work '95-97% of the Time'

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Detroit: Become Human endings guide

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Detroit: Become Human has a lot of endings. Gaming detroit: become human How-To Other Playstation 4 quantic dream Sony Tier 4Although it's tough to get them all, you can still guide the game in the right direction if you know where to look.

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Detroit’s Streets Turned Into Rivers This Weekend

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While much of the country worried about the dangerous and dramatic heat wave hitting the West, Detroit faced rising floodwaters. centimeters) of rain fell in some areas of metro Detroit on Friday night, wreaking havoc on infrastructure and flooding businesses and major highways.

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The Mess in Detroit Is Getting Worse Thanks to Facebook

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Dozens of protesters that showed up to disrupt the vote counting process at Detroit’s TCF Center on Wednesday were potentially galvanized into action by a pro-Trump Facebook group , which had blasted out a message hours earlier urging its 79,000 members to “be a presence” at the ballot-counting site.

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Detroit: Become Human gets a demo on 4/24 as well as an Amazon Alexa tie in.

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Developer Quantic Dream will be releasing a demo tomorrow for one of my most anticipated games this year "Detroit: Become Human". With the CyberLife Skill, you’ll be able to learn more about the world of Detroit: Become Human: Tell Me About – Get more details as you examine every piece of the crime scene. Download the Detroit: Become Human Demo from the PS Store on PS4 2.

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Here’s the Trailer to Eminem’s Upcoming VR Video from Felix & Paul

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VR film production house Felix & Paul Studios released the trailer to Eminem’s upcoming VR creation Marshall From Detroit. Marshall from Detroit is a 3D, 360-degree video featuring Marshall Mathers (Eminem) and Sway Calloway. Directed by Caleb Slain, t he short film takes the viewer on a night ride through Detroit, featuring a candid conversation about the rapper’s thoughts and views on the city.

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Everyone Sees Something Different On Delta’s New Face Recognition Airport Display

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But Delta passengers traveling through Detroit will have a much easier time as a new display being installed there tailors the on-screen… Read more.

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ACLU files complaint against Detroit police for false facial recognition arrest

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Using the technology, police wrongfully arrested a Black man. News ACLU facial recognition police facial recognition racial bias racial profiling

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How One Man Turned The Busiest International Border Crossing In North America Into The Centerpiece Of His Empire

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That name might not mean much to you if you’re not from metro Detroit or Windsor, Canada, but around these parts, he was known mainly as the billionaire who owned, among other things, the Ambassador Bridge, which just happens to carry roughly 27 percent of all… Read more.

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Google Is Using Tango In Museums To Add An Extra AR Layer to Exhibits

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The only known current partner for this is the Detroit Institute of Arts with more to be revealed over time. Tagged with: ar , Detroit Institute of Arts , google , Museum , tango. AR education ar Detroit Institute of Arts google Museum tangoTango is Google’s augmented reality platform that has the malleability to fit many different types of applications and purposes.

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Four Games That Resonate (And One I Hate) As I Celebrate Juneteenth

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On the Move with Eminem: ‘Marshall from Detroit’ from Felix & Paul Studios Now Available

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Hop in a limo with legendary journalist and rapper Sway Calloway and Eminem for an immersive tour of Motor City. Following its debut at the

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Sundance Film Festival to Feature 18 VR & AR Experiences Next Month

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Marshall from Detroit. Growing up, Marshall Mathers dreamed of rapping his way out of Detroit. News VR Experiences VR Film 4 Feet: Blind Date Ashe '68 Belle of the Ball Embody Emergence Ghost Fleet V Grisaille Kaiju Confidential Last Whispers: An Immersive Oratorio Live Stream from Yuki <3 Marshall from Detroit REACH RocketMan 360 Runnin' sundance 2019 sundance ar sundance vr THE DIAL.

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Star Wars Eclipse is a new game being developed by Quantic Dream

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A new Star Wars game is on the horizon from Quantic Dream, the developers behind games like Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human. Gaming News Star Wars star wars eclipse star wars game

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Kia uses VR to market their new Stinger sports sedan

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Visitors to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, which runs from January 13-28, will be among the first to experience what the company is referring to as a “four-dimension virtual reality test drive” of the new vehicle. Auto News Virtual Reality (VR) 2018 Kia Stinger big sur cadwell park Detroit Hyundai jaunt kia kia stinger naias North American International Auto Show Saad Chehab

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Epic Games Gifting 500 Magic Leap Headsets to Developers via Grant Program

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At last week's Unreal Engine Build: Detroit '19 event, Epic Games announced that it would supply Magic Leap One headsets, which retail for $2,295, free of charge to a limited number of developers working on spatial computing apps in Unreal Engine. With $100 million in grant funding already available to developers via its MegaGrants program, Epic Games is sweetening the pot with some gear for Magic Leap developers.

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President Biden drives Ford F-150 Lightning electric-truck prototype

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During a Detroit-area Ford factory visit, President Joe Biden got behind the wheel of a prototype F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. He didn't drive slowly. Cars News electric cars Electric Pickup Trucks Ford Ford F-150 Joe Biden pickup trucks president biden

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From Paris to NYC, Mobileye will bring self-driving cars to metropolises

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Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris, Detroit and New York City will all see fleets of Mobileye-powered vehicles rolled out in early 2021. Cars autonomous cars ces 2021 Intel mobileye self-driving cars

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Police Wrongly Arrested a Black Man Using Racist Facial Recognition Technology

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On Wednesday, the civil rights litigation group lodged a complaint against the Detroit Police… Read more.

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Reel FX Partners with Luke & Andrew Wilson for 360 Shinola Tour

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The video follows the always-stellar Luke Wilson as he gives an in-depth and surprisingly humorous tour of the infamous Shinola factory and offices in Detroit. This was an amazing opportunity to advance those efforts while engaging the talents of Andrew and Luke Wilson to give tell the story of Shinola’s vibrant company culture in Detroit.”. You can view the 360° tour of Shinola’s Detroit factory HERE. Now this is how you do a 360 guided tour.

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Ford's New Ad Pokes Fun at Elon Musk's Loud Mouth and Thin Skin

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But if a new ad from the carmaker is any indication, Tesla CEO Elon Musk should look out, because Detroit is gunning for him. Ford Motor Company has just 2.5% of the U.S. electric vehicle market.

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Black Teen Kicked Out of Roller Rink Because Its Face Recognition Tech Screwed Up, Predictably

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A small but face recognition-equipped Detroit roller rink kicked out a Black teen last Saturday after misidentifying her as a person who’d allegedly gotten into a fight there in March.

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360 Short Film about Eminem and created by Felix And Paul to premiere at Sundance

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Marshall from Detroit is a 3D, 360-degree virtual reality experience featuring Marshall Mathers (Eminem) and Sway Calloway and directed by Caleb Slain in collaboration with Félix Lajeunesse & Paul Raphaël. Both Marshall from Detroit and Traveling While Black will be exhibited at various Sundance Film Festival New Frontier venues throughout the festival's run.

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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Is Steam’s VR Game Of The Year

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Valve’s AAA VR adventure is Valve’s number one pick for best VR game of 2020. Valve has unveiled the official winners of its 2020 Steam Awards, an annual ceremony highlighting the absolute best games released on the companies Steam platform according to the players.

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‘Heavy Rain’ Developer Quantic Dream Is Experimenting With VR

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Currently, the studio is working on a PlayStation 4 exclusive named Detroit: Become Human. With Detroit not set to release until sometime in 2017, don’t expect to see any news any time soon on this front. VR presents tremendous storytelling potential for the videogame industry. One developer we’d love to see act on that potential is Heavy Rain creator, Quantic Dream. If we’re lucky, we may get our wish.

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Magic Leap is Giving Away 500 AR Headsets as Part of Epic’s $100M Unreal MegaGrants

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At Unreal Engine Build: Detroit 2019, Magic Leap today announced that the company will be giving away 500 Magic Leap One Creator Edition AR headsets as part of the recently unveiled Epic MegaGrants. Epic MegaGrants is Epic Games’ $100 million initiative designed to support developers of media, entertainment, and games, as well as enterprise professionals, students, educators, and tool developers working with Unreal Engine.

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Playstation just killed it at E3. What a VR lineup!

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That was a great VR lineup but all the games announced including Spider-Man and Detroit look amazing. Not only did they give a date for the Playstation VR launch, they went ahead and said a few of the 50 games that will be coming to it or have support. STAR WARS, BATMAN, FINAL FANTASY, & RESIDENT EVIL.what a lineup. Check out the trailers here. https://www.youtube.com/user/PlayStation/videos. CatsAndVR.com. VR Gaming

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Walmart and STRIVR Partner To Train Employees In VR

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It’s football training simulations are also used by Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, Clemson University, Stanford University, the Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Capitals. US supermarket chain Walmart is betting big on VR to help improve its employee training techniques, and it’s turned to a new company to help.

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Virtual Reality in Retail: Types, Use Cases and Real Business Benefits

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The Ford Motor Company would probably agree with this statement, as their “City of Tomorrow” VR experience made a splash at an auto show in Detroit, generating headlines. As we become more and more used to doing things remotely, eCommerce is thriving.

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Best Uses of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in Video Games

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Detroit: Become Human Enter the near-future metropolis of Detroit in 2038?—?a We are eagerly waiting to see what the scheduled release of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X later this year will do to AR/VR gaming!

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HP Partnership Expands Advanced VR Training

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Where Detroit-based start-up PIXO VR says they have an edge, however, is in providing what they term as “behavior-changing narratives” in AAA-game quality; all of which ready to use in a complete, end-to-end, supported package. From utilities companies to first responders, more industries are adopting rich virtual training experiences for training purposes. There is a growing plethora of Industry 4.0

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Learning Real-World Skills in Virtual Reality

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Where Detroit-based start-up PIXO VR says they have an edge, however, is in providing what they term as “behavior-changing narratives” in AAA-game quality, and all ready to use in a complete end-to-end, supported package. From utilities companies to first responders, more industries are adopting rich VR training experiences. There is a growing plethora of Industry 4.0

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'Stranger Things' Season 4 has Kate Bush running back up that chart

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Detroit Rock City" — KISS 9. "I It's common knowledge that a new season of Stranger Things dropping immediately makes the world a better place, but did you know the show's power extends to the charts, too?

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AR Game Ally + MONOPOLY® Turns Cities into Educational Gameboard

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It covers six US cities: Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, New York City, as well as Seattle. Learning through play is fun and efficient. Thus, Ally Financial partnered with MONOPOLY and 8th Wall to create an augmented reality game. Ally + MONOPOLY uses the concept of the popular financial board game and puts it in real life across six US cities. In this way, the financial services company wants to teach people financial literacy and help them make responsible money decisions.

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It’s Time To Develop A Consent Framework For Virtual Beings

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Historically, there has already been a consent-driven framework for representative virtual beings when these characters have been based on a specific person – we see this in contracts that cast actors as playable or non-playable characters in hyper-realistic games like Detroit: Become Human.

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Intel Cuts 3-Year Deal With MLB For VR Broadcast Content

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Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners on June 20 at 10:10 p.m. The NBA, NFL, and NCAA have all been tapped for virtual content on a regular basis and will likely continue to forge relationships with immersive content producers as the quality of the hardware and streams continue to increase. Now the MLB is making a big immersive splash with a 3-year partnership with Intel that will be delivered to baseball fans for free.

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