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MTV VMAs Debut Historic XR Metaverse Show

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) Metaverse-fuelled programme saw its viewings rise 3 percent on Sunday evening, attracting 3.9 At the ceremony, hip hop superstars Snoop Dogg and Eminem also performed their hit title, “From the D to the LBC” to commemorate their hometowns of Detroit and Long Beach, California, respectively.

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First look at HTC Vive Sync

Hypergrid Business

On the downside, except for situations where people need to interact spacially with one another or with 3D models, the marginal improvements over video calls aren’t worth the inconvenience and expense of wearing a headset. I can do all that in a real-world meeting where I have my laptop in front of me, or in a video conference.

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Getting the ROI out of XR, with Sector 5 Digital's Cameron Ayres

XR for Business Podcast

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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Getting the ROI out of XR, with Sector 5 Digital's Cameron Ayres

XR for Business Podcast

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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The Jetset with Headsets: How XR Will Revolutionize Air Travel, with Neutral Digital’s Greg Caterer

XR for Business Podcast

I’ve seen some of the videos, I’ve seen what you guys are doing; holy crap. One of the things that blew me away was the photorealism that you guys have created of 3D models and virtual environments, of being in an airplane. It’s more than just videos, or being on stage. Greg: Thank you very much, Alan.

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Getting the ROI out of XR, with Sector 5 Digital's Cameron Ayres

XR for Business Podcast

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.

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Getting the ROI out of XR, with Sector 5 Digital's Cameron Ayres

XR for Business Podcast

I feel like some products, such as Google Cardboard, and some of the lower-end pieces of hardware, have actually done more harm than good to the reputation of virtual reality. People get in it, and they see, "this as a medium-to-low-quality image or video that I'm sitting in," and there's not much interaction if it's a Google Cardboard.