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VR Technology Reunites Grieving Mother With Her Deceased Child

VRScout

South Korean documentary ‘I Met You’ shows how VR technology is bringing the dead back to life. We’ve seen VR technology used in a variety of incredible ways, but nothing quite as extraordinary as bringing the dead back to life. This week South Korean-based television and radio network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation released a clip from their special documentary I Met You showing how the company used VR and haptic feedback technology to reunite Jang Ji-sung with her seven-year-old daughter, Nay

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This Week In XR: Pass Through Lynx AR HMD Announced, Sundance VR Standouts

Charlie Fink

The first product to use the new Qualcomm X2 technology will launch this summer.

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EarthXR Hosts Playlist of Environmentally-Focused 360 Content Through Samsung XR

Peter Graham

Climate change and environmental conservation are important subjects being broached not only scientifically but also artistically, as a means of building awareness and understanding about the effects taking place. EarthxFilm – which is part of the annual EarthX event – and its interactive arm EarthXR has teamed up with Samsung XR to bring you a collection of films dedicated to these causes. .

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Releases Recap: February 3 – 7

Oculus

This week, we released several titles and updates across the Oculus Platform.

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The Future of eLearning in 2022: A Sensitive Eye for Authentic Translation and Localization

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

To avoid awkward and sometimes disastrous learning content, instructional designers must use authentic translation in the right context to get optimal results. For example, even a simple phrase like “got milk” translates to “are you lactating” in Mexico. Can you imagine what a straight translation might do to your course? With over 317 million people in the US and over 6.7 billion potential customers in the world, personalizing training seems logical.

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The Future of Retail is Virtual, with Macy’s Mohamed Rajani

XR for Business Podcast

Macy’s has been in the news a lot this week, and many are worried about what the latest round of store closures mean for the long-running retailer, and the future of in-person shopping in general. But Macy’s resident XR guru Mohamed Rajani came by our podcast a little while back to suggest that the future of retail exists in the virtual world. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.

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The Future of Retail is Virtual, with Macy’s Mohamed Rajani

XR for Business Podcast

Macy’s has been in the news a lot this week, and many are worried about what the latest round of store closures mean for the long-running retailer, and the future of in-person shopping in general. But Macy’s resident XR guru Mohamed Rajani came by our podcast a little while back to suggest that the future of retail exists in the virtual world. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.

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State of the XR Industry in 2020

Haptical

Download the free white paper now and get an exclusive discount for XR Europe Conference & Expo in London. Photo Credit: Sharon McCutcheon Over the next 10 years, Extended Reality (XR) market’s potential across consumer and commercial to industrial and enterprise is expected to grow exponentially. Every single market involved in the XR space is set to grow both in technology and application?

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The Future of Retail is Virtual, with Macy’s Mohamed Rajani

XR for Business Podcast

The news this week that Macy’s would commence closing 125 stores across America might look bad for the long-running retailer, and for the future of in-person shopping in general. But Macy’s resident XR guru Mohamed Rajani came by our podcast a little while back to suggest that the future of retail exists in the virtual world. Alan: Welcome to the XR for Business Podcast with your host, Alan Smithson.

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