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Sandbox VR Receives $11M Investment From Film, Music, And Sports Celebs

VRScout

Immersive entertainment: Hollywood goes holodeck. For decades, the film and entertainment industry has helped us visualize and imagine worlds unknown. It’s been predicted that by 2023 LBE (Location-Based Entertainment) will make up about 11% of the VR industry. ” Progressive Technology and Experiences.

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Strike A Pose With Detective Pikachu In Google’s Latest AR Playmoji Release

VRScout

The legendary series has spawned multiple television shows, 18 animated films, an endless lineup of exclusive merchandise, and 122 video game releases, along with countless other immensely popular iterations. No doubt their AR stickers have proven to be an excellent marketing device for various entertainment properties.

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The Future of VR in Education: Full Immersion in Learning

ARPost

Many generations have learned according to this “golden” formula. The results of studies on the VR impact on student engagement in the learning process show that in more than 60% of cases, students have increased attention, and interest in the subject. The film is based on authentic recordings made by a BBC war reporter.

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‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ in 4K Is an Eye-Melting Way to Rickroll Someone

GizModo VR

As powerful workstations slowly but surely work to remaster all the world’s old film and video footage to higher resolutions and frame rates using machine learning techniques, you’d assume that one piece of footage would have been a top priority.

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transformé, Beyond Digital Showcase Web3 Art

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Goliath, a project from Anagram and Floreal Productions, scored a Grand Jury Prize for VR experiences at the 28th Venice Film Festival in 2021. Exhibition Hub and entertainment platform Fever hosted the collection of reinvisioned masterpieces in VR-to-Projection format. Collection.

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The team behind Baidu’s first smart speaker is now using AI to make films

TechCrunch VR

Immersive films, or games, depending on how one wants to classify the emerging field, are already available with pre-written scripts for users to pick from. When the codes are sophisticated enough, rct hopes the engine can self-learn and formulate its own ideas. Eventually, it wants to release its own films. Image: rct studio.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.08.02): Facebook creates Metaverse group and prepares to launch its smartglasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Sony Interactive Entertainment, the only company revealing the numbers of its sold devices, has publicly announced that it has already sold more than 10M Playstation 5 consoles worldwide. VR is not the ultimate empathy machine. “VR Venice Film Festival has a big VR lineup this year, and it has just been completely revealed.

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