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This Fireproof VR Camera Rig Could One Day Save Lives

VRScout

The New Zealand Fire Service is testing fireproof 360 camera rigs that could one day save lives. As part of initial testing, The New Zealand Fire Service teamed up with creative agency FCB NZ to hack together a three GoPro camera rig that could withstand heat of up to 250 degrees Celsius (482 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Weyo’s Kid-Friendly AR Apps Offer A Magical Escape While Under Lockdown

VRScout

With the COVID-19 lockdown still in effect across the globe, kids and parents are actively seeking additional ways to stay entertained together (and if you can do it without getting glue and paste on the carpet, even better). The Wiggles – Fun Time with Faces is available on the App Store and Google Play. Oddbods Oddlife.

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8th Annual Lumiere Awards For Creative Filmmaking Expands VR Categories

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Society Awards Chair Buzz Hays spoke about the decision stating, “With the HTC VIVE, Cher Wang and her team have created a groundbreaking room-scale VR platform that has enabled the production of a dazzling number of immersive VR experiences which have pushed the boundaries of entertainment.

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Leaping Into the AR Magicverse?

Tech Trends VR

It seemed an exciting proposition back then, sold mainly off the back of some very cool concept videos cooked up by New Zealand-based special effects company WETA (you know, the one from all the Lord of the Rings films). I first heard about this ridiculously well-funded start-up (investment clocked so far exceeds $2.3

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Over 20 Use Cases of Smart Glasses, VR Headsets, and Smartwatches at Airports

EnterpriseWear

The pressure is on for airports to invest in new technologies that improve the efficiency of airport processes and reduce service disruptions; thereby allowing passengers to spend less time in queues and more time enjoying airport facilities.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.01.25): Facebook plans “a big shift” in privacy, Apple VR headset rumored, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The GabeN is currently in New Zealand, enjoying a lockdown-free life (New Zealand has zero Coronavirus cases). More info (Use Google Translate). A new ID Software VR game is arriving. On the Australian Games Classification website is now possible to find the filing for a new VR game by ID Software.

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Magic Leap’s LEAP Con 2018 round-up: all the major announcements in only one place

The Ghost Howls

A digital assets of an orc, that was destined to become the character of an animation movie and was later on abandoned, can exit the PC and enter the real world thanks to your help; Air New Zealand’s Fact or Fantasy. Or maybe with the same money, they can directly go to New Zealand (Image by Road To VR).