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YouTuber Shot and Killed Filming 'Prank' Robbery Video With Butcher Knives

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Timothy Wilks, a 20-year-old YouTuber, was shot and killed in Nashville on Friday night while trying to film a robbery “prank” video. Wilks and at least one friend reportedly approached a group of people in the parking lot of Urban Air, a trampoline business, while holding butcher knives, according to the Nashville … Read more.

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How and Why Brand Engagement Is Driving XR Development

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8th Wall also recently worked with Powster to create an AR experience for the horror film “Candyman” that was launched by a user speaking a phrase from the film into their phone. When we talked to MVP last year, the company had just worked on the AR layer of a mural in Nashville Tennessee. 8th Wall.

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Top 37 VR Film Festivals to Attend in 2018

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As virtual reality continues to rise in popularity, more film festivals, both up-and-coming ones and established ones, are opening up virtual reality competitions. Here we selected 37 film festivals dedicated to virtual reality or with VR programs for your reference. Check them out and visit some in 2018!

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Shaq’s Fun House Debuts Super Bowl LVII AR Experience

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He has become a household name across sports, advertising, film, sports analysis, and music across his 31-year career in professional sports. The Nashville, Tennessee-based company develops app-free creative content on any static image to boost engagement and conversion rates.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.09): New Half-Life: Alyx videos and details, coronavirus makes events go virtual and much more!

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La Biennale di Venezia , the commitee behind the Venice Film Festival, has just organized its important workshop of the Biennale College inside the VRrOOm social XR platform for which I’m a developer. Donate for Nashville. It couldn’t take place in Venice due to the virus, so it was held all in VR.

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