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How and Why Brand Engagement Is Driving XR Development

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This summer, 8th Wall released their 17th major platform update , which expands world effects with a focus on AR portals. These portals open up new virtual worlds for users to walk through or otherwise interact with. Once a portal has been opened, the user needs only to walk through it to enter a 360-degree virtual environment.

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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. 3dRudder becomes wireless.

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