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Google Doodle honors the legacy of Black baseball legend Toni Stone

Mashable VR

In honor of Black History Month, Google has released an animated Google Doodle tribute to baseball legend Toni Stone — the first woman to play professional baseball in a men's league. Accompanied by a Google Arts & Culture biography , the Google Doodle highlights a story of passion and determination.

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Apple Mum on AR/VR for iPhone 7, but Here’s How We Know They’re Still Working on It

Road to VR

It’s too early for Apple to jump into the AR/VR game. Apple has watched over the last few years as the likes of Samsung, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Intel, Qualcomm, and more have made initiatives in the immersive technology space into significant parts of their forward-looking strategy. Well, you better get there too.

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Oculus Story Studio Co-founder Roundtable + Top 50 VR Storytelling Interviews

Road to VR

The target VR demographic right now is so familiar with the film and video game mediums that they are bringing a whole set of expectations that impacts how they consume and receive VR narrative experiences. The Language of Cinematic VR with Google’s Jessica Brillhart ( 291 ). THE LANGUAGE OF VR STORYTELLING.

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Facebook steps into cloud gaming — and another feud with Apple

TechCrunch VR

Facebook will soon be the latest tech giant to enter the world of cloud gaming. Their approach is different than what Microsoft or Google has built but Facebook highlights a shared central challenge: dealing with Apple. Why cloud stream mobile games that your device is already capable of running locally? Image via Facebook.

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How Are US Regulators Affecting Big Tech’s XR Plans?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The United States (US) Justice Department launched a lawsuit against Google’s parent company Alphabet on Tuesday, reports revealed. According to the lawsuit, Google earns roughly 80 percent of its earnings from advertising. If successful, the suit could significantly reduce Google’s key revenue streams.

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Attending Digital Concerts in XR with The Boolean’s Anne McKinnon

XR for Business Podcast

Anne is actively engaged in the entertainment industry at the intersection of music, arts, gaming, and tech. So a lot of it is based around the concepts of gaming. So we’re really looking at VR as something that’s not contained, taking from classical genres, from theater and cinema and gaming. Anne: Thank you, Alan.

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Attending Digital Concerts in XR with The Boolean’s Anne McKinnon

XR for Business Podcast

Anne is actively engaged in the entertainment industry at the intersection of music, arts, gaming, and tech. So a lot of it is based around the concepts of gaming. So we’re really looking at VR as something that’s not contained, taking from classical genres, from theater and cinema and gaming. Anne: Thank you, Alan.