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Our First Look At Microsoft HoloLens 2

VRScout

The first time I tried the HoloLens I knew I was experiencing the first generation of a game-changing technology. Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, then took to the stage to say that Unreal Engine 4 support would also be arriving on the HoloLens 2. Let’s be honest, 2016 seems like a very long time ago now.

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How accurate is 'The Northman' to Viking history? Well, it’s a Robert Eggers film.

Mashable VR

Over decades of bloody revenge plans, The Northman moves through impeccably detailed Nordic locations (notably built and filmed in Northern Ireland), with wooden buildings decked out with shields, garments, and carts, inspired by various artefacts and literary sources. “Timber is very expensive in Ireland. Credit: Aidan Monaghan.

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

Road to VR

Currently VR First is boasting more than 50 projects in development at the labs, and not just games. In fact, games only account for 35% of projects underway, as the rest are focused on fields like psychology and neuroscience (12%), education (7%), tourism (7% ), and architecture and real estate (6%). University College Cork, Ireland.

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