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Laurie Anderson’s Dark VR Art Makes You ‘Fly Through Stories’

VRScout

Words and virtual reality paint immersive stories. Her latest work with Taiwanese artist-programmer Hsin-Chien Huang, Chalkroom , lets you float through a virtual world made of letters while the O Superman singer narrates. It debuted this August at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark. and Europe.

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Scopely raises $340 million at a $3.3 billion valuation as gaming grabs investors’ interest

TechCrunch VR

In a move to shore up institutional support in what’s likely to be it’s last fundraising as a private company, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming behemoth Scopely has raised $340 million in its latest eye-popping round of funding. ” LA-based gaming studio Scopely raises $200M at a $1.7B valuation. .

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LA’s consumer goods rental service, Joymode, sells to the NYC retail investment firm, XRC Labs

TechCrunch VR

In all, the company acquired 2,000 unique products — from beach and camping equipment to video games, virtual reality headsets to cooking appliances. .” Ultimately, Joymode members saved $50 million by using Joymode to rent products rather than buying them.

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‘Resident Evil 7: Biohazard’ VR Review – Bringing The Survival Back to Horror Games

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Using my actual body, I lean forward on my couch, craning my neck around the in-game corner to my left, trying to see if Jack, the hulking mass of seemingly invincible mutated flesh, has passed by yet. Capcom listened and has crafted a game with choices to alleviate sickness concerns for most that would be impacted.

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Now Recruiting: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Enthusiasts of Dubai, UAE

EON Reality

EON Reality and EAIT (Emirates Advanced Investments Trading) have partnered to form EON Reality UAE LLC , an Interactive Digital Center (IDC) focused on vocational skills training and higher education utilizing Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. King Tut VR: Mobile app for tourism.

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Open House: Animation, Digital Art, and Computer Science Majors Invited to the Augmented & Virtual Reality Programme in Norway

EON Reality

Augmented and Virtual Reality are some of the fastest growing sectors of our economy. These technologies are spreading far beyond the gaming world and into business and education, where its being used to train employees and better educate students. EON Reality Norway has its headquarters and production center in Hamar.

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Virtual Reality Training Academy and Development Lab at Lehman College (CUNY): Now Recruiting!

EON Reality

Augmented and Virtual Reality are some of the fastest growing sectors of our economy. These technologies are spreading far beyond the gaming world and into business and education, where its being used to train employees and better educate students. appeared first on EON Reality. King Tut VR: Mobile app for tourism.