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‘NFL Pro Era’ Studio Raises $20M From Google to Grow VR Sport Game Catalog

Road to VR

StatusPRO , the studio behind NFL Pro Era (2022) , announced it has secured $20 million in Series A funding, led by Google Ventures. The funding round includes participation from India-based Dream Sports, Wise Ventures (owned by Minnesota Vikings Owners Mark & Zygi Wilf), JDS Sports, and Alumni Ventures.

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Mumbai Megapolis Metaverse-A Digital Twin for Infra Transformation

XROM

Its 46 members include founders from Mumbai-based tech companies BillDesk, BookMyShow, CitiusTech, Dream11, Eruditus, Fino, Games 24x7, GOQii, Gupshup, Haptik, Hungama, LEAD Group, Nazara Tech, Pepperfry, PharmEasy, Pine Labs, Purplle, Route Mobile, Shaadi.com , The Good Glamm Group, upGrad, Upstox, Zepto, Zeta, among others.

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‘Oculus Launch Pad’ Is Silently Populating The VR Content Pool

VRScout

recommendations from professors and by posting in the GDC Party Facebook group.”. ’ “Some of my team members were based in Singapore, India, Canada, Hong Kong, and New York, while I was working from California,” Chen continued. .’ Screenshot taken from adventure VR title ‘Chrysalis.’

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Accenture Faces 19,000 Layoffs amid Tech Turmoil

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The news comes amid a massive wave of layoffs across the tech industry, with Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, and many others launching a second round of job cuts. ” The news comes after Accenture invested heavily in its Metaverse Continuum Group last year. percent at the same time.

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Big News From Meta, Samsung, Microsoft, and HTC VIVE

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. We also expect to incur higher operating costs from running a larger infrastructure footprint.

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How Is Virtual Reality in Online Education Used?

ARVR

Examples of the former include Oculus Rift and Valve Index , while the latter include Gear VR and Google Cardboard. If the VR device is phone-based, then the software is developed for the Android or iOS application marketplaces (Google Play or App Store). Software The software that runs on these platforms can come from several sources.

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The 10 Most Important AI Trends For 2024 Everyone Must Be Ready For Now

Bernard Marr

A Boston Consulting Group survey found that 95 percent of customer service leaders expect their customers will be served by AI bots at some point in the next three years. And jurisdictions, including the EU, US and India, are developing their own sets of regulations.

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