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Esqapes VR Massage Center Opens Its Doors In Los Angeles

VRScout

Esqapes Immersive Relaxation Center opened in Los Angeles this Friday, offering overworked locals the opportunity to lose themselves in a variety of relaxing VR locales, each accompanied by a massage chair routine synced to their in-headset experience. 10 relaxing VR environments enhanced by fragrances and a gentle breeze.

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Magic Leap is Giving Away More Hardware Soon, Dev Conference Coming to Florida HQ in May

Road to VR

Magic Leap is starting another hardware initiative soon, dubbed ‘Access Hardware’, which aims to get its AR headset into the hands of developers who are “serious about publishing applications with Magic Leap,” the company writes in a recent blog post. Developers can apply for Access Hardware here.

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MeetKai Launches New Building Tools

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Since then, the company has been working with the Los Angeles Chargers. MeetKai Metaverse Editor – Los Angeles Chargers. They also have a somewhat conservative approach when it comes to the hardware that they build for. “I The company’s approach to software isn’t the only way they stand out.

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Snapchat Is Adding Paid Power-Ups To AR Lenses

VRScout

. “AR is core to the Snapchat experience today, and over time, we see even greater opportunities for hardware to bring it to a new dimension,” said the company in an official update. Los Angeles, look for our #DeadofNight billboard on Sunset Blvd. Scan the Snapcode & watch the virus spread.

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Report: Global VR Hardware Revenue To Hit $3.6 Billion in 2017

VRScout

After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. In a new consumer VR report just released by SuperData Research , the findings show that global VR hardware revenue is expected to hit $3.6 billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year.

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Los Angeles-based Talespin nabs $15 million for its extended reality-based workforce training tools

TechCrunch VR

That’s what the Los Angeles-based extended reality technology developer Talespin did — and it just raised $15 million to grow its business. . Farmers is an investor in Talespin, as is the corporate training and talent management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand, and the hardware manufacturer HTC.

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Los Angeles’ AmazeVR raises more cash, heads to Incheon for first location-based VR installation

TechCrunch VR

AmazeVR , the Los Angeles-based virtual reality entertainment distribution service, is taking its first steps into the world of location-based virtual reality experiences with an installation in Seoul’s Incheon International Airport. The company, which also scored an additional $2.5