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XR Travel Case Study in Focus: World XR Forum and Crans-Montana

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Here’s how the World XR Forum created a virtual travel experience for travelers during lockdown, within a Crans-Montana lounge. This VR solution, which even allows people to feel as though they’re flying through the air, with the use of fans and unique hardware, bridges the gap between people and unreachable places.

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Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy.

AllThingsVR

San Francisco-based Vivid Vision raised the money from SoftTech VC’s Jeff Clavier, as well as The Venture Reality Fund (The VR Fund), CRCM Ventures, SOS Ventures, Anorak Ventures, and Liquid 2 Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm cofounded by Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana. Read more here. Read more here.

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If ‘Ready Player One’ Doesn’t Suck, It Stands to Positively Impact the VR Industry

Road to VR

It wasn’t just a Montana phenomenon though, as it was the impetus for a 40 percent increase in fly-fishing gear sold by major mail order firm The Orvis Company. There’s plenty of different options to choose from, but there’s also a real possibility for disillusion. image created by Road to VR.

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