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HTC Brings VR Center to Paris; Vive Exhibit at Nobel Museum

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Since the launch of HTC’s dedicated VR app store, Viveport , it was clear that the company was looking to give us more ways to discover and experience non-gaming content with the Vive. Which is probably why HTC has been exploring entirely new ways to bring VR to art, education and culture — starting with museums around the world.

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NYC VR Center, VR World, Re-Re-Opens Its Doors To The Public

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Leo Tsimmer and Angelika Lee, founding members of the mixed reality space, weathered the bad news given the massive renovation they had counted on to entice new customers. Technology can make people feel disconnected. We’re leveraging technology to bring people together. Don’t forget the gift shop, too.

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Luxury Escapism’s Multi-Sensory Spa Includes Meditative Mixed Reality And ASMR Sound Baths

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Tucked down a cobblestone street just a block off from the East River in Brooklyn hides The Oddly Satisfying Spa , an immersive art and technology wellness experience produced by Luxury Escapism. . The experience is certainly a novel one and a contrast to the constantly increasing pace of New York City life.

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HaptX Gloves Will Help Transform VR Training and Design

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This is the promise of HaptX , a haptic technology company, that has unveiled their HaptX Gloves Development Kit. The HaptX Gloves Development Kit makes its worldwide debut October 3, 2018 at the Future of Storytelling Summit in New York City and the GeekWire Summit in Seattle.

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IMAX Launches High-Tech Centers That Make Trying VR a Movie-Like Experience

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The IMAX VR Experience features a unique combination of premium technology and world-class content that lets users see, feel, move and play in new worlds in a powerfully immersive and realistic way, much like IMAX® theatres offer moviegoers a differentiated and best-in-class film experience.

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The 2017 Lumiere Awards: Google and Dear Angelica Win Big

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These awards honor the year’s best in “cutting edge content and technology achievement.” Cher Wang – HTC Vive. AIS-VR Society President Jim Chabin and actress Maria Bello honored the CEO of HTC with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for exemplifying exceptional forward movement in the VR Sciences. Ghostbusters

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Host Live VR Show at Comic-Con

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The character was the your head, while your actual body was in the virtual world, immersing you in Turtles’ iconic New York City world. The experience streams in Mikey and Donnie puppets by using NewTek NDI Technology. The Mikey and Donnie puppets were created and are driven live using Adobe Character Animator.