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The Game Awards 2016 to Stream Live in Virtual Reality via NextVR

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The Game Awards 2016 is building towards its third year, scheduled for December 1st at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The Game Awards will be the first award show to live-stream in virtual reality, thanks to a partnership with NextVR , experts in VR live broadcasting.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

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In 2019, the demand growth for augmented reality and virtual reality engineers skyrocketed 1400% from the previous year, surpassing the demand for blockchain engineers (the most in-demand skill in 2018). Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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This All-Female Founders Pitch Event Was Held in VR

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Hailing from 26 countries across the world, people came together in virtual reality to cheer on these top female founders in the XR industry. Cheryl Bayer // Living Popups (Los Angeles, CA) – interactive content and media company bringing together IC, AR/VR and EQ. It settles in next to another bot by the stage.

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Apple Acquires AR Firm Mira after WWDC Vision Pro Debut

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Mira is a Los Angeles, California-based augmented reality (AR) company that creates headsets. It also developed the Mario Kart virtual reality ride at Nintendo World locations in Japan and Universal Studios in Los Angeles.

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VRLA’s John Root on AR, Privacy, & eSports in VR

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John Root co-founded VRLA with Cosmo Scharf in 2014 , and it has organically grown into a thriving VR event with over 10,000 attendees at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Biggest Immersive Tech Event of the Year Returns May 4-5, Exploring “A New Reality.”. Gary Radburn, Director, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Dell.

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Among Us VR, Bonelab & More Nominated For Best VR At The Game Awards 2022

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The Game Awards 2022 takes place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 8. Voting is also open for 30 other categories, including ‘Game of the Year,’ though none of these include VR games (spare for VR support in F1 2022, nominated in Best Sports/Racing).

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VRLA 2018 Returns; Keynote Lineup Announced

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The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Special announcements from Intel, with Kumar Kaushik, GM, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality. Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive.