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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

TechCrunch VR

Through a partnership with Microsoft the foundation is offering a share of a $750,00 pool of cash and the option of technical support from Microsoft, including mentoring in mixed-reality technologies and access to the company’s suite of mixed reality technologies. .

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The Best University Courses To Learn Metaverse Skills

Bernard Marr

But beyond it being a term for the digital, persistent, and highly immersive virtual worlds we will become used to, what it actually is – or will be – is up for debate! Huge companies like Facebook and Microsoft are throwing vast sums of money at their attempts to build, and therefore define, the metaverse. Virtual reality (V.R.)

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The First Ever Polys Awards Celebrate the Best in WebXR

ARPost

See Also: You Can Take a Free Coursera Course on XR from the University of Michigan. Microsoft Cloud Developer Advocate Ay?egül “We wouldn’t have WebXR experiences like those that we are celebrating here today without frameworks,” said Keita. Single User Experience of the Year.

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The First Ever Polys Awards Celebrate the Best in WebXR

ARPost

See Also: You Can Take a Free Coursera Course on XR from the University of Michigan. Microsoft Cloud Developer Advocate Ay?egül “We wouldn’t have WebXR experiences like those that we are celebrating here today without frameworks,” said Keita. Single User Experience of the Year.

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Driving Innovation with Automotive VR Pioneer Elizabeth Baron

XR for Business Podcast

Elizabeth has been a true pioneer of virtual and augmented reality as the global lead for immersive realities, bringing together multiple disciplines throughout Ford Motor Company. From the promise of virtual reality to it becoming real, Elizabeth has been an industry leader always pushing the limits of technology.

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Driving Innovation with Automotive VR Pioneer Elizabeth Baron

XR for Business Podcast

Elizabeth has been a true pioneer of virtual and augmented reality as the global lead for immersive realities, bringing together multiple disciplines throughout Ford Motor Company. From the promise of virtual reality to it becoming real, Elizabeth has been an industry leader always pushing the limits of technology.