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Milwaukee Is Being Sued Over Mandatory Augmented Reality Permits

VRScout

Developers of Candy Lab AR took the entirety of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, to court over a bizarre permit requirement they claim impedes on their first amendment rights. Check out the full statement: “Virtual and location-based augmented reality games are not permitted in Milwaukee County Parks except in those areas designated with a permit for such use by the Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Culture.

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Tuesday's Best Deals: Fortnite Switch Console, Kopari Beauty, Christmas Trees, Milwaukee Impact Driver, Winter Hats, Giant Pikachu Funko Pop, and More

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A Fortnite Switch console and a Kopari Beauty sale lead Tuesday’s best deals. Read more. kinja deals deals

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NBA Deepens Multiyear Partnership with Meta, Bringing More Ways to Watch Live Games on Quest

Road to VR

25 : Denver Nuggets vs. Milwaukee Bucks – 8 p.m. The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Meta announced they’re extending a multiyear partnership which is set to bring a few new ways for basketball fans to enjoy NBA League Pass games on Quest.

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Wisconsin Pharmacist Who Destroyed Hundreds of Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Sentenced to 3 Years Prison

GizModo VR

On Tuesday, a federal judge sentenced Steven Brandenburg, the Wisconsin pharmacist whom police say deliberately sabotaged hundreds of covid-19 vaccine doses last December, to three years in federal prison, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

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The VR Awards Announce 2022 Finalists

VRScout

canVERSE – Arksen 85 Digital Twin INVIDAR – Milwaukee HUB MyDearest, Inc. The prestigious VR ceremony returns with a live in-person event in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Exposing Homelessness Through Eviction With ‘These Sleepless Nights’ Mixed Reality Mini-Doc

VRScout

“This piece – based in Milwaukee and for future episodes visiting other cities was made to draw attention to that movement.” After the Venice Film Festival, These Sleepless Nights will be open to the public as an art installation in SF, DC, and Milwaukee to assist in raising funds for a right to shelter, and will be accessible as an app on iPhones. The Magic Leap-powered AR exhibit premiers at the Venice Film Festival.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Snapchat patent points to AR Spectacles content, Oculus Story Studio shuts down while continuing their VR for Good program, Congress gets into VR, Milwaukee gets sued by an AR company, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: SNAPCHAT PATENT POINTS TO AUGMENTED SPECTACLES CONTENT. CONGRESS GETS INTO VR… AND MILWAUKEE GETS SUED.

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Here Is The NBA’s Full NextVR Live Broadcasting Schedule For This Season

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

29, 2016 – Cleveland Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks – 8:00 p.m. NextVR has previously pulled in massive funding through big investment rounds, including $30 million and another 80 million , to continue live broadcasting in VR. Earlier this month we reported the startup took a major step forward, going into a full time stream schedule with the NBA. Now we have the full schedule of the virtual reality offerings.

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Austin’s Rapidly Growing VR Community

VRScout

A native of Milwaukee, WI, his journey to Austin followed a similar path as mine. Does Austin have the largest VR community outside of Los Angeles? This was a question I asked myself several times last summer before moving. I was familiar with Austin, Texas because of SXSW — having attended with my previous employer, Emblematic Group. But visiting the city for work was wildly different from uprooting my life.

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‘Oculus Venues’ Live Event App Now Available on Go and Gear VR, Event Schedule Here

Road to VR

June 27 // MLB: Kansas City Royals @ Milwaukee Brewers // 11:10 am PT. Oculus Venues , the social app that allows ‘thousands of users’ to watch live events en masse in VR, is now available on Oculus Go and Gear VR starting today. The company has also published a full list of upcoming live events (below).

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Oculus Venues Arrives for Oculus Go and Gear VR

VRScout

June 27 // MLB: Kansas City Royals @ Milwaukee Brewers // 11:10 am PT. Your ticket to live social events in VR is here. You can now watch live concerts, sports, and comedy shows with friends in VR. A month after the launch of Oculus’ $200 standalone VR headset, Oculus Go, the long teased Oculus Venues app is finally available for download. Available on both Oculus Go and Gear VR, Oculus Venues attempts to bring the stadium fan experience to VR.

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What NASA actually said about the space rock that hit the Webb telescope

Mashable VR

We're going to see the very first stars and galaxies that ever formed," Jean Creighton, an astronomer and the director of the Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, told Mashable last year. Yes, a tiny rock particle hit the Webb telescope.

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Why the first Webb telescope image is so warped, twisted, and weird

Mashable VR

We're going to see the very first stars and galaxies that ever formed," Jean Creighton, an astronomer and the director of the Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, told Mashable last year.

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These 8 athletes win the award for Twitter excellence

Mashable VR

This was Maxwell's response to the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA title in 2021. For decades, professional athletes were just little guys and gals who appeared primarily on our TV screens.

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The James Webb telescope's first stunning cosmic images are here

Mashable VR

We're going to see the very first stars and galaxies that ever formed," Jean Creighton, an astronomer and the director of the Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, told Mashable last year. A new dawn of peering into the deep, deep, deep cosmos has begun.

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Black holes aren't evil cosmic vacuum cleaners, and other misconceptions

Mashable VR

Some people imagine that they're Hoovers [vacuum cleaners] in the sky," Jean Creighton, an astronomer and the director of the Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, told Mashable. "Of Black holes can often be misunderstood. Or mistaken for something evil.

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Embracing Digital Transformation: Real-life Use Cases in Energy & Utilities

EnterpriseWear

We Energies, Milwaukee. A handful of utilities are piloting and, in a few cases, even deploying wearable technologies, but the greatest share of interest is and has been around augmented reality. There is an impressive, concerted effort in the utility space by researchers and vendors to thoroughly investigate the technology to see if it’s safe and a right fit for the industry.

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Embracing Digital Transformation: Real-life Use Cases in Energy & Utilities

EnterpriseWear

We Energies, Milwaukee. A handful of utilities are piloting and, in a few cases, even deploying wearable technologies, but the greatest share of interest is and has been around augmented reality. There is an impressive, concerted effort in the utility space by researchers and vendors to thoroughly investigate the technology to see if it’s safe and a right fit for the industry.

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Off to Digital Market We Go, with InContext Solutions’ Tracey Wiedmeyer

XR for Business Podcast

Tracey is also the former president of the VR/AR Association chapter in Chicago, Milwaukee and a board member for the Information Research Technology Institute at Sam Walton College of Business.

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Off to Digital Market We Go, with InContext Solutions’ Tracey Wiedmeyer

XR for Business Podcast

Tracey is also the former president of the VR/AR Association chapter in Chicago, Milwaukee and a board member for the Information Research Technology Institute at Sam Walton College of Business.

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