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American Museum of Natural History Brings Visitors Closer to T. Rex with New VR Experience

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rex: The Ultimate Predator’ exhibit is getting a new VR experience that will let museum-goers collaborate to build a Tyrannosaurus rex bone-by-bone in virtual reality. rex’s Montana home circa 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period. The experience, dubbed T. rex skeleton bone-by-bone.

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8 Insightful XR Travel Case Studies to Read in 2022

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The new virtual reality experience makes it easier to market the adventure experience to potential consumers, by giving them an insight into what it’s going to be like onboard. The tools included VR apps built for Oculus headsets which help to train team members to deal with complex guest situations.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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The devices will use positional tracking (which will not require any external sensors) developed from expertise learned through creating Google’s Tango mapping technology and optimized for virtual reality. The beloved Austin, TX-based virtual reality content studio Owlchemy Labs has been acquired by Google.

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Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy.

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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. months away!

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

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As a story based in a world where virtual reality headsets are omnipresent and everyone is connected to the massive multiplayer online universe dubbed ‘The Oasis’, many are wondering what role the film will play in VR’s continued push towards mainstream adoption. image created by Road to VR. Please Don’t Suck.

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