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XR Travel Case Study in Focus: World XR Forum and Crans-Montana

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Here’s how the World XR Forum created a virtual travel experience for travelers during lockdown, within a Crans-Montana lounge. Creating a unique experience in the renowned VR platform, “Birdly”, the team was able to build an immersive simulator. Exploring the Potential of Virtual Travel. Powerful XR Experiences.

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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

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Released in an August 12th update, Google has added a new menu function that lets you activate Monday’s total solar eclipse, which can be seen as it passed through 14 US states: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

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8 Insightful XR Travel Case Studies to Read in 2022

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World XR Forum and Crans-Montana. Designed to respond to the rising demand for immersive travel experiences during the pandemic, the Crans-Montana virtual travel lounge was built by SOMNIACS and the World XR Forum during 2020. The virtual travel lounge was placed in the middle of a modern gallery in the Crans-Montana business distract.

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Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy.

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Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy Labs VR game studio, Improbable grabs $502M, Vivid Vision raises $2.2M, Oculus’s first employee just left 1) Google has acquired the VR game studio behind such popular gaming titles as Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. Read more here. Read more here.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Makers of Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality and Job Simulator (which earned $3M in sales), it seems like Owlchemy will continue releasing the slate of original games already in their pipeline and will be able to distribute that content on platforms other than Google’s Daydream. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP. …and just a few more.

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The 2017 Virtual Reality Conference and Expo Schedule

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Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Driving Simulation Conference (DSC) // September 6th – September 8th. Registration: Information Not Yet Available. 4th ARVR Innovate Conference // May 11th. Dublin, Ireland. Registration: Exhibitor | Attendee. World VR Forum // May 11th – May 14th. Registration: Exhibitor | Attendee.

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Google Opens ‘Maps’ API So Devs Can Create ‘Pokémon Go’-style Games

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There are additional features to enable richer detail to the environment, such as ‘nine slicing’ for adding custom-sized textures to buildings, decorators to add extra geometry to rooftops, and borders around roads and buildings to simulate ambient occlusion. The SDK also integrates with Unity’s real-time lighting and physics systems.

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