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NYT and Milk VR Create Star-Studded Noir Series Of 360-Degree Shorts

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First-person VR narrative experiences welcome us into intense dramas by making users into crucial parts of the story instead of spectators, and Milk VR (not to be confused with Samsung’s service with the same name) partnered with New York Times and some well-known actors to create nince cool shorts that exhibit this idea.

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Meta to Add AI Features to Ray Ban Stories SmartGlasses Next Month

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In a recent report from the New York Times, Meta revealed new AI features for its smart glasses product – that Meta developed using Ray Ban frames – following the firm’s promise of broader virtual assistant tools for the product range at last year’s Connect event.

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How Are Popular Brands Leveraging the Metaverse to Connect with Clients?

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For instance, in January 2022, Samsung launched a new metaverse environment in Decentraland, modelled after its store in New York City. In metaverse environments, companies can provide their customers with personalised service and support as they shop for new products.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Mario Kart comes to VR, E3’s VR news, Intel’s new VR eSports league AND wireless VR solution, Samsung buys their way into social, the investment & funding wrapup, and more…. You’ll be able to sit in a real-world go-kart rig and race around in the virtual world. SAMSUNG BUYS A SOCIAL VR CARD.

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What a Netflix Video Store Looks Like in Virtual Reality

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You could usually expect all the “new releases” to have been checked out for weeks after first hitting shelves. But now we are in the time of VR, where anything is possible and whatever you want to create or do can all probably be done in a virtual world. Once your done, just toss the tape on the floor and move along.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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SAMSUNG AT VIDCON: BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS. Samsung solidified its commitment to the virtual reality space with some big announcements that essentially add up to an end-to-end consumer VR solution. They are rebranding Milk VR to Samsung VR, and opening up the content platform to users.

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Virtual Reality Takes On the VideoconferenceWith equipment for.

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Some of virtual reality’s potential as a meeting and collaboration tool is suggested in a video recently recorded at the NYU Media Research Lab. In the video, lab researchers strap on Samsung Gear VR headsets with antler-like sensors attached to the goggles. Read more here.