Road to VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Horizon Worlds- supported regions still waiting for Meta Credits include Australia, New Zealand, most of Europe, and many countries in East Asia. Similar to how Meta rolled out Horizon Worlds itself, the company is keeping a short leash on Meta Credits; they’re only available to users in the US, UK, and Canada for now.

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Next Reality AR

OCTOBER 10, 2018

But Air New Zealand's new augmented reality experience for the Magic Leap One gives visitors an immersive taste of what the country has to offer without ever setting foot in the country. The thrill and excitement of great tourism generally requires visitors to take part in the country's local fare in person.

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VRScout

MARCH 22, 2022

The game, Air New Zealand Fact or Fantasy? , had me and several other players traveling throughout a virtual rendition of New Zealand while an adorable kiwi tested our knowledge of the beautiful two-island nation. We had the chance to go hands-on with the one-of-kind system during Magic Leap’s inaugural L.E.A.P.

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VRScout

MARCH 28, 2017

The New Zealand Fire Service has burned down an abandoned home to create a virtual reality experience called Escape My House , hoping VR immersion will help prepare homeowners for the worst. Image Credit: Murray Wilson / New Zealand Fire Service. You can learn more about the experience by clicking here.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Educators interested in learning more about Meta for Education can check out the program’s website , which includes a contact for applicants inAustralia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 13, 2020

A conservation group has tracked a migration for the ages, in which a male bar-tailed godwit flew from Alaska to New Zealand without taking a single break. Read more.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 7, 2020

State Department issued a new travel warning for New Zealand this week, warning Americans to exercise “increased caution” because the country poses a “health risk” due to the covid-19 pandemic. In reality, New Zealand hasn’t had community spread of the coronavirus in months and has just 23 active cases of the… Read more.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The company states that it’s already collaborated with a variety of private brands on a number of original experiences, including brewers such as Paulaner in Germany, and smaller ones in Hawaii, Philadelphia, New Jersey, North Carolina, New Zealand, and Australia. appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2025

Bigscreen Beyond 2 will be taking orders over on its website , which will ship from its Los Angeles, California factory to customers in the US, Canada, Japan, UK, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. The company says it’s also planning to expand to countries such as South Korea, Mexico, Israel, and UAE sometime later this year.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 19, 2022

In April this year, augmented reality (AR) giants and creators of the popular Pokemon Go application, Niantic Labs, acquired New Zealand-based immersive experience developers NZXR. The New Zealand-based firm created the AR content creation platform StoryXR through Qualcomm’s SpaceDragon Spaces platform.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2019

The New Zealand Ministry of Education has recently taken this philosophy one step further to reach tech-savvy youths. Fans of comic books and graphic novels believe that this medium is a way to get children interested in reading. The medium relies on text but also uses lots of images.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The government of New Zealand is preparing to ban cigarette smoking forever by anyone born after 2008, according to a new report from the news outlet Stuff.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The headset will be available to select businesses in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. According to reports , the Pico 4 Enterprise will be availabe for pre-order on November 1st for €899 ($900 USD) with plans to begin shipping in December. For more infromation visit picoxr.com. Image Credit: Pico.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Since 1998, UK-born Ian Brackenbury has been paid a solid $16,000 NZD (roughly 11,300 USD) per year to be the official wizard for the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. Now after slightly more than two decades on the city’s payroll, authorities are officially cutting ties with Brackenbury in an attempt to modernize… Read more.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

New Zealand's parliament has officially banned conversion therapy , in a near-unanimous vote that has been described as "a win for humanity." This bill garnered more public input than other other in New Zealand's history, with the government receiving 107,000 public submissions on the piece of legislation.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 25, 2021

Health officials in New Zealand said they’re still pursuing a covid-19 strategy of complete elimination, including the use of aggressive lockdowns, despite the rise in cases over the past few days. And it’s driving right-wingers around the world absolutely nuts. Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 2, 2022

Sunday, May 1st, kicked off the first KiwiWeek celebration in New Zealand, called K?mu mu Whakatau O Aotearoa. Aimed at spreading awareness of Kiwi games and designers, the organizers have created a stacked schedule of events for the week, including game releases , actual play live streams , panels at Big Bad Con, and… Read more.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

New Zealanders are up in arms over a bat’s inclusion in this year’s Bird of the Year competition , a contest that ostensibly exists to crown a bird. Alas, it seems a bat has stolen the hearts of locals this time around. Read more.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In New Zealand, a growing sea lion population is getting comfortable in unexpected places, including along hiking trails and in at least one public swimming pool. The comeback of this endangered species has meant more dangerous interactions between sea lions and humans, conservationists say. Read more.

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Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2024

.” This includes access for users 13+ across the following Quest-supported regions: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2020

Several airlines have begun using VR technology to immerse “travelers” in exotic locations such as the Colosseum and Pantheon in Rome, New York Times Square in NYC, Market Square in Helsinki, and Fiordland National Park in New Zealand, all without leaving their respective countries.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Jump to: Australia | Austria | Belgium | Canada | Denmark | Finland | France | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Japan | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | Poland | South Korea | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | United Kingdom | United States. Where to Buy Oculus Quest 2 in New Zealand. Komplett.no.

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Road to VR

APRIL 16, 2021

Created by New Zealand studios Oddboy and M Theory , Wanderer is coming to all major VR headsets sometime later this year. Wanderer is an upcoming VR adventure game inspired by Quantum Leap (1989) and Dark (2017) that lets you travel back through history to prevent the collapse of civilization.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 29, 2022

Starting in 2024, Air New Zealand is going to test your loyalty with a slew of upgrades, including the world’s first lay flat beds available to economy class passengers looking to fly comfortably without blowing the budget. Do you have a specific airline you prefer to fly and will go out of your way to take? Read more.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Meta Horizon Creator Program’s regional support now includes Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan.

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GizModo VR

JULY 4, 2020

New Zealand is handling covid-19 better than most, with ongoing cases in the country down to a handful. That makes it a promising place to resume production on all those TV shows and movies we love, and the country has recently authorized a handful of productions to resume or begin inside the country’s borders. Read more.

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2020

Explore five mind-bending realms that will have you questioning your reality.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 17, 2021

The government of New Zealand announced Tuesday the entire country will go into lockdown after the first mystery case of covid-19 since February was detected in the city of Auckland. The whole country will go into lockdown for at least three days, with the cities of Auckland and Coromandel locking down for seven days. Read more.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In a talk at an Auckland, New Zealand area high school back in May, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell revealed they’re making “big investments in new headsets and games,” something he hopes will prepare the company for a future of brain-computer interfaces (BCI). .

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Road to VR

MARCH 13, 2020

New Zealand. ×. ×. Australia. ×. ×. Austria. ×. Beglium. ×. Denmark. ×. Finland. ×. Germany. ×. Iceland. ×. Ireland. ×. Japan. ×. ×. ×. Netherlands. ×. South Korea. Switzerland. ×. Taiwan. ×. ×. ×. United Kingdom. ×. United States.

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VRScout

JANUARY 29, 2019

New Zealand’s capital has transformed into an interactive VR city in hopes of enticing tourists and potential residents. Celebrating the rising of the Matariki star cluster which signals that it’s Maori new year, a time when all New Zealand reflects on the past year and then look forward into the future.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 27, 2021

November 22nd : Early Bird Shipments begin for Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand & SE Asia. Here’s the current shipping estimates from the company: November 10th : Early Bird Shipments begin for Americas Region. November 29th through December 31st : Regular Backer Shipments.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 12, 2020

Since its founding in 2016, Varjo has expanded its global operations and reseller network to over 40 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific, with the launch of sales and direct shipping to markets such as Singapore, Israel, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

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VRScout

AUGUST 3, 2017

The Lord of the Rings auteur is using Apple’s ARkit to unlock new levels of storytelling immersion in augmented reality. The New Zealand native is responsible for some of the medium’s most technologically groundbreaking work, including the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit franchises.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2022

Trademark applications were filed earlier this month in the US, EU, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica and Uruguay for three names: Reality One, Reality Pro, and Reality Processor, Bloomberg reports.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In addition to taking preorders from customers in the US, UK, most of Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, the company is also set to expand preorders to Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Microsoft says that the HoloLens 2 Development Edition will become available in 10 additional countries by the end of the year: Canada, Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Italy. ”

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