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#ARevolution in Cryptoart & Social Impact NFTs

ARVR

Image from AR evolution NIGERIA by Eli the Great On the early evening of October 20th, 2021, Nigerian security forces opened fire on a group of peaceful protesters at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria. street artist Eli the Great is using Augmented Reality (AR) to expose government-sponsored violence in Lagos.

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Big XR News from Meta, Google, Unity, T-Mobile, KPMG

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Metaverse services could generate $36-68 billion in Canada, £54-103 billion in the UK, €259-289 billion in the EU, $9-17 billion in Nigeria, and $0.9-1.4 Here are some additional details from the report: The Metaverse could generate up to $402 billion and $760 billion in annual US GDP by 2035. The Metaverse could contribute 2.8

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Exclusive: First-Ever Impact Reality Summit Announces 2020 Lineup

VRScout

” Daughters of Chibok Nigeria | 2019 | 11 Min | Creator: Joel Kachi Benson. The world watched in shock and horror as videos of the girls, surrounded by machine gun- wielding terrorists, surfaced all over the internet and satellite channels across the globe.

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Startups Weekly: Chinese investors double down on African startups

TechCrunch VR

Here’s more of TechCrunch’s recent coverage of Africa startup activity: PalmPay launches in Nigeria with $40M . Instagram founders join $30M raise for Loom work video messenger. African fintech startup OPay gains $120M from Chinese investors . Chaka opens up global investing to Africa’s most populous nation.

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meta universe shines into reality! “World Cup Carnival” can wear VR glasses to watch the game

Steki Amusement

Compared with the last World Cup, this year’s Qatar World Cup will usher in an unprecedented “impact” of short videos. From November 20 to December 18, the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be held as scheduled, and 32 teams will dedicate 64 passionate matches to the fans. All these make this World Cup look different. 3rd Floor, No.1

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The XR Week Peek (2021.09.20): Quest 2 Pro leaks, Xiaomi smartglasses, Half Dive headset, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The company has not posted real photos or footage from the glasses, just a promo video with an accompanying blog post detailed some of their characteristics. The most viral XR video of the week has been the trailer of Alter Ego, a contest between singers on TV where the singers are represented by digital avatars on the stage.

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‘Four Walls’ With Rashida Jones Uses VR To Raise Awareness Of Refugee Crisis

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Pictures and videos of the IRC’s travels have helped show the work they’re doing, but flat, 2D content is simply unable to powerfully tell an emotional story. This means that users aren’t passively watching a video, but actively choosing which part of the refugees’ journeys to follow.

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