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Epic Games, Oakland University Launch Augmented Reality Center

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Epic Games has launched an Augmented Reality Center (ARC) at Oakland University in Michigan. It will work jointly to build and implement cutting-edge AR technologies for the future of the immersive industry. A major gaming engine, Epic Games announced on Friday a collaboration with OU’s College for Creative Studies (CCS).

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Under Armour Builds Virtual World to Celebrate Stephen Curry’s 3rd NBA World Championship

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With the Warriors having swept the NBA Finals in just four games, Under Armour is revealing their latest celebration of Curry’s third ring with an immersive Steph VR experience and live pop-up event in Oakland set to launch over the coming days. Want to celebrate in person?

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Oakland based VR studio Steel Wool raises $5 million from HTC.

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Huang currently oversees a portfolio of companies and brands that span video games, connected home technology, children’s entertainment, fashion technology, and health and wellness, among others. Huang is a board member at Steel Wool Studios.

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San Francisco and Oakland Drop Covid-19 Testing Program Run by Google Sister Company Verily

GizModo VR

San Francisco and Alameda counties have stopped using Verily, Google’s health-focused sister company, to test for the novel coronavirus, Kaiser Health News reported on Monday. Read more.

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SLIVER.tv Launches VR Live Cast and Live Replay Platform to Stream Top eSports Tournaments in 360 Virtual Reality

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VR Live Cast utilizes patented “Virtual Camera Array” technology that transports the viewer into top eSports games, real-time rendering the 3D game world in a fully immersive 360 VR video experience. We're looking forward to watching this technology grow and evolve as we broadcast more and more events in VR.".

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Artist’s AR Exhibit Shows Two Sides Of The Same Reality

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Growing up as a Chinese immigrant in Oakland, California, Estella Tse recalls her struggle having to navigate between her strict, traditional heritage – and her more liberal American upbringing, which encouraged individualism and freedom of expression. ” Image Credit: Festival of the Impossible.

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Women In Tech Spotlight: Emily Olman (Hopscotch Interactive and VR/AR Association)

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You can join Hopscotch Interactive and the VR/AR Association SF Chapter on Wednesday, June 14 (6pm-10pm) at The Flight Deck in Oakland for an exciting program on Lightfield Technology & Volumetric VR featuring speakers from: Lytro, Visby, and Lightfield Labs and Hopscotch Interactive.