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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. ” ARC Weighs in on Industrial XR Dr Khalid Mirza, Founding Director, ARC , explained further the partnership between Epic Games and Oakland University, adding, “The key thing is collaboration.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Steel Wool Studios , based in Oakland, CA and founded by former Lucasfilm, Telltale Games, and Pixar creatives, received $5M in Series A funding entirely from HTC. We can’t help but wish they called it GnomeMoney… (Jon Favreau would no doubt approve). INVESTMENTS AND VR FUNDING ROUNDUP. Bitmovin announced a $10.3M

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10 Recent VR and AR Investments You Should Know About

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Steel Wool Studios , based in Oakland, CA and founded by former Lucasfilm, Telltale Games, and Pixar creatives, received $5M in Series A funding… entirely from HTC. This funding pushes NextVR to almost $120M raised in total, and their Executive Chairman Brad Allen summed it up well: “The U.S. is excited about VR. HTC FUNDS STEEL WOOL, SOLO.