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Meta Faces FTC Buyout Block, First-Ever Sales Fall

XR Today - Virtual Reality

FTC seeks to block virtual reality giant Meta’s acquisition of popular app creator Within: [link]. — Meta already owns a best-selling virtual reality fitness app, and it had the capabilities to compete even more closely with Within’s popular Supernatural app. FTC (@FTC) July 27, 2022. Meta Faces FTC, Earnings Woes.

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Oculus Launchpad winning VR experience "I Am A Man" is a historical walk in the shoes of those who struggled for our civil rights.

Cats and VR

Virtual Reality is important and Dr. Derek Ham uses this tool to show us that we have a responsibility to never forget the history of those who fought long and hard for the freedoms we have today. I Am a Man - Diorama of Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike - National Civil Rights Museum - Downtown Memphis - Tennessee - USA.

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Instagram’s Kevin Systrom Talks Virtual Reality

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Kevin Systrom, co-founder and CEO of Instagram recently talked about Virtual Reality and working with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook in Bloomberg’s Studio 1.0. The name of the project came through Kevin’s love for Bourbon and other spirits, mostly from Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee. ” concluded Systrom.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.09): New Half-Life: Alyx videos and details, coronavirus makes events go virtual and much more!

The Ghost Howls

More info (Tweet announcing the VEC 2020) More info (Article on Road To VR about VEC 2020) More info (IEEE event being 100% virtual) More info (More info on the IEEE virtual event) More info (La Biennale’s workshop in VRrOOm platform) More info (When it is worth making an event in VR). So, Start it is not a valid answer.

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The Curious Relationship Between DVDs and VR

VR Playhouse

If this fact isn’t enough to convince you of the terrifying speed at which ideas and technology move, here’s another: A hundred years ago, the first supermarket was opened in Memphis, Tennessee. HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS: These sales are intriguing because virtual reality never saw the concerted, unified effort that the DVD player saw.