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Niantic Partners with City Governments to Turn Pokémon GO into a Tool for Community Engagement

Next Reality AR

Knight Foundation has facilitated eight events for city governments to gain insight into how technology can contribute to community engagement. Four of the studied cities — Akron, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; Philadelphia. Niantic and the Knight Foundation jointly funded the study and the programs.

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3 New VR Arcades Hit Utah, Ohio, and Washington, DC

Road to VR

With the cost of consumer VR in these early days still decidedly in the ‘enthusiast’ realm, a business opportunity arises to give users a less expensive way to experience the latest in VR technology. ” Scene75 Entertainment Center – Dayton, Ohio. notionVR – Washington, DC. Photo courtesy Scene75.

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

TechCrunch VR

Knight Foundation is looking for pitches on how to enhance and augment traditional creative arts through immersive technologies. We’ve seen how immersive technologies can reach new audiences and engage existing audiences in new ways,” said Chris Barr, director for arts and technology innovation at Knight Foundation, in a statement.

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Intel Opens D1X-Mod3 Fab Expansion; Moves Up Intel 18A Manufacturing to H2’2024

Anand Tech

While the more recent announcements of new facilities in Ohio and Germany have understandably taken a lot of the spotlight – especially given their importance to Intel’s Foundry Services plans – Intel has been working even longer on expanding their existing facilities for their own use. A lot of it.

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Neurosurgery Patients Take A VR Tour Of Their Own Brains

VRScout

Ohio-based company Surgical Theater is well aware of the common reactions people facing brain surgery may often have, and are offering a solution that would use VR to dull – and in some cases – erase parts of that fear. One thing to keep in mind is that VR technology is still evolving, and it does have its skeptics.

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The Spatial Web: How the Next Generation of the Internet Will Impact Us All

ARVR

Currently, when you’re walking around the United States accessing the web, your digital self is likely heading physically to one of four major data centers operated by Amazon Web Services in either California, Oregon, Ohio, or Virginia. It lays out various technologies over the development/adoption cycle.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

It’s a (not very well-kept) secret that Apple has been working on mixed reality technology , and recent comments from CEO Tim Cook might indicate that we can look forward to an augmented iOS device. LIVE STREAMED OKLAHOMA VS. OHIO STATE IN VR. WILL APPLE RELEASE A VR OR AR DEVICE FIRST? …and more. TOYOTA’S IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE.

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