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

Road to VR

That’s the idea behind three new VR Arcades that have opened in Utah, Ohio, and Washington, DC, which are leveraging the HTC Vive as the go-to ‘out-of-home’ VR platform for such activities. ” Scene75 Entertainment Center – Dayton, Ohio. notionVR – Washington, DC. Photo courtesy Scene75.

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

Next Reality AR

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

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Snapchat Introduces Sponsored AR Filters for Advertisers

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XR in Telecoms and Media Case Study: Verizon and Snapchat Snapchat Still a Good Marketing Tool, Says Partner Exec Estée Lauder Launches Snapchat AR Makeup Try-On The new augmented reality (AR) advertising expands the reach for brands beyond the pre-capture Lens Carousel, leveraging the potential of the five billion Snaps created every day.

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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.

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Tired of Hotdogs? Now You Can Create Your Own Snapchat Lens

VRScout

This past week, Snapchat released a new tool called Create Your Own Lens , allowing you to create customized Snapchat Filters and Lenses using 150 different pre-built templates ranging from birthdays, weddings and business. It’s also a business tool for Snap Inc. Back in December, Snap Inc. Back in December, Snap Inc.

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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. “I was losing just a little more sleep each night and fear set in,” said Kumpitsch.

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

TechCrunch VR

Encouraging public input on new forms of historical monuments through a digital tool that allows users to identify locations, topics and create designs for potential public art and monuments in our cities. Project lead: David Hassler | Kent, Ohio | @DavidWickPoetry , @WickPoetry , @KentState , @travelingstanza.