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NBA’s Sacramento Kings and Nike Launch Augmented Reality App

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The Sacramento Kings NBA basketball team has launched an augmented reality app in partnership with Nike. The app lets fans personalize Sacramento Kings uniforms and virtually photograph themselves with star players. Above: You can use a mobile phone to access the Sacramento Kings AR app. Image Credit: Sacramento Kings.

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Sacramento Kings new NBA arena wired for VR instant replay with mobile headsets.

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This October, the Sacramento Kings will open up a brand new $507 million dollar arena boasting 84 ft long screen almost as long as the court itself. The Sacramento Kings are heavily embracing Virtual Reality and recently invested in virtual reality video startup Voke.

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The Sacramento Kings participate in Xperiel $7 Million Series A to push their IoT and AR platform.

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Xperiel , inventor of the Real World Web (RWW) platform, today announced $7 million in Series A funding, which includes new investments from Scott Cook , Co-Founder of Intuit, Cyan Banister of Founders Fund, WTI and the National Basketball Association’s Sacramento Kings.

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River Studios Comes to LA with VR Studio

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Some of River Studio’s work we have covered in the past have included the traveling VR exhibition for Björk and Birchbox Man’s inclusion of a Google Cardboard headset, along with four 90-second video clips, in the subscription-based beauty retail delivery box. In-store Sacramento Kings VR experience.

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How Virtual Reality Is Revolutionizing Police Training

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These include: Sacramento Police Department This department uses immersive video simulators to recreate real-world scenarios, providing its officers with cultural competency and implicit bias training. Officers are also educated about proper decision-making and peer intervention.

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HTC Vive Shows US Mayors How VR Can Help City Planning

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During this year’s South by South West (SXSW) show HTC held an event in which Mayors from cities like Albuquerque, West Sacramento, and the festival’s own home of Austin. It sounds crazy but, as you can see in the video below, people seem impressed with it.

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NBA Will Live Broadcast One Game a Week in VR

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Last year, the major sports league teamed up with NextVR to capture the 2015 All-Star Game and slam-dunk contest in 360° VR video. If you want to preview the experience before forking over the dough, the NBA will be offering a trial on October 27th during the game between the San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings.