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#1359: Landmark Anthropological Field Study of VR with “In the Land of the Unreal” author Lisa Messeri

Voices of VR

Yale Anthropologist Lisa Messeri spent a year doing field work in Los Angeles in 2018 studying the political ecology of the VR community, and will be releasing her landmark book called In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles on Friday, March 8th.

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Sony’s New 3D Display Doesn’t Require Any Glasses

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Compared to previous models, the ELF-SR2 features an improved vision sensor and various image quality-enhancing technologies as well as more robust functionality and installation flexibility. The new Spatial Reality Display App Select website will allow you to explore compatible applications as well as relevant use cases and studies.

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VNTANA Partners With JOOR for B2B E-Commerce

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The company has an in-house 3D web viewer but also offers APIs and complete integrations with services like Shopify as well as Unreal and Unity. The virtual showroom technology has been showcased in localized cultural events around the world – most recently in the Eastern Mediterranean and Japan. VNTANA 3D web viewer.

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Gorillaz Debut AR YouTube Experience At Coachella

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Known for championing new technologies to build bigger the Gorillaz world franchise, it’s both unsurprising and now expected that their innovative interests will make splashes when they perform. What’s exciting is never knowing what they’ll do. Gorillaz’s augmented reality (AR) offering was tied to their 2023 song “Skinny Ape.”

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7 Insightful XR Education Case Studies to Read in 2022

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Around the world, countless companies and groups are already reaping the benefits of extended reality technology. Here, universities, schools, and training companies are embracing the experiential benefits of immersive XR technology to deliver lessons like never before. Meta Oculus and Aptiv.

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The AR Experience Honoring Scientist Jane Goodall

ARPost

This concrete jungle is a far cry from Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park where Goodall studied chimpanzees. Jane used unorthodox approaches to study chimpanzees, yielding extraordinary results. The idea of using light and sound to create an unreal experience was also used in the Unreal Garden this summer.

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Automotive XR Case Study: Varjo and Phiaro

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To truly innovate in the automotive space, companies need to be able to experiment with new materials, ideas, and technologies on a massive scale. Using the Varjo XR-3 headset, the team was then able to combine a real-time video feed, with 3d car renders, built within Unreal and Unity software.