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Beyond Sports Uses AI To Turn NHL Players Into Blocky Avatars

VRScout

Members of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Colorado Avalanche, and even the Zamboni driver were all turned into adorable block-like avatars through Beyond Sports’ approach, showing us what the future of sports in the metaverse could potentially look like in the future. .

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Red Tide Has Killed at Least 791 Tons of Fish in Florida

GizModo VR

More than 790 tons of dead fish have washed up on beaches in Florida over the past few weeks as a red tide grips the Tampa area. Florida is fighting through an early and serious algae scourge. Read more.

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Transfr Secures $12M Series A Financing to Scale Immersive VR Job Training Platform

Road to VR

The Series A was led by Firework Ventures, joining existing investors Album VC, Imagination Capital, professional golfer Greg Norman, education executive Stuart Udell, Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, and Degreed founder David Blake.

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Here’s How VR is Helping Athletes Prepare for Games

VRScout

EON Sports has helped Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays and National Football League’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as college teams such as Kansas, UCLA and Ole Miss. STRIVR boasts clients such as the Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, the University of Arkansas, Stanford University and the Washington Wizards.

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Grab an Augmented Reality Headset and Meet the Future of Fan Experiences

ARPost

It’s the fall of 2023, you and your friends virtually gather to watch the Carolina Panthers play division rival the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I can see it now. You use your augmented reality headset to see your buddies from across the world digitally sitting in your living room?-?even

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Mondly: An immersive way to learn 33 languages in VR or AR

Hypergrid Business

“Mondly VR is a simulation of reality — the most immersive way to learn a language without having to leave home,” Ramona Tampa, Mondly’s digital marketing specialist, told Hypergrid Business. “Our aim at Mondly is to build bridges and unite people all over the world, through innovation,” said Tampa.

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Atek Grid has new owners, hiring staff

Hypergrid Business

Atek Grid, formerly owned by the company behind the CloudServe OpenSim hosting company, has been bought by the Tampa-based Florida Web Council, Inc. CloudServe will continue to run the back-end technology for the grid...

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