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Will 3D Cities Unlock Immersive Experiences?

AR Insider

I n 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways. Force Multiplier.

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Will 3D Cities Unlock Immersive Experiences?

ARVR

In 2006, I attended a launch event in San Francisco for Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D. It let you essentially fly around a city, sort of like Google Earth but in three dimensions. In fairness, Google Earth offers 3D features. And Google Earth VR , lets users fly around cities in strikingly immersive ways.

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Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

Road to VR

Microsoft released the first-gen Zune in 2006, an MP3 player that looked to compete with Apple’s largely dominant line of iPods. Azure Cloud Platform competes alongside AWS and Google Cloud. Currently major contenders are Meta, Sony, HTC, Valve, Pico, Pimax, and Apple starting next year. Breaking the Zune Curse?

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Top 37 VR Film Festivals to Attend in 2018

VeeR VR

Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. In 2006 and 2007, the Festival received over 8600 film submissions and held 1,500 screenings.

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Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

XROM

Alvin is the China President at #HTC leading all aspects of HTC’s business in the region (Vive/VR, phone, Viveport content platform, partnerships and investments). The company was later acquired by Google in 2010. 7- Alvin Graylin. 12- Tipatat Chennavasin. It was called “the most intense AR experience” by Fast Company.

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This is How Fake News Happens: The Reporting of Palmer Luckey and Nimble America

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

8:23 PM @Papapishu ✔: My HTC Vive review: Good immersion. s shitposting on 4chan in 2006 are today’s silicon valley billionaires buying elections for lulz. 12:26 PM @the_rami ✔: The whole situation with Oculus and Luckey just makes me so sad that I want to escape into some sort of HTC Vive-powered virtual reality.

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