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Alaska Airlines Begins Testing VR As First Class Entertainment

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Alaska Airlines new VR theater experience could make you forget you are on an airplane. The program remains in its trial phase with an end goal of determining whether the idea of a VR experience, similar to that of the Netflix VR app or Oculus Venues , would resonate with airline passengers. Their answer?

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More VR Game News From the Facebook Game Developers Showcase – Day 2 & 3

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The company’s all-online alternative to the canceled Game Developers Conference is the place to be for Oculus news on VR games and apps. Posts also detailed upcoming updates to the Quest platform, new resources for VR developers, and changes to the way that Oculus manages IAPs and DLC for VR games. The Showcase So Far.

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Shaun MacGillivray Chats About IMAX and VR Movies

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Shaun: We first started working with AR five or six years ago and had the opportunity to test the first version of the Oculus alongside our 8K IMAX technology with the widest lenses possible. As the market continues to grow, museums and science centers are also creating more and more of these types of activations to fully immerse visitors.

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Magic Leap’s LEAP Con 2018 round-up: all the major announcements in only one place

The Ghost Howls

It is the first event of this kind organized by Magic Leap: we can say that LEAP Con is like the Oculus Connect of Magic Leap and will probably become always more important, year after year, exactly as it has happened to Oculus. ” , that are all the member states of the USA, excluded Alaska and Hawaii. MagicScript.

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8 Insightful XR Travel Case Studies to Read in 2022

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The same offerings can make the actual travel experience more engaging, by immersing customers in a unique experience while they’re sitting in their seat. Emerging British marine adventure company, Arksen, worked with the leaders in the XR landscape , Varjo, on the creation of an immersive new experience for their travel brand.

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Oculus Co-Founder and Rift Creator Palmer Luckey Departs Facebook

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Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey, the man behind the Rift concept and its first prototypes, is leaving the company three years after selling to Facebook. According to Oculus, this will be Palmer’s last week with Friday marking his official last day as an employee of Facebook. Palmer’s legacy extends far beyond Oculus.

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