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TIME Immersive AR Experience Shines A Spotlight On The Rapidly Shrinking Amazon Rainforest

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TIME Turns To AR And Jane Goodall To Explore The Rapidly Shrinking Amazon Rainforest. TIME Magazine is launching a new AR experience called Inside The Amazon: The Dying Forest , marking the second immserive experience to launch on their AR/VR app TIME Immersive , which was made available to all iOS and Android users this past July.

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‘Ready Player One’ Book Sequel ‘Ready Player Two’ Arrives This November

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Available for pre-order via Amazon , both hardcover and Kindle, R eady Player Two will serve as a direct sequel to the original 2011 novel, returning players to the OASIS, a massively-multiplayer online universe used by those the world over as an escape from their bleak realities. In 2018, Warner Bros.

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IMAX LA VR Theater Sees 20,000 Visitors, New Location Coming To New York

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Encouraged by this success, IMAX is reportedly planning to launch additional VR centers in other key markets including New York, Shanghai, Tokyo, and a second LA location. IMAX is reporting that the LA Center alone is generating $15,000 in weekly revenue — but it’s unclear if any of that is actual profit.

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Your Guide To The Best VR Exhibits at NY Comic Con 2016

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This time, they doubled down… New York Comic Con is pop-culture Christmas for us east-coasters. So it’s not a huge surprise that over the past couple of years virtual reality has quickly infected the show floor, providing some awesome new experiences to eager attendees. New York Haunted Hayride Presents VR CON.

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Amazon Cancels Yet Another Hub Meant for the New York Metropolitan Area

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Amazon, like many folks still struggling to locate an affordable apartment in and around New York City, can’t find anywhere that will let it settle down. First the company tried Queens , but found the neighborhood was too rowdy. Now, the area across the bay is no longer so keen on letting the retail giant set up shop.

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New York Attorney General Sues Amazon Over 'Flagrant Disregard' For Covid Safety

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Early on in the pandemic New York Attorney General Letitia James promised an investigation into Amazon’s safety practices and, by god, she delivered. Read more.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

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billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. As of November 2020, they’re hiring for both New York and San Francisco positions. The New York Times (Research & Development).