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MIT Researchers Build VR Testing Ground to Safely Train Autonomous Drones

Road to VR

Created initially to work in MIT’s new drone-testing facility in Building 31 , the new Flight Goggles system integrates a motion capture system, an image rendering program, and number of on-board electronics including IMUs, and custom-built circuit boards that integrate a powerful embedded supercomputer.

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Björk Launches Traveling VR Exhibition

VRScout

Now the artist is again teleporting fans to her native Iceland with the Björk Digital exhibition, launching on Friday in Sydney, Australia, with Björk herself expected to DJ at the event. The experience is scheduled to be shown in several other cities in the coming months, including Tokyo, London, Paris and Houston.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.21): Quest 2 released, NVIDIA acquires ARM, Leap Motion 2 on sale, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Sony has finally revealed that PlayStation 5 is coming on November 12th (in America, Australia, Korea and other countries; rest of the world is on November, 19th). A group of creatives is proposing a live motion capture VR opera based on the murder mystery steampunk opera “Miranda”. News worth a mention. Image by Sony).

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

A traveling showcase of digital and video works, Björk Digital started in Australia and it just debuted at London’s Somerset house. To announce this European premiere, Björk held a press conference and beamed herself in (from Iceland) via a psychedelic motion-captured avatar churning with colors (because why not?).

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

XROM

Pradeep has been a leader for IBM GBS Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ), He has over 30 years of executive & management experience across a number of industries. He is an Adjunct Professor/Visiting Faculty at number of institutions in Australia, Singapore & India.

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Jack Daniel’s, IW Group Honour Hip Hop with Spatial Metaverse

XR Today - Virtual Reality

For The Verse, we’ve already had visitors from countries as far as Japan and Australia in spite of this experience being developed primarily for a US audience. After all, an activation involving these platforms can potentially be attended by anyone in the world. Jack Honey Art, Beats + Lyrics The Verse – immersive virtual experience.

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Zero Latency Shoots For Multiplayer VR Arcade Network With 24 Locations In 2017

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Over the past three years, Melbourne, Australia-based startup Zero Latency has been refining its multiplayer virtual reality arcade platform, which currently has three playable games for up to six players with plans to add eight-player support by the end of this year.

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