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Augmented Reality Revives 300-Year-Old Boston Bookstore

VRScout

A bookstore in Boston celebrated its 300th birthday with an augmented reality makeover. Historic Boston Incorporated (HBI) debuted an AR app last week that overlays 3D virtual signs dating back to 1850 on the historic Old Corner Bookstore. It’s not yet on the Google Play store — but you can download its SDK from HBI.

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Hyundai Motors Reportedly Bought Boston Dynamics For Almost $1 Billion

GizModo VR

What to do with Boston Dynamics? That’s seemingly the question a few companies have been unable to answer because for the third time in seven years the robotics research company has a new owner as The Korea Economic Daily is reporting that Hyundai Motors has spent almost $1 billion dollars to buy the R&D company from… Read more.

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NBA All-Star and Weekly Regular Season Coverage Comes Live to VR via TNT and Intel

Road to VR

The app is available today on the Oculus store and the Google Play store. Boston @ Minnesota , 8:00 p.m. Boston @ Washington , 8:00 p.m. Based on Intel’s True VR technology, TNT is bringing live and on-demand VR coverage of NBA All-Star events to Gear VR and Daydream headsets via the NBA on TNT VR app. Thursday, Mar.

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How Virtual and Augmented Reality Are Advancing Pediatric Care

ARPost

Around 200,000+ hospitals have implemented their VR solutions, including Boston Children’s Hospital and Cedars-Sinai. Meanwhile, kids equipped with Google Glass can explore Brain Power’s suite of AR-based apps to practice social-emotional skills that will strengthen their self-reliance. Source: Brain Power Facebook page.

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The NBA and TNT Partner With Intel For Biggest VR Push Yet

VRScout

Thursday, March 8 – Boston @ Minnesota. Tuesday, April 10 – Boston @ Washington. It’s currently available for Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, Oculus , and Google Play. Thursday, March 1 – Philadelphia @ Cleveland. Thursday, March 20 – Houston @ Portland.

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Owlchemy Labs the award winning creators of Job SImulator, Jack Lumber, and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality get acquired by Google.

Cats and VR

Google has made an interesting play to solidify it's VR lineup for the future. Welcome Owlchemy Labs to Google. Now the team takes a huge leap by possibly becoming Google's go to VR dev team for some interesting IP. They've created award-winning games like Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality.

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MLB Expands VR Content With Original 360 Video Series

VRScout

The association has already partnered with Google to create the MLB At Bat VR experience for the Daydream platform earlier this year, as well as the MLB Homerun Derby VR game. You can download the free MLB At Bat app for Google Daydream to watch the first four episodes now. Premium info or sign up for a plan. No problem!

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