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Google Earth VR Adds Search and Oculus Rift Support

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It was six months ago when Google launched a VR version of Google Earth for the HTC Vive. And still to this day, Google Earth VR remains one of the best, if not the best, app experiences available in VR. An app with such a mass appeal like Google’s Tilt Brush, Earth VR lets you visit locations around the world in 3D.

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The 2017 Lumiere Awards: Google and Dear Angelica Win Big

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Tonight in Hollywood, California the Lumiere Awards were held at Warner Brothers Studios. Cher Wang – HTC Vive. AIS-VR Society President Jim Chabin and actress Maria Bello honored the CEO of HTC with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for exemplifying exceptional forward movement in the VR Sciences. Google Earth VR.

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Report: Qualcomm to Unveil New Snapdragon Chip Specifically Designed For Standalone Headsets

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Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg maintains that Qualcomm will unveil the new SoC, reportedly dubbed the Snapdragon XR1, at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara, California, which takes place May 30th – June 1st. Standalone VR headsets incorporating the 835 include HTC Vive Focus and Lenovo Mirage Solo.

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Top XR Events in 2021 That Should Be on Your Must-Attend List

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If you can’t travel to China for AWE Asia, you can attend the event at home, in sunny California. We start our list of XR events in 2021 with AWE Asia because of the sheer size of the opportunities to explore and network. When: November 9 – November 11. Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA.

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

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Development is divided evenly across the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift platforms, each accounting for 31% of projects created, with other major VR platforms such as Samsung Gear VR, OSVR, and Daydream rounding out the bottom numbers. California State University Monterey Bay, USA. University of Southern California (USC), USA.

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AWE EU 2022 Is Headed for Lisbon

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And, according to the current iteration of the agenda, Inbar’s keynote has the same theme as the one we saw in California in June. Microsoft, Google, the XRA – and That’s Just One Talk. Other big companies include HTC Vive , HaptX , Niantic , and Amazon. AWE EU still kicks off with Ori Inbar’s keynote.

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Oculus to Donate Rift & Go to Learning Institutions Across Seattle, Taiwan, & Japan

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The company initially kicked off the program last year when it donated 100 Rift headsets to 90 libraries across California. Google is also supporting VR/AR education with its Expedition Pioneer Program , which is bringing based on Google Cardboard and the company’s smartphone-based AR platform ARKit.

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