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South Korea Is Building Its Own K-Pop Metaverse

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It’s hard to ignore the growing rise of South Korean media and culture in Western countries. Ever since Psy graced our ears with his now-iconic song ‘Gangnam Style’ in 2012, the popularity of South Korean music, film, and television has skyrocketed in places like the United States. Image Credit: Ready Player Me.

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This VR Documentary is Filming Outside of the ISS so You Can See Space With Your Own Eyes

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The first two episodes transport you to the rarefied air of the ISS interior, however the studios today announced that they’ve begun filming episodes three and four outside of the ISS, letting you virtually experience the edge of space via 3D, 360 video.

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AR Takes Center Stage At SXSW 2020

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The first is The Last Light , an AR film powered by the Magic Leap One headset. There is a slew of amazing AR and VR experiences scheduled during SXSW Film as part of the Virtual Cinema Program. SXSW Film begins on March 13th in Austin, TX. Here are just a few of the wild experiences festival-goers can expect!

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‘Twilight’ VR Ride Coming to Lionsgate Theme Park

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Santa Monica-based film and TV studio, Lionsgate, is opening theme parks in South Korea and China. As part of a push into location based entertainment internationally, the studio is hoping to grow the Lionsgate brand into a household name and boost film franchises with international audiences.

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Apple Vision Pro Is Coming To Taiwan

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While it was originally only sold in the US, since then it has expanded to Canada, the UK, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and China. Apple Vision Pro has now been on the market for ten months. In Taiwan, Apple Vision Pro will start at NT$119,900.

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

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Sogang University, South Korea. South East European University, Macedonia. Vancouver Film School, Canada. image courtesy VR First. The idea is to stimulate development in VR where questions can be answered best, and in a place where projects can be developed without the heavy startup cost associated with PC VR.

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The entire cast of 'The Office' broke while filming this scene

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On the latest episode of Stitcher's Office Ladies podcast , former co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey chatted all about the Season 6 episode, "Secret Santa," which featured a scene so funny that the entire cast broke while filming. Fischer and Kinsey confirmed that filming the scene was funny as hell. "I A few seconds later, B.J.

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