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Google Grants Augmented Reality Access to Historic Art of Chauvet Cave via Arts & Culture App & Google Search

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Some of the oldest art on Earth was created 36,000 years ago on the walls of the Chauvet Cave in France. However, these days, physical access to the cave is restricted in order to preserve the site. Thanks to augmented reality, the cave is now virtually open to the public once again.

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Google Debuts Two New Spotlight Stories ?Piggy? & ?Age Of Sail?

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Google heads to the Annecy Film Fest in full force with two, never-before-scene Spotlight Stories. The biennial Annecy International Film Fest is currently in full-swing as creators from around the world gather in France to showcase their latest achievements in the field of animation. spoke Google in a statement.

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Google Releases Highly-polished VR Tour of Versailles for Free

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Google Arts & Culture partnered with Château de Versailles to create an extremely detailed VR tour of the iconic French palace, aptly named VersaillesVR – the palace is yours (2019). Image courtesy Google Arts & Culture. SEE ALSO Oculus Reveals New VR Headset Prototypes with Major Advances in Optics Form-factor.

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Preserving Historical Landmarks In VR Should Be A Priority

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Yesterday, the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France suffered a devastating fire that caused significant, lasting damage to the 12 Century building. Image Credit: Google Inc. Ensuring history survives using modern day technology. and the Native American cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde in southern Colorado.

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KaviAR Tech Launches New Augmented Reality App for Travel

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Tech giants such as Google and Apple must lead the charge aside from independent firms such as KaviAR Tech, Ruiz also said. For cities like Grenoble, France, which prohibits big signs, AR can help locals and tourists get around safely and successfully. He predicts that it will eventually be ubiquitous.

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Cannes XR Virtual Brings Art to Life With Virtual Reality

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You can look forward to representatives from Google, Facebook, Intel, HP, Microsoft, and more. Across the US, as well as in France and China, a network of partner location-based entertainment (LBE) will be giving access to Cannes XR Virtual to journalists and guests without virtual reality headsets.

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Google Drops Fight Against $500 Million Fine Over News Ad Revenue

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After Google fought tooth-and-nail to weasel out of paying news publishers more ad revenue, journalists in France claimed victory on Tuesday. The Silicon Valley giant agreed to a new slate of licensing deals with publishers across the country and even quietly dropped its attempt to appeal a fine by the country’s… Read more.

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