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Within Releases First In A Series Of CNNVR News Documentaries

VRScout

Exploring the frozen landscapes of Iceland in Iceland is Melting // Image Credit: CNNVR. The last two documentaries are Iceland is Melting (June 20), which will allow users to tour the melting glaciers of Iceland, and Toro Bravo (July 6), which drops users into a live bullfighting pit in Pamplona, Spain.

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3 Ways Generative AI Is Making Our World A Better Place

Bernard Marr

Preserving The Icelandic Language What country doesn’t love its native language? This is a particular concern for the country of Iceland. So, the government of Iceland has collaborated with OpenAI and is using the GPT-4 language model to help preserve the Icelandic language. (As

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Björk Launches Traveling VR Exhibition

VRScout

The Icelandic music icon is taking her VR album on tour, starting in Sydney. 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. Björk spinning at preview night.

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Google-backed Magic Leap Reveals Mixed Reality Music App

VRWorld

They invited a reporter from Pitchfork, an online music magazine, to its offices to check out a new mixed reality app Tónandi created in collaboration with Icelandic band Sigur Rós. The post Google-backed Magic Leap Reveals Mixed Reality Music App appeared first on VR World. But it seems, something is actually happening.

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No, the Valkyrie from 'The Northman' isn't wearing braces

Mashable VR

Here's the moment in the trailer if you haven't seen the film: While it’s a legendary tale based on the Icelandic Sagas, Robert Eggers' film is rooted in historical accuracy , down to the correct type of grass. Maybe I need to get out more, but nonetheless, it's come up.

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Hands-on: Dell Mobile Connect Brings Your Smartphone into VR With a Few Caveats

Road to VR

While blowing the screen up to an impossibly large size and playing the mobile version of Fruit Ninja sitting in a photogrammetry scene of the Icelandic countryside , it struck me just how much I’d missed the sheer capability of my phone in VR.

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The Road Ahead in VR and AR Will Have Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

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Google just launched its Daydream mobile VR headset, and it is getting behind VR and AR in major ways. Joe Kraus of GV (Google Ventures) said he took heart from this commitment, as the platform owners can fill any disappointment gap with their own money and engineering efforts. By all accounts, the Chinese are racing ahead even faster.

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