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Preserving Historical Landmarks In VR Should Be A Priority

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In 2018, the company partnered with Google Arts & Culture to bring their extensive collection of recorded heritage sites to the masses, as well as launch the Open Heritage project , a new initiative dedicated towards the digital preservation of historical sites across the world. Image Credit: Google Inc.

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Report: Meta in Talks with Magic Leap for Multiyear AR Headset Tech Deal

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In 2019, Magic Leap partnered with manufacturing solutions company Jabil to create a Guadalajara, Mexico plant which the report maintains can assemble headsets in “the tens of thousands a year.” The company has raised over $4 billion, with minority investors including Google, Alibaba, Qualcomm, AT&T, and Axel Springer.

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Google Working on VR Short Film With ‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez

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The new animated VR film will be part of Google Spotlight Stories. The VR short is being developed with Google Spotlight Stories and revolves around Mexican wrestling and “the tradition and the responsibility of carrying on the legacy of your culture.” Image Credit: Google Spotlight Stories.

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Iñárritu’s ‘Carne y Arena’ Just Won an Oscar

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This is the first time a VR experience has actually landed a statuette, following a near-miss for Google Spotlight’s Pearl last year. Mexico border.”. It situates you among them as they’re confronted by border patrol—both by helicopter and by land. Photo Credit: Emmanuel Lubezki.

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Putting AR into Art

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Although their main base is in Vienna, they also have a presence in Beijing and Tel Aviv as well as partners in Mexico and Mongolia. The company was started only two years ago by Popescu and his Co-founder Sergiu Ardelean, and is incredibly diverse. Also, half of its 25 employees are women, which is still a sad rarity in the tech world.

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Oculus Brings Rift to 90 Libraries in California for Public Access VR

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Oculus has announced a pilot program to place 100 Rifts and Oculus Ready PCs in 90 libraries throughout the state of California, from the Oregon border down to Mexico. SEE ALSO Google Expects "Tens of Millions" of Daydream-Ready Devices on the Market By Year's End.

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Spatial Beats: Zoom, Looking Glass & AR Funding

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M contract to provide VR training at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Trainees can use Oculus or Google Glasses to learn in a virtual rendering of the facility from almost anywhere around the world. This new contract hopes to help with the ongoing military service member suicide epidemic. Lumeto Inc.

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