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Esqapes VR Massage Center Opens Its Doors In Los Angeles

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Esqapes Immersive Relaxation Center opened in Los Angeles this Friday, offering overworked locals the opportunity to lose themselves in a variety of relaxing VR locales, each accompanied by a massage chair routine synced to their in-headset experience. 10 relaxing VR environments enhanced by fragrances and a gentle breeze.

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Inside IMAX’s Los Angeles VR Center

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Attracting a mix of LA locals and tourists visiting from out of town, the IMAX VR center features a unique combination of VR headsets and content for anyone looking to explore new virtual worlds without the hefty hardware investment. The Los Angeles IMAX VR Center is just the first of six pilot locations to be opened in 2017.

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Magic Leap is Giving Away More Hardware Soon, Dev Conference Coming to Florida HQ in May

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Magic Leap is starting another hardware initiative soon, dubbed ‘Access Hardware’, which aims to get its AR headset into the hands of developers who are “serious about publishing applications with Magic Leap,” the company writes in a recent blog post. Developers can apply for Access Hardware here.

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Report: Global VR Hardware Revenue To Hit $3.6 Billion in 2017

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After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. In a new consumer VR report just released by SuperData Research , the findings show that global VR hardware revenue is expected to hit $3.6 billion in 2017, up 142% year-over-year.

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Are Hologram Boxes The Future Of Video Calls?

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So this award is particularly meaningful,” adding, “I’m grateful to SXSW and very proud of my team – I want to give a special shoutout to Proto CTO Edward Ginis, Head of Operations Noah Rothstein, Head of Hardware Innovation Raffi Kryszek and Head of Sales Sean Storin who made this futuristic dream into a reality.”. Image Credit: Proto.

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Inside The First IMAX VR Arcade

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We went inside the big-screen company’s flagship VR center in Los Angeles this week, and got a good look at their plans for arcade roll-outs this year including centers spread across the globe. In short, I saw a series of well-designed spaces equipped with some of the best virtual reality hardware and software available.

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MeetKai Launches New Building Tools

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Since then, the company has been working with the Los Angeles Chargers. MeetKai Metaverse Editor – Los Angeles Chargers. They also have a somewhat conservative approach when it comes to the hardware that they build for. “I The company’s approach to software isn’t the only way they stand out.

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