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‘Meta for Education’ Program Exits Beta, Bringing Quest to the Classroom

Road to VR

Image courtesy Meta Nick Clegg, Metas President of Global Affairs and formed UK Deputy Prime Minister, highlights the transformative potential of immersive technologies in education, enabling students to experience otherwise inaccessible scenarios. Most importantly, I hope it helps teachers do what they do best: teach.

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Ring in the New Year in Iceland — virtually

Hypergrid Business

Most of us will be stuck at home for New Year’s Eve, but that doesn’t mean we can celebrate at a concert in Iceland — virtually, at least. Iceland has announced Polar Beat , a live and fully virtual New Year’s Eve concert experience, with Northern Lights and fireworks guaranteed. The event starts at 6:30 p.m.

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Meta Quest 2 & Quest Pro VR Headsets Get Price Cuts

VRScout

Beginning March 5th, 2023, the 256GB Quest 2 will be available for $429.99 (previously $499.99) in the US, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK.

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Meta Pumps a Further $50 Million into Horizon Metaverse

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, following its $100 billion spending milestone on XR technologies, ranging from MR headsets to AR smart glasses, and Metaverse ambitions, Meta dropped a $50 million Creator Fund program to entice news services, brands, and developers to the Metaverse platform.

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‘Waltz of the Wizard’ Studio Aldin Raises $1M to Fuse VR & AI in New Title

Road to VR

Based in Reykjavik, Iceland, Aldin is an indie VR studio which has been an early innovator in the VR game development space with its first two titles, Trial of the Rift Drifter and Asunder , developed well before the first major VR headsets were launched in 2016.

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VR Tour Takes You Up Close With The Shipwreck Of A 17th-Century Dutch Smuggler

VRScout

360 years ago, a Dutch smuggler ship called the “Melckmeyd” (“Milkmaid”) was traveling illegally up the coast of Iceland when it was caught in the middle of a ferocious storm that would end up sending the craft to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Lead by Kevin Martin, a Ph.D.

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With Music In New Realities, We Can Go Deeper Together

ARPost

This ambitious project featured the Icelandic pop-rock band in a music experience for a high-end AR device that brought music, visuals, and interaction together equally to create a synesthetic experience. An interactive audio-visual exploration Tónandi. This virtual space will offer new and exciting possibilities for musicians and audiences.