GizModo VR

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Forget the monoliths —there’s a new monument perplexing America. An artist was commissioned by a local business owner to create a mural of Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster on the side of his building. There was only one problem: This patron of the arts didn’t actually own the building, and he’s all but disappeared. Read more.

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Slashgear

MAY 29, 2022

Some people in Illinois are getting checks for up to around $400 from Facebook, and the reason has everything to do with the company's use of biometric data.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

With every passing day, Facebook gives us more evidence that it’s incapable of running itself responsibly, and every day it faces zero consequences. The profits rise and the what-are-you-gonna-do shrugs get more emphatic. But today is different. Today, some of you out there have a chance to cause the social network a… Read more.

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VRScout

APRIL 4, 2019

The Vader Immortal panel will take place Friday, April 12th at 11:30am PST on the Celebration Stage at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Star Wars Celebration 2019 takes place April 11th – April 15th at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Image Credit: ILMxLAB. Monday tickets are still available for purchase.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Mac Dougan, Assistant Director of Digital Initiatives for Special Olympics Illinois , believes that VR technology as a whole could have a monumental impact on sports inclusion. The opportunities are endless for Special Olympics and VR games,” stated Dougan.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 11, 2021

The sun has risen on scenes of widespread destruction from Arkansas to Illinois following a series of deadly tornadoes that hit overnight on Friday. Read more.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 12, 2021

million-square-foot Amazon warehouse that collapsed in Edwardsville, Illinois was among the buildings hit by a series of deadly tornadoes on Friday that swept across six states, killing dozens of people. The tragedy has put Amazon under scrutiny for purportedly not allowing its warehouse workers to have their… Read more.

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GizModo VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

That means nearly 10,000 workers at plants in Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas will remain on the picket line, telling their employer they’re fed up and… Read more. John Deere workers who have been striking in protest of the company’s contract offers since Oct. 14 will continue to do so after rejecting a second proposal on Tuesday.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The US fans can enjoy this and other Sandbox VR experiences in more than 20 locations, and more than 15 states, including California, New Jersey, Texas, Minnesota, Nevada, Illinois, and Washington. Sandbox VR – San Francisco, CA More locations are set to open in the near future in Kentucky, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

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Digital Trends

JANUARY 2, 2021

Researchers at Fermilab in Illinois were able to send quantum bits, called qubits, over 27 miles of fiber optic cables with fidelity of over 90%.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A 24-year-old woman from Illinois was arrested on Sunday while trying to enter Hawaii with a fake covid-19 vaccination record card. How did authorities know it was fake? For starters, the counterfeit card said the woman had received the “Maderna” vaccine rather than the Moderna vaccine. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 10, 2022

The Illinois-based artist can take any subjec t and make a painting so lifelike, so dynamic, that you’d swear it was a photo. “Wait, those are paintings?” It’s a phrase I hear often when discussing the work of painter Ashton Gallagher. And, at times, people do think they’re photos. But, we assure you they’re not. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 28, 2022

Following a deadly incident in an Illinois warehouse and internal pressure, Amazon has decided to allow employees in all its operations facilities worldwide to keep their personal cell phones with them permanently while at work. Read more.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

After six workers died at an Amazon warehouse in Illinois that was hit by a powerful tornado on December 10, the company is walking back its plans to reinstate a workplace ban on cell phones. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 6, 2022

The boy’s parents were gunned down at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, which saw seven people murdered and dozens injured. A verified GoFundMe fundraiser for a 2-year-old boy who lost both of his parents to gun violence on Monday has raised over $1.8 million and counting, as of Wednesday morning. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JULY 6, 2022

Google didn’t mean to display cheerful fireworks and an American flag in front of breaking news articles about the shooting in Highland Park, Illinois that left at least seven people dead and injured more than two dozen. In fact, when it found out that users were having that experience on its search engine, it… Read more.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Amazon is being hit with a class-action suit alleging that the tech giant’s severs are storing biometric voice data from countless callers, in contravention of an Illinois privacy law. Read more.

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GizModo VR

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Thousands of residents from Arkansas to Illinois are reeling from a weekend of devastating tornadoes that touched down across six states and left at least 88 dead. Around 30 tornadoes rampaged through farmland and towns, with one of the largest twisters spreading debris 30,000 feet (9,144 meters) into the air and… Read more.

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Road to VR

MARCH 26, 2021

The company says it’s seen a 30% increase in demand from before the pandemic at their current locations outside of Chicago, Illinois and in Austin, Texas since local governments lifted restrictions. “We Sandbox VR on the other hand is portraying a fair bit of optimism now that vaccines are being administered en masse.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 28, 2022

In December 2021, an Amazon warehouse in Illinois collapsed after it was hit by a tornado, killing at least six people, and triggering warranted fear amongst Amazon workers that mobile phones would once again be banned in warehouses. SEE ALSO: Amazon's phone ban criticized in wake of Illinois warehouse collapse.

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Mashable VR

MAY 26, 2022

Engineers from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois have developed the smallest walking robot ever, and it’s a crab. The half-millimeter robot is modeled after a peekytoe crab and is just the latest iteration in a long line of small robots created by the researchers.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teen charged with shooting three protestors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, gets the fanmail congratulating him on his heroic exploits in juvenile detention, because he is 17 years old. Most stories coming from the Right, which render the kid as a righteous arbiter of justice, bury this fact.… Read more.

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VRScout

MARCH 19, 2019

Thankfully, it appears as though we’ll be receiving some long-awaited updates next month when Vader Immortal makes its way to the official Star Wars Celebration.

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VR Fitness

JULY 29, 2020

Exercise is also a nice compliment to his mostly sedentary occupation as senior IT analyst for the University of Illinois at Chicago. A lifelong, self-proclaimed “computer geek,” Richard Bernsee recognized in his late teens that he needed to make working out a priority if he wanted to be fit.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2019

August 2-4 – Chicago, Illinois. If you’re looking to get your head into the first officially licensed multiplayer Halo VR shooter, Halo: Outpost Discovery will be touring the following cities: July 5-7 – Orlando, Florida. July 19-21 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. August 16-18 – Houston, Texas.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 9, 2019

The upcoming locations are slated to begin appearing across California, Illinois, New Jersey, and parts of Europe. “The Void aims to elevate the perception of how consumers currently see and interact with virtual reality,” states The Void Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Curtis Hickman, in the company’s announcement.

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Digital Trends

JULY 24, 2020

The Rivian R1S electric SUV will follow a couple of months later.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Halo Outpost Discovery kicks off July 5th – 7th in Orlando, Florida; followed by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 19th – 21nd ; Chicago, Illinois August 2nd – 4th ; Houston, Texas August 16th – 18th ; and Anaheim, California August 30th – September 1st.

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VRScout

APRIL 12, 2019

Today marks the second day of the 4th annual Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, Illinois and things are heating up quick. SNL’s Maya Rudolph is your trusty droid side-kick in this narrative-driven experience. Hello, all my fellow Star Wars fanatics!

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Mashable VR

JULY 19, 2022

Also, only Apple customers in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Washington who needed repairs would be eligible. Along with the monetary payout, Apple agreed to continue providing these customers with free keyboard repairs for four years after their purchase.

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VRScout

JUNE 24, 2019

Those looking to activate the Stranger Things geofilter will have to attend tonight’s game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. With Disney set to launch their own streaming service, Disney+, this coming November, Netflix is clearly on the lookout for any advantages they can take in anticipation of an all-out streaming war.

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Road to VR

MARCH 9, 2019

in Computer Science and Psychology from Yale, and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Illinois; according to his LinkedIn profile, he’s been working at Valve for nearly 11 years. Ambinder holds a B.A. ” SEE ALSO Facebook is Researching Brain-Computer Interfaces, "Just the Kind of Interface AR Needs".

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 27, 2017

A recent graduate from the Biomedical Visualization Graduate Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Tiffany grew a passion for interactive medical education/simulation techniques in the AR/VR space. Tiffany Raber is a Unity developer, 3D asset creator/designer, and biomedical illustrator.

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Cats and VR

AUGUST 3, 2017

High Voltage Software has shipped 96 titles on nearly every console in existence since founding in 1993 near Chicago Illinois. That just happened and I just returned to finish the post.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2017

Released in an August 12th update, Google has added a new menu function that lets you activate Monday’s total solar eclipse, which can be seen as it passed through 14 US states: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

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Everything VR & AR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

On this episode we talk with Mfon Akpan Assistant Professor of Business at National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois. Mfon discusses the powerful opportunities that we have to apply VR in education.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Legal protections for biometrics depend on privacy regulator definitions, such as Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). People may avoid using XR technologies due to concerns over joining activities and self-expression, leading to groups potentially blacklisting them.

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