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IKEA Teams With Meta To Launch An In-Store AR Game

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The experience is available for a limited time in 21 IKEA stores throughout Sweden. Earlier this month, IKEA Retail Sweden launched a new augmented reality (AR) experience at select IKEA stores in Sweden. The experience is accessed by scanning a QR code in the store and visiting different stations.

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

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Educators interested in learning more about Meta for Education can check out the program’s website , which includes a contact for applicants inAustralia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.

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‘Metro Awakening’ Studio Vertigo Games Sells Off VR Arcade Content Platform SpringboardVR

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While the news doesn’t suggest financial troubles as such, it does follow some economic turbulence in the industry, which this month alone has seen layoffs affect Sweden-based Fast Travel Games , known for recent VR releases Action Hero (2024) and Mannequin (2024), and Drop Dead studio Soul Assembly.

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IKEA Launches Interactive AR Game to Teach Children About Marine Life

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The game is based on our collection BLÅVINGAD, as well as children’s interests and curiosity, but also on their concerns related to our oceans,” said IKEA Retail Sweden Marketing Manager Helena Gouiveia. Thanks to the game, children can learn more about marine life and what happens under the surface while they are in our stores. ”

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Meta Quest Subscriptions Soon to Be Charged in Local Currencies in Scandinavia, Switzerland & New Zealand

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Meta announced that starting May 22nd, users in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and New Zealand will start seeing charges in their respective local currencies, and not in USD, which was initially offered at launch of the service in June 2023.

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Meta Quest 2 & Quest Pro VR Headsets Get Price Cuts

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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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Virtual Reality Reimagines Employee Training Through Xelevate

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Emma Ridderstad, the CEO of Sweden-based Warpin , is among the innovators in the third group. Ridderstad, who media describe as the queen of metaverse in her native Sweden, believes that the metaverse “has the potential to be a real equalizer and a force for good.” Virtual Reality as Equalizer .