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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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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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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 .

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VR Film ‘Symphony’ Hopes To Introduce Younger Generations To Classical Music

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.” The 12-minute film begins with a silent introduction of three musicians from The Gustavo Dudamel Foundation, an organization co-chaired by Dudamel alongside his wife that focuses on providing support to young musicians from Sweden to Venezuela.

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Microsoft to Expand Azure Kinect’s Computer Vision Tech to Commercial Market

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” Microsoft has also recently expanded HoloLens 2’s availability to Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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How VR Was Used To Help Produce A Full-Scale Opera

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Turandot was co-produced by the FNOB and the Malmö Opera in Sweden. The organization has used XR to visualize several set productions since 2020. Moving forward, FNOB plans on introducing Varjo’s XR-3 headset into its set productions. For more information on Varjo’s involvement with FNOB visit here.

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‘Wraith: The Oblivion VR’ Studio Fast Travel Games Raises $4M Investment

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Fast Travel Games, the Sweden-based VR developer and publisher behind titles such as Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife (2021) and Apex Construct (2018) , today announced a new investment worth $4 million.

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