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Virtual reality storyteller creates project showcasing historically Black community in Seattle

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Yolanda Barton, standing, created a virtual reality experience focused on Seattle’s Central District, a historically Black neighborhood. ” Barton conducted the historical research and interviews for the project, but is not herself a VR developer. She has ideas for applications in education and tourism promotions.

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Virgin Galactic offers a peek inside SpaceShipTwo in VR, making its case in the space tourism race

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And in a move befitting this era of social distancing, the big reveal was done with the aid of virtual reality. The thought experiment was a cosmic version of the classic VR game where you walk on a plank sticking out from the ledge of a virtual skyscraper and dare yourself to jump off.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

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Hot: AI and VR/AR With digital transformations moving at full throttle, and a desire to stay innovative, it should come as no surprise that use cases for virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence continue to grow in several verticals. And it’s not just applications development where such tools are having an impact.

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Staying Ahead of Cyber Attacks

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occurred within the business sector (retail services, hospitality, tourism, professional, trade, transportation, etc.). QuintessenceLabs has developed the data security technology that commercial companies want, to secure valuable digital information in-transit, at-rest or in-use. Roughly 9.8%

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Astronomers set up a new center to address issues raised by SpaceX and Amazon satellite networks

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The stage was set last year when scientists and other stakeholders laid out a set of recommendations in the wake of a virtual workshop. ” Two other hubs will focus on policy development and community engagement. Benvenuti said the center will officially begin operations on April 1. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.

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Orbite begins the launch countdown for its commercial astronaut training programs

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Protracted business negotiations led to delays in the development schedule, but the facility is currently set to open in 2026, Andrews said. An artist’s rendering shows Philippe Starck’s design for Orbite’s Astronaut Training and Spaceflight Gateway Campus in Florida.

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Space Perspective reboots vision of flying passengers to stratosphere on a balloon

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Although deposits aren’t yet being taken, interested parties can get in a virtual line for reservations via Space Perspective’s website (which was overloaded just after today’s announcement). After that joint venture, they got married and went on to found Paragon Space Development Corp.

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