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Apple acquires NextVR, former virtual reality streaming video service

Venture Beast

Apple today confirmed that it has acquired a virtual reality video streaming company based in Southern California, though the details remain ambiguous. Read More.

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ST Engineering showcases applications of new technologies to stay ahead of disruption

CIO Business Intelligence

This is an approach ST Engineering adheres to, with its recent showcase on leveraging new technologies at InnoTech Conference 2023. Then there is the Remote Virtual Assistant, a head-mounted device that can be used within hospitals. ST Engineering has recently completed a proof-of-concept, involving 5G connectivity, at Sentosa island.

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How Fox Sports will use virtual fans created in Unreal Engine to fill empty stadiums in MLB broadcasts

The Verge

But Fox Sports is the only broadcaster that’s announced plans for virtual fans. “We Thousands of virtual fans will attend FOX’s MLB games this Saturday. It works by leveraging graphics (created by creative agency Silver Spoon Animation ) built in Epic’s Unreal Engine. Not on FOX Sports.

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Read the room — virtually: Seattle startup lands $10M to analyze your face and voice on video calls

GeekWire

Their new company is Read , which just announced a $10 million seed round for its software that measures engagement and sentiment of participants on video meetings. The startup is aiming to ride tailwinds driven by the pandemic that caused massive adoption of video conferencing tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. billion in 2026.

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Virtual reality storyteller creates project showcasing historically Black community in Seattle

GeekWire

Yolanda Barton, standing, created a virtual reality experience focused on Seattle’s Central District, a historically Black neighborhood. The VR weaves together digital illustrations, historic photos and recent video interviews, with a narrator providing details. You can experience what was, what is, and what will be the future.”

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Lessons in virtual reality: What these computer science students built (and learned) in 10 weeks

GeekWire

Kenneth Ma, left, a member of the University of Washington team behind the PrezVR virtual reality presentation app, gives a demo to Lawrence Tan, right, a fellow computer science student attending the recent AR/VR Capstone Demo Day on the UW campus. Continue reading for key takeaways, and see videos of all seven projects below.

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Should CIOs Be Working With “Engines”?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Perhaps you need an engine to power your IT shop Image Credit: Jorge Quinteros. Since your budget won’t growing enough to do all of this, perhaps it’s time that you went engine shopping. Lessons From The World Of Video Games. What they came to realize is that there was a great deal of overlap in their video games.