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XR in 2021 – A Challenging Year in Review

January 3, 2022January 1, 2022
XR in 2021 - the year in review at Digital Bodies.

We don’t know about you, but we’ve been ready to see 2021 out the door. It’s been a challenging year with the resurgence of the pandemic …

Categories VR News

Quest Day – A Made Up Holiday for a Company in Crisis

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021
Quest Day arrives on December 14, 2021

Today is Quest Day, Meta’s made-up holiday to spark some holiday cheer – the question is for whom. While it’s ostensibly for Quest users, it may …

Categories Wearables

Apple Glasses – New Rumors, Potential Features in a Breakthrough Device

December 6, 2021
The latest rumors and news on Apple Glasses

It’s been a while since Apple Glasses have been in the news. But a wearable device from Apple is back on the rumor mill again, and …

Categories Virtual Reality

Dreamscape Immersive Brings Location-based VR to New Jersey

November 24, 2021November 23, 2021
Dreamscape Immersive opens new location in New Jersey.

In partnership with AMC Theatres®, Dreamscape Immersive opens its latest location at the New Jersey Westfield Garden State Plaza. Combining state-of-the-art virtual reality with a cinematic …

Categories 360 Video, Augmented Reality

Watching The 2021 Thanksgiving Day Parade – Live, 360 Video, AR, and NTFs

November 27, 2021November 23, 2021
How to watch the Macy's 2021 Thanksgiving Day Parade which returns with new floats, 360 video and VR.

After a scaled-down parade last year due to the pandemic, the 2021 Thanksgiving Day Parade returns in full force this year. The 95th Macy’s parade will …

Categories Future, VR News

AWE 2021 – New Devices and Experiences Highlight XR’s Progress

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021
Highlights of the AWE 2021 conference which returned to Silicon Valley as an in person conference covering breakthrough XR developments.

This year’s AWE conference (Augmented World Expo) offered a range of new devices, software, and experiences. Returning to an in-person event (so good to see people …

Categories Augmented Reality, Future

Augmented Reality and Visions of a Dystopian Metaverse

November 11, 2021November 9, 2021
Augmented-reality-and-dystopian-metaverse

Flying across the country tonight, I’ll be at the Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara, CA, which returns to both an in-person and virtual conference on …

Categories Future, Virtual Reality

The Facebook Name Change – What it Means for VR

November 2, 2021October 31, 2021
Facebook name change to Meta and the impact on virtual reality.

Now that the dust is settling on the Facebook name change announcement, we can look at what it means for VR. Looking back on how we …

Categories VR Experience

A Google Earth for Space – the Universe in VR

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021
VIRUP, the remarkable universe in VR project created by The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), a public research university located in Lausanne, Switzerland.

While Google Earth VR is one of the most compelling VR experiences of our planet, we haven’t lacked for virtual experiences of space. Eliza McNitt’s groundbreaking …

Categories VR News

The Vive Flow Revealed – HTCs Innovative VR Headset

October 15, 2021October 14, 2021
The HTC Vive Flow, a radically innovative VR Headset is released.

After yesterday’s leaked images and tantalizing hints, HTC has finally revealed its new VR headset – the Vive Flow. Here’s the trailer if you missed the …

Categories Mixed Reality

The Magic Leap 2 Headset – Can Magic Leap Succeed This Time?

October 11, 2021
The new Magic Leap 2 headset arrives.

Can Magic Leap succeed the second time around with the new Magic Leap 2? The troubled company raised billions in funding and originally released its first …

Categories Virtual Reality

Is the 2021 VR Market at a Crossroads?

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021
The 2021 VR Market may be ready for change with new headsets coming and Facebook facing major challenges.

Understanding the 2021 VR market is a guessing game, given that Facebook doesn’t release sales data. And, of course, sales don’t necessarily reflect how often VR …

Categories Wearables

Will Facebook’s Smart Glasses Face Ethical Issues?

September 20, 2021
Facebook's smart glasses may raise serious ethical concerns over data and privacy

Facebook’s smart glasses were announced on September 9th and should be arriving this week if you purchase them online. But the new wearable could bring a …

Categories Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality

The New Lynx AR+VR Headset – the Future of Mixed Reality?

September 12, 2021
The new Lynx AR+VR headset announced for $499 with an upcoming Kickstarter campaign in late September.

There’s a lot to like in the forthcoming Lynx AR+VR headset, which debuts on Kickstarter for $499 in late September. The French startup announced a $1,500 …

Categories 360 Video, VR News

Brink Traveler Offers VR Experiences of Amazing Natural Locations

September 6, 2021
Brink Traveler is a new VR app offering detailed 3D experiences of amazing geological locations.

One of our old standbys in VR has always been Google Earth – even if Google seems to have lost its commitment to the app. Being …

Categories VR News

Pico VR Acquisition: Will Social Media Companies Dominate VR?

August 27, 2021August 26, 2021
Pico acquisition by ByteDance raises concerns about the future of Virtual Reality

Today’s breaking news in VR is that Pico may be bought by Bytedance, the owner of the wildly popular TikTok social media platform. It’s unclear if …

Categories Future, Virtual Reality

Support our SXSW Interactive Proposals!

August 12, 2021August 10, 2021
Please support our SXSW Interactive Proposals for the main SXSW 2022 conference in Austin, Texas.

Ready to wrestle with the future? With the interaction between storytelling and code that will create transformative experiences and situate us in a world of AI-driven …

Categories Virtual Reality

Support Our SXSWedu 2022 Proposals!

August 10, 2021
Please support our SXSWedu 2022 proposals!

We’d love to have your support for our two SXSWedu 2022 proposals submitted by the Digital Bodies team. Community input is a critical part of the …

Categories AI, Virtual Reality

Sensorium’s AI-driven Avatars – Another Step Toward the Metaverse

August 5, 2021August 4, 2021
Sensorium's AI-driven avatars bring us closer to the Metaverse.

Sensorium’s AI-driven avatars are a new generation of virtual beings that bring us another step closer to the metaverse. The company was started by Mikhail Prokhorov, …

Categories Augmented Reality

INMO AIR Offers New AR Glasses on Indiegogo

July 28, 2021July 27, 2021
New AR Glasses on Indiegogo from INMO

The Shenzen China tech company, INMO, may not be the most well-known player in the immersive tech sector, but they’ve staked out space with new AR …

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Metaverse Revolution: A Conversation with Maya Georgieva at Skylight Modern Gallery, NYC.

The Metaverse Revolution - a deep-dive conversation with Maya Georgieva at the Species Between Worlds Exhibition at the Skylight Modern Gallery, 537 West 27th Street | New York, NY 10001.

News, Media, and Events

  • Maya Georgieva will be speaking at SXSWedu on Tuesday, March 8th, 2:30 PM, on the The State of XR in Education: Trends and Insights.

  • Maya Georgieva will be speaking on Monday, Jan. 10th, 10:00 AM, at the Digital Literacy and AI Webinar Series #3: Simulation, Immersion, and Gamification hosted by the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) with the support of UNESCO IITE.

  • We'll be reporting on the latest developments in AR and VR on-site from the AWE 2021 Conference, in Santa Clara, CA, November 9-11th.

  • Emory Craig will be speaking at the GESS Education Global Leadership Summit, Tuesday, March 23rd at 10:30 AM (EDT) on "Learning in Virtual Worlds: How Augmented and Virtual Reality is Transforming Education in a Global Pandemic."

  • Join us at the ShapingEDU Winter Games this week! Lunch Session: Wednesday January 6, 12:30-1:00pm MST for the latest on the Hummersive Learning Project and a breakout session on Thursday, 10:45am MST on "Learning with Emodied Avatars in the Future."

  • Maya Georgieva is quoted in The Economist on Using augmented reality in marketing.

  • Join us today at the iLRN Conference where we'll present as co-authors the Executive Summary of the State of XR Report at 1:00pm (EST), June 23rd - immersively in VirBELA.

  • Maya Georgieva is quoted in The Atlantic It’s Cool to Look Terrifying on Pandemic Instagram on the use of AR during the Coronavirus.

  • Emory Craig did a keynote at the GESSDubai Conference in Dubai, UAE, "Reinventing Learning for the Future: A World of Virtual Reality and AI Avatars."

The EDUCAUSE-ELI Series, “VR/AR: Stepping into the New Frontier of Learning”

Article Series: Stepping into the New Frontier of Learning

Articles from our New Frontier of Learning series for the EDUCAUSE Review (and summaries of the articles):

  • From VR and AR to Our XR Future: Transforming Higher Education
  • VR and AR: The Ethical Challenges Ahead
  • VR and AR: The Art of Immersive Storytelling and Journalism
  • VR and AR: Learners as Creators and World Builders of Our Immersive Future
  • VR and AR: Designing Spaces for Immersive Learning
  • VR and AR: Transforming Learning and Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • VR and AR: Driving a Revolution in Medical Education & Patient Care
  • AR and VR in STEM: The New Frontiers in Science
  • A New World: VR and AR Tech Developments
  • Introducing the VR and AR Series: Stepping Into the New Frontier of Learning Series

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About Digital Bodies

The best AR / VR news and analysis of XR in learning, storytelling, AI, the future Metaverse. See our customized consulting services.

XR is transforming learning, games, journalism, art, storytelling, filmmaking, workforce training, and entertainment. The convergence of XR and AI will create deeply immersive virtual worlds and lifelike avatars – and raise profound ethical challenges. We can help you leverage today’s cutting-edge XR developments and prepare for future opportunities and challenges in the rise of the Metaverse.

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