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China’s virtual idol industry booming, attracts more than 300 million fans Virtual Reality

China’s virtual idol industry booming, attracts more than 300 million fans

(Global Times) Many consider 2020 to be the year that virtual idols finally took off in China because of its increasing market scale, the accession of entertainment and technology companies and the appearance of virtual idols on platforms such as livestreaming services. "There are nearly 250 million people in China belonging to…
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February 6, 2021
Ten startups graduate from virtual reality-focused accelerator Virtual Reality

Ten startups graduate from virtual reality-focused accelerator

Startups focusing on building new immersive technology products have completed Digital Catapult’s Augmentor accelerator programme By Sebastian Klovig Skelton , Senior reporter Published: 02 Feb 2021 15:15 Ten immersive technology startups have graduated from Digital Catapult’s fourth Augmentor accelerator programme after developing virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed…
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February 2, 2021
Virtual reality and creativity help the crew escape their Martian confinement — Commander’s Report: Sol 5 Virtual Reality

Virtual reality and creativity help the crew escape their Martian confinement — Commander’s Report: Sol 5

Home News Spaceflight The Valoria 1 crew exercising together as part of daily activities during the Martian mission with Nike sports equipment. (Image: © Hillary Coe) Dr. Michaela Musilova is the director of Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) program, which conducts analog missions to the moon and Mars…
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January 30, 2021
Virtual reality and simulation see an uptick during the pandemic Virtual Reality

Virtual reality and simulation see an uptick during the pandemic

Virtual reality and simulation have the potential to transform the way people work by enabling remote collaboration in ways never before possible. That was the sentiment experts expressed in a discussion on enterprise and “the metaverse” at GamesBeat’s Driving Game Growth & Into the Metaverse conference, which seeks to explore…
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January 28, 2021