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Refract raises $8.5M SGD funding, announces new game development division 

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Refract will continue delivering immersive and engaging XR and VR experiences to a growing market of 2.9 To make it accessible to game developers and content creators, Refract’s software suite is compatible with platforms like OpenVR, OpenXR, Unity and Unreal engines, and existing VR systems and applications. ” .

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Triumph raises $14M for an SDK to add real-money tournaments into games

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The surge of interest in e-sports, online fantasy leagues and more extensive online financial infrastructure have made the concept of real-money gaming more popular among consumers and games developers. Currently its focus is mobile games but the bigger aim is to expand to platforms like VR and more. states plus Washington D.C.),

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What Your Brand Can Bring to Experiential Retail

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Sure, technologies like Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) have been around for some time, but their applications in retail have only started gaining traction. AR and VR are immersive technologies that allow customers to interact with products and brands in a virtual environment.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

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After 2 months in an underground shelter they have also used their technology to register evidence of war crimes and provide the ability to immerse oneself into Ukraine to experience it, it’s now developing applications for psychological trauma treatment, VR medical trainin, combat surveillance systems and making the de-mining process safer.

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The Station: Cruise loses its head, Nio brings AR in the car, and Rivian expands to Georgia

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Apex.ai , mobility software startup founded by Bosch veterans and automated systems engineers Jan Becker and Dejan Pangercic, raised a Series B $56.5 Abigail Bassett gives her first impressions of the 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo. Watch for more legacy companies to follow Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire spin out strategy.

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Pandora's Brain

Good immersive VR equipment is now found in most homes, and it is increasingly rare to see an adolescent in public outside school hours. All major movies made by Netflix, Hollywood and Bollywood are now produced in VR, along with all major video games. There are persistent rumours that they are deliberately being engineered that way.

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How Much Does It Cost to Create a Mobile VR App?

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When looking at the future of the technology industry, virtual reality (VR) is seen as one of the leading fields. As a result, businesses are increasingly looking to hire virtual and augmented reality developers for new and innovative VR apps. The global virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) market was expected to reach 18.8

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