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  • The Peabody Awards are accepting submissions for the interactive and immersive category, honoring storytelling projects in formats such as games, virtual and augmented reality, interactive journalism and documentary, and social video. Submissions will be accepted through October 5, 2023 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. The interactive and immersive cycle of the …

  • Neuroscientists Re-create Song from Brain Activity

    by paradoxig

    Neuroscientists decoded song from brain recordings, revealing areas dealing with rhythm and vocals. This is the first time a song has been reconstructed from intracranial electroencephalography recordings. The study was published HERE As the chords of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1,” filled the hospital suite, neuroscientists …

  • The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Press Inclusion Initiative (PII) application for the 2024 Festival (January 18-28, 2024) opens today, August 2. The Press Inclusion Initiative, our effort to cultivate a more representative press corps at the Sundance Film Festival, returns this year by providing multi-faceted support to a small cohort …

  • Venice Immersive 2023 – Official Selection

    by paradoxig

    Venice, 20th July 2023. – The selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR – Extended Reality section of the 80th Venice International Film Festival (30th August – 9th September 2023) of La Biennale di Venezia, is now complete. The official program will take place on the Venice Immersive Island …

  • The University of Nicosia (UNIC) announces the launch of the world’s first Master of Science (MSc) in Metaverse, a ground-breaking programme designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills required for careers in metaverse design and management. With a rich history in crypto and blockchain education since 2013, UNIC …

  • Decentraland – New Templates

    by paradoxig

    With recent updates, launching a World is becoming easier than for those of all technical levels! Now, users can deploy a World via the Builder which just requires following the UI prompts. The Builder also allows for simple scene creation by dragging and dropping assets into place. However, if users …

  • CLO Virtual Fashion, a global leader in digital garment solutions and the developer of CLO and Marvelous Designer, and Epic Games, the developer of Unreal Engine, announced that the companies have purchased shares in each other. “We strongly believe that digital garments will play a significant role in the future …

  • The 2023 Tribeca Festival, announced its lineup for Tribeca Immersive, a global stage for innovation where top XR creators debut their latest works. Now in its 11th year, Tribeca’s immersive program highlights cinematic and cutting-edge virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and participatory experiences by top artists who push the …