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🌟🏆 We are beyond thrilled to share that Born Studios won the Tribeca X Environmental Impact Award for our VR experience Project Maji Waters Of Change! 🌍💧   A huge thank you to the Tribeca Festival for this incredible honour and to everyone who supported us along the way. We are deeply inspired to continue creating impactful, interactive content that not only resonates but also makes a tangible difference in the world.   Check out Project Maji when you get a chance. Transformative work.    #TribecaX #EnvironmentalImpact #ProjectMaji #WatersScarcity #Sustainability #Storytelling    https://lnkd.in/e5dKN2X9  

We're proud and excited to announce 'Project Maji : Waters of Change VR experience' is going to Tribeca Festival as an Official Selection of the 2024 Tribeca X Award Competition. Waters of Change will be up for several juried awards under the Games and Immersive category, with some great competition from the likes of Warner Bros (Harry Potter), Meta (Headspace XR), Google (The Forever Labyrinth), CD Projekt Red (Cyberpunk), Sony Playstation (MLB) and more - you can see the full list here: https://lnkd.in/evG55Myn #TribecaX2024 #ImmersiveTech #XR #ExtendedReality #awards #immersivegames #projectmaji #waterscarcity #bornstudios

We’re proud to announce that our Waters of Change VR experience for Project Maji is an Honoree in the 28th Annual Webby Awards!   “Honorees like Born are setting the standard for innovation and creativity on the Internet,” said Claire Graves, President of The Webby Awards. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 13,000 projects we reviewed this year.”   Waters of Change shows the transformative journey of Dagbe, a 13-year-old Ghanaian girl, as she witnesses the positive changes brought about by sustainable water access made possible by Project Maji. #webbys #thewebbyawards #projectmaji #vr #virtualreality #immersiveexperience The Webby Awards Project Maji

Take a closer look at one of the articles in our latest newsletter - Taha Mert Gökdemir writes about how we think about AI, and what it means for our future.

Generative AI developers at Google DeepMind have unveiled Genie in a strategic move to enter the world's highest grossing industry: entertainment. The new artificial intelligence system from Google researchers lets users generate AI outputs resembling video games using text and image prompts. It’s still in development, but when it’s released to the public Genie seems set to revolutionise gaming. Read more in our newsletter at https://lnkd.in/eEib5uSS #Gaming #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Honda unveiled the XR Mobility Experience this week at SXSW 2024. The experience combines the UNI-ONE powered-wheelchair with virtual reality goggles, so users can move through virtual worlds. The XR experience will be an exploration of the potential uses of the wheelchair for virtual reality and extended reality entertainment. Read more in our newsletter at https://lnkd.in/eEib5uSS #VR #VirtualReality #ImmersiveExperiences #Honda

Check out our latest white paper, "Eye Tracking in VR: A Case Study". We share what we learnt about eye tracking while creating our VR experience, ‘Missing’, plus best practices for design, art, and technical approaches. ‘Missing’ is a missing person thriller with a mental health message at its core. Using cutting-edge eye tracking technology, the environment responds to your gaze and you begin to piece together a thought-provoking picture. Download your free copy at https://lnkd.in/ePTwVk6F #EyeTracking #VR #WhitePaper

Check out our latest white paper, "Eye Tracking in VR: A Case Study". We share what we learnt about eye tracking while creating our VR experience, ‘Missing’, plus best practices for design, art, and technical approaches. ‘Missing’ is a missing person thriller with a mental health message at its core. Using cutting-edge eye tracking technology, the environment responds to your gaze and you begin to piece together a thought-provoking picture. Download your free copy at https://lnkd.in/ePTwVk6F #EyeTracking #VR #WhitePaper

Apple wants to integrate the Vision Pro into its top-secret car project. It looks like Apple is working on a dedicated feature that would allow Vision Pro owners to use their headsets while they're on the road, and which will presumably be a safer experience than is currently the case. This concept was spotted in a recently published patent (via Patently Apple) that combines two of Apple’s most advanced projects: the Vision Pro and the company’s top secret self-driving car, codenamed Project Titan. Read more in our newsletter at https://lnkd.in/eF_D9N89 #Apple #VisionPro #VirtualReality

In a bid to transform and revolutionise the in-flight experience, startup premium airline Beond will offer Apple Vision Pro headsets to its passengers on flights to the Maldives. The VR headset will have the airline’s content and immersive experiences showcasing the best of Maldives. Read more in our newsletter at https://lnkd.in/dV9jaz6M #Beond #Aviation #Travel #VirtualReality