XR for Media Newsfeed – September 13, 2019

Lots of great articles this week, including the Weather Channel’s use of mixed reality for reporting, VR in theme park rides, secrets of the tech behind The VOID, launch info on the new HTC Vive Cosmos, TIME Immersive’s new AR experience, and Adam Savage’s “Tested VR”:
FastCompany: Inside the Weather Channel’s quest to reinvent storm chasing
Forbes.com: The Best and Most Thrilling Virtual Reality (VR) Theme Park Rides In The World
VRespawn: Magic in The VOID: A VR Experience Unmatched
Variety: HTC Replaces Vive With New $699 Vive Cosmos VR Headset
RoadToVR: Hands-on: Vive Cosmos Aims to Reboot the Vive Experience
VRScout: TIME Immersive AR Experience Shines A Spotlight On The Rapidly Shrinking Amazon Rainforest
RoadToVR: Adam Savage’s ‘Tested VR’ Takes You on a Virtual Tour of Maker Workshops
Variety: Hulu Discontinues VR App for Google’s Daydream Headset
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Roy Kachur is a Media Technologist, IT Architect, and VR Evangelist. He has worked in the information technology field since the 1990’s, and in the media industry since 2014. He believes that VR will play a significant role in the future of media.