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The Advanced Imaging Society Announces Winners of The 12th Annual Entertainment Technology Lumiere Awards

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Monday, April 25, 2022

The Advanced Imaging Society today announced winners of the 12th Annual Entertainment Technology Lumiere Awards.

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  • The Advanced Imaging Society today announced winners of the 12th Annual Entertainment Technology Lumiere Awards.
  • We are extraordinarily proud to honor these partners for supporting storytellers to create breathtaking content, said society president Jim Chabin.
  • The innovation is that the processor has more cores and threads inside it than any other CPU involved in VFX/Media & Entertainment to this day.
  • In addition to its annual awards, the Society produces The Insiders Show Podcast, The Remote Control video series and has active chapters in China, India and Japan.

Asia-Pacific Animation & VFX Market Report 2022-2026 - Consumers are Displaying a Growing Appetite for Engaging, High-Definition Visual Experiences

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Friday, April 22, 2022

Global consumers are displaying a growing appetite for engaging, high-definition visual experiences.

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  • Global consumers are displaying a growing appetite for engaging, high-definition visual experiences.
  • Moviegoers are demanding high quality productions with engaging visual effects and realistic animation and studios are including more animation and VFX shots into films.
  • Animation, VFX and games content is being consumed not only on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and Twitch, but also on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.
  • In addition, the demand for Animation and VFX content to power immersive experiences such as Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality is growing exponentially.

Global Metaverse Market Report 2022-2027 - Increasing Need for Converging Physical and Digital World for Concerts, Film Showings, and Sports

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

The global metaverse market is anticipated to grow at a formidable rate during the forecast period.

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  • The global metaverse market is anticipated to grow at a formidable rate during the forecast period.
  • Besides, the increasing need for converging physical and digital world for concerts, film showings, and sports to elevate the online experience of viewers is also fueling the growth of the global metaverse market.
  • Growing personal disposable income of consumers and advances in novel technologies like blockchain, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, etc., are also driving the global metaverse market.
  • The rapidly expanding gaming industry and increasing adoption of NFTs are also accelerating the growth of the global metaverse market.

Ether Bunny Releases 100 Water Rabbit NFTs Ahead of 2023 Chinese New Year

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Austin-based technology company MetaBloxx Inc. and its flagship brand Ether Bunny NFT, announced a new character for their upcoming Ether Bunny NFT release, the Water Rabbit.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, April 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Austin-based technology company MetaBloxx Inc. and its flagship brand Ether Bunny NFT, announced a new character for their upcoming Ether Bunny NFT release, the Water Rabbit.
  • Ether Bunny will include 100 special lucky rabbits just in time for their pre-minting, April 17-April 25, and their official public mint date, April 28, 2022.
  • The Water Rabbit will be a special, limited-edition Ether Bunny NFT character emblazoned with the Chinese Year of the Rabbit symbol and contain special traits for "Luck and Prosperity".
  • So, we have designed 100 unique Ether Bunny NFTs with the Chinese symbol of the rabbit and empowered it with great luck and prosperity in the form of hidden traits and rarities.

Take Your Seat for the New Era - Launching July 1, 2022

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

With a more competitive and unpredictable line-up, players will test their skills across the 2022 calendar, including the International Autodrome for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix.

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  • With a more competitive and unpredictable line-up, players will test their skills across the 2022 calendar, including the International Autodrome for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix.
  • Players can pre-order the Champions Edition now , which includes three days early access and a time-limited Miami inspired content pack.
  • "Alongside the real-world changes, we have updated the physics to accommodate the new aero rules and re-worked the tyre model, making the handling more true to life.
  • Select Immersive, and players will face risk-reward challenges, which could be the difference between a place on the podium or finishing outside the points.

AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Aurora Serverless v2

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com , Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today at AWS Summit San Francisco announced the general availability of Amazon Aurora Serverless v2, the next generation of Amazon Aurora Serverless that automatically scales to hundreds of thousands of transactions in a fraction of a second to support even the most demanding applications.

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  • Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com , Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today at AWS Summit San Francisco announced the general availability of Amazon Aurora Serverless v2, the next generation of Amazon Aurora Serverless that automatically scales to hundreds of thousands of transactions in a fraction of a second to support even the most demanding applications.
  • Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 also includes Amazon Auroras capabilities for high availability, performance, and resiliency, with low latency and fast querying.
  • Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 also provides the full breadth of Amazon Auroras capabilities, including using multiple AWS Availability Zones for high availability, Global Database for local reads with low latency, Read Replicas for high performance, and Parallel Query for faster querying.
  • Amazon Aurora Serverless v2 can help us optimize costs, automate maintenance and patching, and ensure high availability across our district.

AWS Announces General Availability of AWS Amplify Studio

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today at AWS Summit San Francisco announced the general availability of AWS Amplify Studio, a new visual development environment for creating web application user interfaces (UIs) that extends AWS Amplify so developers can create fully customizable web applications on AWS with minimal coding.

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  • Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today at AWS Summit San Francisco announced the general availability of AWS Amplify Studio, a new visual development environment for creating web application user interfaces (UIs) that extends AWS Amplify so developers can create fully customizable web applications on AWS with minimal coding.
  • AWS Amplify Studio extends the capabilities of AWS Amplify to provide a unified visual development environment for building feature-rich web applications on AWSfrom provisioning the AWS services that power the application to creating dynamic UIs.
  • Developers can use AWS Amplify Studio to create a UI using a library of prebuilt components (e.g., buttons, newsfeeds, user registration forms, etc.
  • There are no upfront fees or commitments to use AWS Amplify Studio, and customers only pay for the AWS services used to run their application.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Drive Car Assembly Line Training Efficiency Using VR and SenseGlove Nova

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

DELFT, Netherlands, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SenseGlove, a leading developer of force feedback gloves for VR, today unveiled results of a SenseGlove case study conducted in cooperation with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, a leading manufacturer of light commercial vehicles. SenseGlove Nova is a haptic force-feedback glove designed specifically for professional VR training purposes. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles implemented and tested SenseGlove Nova for automotive VR training in assembling a Volkswagen T6 door in order to improve the realism of VR simulation and to protect the expensive vehicles from damage that could potentially occur during on-hands training. Assembly line trainees who donned SenseGlove Nova haptic force feedback gloves in a virtual environment were able to physically feel the virtual parts of the vehicle, explore the details of the virtual door, and interact with them in a natural way. View a short video of SenseGlove Nova for a Volkswagen T6 van assembly here.

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  • Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles implemented and tested SenseGlove Nova for automotive VR training in assembling a Volkswagen T6 door in order to improve the realism of VR simulation and to protect the expensive vehicles from damage that could potentially occur during on-hands training.
  • View a short video of SenseGlove Nova for a Volkswagen T6 van assembly here.
  • Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has experimented with VR and haptics for the past few years in order to improve the efficiency of its pre-training program and save time.
  • Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles began testing SenseGlove Nova in 2021 in an effort to compare traditional VR training with controllers to VR training that uses haptic force-feedback gloves.

Sold out 1000 NFT boxes within the first 24 hours, Meta Age of Empires equipped 300 VR glasses to launch metaverse features

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

In Meta Age of Empires, players will take on the role of cyborgs and embark on a journey to discover the treasures and learn more about humanity's once-famous civilizations.

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  • In Meta Age of Empires, players will take on the role of cyborgs and embark on a journey to discover the treasures and learn more about humanity's once-famous civilizations.
  • The sales were a success for the entire team because 1000 NFT boxes were sold out within the first 24 hours, demonstrating that the game has earned its name among the gaming community.
  • The listing day also took place on April 20th, right after the NFT Box sales event concluded.
  • In Meta Age of Empires, players will embody cyborgs, go on an adventure to uncover the treasures, and learn more about mankind's once-famous civilizations.

131st Canton Fair innovates digital approaches to help businesses find opportunities

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

GUANGZHOU, China, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The ongoing 131st Canton Fair has introduced various new functions to its digital platform, encouraging companies from home and abroad to use innovative ways to share business opportunities.

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  • GUANGZHOU, China, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The ongoing 131st Canton Fair has introduced various new functions to its digital platform, encouraging companies from home and abroad to use innovative ways to share business opportunities.
  • Exhibitors are continuously innovating their business outreach approach since Canton Fair first moved on cloud for its 127th session.
  • The new platform for doing business in the cloud, as a creative approach launched by Canton Fair, has enabled companies to further explore markets and opportunities.
  • The company also adapted to the digital age by joining the Canton Fair on cloud from the 127th session.