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Published inNov 2023
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ISBN-139781837632848
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Irena Cronin
Irena Cronin
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Irena Cronin

Irena Cronin is the SVP of product for DADOS technology, which involves making an app for the Apple Vision Pro that offers data analytics and visualization. She is also the CEO of Infinite Retina, which provides research to help companies develop and implement AI, AR, and other new technologies for their businesses. Prior to this, she worked for several years as an equity research analyst and gained extensive experience in evaluating both public and private companies. Cronin has a joint MBA/MA from the University of Southern California and an MS with distinction in management and systems from New York University. She graduated with a BA from the University of Pennsylvania with a major in economics (summa cum laude).
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Robert Scoble
Robert Scoble
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Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble has coauthored four books on technology innovation – each a decade before the said technology went completely mainstream. He has interviewed thousands of entrepreneurs in the tech industry and has long kept his social media audiences up to date on what is happening inside the world of tech, which is bringing us so many innovations. Robert currently tracks the AI industry and is the host of a new video show, Unaligned, where he interviews entrepreneurs from the thousands of AI companies he tracks as head of strategy for Infinite Retina.
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Summary

This chapter threw light on the history of VR and how gaming spurred its development. We showed you which VR/MR headsets were notable, what the general features and desirable specifications are, and what some of the cautionary things to be aware of are. VR and the Metaverse were then discussed.

VR and the Metaverse are two of the most significant technological advancements of our time. VR allows us to experience and interact with digital worlds in a more immersive way than ever before, while the Metaverse promises to create a shared virtual space where people can work, play, learn, and socialize together.

The importance of VR lies in its ability to simulate real-world experiences, explore new environments, and interact with virtual objects in a more engaging and interactive way.

The Metaverse, on the other hand, has the potential to change the way we live, work, and play by creating a virtual space where people from all over the world can come together and interact...

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Published in: Nov 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781837632848

Authors (2)

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Irena Cronin

Irena Cronin is the SVP of product for DADOS technology, which involves making an app for the Apple Vision Pro that offers data analytics and visualization. She is also the CEO of Infinite Retina, which provides research to help companies develop and implement AI, AR, and other new technologies for their businesses. Prior to this, she worked for several years as an equity research analyst and gained extensive experience in evaluating both public and private companies. Cronin has a joint MBA/MA from the University of Southern California and an MS with distinction in management and systems from New York University. She graduated with a BA from the University of Pennsylvania with a major in economics (summa cum laude).
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Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble has coauthored four books on technology innovation – each a decade before the said technology went completely mainstream. He has interviewed thousands of entrepreneurs in the tech industry and has long kept his social media audiences up to date on what is happening inside the world of tech, which is bringing us so many innovations. Robert currently tracks the AI industry and is the host of a new video show, Unaligned, where he interviews entrepreneurs from the thousands of AI companies he tracks as head of strategy for Infinite Retina.
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