Edtech startup Kai XR has raised $1.6 million in seed funding to expand its virtual reality (VR) educational resources to one million kids across the US. Kapor Capital led the oversubscribed round, which included Mitchell Kapor Foundation, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, and others. The Oakland-based edtech startup is making education more accessible through inclusive mixed-reality spaces that allow children to explore, create, and learn. From education to innovation Kai Frazier founded Kai XR in 2018. Through her time as an educator in the classroom and in museums,
Universal Pictures’ “NOPE,” directed and written by Jordan Peele, is one of this year’s most anticipated movies, and it has expanded into virtual reality. The multi-verse VR experience, which has premiered ahead of the film’s release this July, allows viewers to take an adventure in a virtual reality video game based on the horror film. Starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer, the movie follows the story of two siblings residing in an isolated town that just witnessed a mysterious and abnormal event. In the most recent trailer, they discover that
Location-based VR destination Dreamscape and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality have announced they’re launching a new VR experience that puts a group of people in the shoes of the ‘Men in Black: First Assignment’ crew. Dreamscape, founded just four years ago, will allow six attendees per round to take part in an exhilarating adventure where they will face and defeat incoming virtual aliens. According to the Dreamscape website, you will have to suit up as an agent. Participants will get exclusive access to the “secret command center,” where they will receive assistance from more friendly aliens and
