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09/13/2021

Incredibly humbled to have worked with + to create this collection of NFTs and it’s immersive gallery, with all proceeds benefitting women-owned businesses impacted by the pandemic gifted by . Auction is now live on . This love letter to New York has model portraits of the incredible captured by and backgrounds by + .

04/19/2021

Check out our latest audio-enabled augmented reality experience featuring top Academy Award nominees for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/hollywood-reporter-ryot-immersive-red-carpet-xr-130025935.html

Ever dreamed of walking the Oscars' red carpet and interacting with your favorite actors? Now you can thanks to "The Immersive Red Carpet" XR experience from Yahoo and The Hollywood Reporter.

03/31/2021

Polls for Shorty Awards close today! Please visit the link to vote for AIR, our program with All Black Creatives, for Best In Immersive: https://shortyawards.com/13th/art-is-revolution-2

Our program with All Black Creatives is nominated for a Shorty Awards! You can vote everyday through 3/31. Read more about our program and vote here: https://shortyawards.com/13th/art-is-revolution-2

03/23/2021

Our program with All Black Creatives is nominated for a Shorty Awards! You can vote everyday through 3/31. Read more about our program and vote here: https://shortyawards.com/13th/art-is-revolution-2

02/18/2021

The designer talks about learning to innovate ahead of New York Fashion Week and the showcase of her Spring 2021 collection.

11/17/2020

Today, Verizon and Snap Inc. released the first-ever 5G-enabled Landmarker Lens exclusively for Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband customers with 5G smartphones. The Lens brings to life a musical performance by Grammy® nominated band Black Pumas at the The New York Public Library in augmented reality. We’re so happy to be a part of this project, capturing the performance at our first and only 5G production studio in the country.

11/09/2020

We partnered with HuffPost Australia to bring the country’s beloved humpback whale, Migaloo, to life in augmented reality. Coinciding with Australia’s NAIDOC week, celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, this AR experience serves as a prime example of how culture and code can work together and drive innovative, immersive storytelling. Read the story and experience the AR here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/story-behind-migaloo-naidoc-week-2020_au_5fa35441c5b660630aee1622?l25

The world-famous all-white whale has made annual headline-grabbing appearances since the first recorded spotting off Byron Bay in 1991.

10/23/2020

Congrats to Verizon and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum on the launch of Activating Smithsonian Open Access. To kick things off we, along with Verizon 5G Labs, created several audio-enabled 3D assets available to the public by the Smithsonian. Check them out here: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/coronavirus-future-of-museums-130225502.html

From going virtual to diversifying their art collections, museums across the country are changing amid the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests.

10/16/2020

“Caring for my self is not self- indulgence, it is self- preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” Inspired by Audre Lorde, this week's virtual gallery curated by All Black Creatives focuses on restoration. "I looked for pieces that not only told stories of Black healing, but that also encouraged and celebrated rest, because when we heal - that is revolution too."

Read the article and view the AR gallery here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-creators-channel-the-power-of-healing-through-art-is-revolution_n_5f874aa0c5b6e9e76fb9bf85

Part Two of our series finds Black artists creating relaxed, carefree environments with their art—while showing resistance in their rest.

10/09/2020

Launching today: ART IS REVOLUTION// We’ve partnered with All Black Creatives and HuffPost to bring you ART IS REVOLUTION, a month long virtual art gallery featuring 21 unique Black artists- all in augmented reality.
Art is a powerful catalyst for change and we’re excited for you to join us as we celebrate the bold voices leading us forward. Stay safe at home and let the movement continue. Read more and experience the AR gallery here: https://huffpost.com/entry/black-creatives-drive-change-through-art-is-revolution_n_5f7f5cd2c5b664c95bd6c039

09/28/2020

A rare bright spot during the global pandemic is that, in many cases, it’s brought out the best in humanity, with people helping those in need.
Watch “Frontliners”, a limited series in partnership with Yahoo News, spotlighting individuals such as a microbiologist, a food bank director, and a pizza chef, doing what they can to help their communities.

Watch here: https://news.yahoo.com/frontliners-ryot-coronavirus-pandemic-heros-episodes-151630263.html

“Frontliners,” a new limited series from Ryot in partnership with Yahoo News, tells the story of the pandemic from the point of view of individuals doing what they can to help their communities.

09/22/2020

It's National Voter Registration Day! We collaborated with Yahoo News to create an AR face filter so you can show your voting pride and encourage your friends and family to register and celebrate. Try the filter and show us your best voting face here: https://news.yahoo.com/show-your-national-voter-registration-day-pride-with-yahoo-news-ar-filter-215330027.html

Happy National Voter Registration Day! Celebrate with us by registering to vote and showing your voting pride with our new AR face filter.

09/17/2020

More than 5,000 individuals have contracted COVID-19 while in ICE custody. Please watch this animated depiction as one recent detainee shed light on the dangerous conditions that many face in ICE facilities. Read the full story here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immigration-ice-custody-coronavirus-panic_n_5f626244c5b6c6317cfee97f

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09/14/2020

"If there's no people, there's no life in these spaces." - Yolanda Escobar Jimenez

13 photographers from The Everyday Projects return to scenes they had previously photographed. We translated 5 images into AR to show a contrast of a way of life that once was.

View the photo essay and the AR experiences here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/photos-show-2020-changed-world_n_5f514c06c5b62b3add3dd730

Photographers returned to scenes they photographed before 2020. This multimedia project highlights contrasting images, reminding us of a way of life that...

09/09/2020

Starting this Sunday, experience the NFL's key plays across all games in near real-time through augmented reality using Yahoo Sports PlayAR. Download the app here: http://yhoo.it/3h6lVkE

Do you miss football watch parties?

Now you can watch the big game with your friends on Watch Together, only on the Yahoo Sports app 🏈

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08/26/2020

We partnered with Yahoo Finance to create a virtual sneak peek at a few of the potential new standards for retrofitting the big box malls of yesteryear. Experience the future of the American mall here: https://finance.yahoo.com/interactive/american-mall-experience-evolving-eyes-210000517.html

By Sarah Paynter and Brian Sozzi Opinions vary wildly on the fate of malls across the country in the wake of the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. In the one corner are the stone-cold realists such as veteran retail executive Jan Rogers Kniffen who see the writing on the wall when it comes to the great...

08/18/2020

We teamed up with Elijah Allan-Blitz, Van Jones, Brie Larson, and Magic Labs Media for a new VR series. Find out more about the project in the interview with the creators below.

The actress, who plays Captain Marvel, is joining CNN political commentator on a project shedding light on divisive topics.

08/12/2020

Art doesn’t let you forget, it brings people forward into a conversation.” - Georgia Van Cuylenburg

View some of LA’s Black Lives Matter murals in augmented reality: https://news.yahoo.com/across-l-black-lives-matter-130037823.html

The Black Lives Matter movement has inspired murals honoring Black lives and people killed by police brutality. But time poses a threat to the art.