New realities: How vr will transform the world of work

February 14, 2020

After two decades of talk, hype around potential enterprise applications of VR is finally converting into investment. Researcher IDC says global spending on VR and augmented reality (AR), is expected to hit $160 billion in 2023, up significantly from the $16.8 billion forecast for 2019. The researcher predicts the five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for AR/VR spending will be 78.3%, and that a significant portion of this growth in spending will come from the commercial and public sectors.

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Innovation in Smart Video Storage; How WD Purple™ Intelligently Manages Video Data

whitePaper | April 15, 2022

This paper discusses an intelligent approach to storing video surveillance data on Hard Disk Drives (HDDs), utilizing on-drive Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies. In today’s video surveillance environment, high-definition cameras with video analytic capabilities send multiple streams of video data to network recorders and drives, causing new storage complexities.

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Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: Beyond the Hype

whitePaper | June 7, 2022

In recent years, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), entities that use blockchains, digital assets and related technologies to direct resources, coordinate activities and make decisions, have experienced explosive growth. According to the analytics service DeepDAO, in 2021 the total value of DAO treasuries surged fortyfold, from $400 million to $16 billion, and the number of DAO participants increased by 130 times from 13,000 to 1.6 million.1 As DAO innovation has largely been led by the private sector and DAOs are being developed for an increasingly wide variety of purposes, it is critical that policy-makers, regulators and senior executives develop a nuanced understanding of these entities

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Gaming and the Future of Experience Design

whitePaper | April 2, 2020

As digital interfaces become more immersive, game design is the paradigm we need to adopt to best serve our customers. A bold statement, yes, but the evidence is in accelerating trends on user engagement, ubiquity of technology, and maturity of experiences. Video gaming leads all other forms of entertainment For a dramatic illustration of how important game design has become, just check the high scores. The medium has outpaced all other entertainment categories in revenue and profit, pulling in $116 billion globally in 2017, compared to $105 billion for TV and streaming TV, $41 billion for movies, and $17 billion for music.

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ATSC 3.0 white paper

whitePaper | February 12, 2022

How the latest standard enables TV broadcasters to mass distribute Internet Protocol (IP) data, creating new business opportunities and delivering critical public service improvements.

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MEDIA INSIGHTS REPORT

whitePaper | June 1, 2021

Live audio sits at the intersection of social media, digital audio, virtual events and conversations. This new format has seen rapid growth over the past year and could change the way individuals interact with brands and with each other. Some even predict that audio and voice technology have the potential to replace keyboards for future generations.

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Decentralized Finance: (DeFi) Policy-Maker Toolkit

whitePaper | June 8, 2021

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is an emerging and rapidly evolving area in the blockchain environment. Although examples of DeFi have existed for several years, a sudden upsurge of activity in 2020 has simulated interest from the private and public sectors. This toolkit highlights DeFi’s distinguishing characteristics and opportunities, while also calling attention to the new and existing risks. As well as providing an overview of the DeFi space generally, it maps out the potential legal and regulatory responses.

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