AUGMENTED REALITY A Technology and Policy Primer

March 20, 2017

Visitors to the Haunted Mansion ride at Disneyland may recall the moment when, passing by a long mirror, ghostly figures appeared riding alongside them in the cart. This effect was an early and fun example of augmented reality (AR), a set of technologies that overlay information onto everyday experience. The vision for AR dates back at least until the 1960s with the work of Ivan Sutherland. In a way, AR represents a natural evolution of information communication technology.

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Green Earth Metaverse

whitePaper | January 6, 2023

Green Earth Metaverse enables the bridging of virtual in-app metaverse player activities with climate change initiatives enabling a real world impact on our world. Utilizing blockchain and gaming technology we enable the ability to farm, build, explore in-game quests and activities to correlate with real world organizations who are fighting climate change and its devastating impact on our world. Green Earth Metaverse vision is to support a self-sufficient community by creating engaging gameplay and incentives to promote and support climate initiatives. By creating such an ecosystem we can contribute to the climate change effort by making one of the most popular forms of interactive media in the world.

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Uncompressed Media Over IP On Amazon Web Services (AWS)

whitePaper | October 6, 2022

As part of the ongoing transition to Internet Protocol (IP) networks for media workflows, the media and entertainment industry has developed new IP standards for transporting broadcast signals. This white paper offers guidance to help broadcasters and media organizations transition to IP, and demystifies common misconceptions when using the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 2110 standards and associated IP infrastructure. It provides details explaining why organizations transition from traditional Serial Digital Interface (SDI) to IP workflows using SMPTE 2110 standards and covers important topics related to workflow design, synchronization, and clocking, including relevant standards to support uncompressed contribution. It also provides details around Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS) registration and discovery on an IP network.

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ENGAGE CONSUMERS WITH IMMERSIVE MEDIA

whitePaper | January 8, 2020

Immersive media delivered as virtual reality (VR),full 360°I 180" video streaming and VR commerce can be embedded into the lifestyle of digital consumers. Digital technologies break barriers between consumer platforms and pave the way for applications across media and entertainment, telecommunications, sports, retail, and education. Incumbent telco’s and media companies are exploring innovative methods to adopt immersive technol09 es and grow the r business.

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NVIDIA STUDIO EDUCATION PARTNER PROGRAM

whitePaper | March 10, 2020

NVIDIA GPUs are used by the world’s top creative professionals to create stunning content and visual effects. GPUs with NVIDIA RTX™ technology help artists work seamlessly and produce works that practically cannot be done on any other platform. From film and television to animation, interactive media, and game design, the industry relies on NVIDIA GPUs.

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3GPP achievements on VR & ongoing developments on XR over 5G

whitePaper | November 13, 2019

Definition of client architecture and API for VR streaming services. Set of operating points covering the large range of device capabilities from Carboards to high-end tethered HMDs. Definition of Media profiles: mapping of operating points to DASH delivery. System metadata is added to support rendering of 360 experiences on 2D screens, including the aspects of rendering without pose information.

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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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BAMTECH Media

BAMTECH Media is a global leader in delivering direct-to-consumer live and on demand entertainment. Pioneers in live event streaming over the internet, our team built the first live streams of Major League Baseball games with MLB.TV back in 2002, and we’ve continued to deliver some of the biggest sporting and entertainment events in history over the internet ever since.

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