5. Sports entertainment is having to step up its game where it comes to immersive media content. David Pierce argues that the future of sports will be ever more intense, immersive and interactive and that technologies like virtual and augmented reality will essentially change what we mean by "watching" a game. – WALL STREET JOURNAL
6. Jak Wilmot has released a documentary on YouTube about his experience in spending an entire week in VR – INTERESTING ENGINEERING
7. The Korean Pavilion at GDC will focus mainly on immersive tech. As well as VR and AR, some of the ten companies attending the showcase by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) will feature technologies such as haptic feedback. – VR FOCUS
8. Vicarious Surgical, another VR startup combining immersive technology and robotics to provide advanced healthcare training, closed a $10 million funding round led by Bill Gates’ Gates Frontier. – WALL STREET PIT
9. There is growing evidence of the benefits of immersive technology in education. Researchers at the University of Maryland conducted a study on whether people learn better through immersive virtual environments. The 40 volunteers registered 8.8 percent improvement in overall recall accuracy using the VR headsets compared to other methods. – FORBES
10. Visitors can experience the Natura Obscura multi-sensory experience (described as "stepping into your favorite painting) at the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Colorado until April 28th. – NATURA OBSCURA