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    "id": "2014-05-15-meetup-founded",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "meetup.com · San Francisco",
    "what": "The lab's San Francisco VR meetup group is founded",
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  },
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    "id": "2014-06-24-first-demo-day",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "San Francisco",
    "what": "First meetup: Virtual Reality Demo Day",
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      "community"
    ],
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  },
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    "id": "2014-07-15-vr-gaming-meetup",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "San Francisco",
    "what": "Meetup: Virtual Reality Gaming, 116 RSVPs",
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      "community"
    ],
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  },
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    "id": "2014-07-20-boutique-demo",
    "date": "2014-07-20",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "San Francisco",
    "what": "A mobile VR demo in a clothing boutique",
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      "demo"
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  },
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    "id": "2014-08-12-demo-night-unity",
    "date": "2014-08-12",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "Unity · San Francisco",
    "what": "Meetup: Virtual Reality Demo Night at Unity's office, 154 RSVPs",
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      "community"
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  },
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    "id": "2014-08-20-shared-room-app-announced",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "b.vrlab.com",
    "what": "Shared-room mobile VR app announced on the lab forum",
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      "project"
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  },
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    "id": "2014-08-21-happy-hour-111-minna",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "111 Minna Gallery · San Francisco",
    "what": "Meetup: Virtual Reality Happy Hour, 166 RSVPs",
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    "tags": [
      "community"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2014-10-08-meetup-894-members",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "San Francisco",
    "what": "The lab's meetup group lists 894 members",
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      "community"
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  },
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    "id": "2014-10-16-first-retail-outlet",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "West Coast Leather · San Francisco",
    "what": "West Coast Leather begins selling mobile VR headsets as a VRLab retail outlet",
    "project": "bay-area-vr-meetups",
    "era": "vr",
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      "community",
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    ],
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  },
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    "id": "2014-10-18-rovr-build",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "San Francisco",
    "what": "RoVR build session: the OpenROV drone is assembled and its first stereo viewer is written",
    "project": "rovr",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "build"
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    "id": "2014-12-rovr-svvr-holiday-party",
    "date": "2014-12",
    "date_precision": "month",
    "where": "Computer History Museum · Mountain View",
    "what": "RoVR marine telepresence demonstrated at the SVVR holiday party",
    "project": "rovr",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "demo"
    ],
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    "photo": "2014-12-rovr-svvr"
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    "id": "2015-arvr-women",
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    "date_precision": "range",
    "end": "2020",
    "what": "ARVR Women: a community for women and allies in AR and VR, run as a VRLab DBA",
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    "id": "2015-02-19-rovr-cockpit-meetup",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "San Francisco",
    "what": "Public meetup: RoVR Unity VR cockpit design",
    "project": "rovr",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "community"
    ],
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  },
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    "id": "2015-06-12-shared-room-app-builds",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "Android",
    "what": "Shared-room app: Android builds, one with Google Cardboard support",
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    "era": "vr",
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      "project"
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    "id": "2015-08-portable-vr-rigs",
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    "date_precision": "range",
    "end": "2017-06",
    "what": "Mobile VRLab portable VR stations: four generations; Gen II and Gen III offered for sale",
    "project": "mobile-vrlab",
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      "project"
    ],
    "verified": true
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    "id": "2015-10-16-gen-iv-spec",
    "date": "2015-10-16",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "what": "Gen IV operator station spec sheet: 16.5 lb, 500 W, a GTX 980",
    "project": "mobile-vrlab",
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    "tags": [
      "project"
    ],
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  },
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    "id": "2015-12-14-window-display",
    "date": "2015-12-14",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "San Francisco",
    "what": "A VRLab window display: mannequins in VR headsets",
    "project": "bay-area-vr-meetups",
    "era": "vr",
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      "retail"
    ],
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    "id": "2016-01-26-union-square-demos",
    "date": "2016-01-26",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "West Coast Leather · Union Square",
    "what": "Retail demos at West Coast Leather, Union Square",
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      "label": "Read the lab's post",
      "url": "https://x.com/TheVRLab/status/692169288208244738"
    },
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      "community",
      "retail"
    ],
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    "id": "2016-02-04-founders-space",
    "date": "2016-02-04",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "Founders Space · San Francisco",
    "what": "VRLab joins the Founders Space accelerator",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "entity"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2016-12-gen-5-build",
    "date": "2016-12",
    "date_precision": "month",
    "what": "Gen 5 station parts list: a Mini-ITX case, a GTX 1080 and a 13.3-inch touchscreen",
    "project": "mobile-vrlab",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "project"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2017-04-26-event-services-engagement",
    "date": "2017-04-26",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "what": "Proposal and engagement letter: VR event services",
    "era": "production",
    "tags": [
      "client"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2017-04-27-startups-in-the-sky",
    "date": "2017-04-27",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "Los Angeles",
    "what": "VR panel at Startups in the Sky",
    "link": {
      "label": "Read the lab's post",
      "url": "https://x.com/TheVRLab/status/858041474365227012"
    },
    "project": "bay-area-vr-meetups",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "community"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2017-05-03-bixel-exchange-demo",
    "date": "2017-05-03",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "Bixel Exchange · Los Angeles",
    "what": "VR demo at Bixel Exchange",
    "link": {
      "label": "Read the lab's post",
      "url": "https://x.com/TheVRLab/status/859951279249924097"
    },
    "project": "bay-area-vr-meetups",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "community"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2017-05-24-product-design-engagement",
    "date": "2017-05-24",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "what": "Client engagement: VR product design",
    "era": "production",
    "tags": [
      "client"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2018-08-wevr-production",
    "date": "2018-08",
    "date_precision": "month",
    "what": "Producer services supplied to Wevr by VRLab, as a consultant, on theBlu",
    "era": "production",
    "tags": [
      "production"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2018-12-30-arvr-women-yearbook",
    "date": "2018-12-30",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "ARVR Women",
    "what": "ARVR Women's 2018 yearbook counts 4,825 Facebook group members and 1,765 Meetup members",
    "project": "arvr-women",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "community"
    ],
    "verified": true
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    "id": "2019-05-awe-lbe-talk",
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    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "AWE USA 2019 · Santa Clara",
    "what": "Talk at AWE USA 2019: “Operating a successful location-based VR entertainment business”",
    "credit": "VRLab, invited by AWE. Published by AWE on 2019-06-20.",
    "era": "production",
    "tags": [
      "talk"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2019-09-oc6-public-arena",
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    "date_precision": "month",
    "where": "San Jose McEnery Convention Center",
    "what": "A second arena opened to the public outside the convention center during OC6",
    "project": "arena",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "demo"
    ],
    "verified": true,
    "photo": "2019-09-oc6-outdoor"
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    "id": "2019-09-25-oc6-arena",
    "date": "2019-09-25",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "OC6 · San Jose",
    "what": "Arena demonstrated at Oculus Connect 6, San Jose: co-located players on standalone Quest headsets",
    "credit": "Developed by IHMC researchers working with VRLab.",
    "project": "arena",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "demo"
    ],
    "verified": true
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    "id": "2019-10-28-ihmc-video",
    "date": "2019-10-28",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "YouTube · IHMC",
    "what": "IHMC publishes a video of Arena: “IHMC's Oculus Quest Shared Space VR environment”",
    "credit": "Developed by IHMC researchers working with VRLab.",
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      "label": "Watch IHMC's video (2:08)",
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    "project": "arena",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "video"
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    "verified": true,
    "photo": "2019-10-arena-composite"
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    "id": "2020-02-hand-tracking",
    "date": "2020-02",
    "date_precision": "month",
    "where": "the lab",
    "what": "Quest hand tracking drives the avatars' hands in the lab's build",
    "project": "arena",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "build"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2020-02-21-ten-quests",
    "date": "2020-02-21",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "what": "Ten Quest headsets prepared for arena sessions",
    "link": {
      "label": "Read the lab's post",
      "url": "https://x.com/TheVRLab/status/1230987649604816896"
    },
    "project": "arena",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "demo"
    ],
    "verified": true
  },
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    "id": "2020-08-11-hand-tracked-avatars",
    "date": "2020-08-11",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "what": "Shared space with hand-tracked full-body avatars",
    "project": "arena",
    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "demo"
    ],
    "verified": true,
    "photo": "2020-05-hand-tracked-avatars"
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    "id": "2022-04-wevr-production",
    "date": "2022-04",
    "date_precision": "range",
    "end": "2022-09",
    "what": "Producer services for theBlu on Steam and Viveport, including its DX11 port",
    "credit": "Supplied to Wevr by VRLab.",
    "link": {
      "label": "See theBlu on Steam",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/2217730/theBlu/"
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    "era": "production",
    "tags": [
      "production"
    ],
    "verified": true
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    "id": "2023-06-30-vr-gazeui-repository",
    "date": "2023-06-30",
    "date_precision": "day",
    "where": "GitHub",
    "what": "VR-GazeUI repository opened: a Unity project in C#",
    "link": {
      "label": "See the repository on GitHub",
      "url": "https://github.com/TheVRLab/VR-GazeUI"
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    "era": "vr",
    "tags": [
      "repo"
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    "verified": true
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