UKのマクドナルドのコンシューマー向けキャンペーンなんですが、OculusやGear VRを使って提携する農家の体験ができるそうです。トラクター乗ったり、ジャガイモいじったり（細かいとこあんまりよくみてません）。こういう社会研修って現地いくのがもちろん1番なんですが、いろいろな制約で行けない場合に360度コンテンツを用意して提供する方法はすごく理にかなってて今後、日本とかでもでてきそう。なるほど、こういうところで360度動画のニーズが出てくるわけですね。納得。
ということで2日分のチェックです。大量。
調達関連
- This company raised over $1 million on Kickstarter to make the ‘world’s thinnest watch’ — now it’s declared bankruptcy and those backers likely won’t see a penny via Tech
- Sweden’s DigiExam raises $3.5M Series A for digital test and grading platform via TechCrunch
- Silicon Valley’s $20 billion secretive giant Palantir is reportedly in trouble via Tech
- Lenovo is launching a new $500 million startup fund via TechCrunch
- Musical.ly raising $100 million at $500 million valuation for social music videos via TechCrunch
- New York’s ff Venture Capital has raised a new, $54 million fund via TechCrunch
- Humanyze raises $4M to help businesses better understand employee productivity via TechCrunch
- Microsoft and Ford back Pivotal in $253 million round at $2.8 billion valuation via VentureBeat
- Snapdeal buys TargetingMantra to help its lofty goal of 20m daily users via Tech in Asia
- International money transfer app Azimo raises $15 million from Japan’s Rakuten to crack Asia via Tech
- Alibaba fund invests in Hong Kong ecommerce startup via Tech in Asia
- Lenskart gets an eye-popping US$60M Series D led by IFC via e27
- Qlue gets over US$1M Series A from Prasetia Dwidharma, Juvisk to build SmartNation via e27
- Earny nabs $1 million for a bot that gets you money back on purchases via VentureBeat
- Drawbridge raises $25 million to help it compete with Google and Facebook in one key area via Tech
- City carpooling service Via picks up $70M further funding, another $30M to come via TechCrunch
- Drawbridge raises $25M as it takes its cross-device tech beyond advertising via TechCrunch- Another $1m Kickstarter project has gone bust, and no, you’re not getting any money back via The Next Web
その他の話題
- A few words on chatbots via TechCrunch
- Uber, already in 400 cities, just formed a global policy board via Re/code
- I’ve got a few questions for virtual reality filmmakers via TechCrunch
- GameStop CEO: Sony to be the “dominant player” in VR Race Thanks to “IP advantage” via UploadVR
- The HoloFlex is a flexible, glasses-free 3D display via Engadget
- Snapchat Moves Beyond Filters And Into Social Commerce via PSFK
- 12 High-Flying Startups To Watch At The Shoptalk 2016 Conference via CB Insights — Blog
- Uber’s chief China rival gets a $2 billion boost via Re/code
- Google wants all its self-driving cars to clean themselves — here’s why (GOOG) via Tech
- LinkedIn reportedly looking to rival Facebook’s Instant Articles via Engadget
- Just because a startup has lots of customers and revenue doesn’t make it a good business via Tech
- The steroid era of startups is over — here’s what 8 top VCs think will happen next via Tech
- Self-driving taxis from General Motors and Lyft will hit the road within a year via Technology — Quartz
- The New York Times is starting a meal delivery service via The Verge
- You can now use IFTTT with GE’s smart appliances via The Verge
- Airbnb is looking at ways of increasing the amount of interaction between hosts and guests via Tech
- YouTube helps advertisers jump on viral content via Engadget
- SpaceX successfully lands its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating drone ship again via The Verge
VR・AR関連
- This WWII 360 Video Will Teach, Thrill, And Crush You By The End via UploadVR
- Oculus exec Mary Lou Jepsen resigns to create new MRI tech via Engadget
- One VR Platform To Rule Them All: iQIYI Wants 10 Million Users In 12 Months via TechNode
- Here’s the First 360 Video Shot with GoPro’s New Omni Rig via UploadVR
- VR Content Coming To TIME Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated, And Others via UploadVR
- The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Very Own VR HMD Doubles as a Beer Holder. Really. via UploadVR
- Drone racing is becoming a hot new sport via Tech
- Negotiator VR is Unlike Anything Else on Rift, Now on Kickstarter via UploadVR
- Join The VR Academy — An Eight-Week VR Engineering And Job Placement Program via UploadVR
- Riding ‘TheWave’: How A Few Young Men Are Using VR To Change Music Forever via UploadVR
- Get 10 VR Games for $3 in This IndieGala Bundle via UploadVR
