{"id":291,"date":"2017-04-18T09:33:24","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T09:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrobserver.wpengine.com\/?p=291"},"modified":"2019-03-26T09:37:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T09:37:11","slug":"parlez-vous-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/parlez-vous-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"PARLEZ-VOUS VIRTUAL REALITY?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
At the recent South by South West (SXSW) event, the country of France showcased the talent, innovation, and creativity of its nationwide virtual reality movement. To award-winning immersive experiences likes \u201cFirebird,\u201d \u201cI, Philip,\u201d and \u201cNotes on Blindness,\u201d the response was overwhelming: \u00a0France\u2019s VR initiatives is among the top in the world. \u00a0\u201cA recent report from the\u00a0Venture Reality Fund<\/a>\u00a0notes that France is taking the lead in virtual reality development in continental Europe\u00a0and points to 19 VR startups in France in its landscape of influential emerging VR players.\u201d While most of the nation\u2019s VR applications have been geared more toward entertainment, industry observers expect to see France expand to using VR in infrastructure, education, and other everyday applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n