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8i Appoints New CEO, Hints at Holographic Telepresence Research in Seattle
- Published January 12, 2017 12:45PM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Company Updates
11th January 2017, UploadVR By Joe Durbin
8i is one of the most intriguing virtual reality companies operating today, but for the past several months it has also been one of the most quiet. The New Zealend-based company is working to pioneer new methodologies for creating volumetrically captured, photorealistic holographic humans. Today, the company peeking its head above water just long enough to announce its plans for the new year and to tease us once again with the promise of powerful future technology.
In a series of blog posts published today, 8i stormed the Internet with several corporate updates. The first, and perhaps most significant is the appointment of Steve Raymond as the company’s new CEO. According to a post published by 8i co-founder Linc Gasking.
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