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| A UMD student using The mXRket virtual reality device. |
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| A UMD student playing a virtual reality game. |
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| A UMD student using the Meditations sound device |
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| A UMD student playing in The mXRket virtual reality world. |
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| Terps after dark flyers and Next Now Fest 2021 stickers. |
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| The bustling streets of New York City include people, pets, and wildlife. Little Italy, New York City, NY on Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Emily Hahn) |
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| New York City subway patrons commuting under the city both follow and rebel again masking rules for trains. C train to Brooklyn, New York City, NY on Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Emily Hahn) |
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| Nimble squirrel runs up a tree to hide three acorns from Central Park patrons below. Central Park, New York City, NY on Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Emily Hahn) |
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| Central Park goers sit around last night's leftovers. Central Park, New York City, NY on Sunday, September, 12, 2021. (Emily Hahn) |
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| Sunday morning in Times Square was anything but quiet In New York City, NY on Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Emily Hahn) |
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| A group of students play a Guitar Hero-type game at the Immersive Media Design Showcase during the NextNOW Fest on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at the University of Maryland campus, College Park, Md. |
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| Vincent Lin sets up his virtual reality experience at the Immersive Media Design Showcase during the NextNOW Fest on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at the University of Maryland campus, College Park, Md.. The simulation challenges the users sense of reality and perception. |
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| A student drums at the Immersive Media Design Showcase during the NextNOW Fest on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at the University of Maryland campus, College Park, Md.. Called "Beta Saber," the game develops a rythme for any song that can be downloaded off Spotify or YouTube. |
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| A student dunks a basketball in a virtual reality game at the Immersive Media Design Showcase during the NextNOW Fest on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at the University of Maryland campus, College Park, Md.. |
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| A NextNOW staff member observes the meditation experience at the Immersive Media Design Showcase during the NextNOW Fest on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at the University of Maryland campus, College Park, Md.. |
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| Natalie Schwab carves a clay tablet on Sept. 13, 2021, at the NextNOW Fest's Relief Printing Workshop in Stamp Student Union's Studio A in College Park, MD. |
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| A print by Amy Callmer sits by printing ink and an ink spatula on Sept. 13, 2021, at the NextNOW Fest's Relief Printing Workshop in Stamp Student Union's Studio A in College Park, MD. |
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| Attendees chat and make prints on Sept. 13, 2021, at the NextNOW Fest's Relief Printing Workshop in Stamp Student Union's Studio A in College Park, MD. |
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| Amy Callmer explains how to make prints to University of Maryland students on Sept. 13, 2021, at the NextNOW Fest's Relief Printing Workshop in Stamp Student Union's Studio A in College Park, MD. |
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| Aishwarya Madisetty carves a clay tablet on Sept. 13, 2021, at the NextNOW Fest's Relief Printing Workshop in Stamp Student Union's Studio A in College Park, MD. |
