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The AR\/VR Africa Metathon is a collection of initiatives and programmes run by the worldwide XR fund with the goal of assisting XR experts in Africa in creating cutting-edge applications that showcase distinct African use cases for the metaverse.<\/p>\n
A training programme, an Africa-wide hackathon that will physically take place across 16 nations in Africa and be open to everyone electronically, and a rigorous bootcamp to further develop solutions will make up the three main components of the AR\/VR Metathon.<\/p>\n
The marathon will run from mid-August to April 2023. Developers, programmers, UI\/UX designers, artists, animators, storytellers, professionals, and students interested in taking part in the 12-week training should register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The AR\/VR Africa Metathon is a collection of initiatives and programmes run by the worldwide XR fund with the goal of assisting XR experts in Africa in creating cutting-edge applications that showcase distinct African use cases for the metaverse. 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