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McHugh: Wist expects to convert any 2D media by year-end

Andrew McHugh · #122 Wist: The Killer Use Case for VR? · Mar 4, 2025 · at 5:34

Andrew McHugh discusses Wist's technological roadmap with venture capitalists on The Pitch.

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“So that's our expectation for the end of the year is to be able to ingest any existing two D media. And that's everything from something you've captured recently to childhood videos.”

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