Remix 3D was a website created by

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for users to browse, distribute, and download 3D objects. The website featured a free library containing thousands of 3D objects for use in

virtual reality Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), e ...

and

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applications. Remix 3D was released first to Windows Insiders and then as part of the

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Fall Creators Update, alongside Paint 3D. The service also directly integrated with and/or supported 3D Viewer, as well as Paint 3D,

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, and

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. In July 2019, Microsoft announced that it would be shutting down the Remix3D site on 10 January 2020. According to ''

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'', two months prior to the announcement, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Kudo Tsunoda, the person in charge of Microsoft's 3D efforts, left his job. Users are encouraged to store their creations to their

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account, instead.

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