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Orlando Magic's Aaron Gordon launches computer coding program for school kids

Orlando Magic's Aaron Gordon launches computer coding program for school kids

When Aaron Gordon was growing up in San Jose, Calif., he would sometimes get a sneak peek at emerging technologies because his mother worked in Silicon Valley.

That early exposure has helped the 23-year-old Orlando Magic forward develop an appreciation for tech, with Gordon famously using a drone…

From stinky to cookies: Orlando firm creates scents for virtual reality games, military training

From stinky to cookies: Orlando firm creates scents for virtual reality games, military training

In a tiny office in east Orange County, a company called Global Technology Integrators is creating thousands of smells meant to bring even more life to virtual reality.

And that means the hallway that leads to GTI’s office can smell like chocolate chip cookies — or something really, really foul.

VR attraction to debut "Mission: Impossible" game at Pointe Orlando early next year

VR attraction to debut "Mission: Impossible" game at Pointe Orlando early next year

A new virtual reality attraction on I-Drive has announced a second, Hollywood-centric scenario that will be available to visitors even as the first one has yet to debut.

Nomadic VR, which plans to introduce its zombie apocalypse scenario before the end of the year, says a “Mission: Impossible”…

Fattmerchant expands office, now occupies 3 floors in historic downtown building

Fattmerchant expands office, now occupies 3 floors in historic downtown building

It has been a good year for Orlando financial tech company Fattmerchant.

Once looked at as one of the darlings of the city’s startup scene, the firm has more than doubled its employee count this year, growing from 35 at the start of the year to 85 now.

The growth has caused the company to expand…