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As the 21st century rolls on, education must adapt to meet the needs of truly global and tech-ready students. With technological advances, opportunities in education increase at the speed of light.…
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Immerse, a startup focusing on teaching languages in VR, has launched a social app on Quest 2 which lets subscribers take part in live Spanish or English lessons, peer-to-peer conversation…
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Go 2,000 years back in time on the Virtual Reality Bus. Whoever said time travel wasn’t possible hasn’t heard of the Virtual Reality Bus, a 16 passenger transportation vehicle operated…
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That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for VR. This coming August, NASA will launch its unmanned Orion CM-002 spacecraft out of Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,…
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In der deutschen Berufsschule Kronach unterstützt Virtual Reality die Mechatronik-Ausbildung. Vor allem das Training gefährlicher Situationen soll ein Vorteil sein. In handwerklichen Berufen ist praktische Erfahrung wichtig. Passiert in der…
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VR stealth game Thief Simulator VR is coming to Meta Quest (formerly Oculus Quest) soon. A port of the game has appeared in the Coming Soon section of the Quest…
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Access to healthcare has always been a global problem, with those in more rural areas suffering the most. The world simply does not have enough clinically trained and specialized physicians…
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Elegant training for a more civilized age. It’s no secret that medical training is an expensive and time-consuming process. Thanks to immersive technology, however, healthcare centers around the world are…
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Enhatch and Holo-Light partner to launch streaming platform to deliver AR and VR surgical training
Enhatch, creator of an ‘Intelligent Surgery Ecosystem’ that connects companies, technologies, and surgeons to streamline clinical workflows and personalize surgery, has recently announced a partnership with Holo-Light, a company that…
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Das Fossilienmuseum Monte San Giorgio in Meride zeigt Fossilien von Tieren und Pflanzen, darunter auch zahlreiche grosse und kleine Saurier. Rekonstruktionen, Illustrationen, 3-D-Animationen und auch Augmented Reality (AR) und Virtual…
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KIT-AR, a provider of an augmented worker platform for the manufacturing industry, has this week announced the completion of a EUR €2 million seed stage funding round. KIT-AR stated that…
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Virtual and augmented reality (AR and VR), which are collectively extended reality (XR) technologies, are becoming vital tools for industry and academic institutions to train employees and students. In medical…
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Moth+Flame partners with SHRM announces new Virtual Reality immersive learning marketplace for corporate training
Moth+Flame, a developer of virtual reality (VR) and immersive training technology, has announced that it has created its first enterprise-grade immersive learning marketplace for corporate training, allowing companies to leverage…
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One of New Jersey’s fastest-growing industries is life sciences. Already home to some of the world’s largest biopharma companies, the state is now also home to our newest Digital Capability Center.…
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NYC Health + Hospitals worked with Health Scholars on a unique VR simulation. VR simulation and training is one of the biggest use cases for virtual reality. That’s true in…
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Accelerating Digital Transformation With A Powerful Combination of Virtual Training Solutions From Matterport and CGS
CGS TeamworkAR platform utilizes Matterport digital twins to augment virtual training solutions. Two industry leaders have combined their cutting-edge technologies to deliver powerful virtual training solutions to global enterprises. The…
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President’s Student Leadership Program kicks off core week with immersive learning experience
20 students from across the province make up the new cohort of Manitoba’s premiere postsecondary leadership program The Burns Leadership Institute is pleased to announce the fourth cohort of the…
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Committing To Immersive Education, IE University To Provide Virtual Reality Headsets To Students
Committing to immersive education, IE University to provide virtual reality headsets to students IE University, a world leader in educational innovation, will provide VR and AR (virtual and augmented reality)…
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Businesses have always jumped at the chance to harness technological innovations in order to boost their processes and gain an edge over competitors. Today, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality…
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Students get help with the university entrance exam, DELE, Spanish language, and Spanish immersion programs. Spain-ed.com has launched its immersive Spanish learning program in Barcelona for adults to prepare them…
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The great thing about interactive and immersive experiences is that you remember them. Writing this, I recall a visit to a museum in Stockholm twenty years ago where I spent…
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So konnte BASF mithilfe einer mit 3spin Learning gemeinsam entwickelten Augmented Reality App seinen Beschäftigten ihr Produkt und seine Anwendungsmöglichkeiten, dem Dämmstoff Styrodur, als Hologramm im realen Raum greifbar machen.…
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CoPilot Designer has an exciting assortment of new features in version 2.6! This update includes capabilities to further empower learning content creators to design the immersive learning content employees need.…
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MHS Truck & Bus, sole distributor of MAN Truck & Bus in Romania, estimates the time to fix the commercial vehicles was slashed by 75% with a 50% travel reduction.…
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Transfr VR raises $35M to expand its virtual training simulation offering to new regions and industries
Transfr VR (Transfr), a provider of on-the-job training programs that utilize augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), has this week announced USD $35 million in Series B funding as it expands…
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The Opportunities for XR in Advertising Increasingly, XR (Extended Reality) is evolving to become a lot more than just an entertainment novelty. Today, companies around the world are using XR…
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Vrgineers, ein international führender Anbieter von virtuellen und Mixed Reality Pilotentrainingssystemen für professionelle und militärische Kunden, stiftet seinen Portable Trainer an die ukrainischen Luftwaffe. Der rekonfigurierbare virtuelle Pilotentrainer soll bei…
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VictoryXR to work with The Commonwealth of The Bahamas to help with rollout of nationwide metaverse education program
VictoryXR, provider of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) content for schools and educational institutions, has recently announced that it will be working with The Commonwealth of The Bahamas to help…
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Virtual reality enhances leadership training program of Wellstar Health System. Leaders in the healthcare industry recently got a taste of a groundbreaking leadership training program powered by virtual reality. Partnering…
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NYC Health + Hospitals presents VR-Technology as part of comprehensive maternal health simulation training
NYC Health + Hospitals and Health Scholars today announced the introduction of new virtual reality (VR) technology to NYC Health + Hospitals‘ course library of obstetrics (OB) simulation trainings. Co-developed…
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Osso VR’s training platform is currently being used by a number of healthcare centers around the world. Researchers working out of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland…
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Multiple Sklerose ist zwar nicht heilbar, aber mit Medikamenten gut behandelbar. Gegen bestehende Symptome und Einschränkungen werden zudem gezielt neurologische Therapien eingesetzt. Im Multiple Sklerose Zentrum des Luzerner Kantonsspitals (LUKS)…
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Meta released a concept video depicting a vision of “the metaverse”, including a futuristic headset design and fingertip input device. The video is featured on a new page titled ‘The…
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Im Genfer Manor öffnete vor kurzem der erste Lego-Shop der Zukunft seine Tore. Dank digitalem Spieltisch und einer Digibox werden die Lego-Sets lebendig. Lego-Fans aufgepasst: Im Manor in Genf wird…
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ENGAGE, the XR education and enterprise metaverse company, today unveiled its Link social platform which the company calls a “fully featured corporate metaverse.” Previously codenamed Oasis when it was first revealed in June…
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Hybrid working services gain mutual integration, with plans to add AI and VR functions Last Friday, Zoom announced an alliance with Microsoft Teams to enable users to receive cross-platform calls…
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It’s no surprise that more learning and development professionals are beginning to explore how VR training might fit into their organization’s goals. This rapidly emerging, highly immersive training tool offers…
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Magos, a Greek company developing haptic feedback gloves for virtual reality applications, and VRpilot, a Danish company developing pilot training software, have partnered to develop a virtual reality cockpit procedure…
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We use VR/AR technology for everything, why not for education? One thing’s for sure: the future is VR/AR. Let alone adapting ourselves to the remarkable innovations taking place all around…
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Forschende aus Hannover entwickeln eine Augmented-Reality-Lösung, mit der sich die Übersicht im Gabelstapler verbessern lässt. Mehr als 10’000 Unfälle mit konventionellen Gabelstaplern gibt es jedes Jahr allein in Deutschland. Das…
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Synch your Quest headset to Apple Health for an enhanced VR fitness experience. It was back in 2020 that Meta (formerly Facebook) first introduced the Move app for Meta Quest…
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Die Schweiz feiert 175 Jahre Schweizer Bahnen. Am 11. Juni veranstalten Stadler, die SBB und Thurbo zu diesem Anlass einen Erlebnistag im Dreiländereck. Unter dem Motto «ÖV ohne Grenzen –…
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ARuVR announce world-first EdTech partnership with UCL Hospital to develop XR use in medical training
Extended Reality (XR) will prove an important tool in medical training for surgery, says thought-leader in the medical training industry at exclusive BT Tower event ARuVR, the Virtual and Augmented…
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As we emerge from the pandemic into a new world, we are able to look back and see how the usefulness and importance of VR in the acquisition and retention…
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Hampshire County Council using virtual reality to help foster carers understand how young people experience trauma
VIRTUAL reality is helping foster carers to understand how young people experience trauma. Hampshire County Council staff are receiving virtual reality training, putting them into 2D and 3D scenarios with…
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Trends in Collaborative XR Experiences As XR technology has continued to grow more accessible in the business landscape, companies of all sizes have begun to discover its benefits for boosting…
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The impact of the global pandemic has seen many activities normally performed face to face, now occurring online. In the corporate world, this move online has been even more significant.…
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US Air Force awards HTX Labs $1.25M SBIR Phase II contract to expand its EMPACT immersive learning platform
HTX Labs, developer of the EMPACT Immersive Learning Platform, has announced that it has been awarded a new USD $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by…
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Zwei Technologien, die dem Handwerk in Zukunft die Arbeit erleichtern und ein Mittel gegen den Fachkräftemangel sein können, heißen Augmented und Virtual Reality. Wie Betriebe AR und VR nutzen können…
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Christiani präsentiert Lösungen auf der Learntec Auf der Learntec in Karlsruhe zeigt Christiani Lösungen für den Einsatz von Augmented und Virtual Reality in der Bildung. Bereits im Vorfeld gab es…
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OVR Technology releases its ‘INHALE 3’ Virtual Reality scent platform for mental health and wellbeing
OVR Technology, a provider of olfactory virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technologies, has recently announced the release of its INHALE 3 Wellness Platform, the third iteration of its immersive VR…
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Schon bevor der Handwerker das erste Werkzeug in die Hand nimmt, lassen sich dank VR-Brille die neue Küche oder das Bad begehen. Das bietet Vorteile für beide Seiten. Die Technik…
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With the participation of more than 20 universities and their researchers, a VR platform developer is mounting a study to gauge how schools can make the most of AR/VR tools…
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Quest might finally get a social feature worth shouting about. You’d expect social experiences to be at the forefront of Meta’s virtual reality (VR) drive but one thing that’s always…
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Red 6, an augmented reality (AR) technology firm that provides applications for military air combat training, has recently announced that it has successfully flown its first multi-aircraft training flight against…
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VR training can provide you and your employees with the flexibility necessary to achieve your organization’s DEI goals. As diversity, equity and inclusion training becomes a more integrated part of…
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“What is it like to walk in someone else’s shoes? Books allow us to imagine it, and movies allow us to see it, but VR is the first medium that…
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Think about employee training at your company. How is it designed? How is your organization helping employees learn? If the image in your mind right now is something like conventional…
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The Demonstration Test was Conducted for 663 Students at 14 Vocational Schools. 〜 The effect of VR was Confirmed in In-Hospital Care by Paramedics as its Importance is Increasing under the Revised…
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At Voitsberg Vocational School, teachers and students test virtual reality training. A concept with future? Training in virtual reality not only stimulates motor memory and thus promotes the learning effect,…