Students at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School learned about the medical uses of virtual and augmented reality when Dr. Robert Louis made a recent appearance during a psychology class at the…
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– Facing our own mortality, or the death of loved ones, is never easy. – With our lives becoming increasingly digital, there are new aspects, such as what happens to…
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The big problem with virtual reality? It’s almost as boring as real life
7. Dezember 2019No one needs a virtual Toyota. We need to give users good reasons to leave their reality behind and immerse themselves in a new one. Just a few years ago,…
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A few years ago I was introduced to Virtual Reality and 360˚ video. When I saw the VR glasses, it seemed to me a lot of hassle to put that…
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Neue Entwicklung: So kann Berührung per Touchscreen funktionieren
7. Dezember 2019Ein Vater sitzt mit seinem Sohn in einem Raum. Die Mutter sitzt woanders – und bringt doch ihr Kind mit einer Berührung zum Lachen. Dahinter steckt neue Forschung, die auch…
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German Circus Uses Holograms Instead Of Live Animals For A Cruelty-Free Magical Experience
6. Dezember 2019Entertaining the crowds since 1976, Circus Roncalli has done something unimaginable – they have swapped out horses, lions and elephants for holograms. And the show remains spectacular. Circus Rocalli…
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With the increased need to integrate meaningful and engaging technology and ICT capability tools in schools, teachers are increasingly required to discover and learn new ways to incorporate these tools…
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Art, education, and AR technology for children – if it can find funding As augmented reality becomes more ubiquitous, more and more AR applications for children are being produced. These…
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Die Digitalisierung ermöglicht auch bei Kunst und Kultur neue Wege. Gemälde oder hochempfindliche Objekte lassen sich zu Hause am PC anschauen. Und im Museum tauchen Besucher dank virtueller Realität in…
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Upskilling at Scale: How Virtual Reality Is Revolutionizing Employee Training
6. Dezember 2019Derek Belch, CEO of Strivr, on the growing trend of “upskilling” employees in a competitive labor market, and how virtual-reality based Immersive Learning programs can improve training effectiveness, lower costs,…
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VR-Brillen für Emma, Fiona und Alma: Russland testet, ob virtuelle Realität die Milchproduktion ankurbelt. Wie innovativ ist die Schweizer Kuhhaltung? Das Wichtigste in Kürze Auf russischen Bauernhöfen werden momentan VR-Brillen…
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AR in education helps students easily appreciate realistic scenarios and make learning more fun with its gamified nature. A new augmented reality learning app from the Centre for Digital Enterprise…
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VR in maritime training: focus on what motivates learning not the technology
5. Dezember 2019As innovations such as VR and gamification are introduced into maritime training people should not get too caught up in the technology, but instead focus on what motivates individuals to…
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Technology, in particular AR and VR, can help to transform traditional teaching methods, which can improve the learning experience for students. The original use case for augmented and virtual reality…
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Gussteile für Motoren und Getriebe im Fahrzeugbau müssen höchsten mechanischen Belastungen trotzen. Eine Software entlarvt in der virtuellen Welt frühzeitig Bruchstellen. Ein digitales Abbild eines Motorträgers, auf Raumhöhe gezoomt, frei…
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VIRTUELLE AUSFLÜGE FÜR GEHBEHINDERTE SENIOREN „Da gibt’s die besten Waffeln!“, sagt Hans (89) und drückt Ingrids (81) Hand. Sie drehen ihre Köpfe nach rechts, fangen an zu lachen. In Wirklichkeit…
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Dank Virtual-Reality-Brille von Ford: Paketboten erleben die Perspektive von Radfahrern und entwickeln mehr Empathie
5. Dezember 2019Hermes-Paketboten erleben die Perspektive von Fahrradfahrern im Straßenverkehr mittels einer Virtual-Reality-Brille Die sogenannte „WheelSwap“-Simulation ist ein Teil der Share The Road-Kampagne von Ford. Ziel ist die Generierung von mehr Empathie…
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Virtual reality (VR) has come a long way very quickly in recent years, but neither VR hardware nor VR software is great for people with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments—whether…
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A Santa Monica, CA based start- up, Red 6, has announced a $1.5M development grant from AFWERX (the US Air Force tech incubator) to use augmented reality to solve what…
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California Fire Department Using VR To Train Recruits How To Fight Wildfires
4. Dezember 2019VR technology offers firefighters-in-training realistic training scenarios. In 2019 alone, over 6,402 fires have been recorded in California. An estimated 250,249 acres of land have burned, three people have lost…