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Microsoft HoloLens 2 & Unity Used to Highlight the Threat to Endangered Whales at the Smithsonian

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Although the enterprise use cases for the Microsoft HoloLens 2 continue to impress, the arts community just can't stay away from the best augmented reality headset on the market. The latest example comes from a new exhibit that highlights one of Earth's most powerful but vulnerable sea creatures: orca whales.

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Ed Games Expo Returns With A Full Day Dedicated To VR And AR Education

VRScout

The Educational Games Expo kicked-off this week in Washington, DC. Co-hosted by the VR/AR Association of Washington, DC, XR for Classroom Learning kicked off with remarks from Frank Brogan of the US Department of Education , Sophia Moshasha of the VR/AR Association of DC, and Gino Fazio of the CDC.

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Meta, IBM Rally XR Community for Global AI Alliance

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Currently, it has long been a member of the XR Association , a Washington, DC-based organisation piloting numerous initiatives to outline best practices and ethics for XR, AI, and other emerging technologies. Using AI, Microsoft aims to optimise processes for the enterprise, reducing time, waste, and equipment downtime.

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What is Accenture’s Metaverse Continuum Group?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

” Importantly, Accenture also runs its very own metaverse, the Nth floor, in collaboration with Microsoft, where its employees can attend immersive learning and new recruit onboarding or just socialize as teams. The business anticipates that at least 150,000 new recruits will begin their job in the Metaverse throughout this fiscal year.

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When to Use Virtual Reality (VR) Instead of Augmented Reality (AR)?

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But even the ones that remain and have pretty good traction, such as Microsoft Hololens, have a major shortcoming — immersion. The person at Sea-Air-Space Exposition outside Washington, DC can use an InstaVR-generated app to be transported onto a Navy ship and into a Navy Fighter Jet. You simply can’t do that in AR!

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VR poses challenges for software testing

Hypergrid Business

For example, Microsoft recently announced a deal worth approximately $500 million with the U.S. For example, Otolith Labs, of Washington DC, is developing a prototype device that sits behind the VR user’s ear. As you probably know, testing VR applications presents its own challenges, but also huge opportunities.

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Running Linux on HP Spectre x360

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year old laptop, the HP Spectre x360 I had scored as swag at the 2015 Microsoft Build conference, suddenly died a few months ago. Computer reviews aren’t my thing, but for this one I had to make an exception. In suspend mode, it feels like it is using no power at all. Figure 1: Discharge rate of HP Spectre x360 during typical use.