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Virtualware Celebrates 20 Years of Operation

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Since its founding in 2004, the firm has been consistently recognized as a worldwide leader in providing enterprise XR. Additionally, the firm gained further enterprise-operation recognition by gaining a Gold Award in the Best Advance in Augmented and Virtual Reality category. But here we are, 20 years later. 20 years older.

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Virtualware Inks Multi-Year VR Trainer Deal with US Energy Firm

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Virtualware , a Spanish virtual reality (VR) firm specialising in enterprise training solutions, has inked a massive multi-million dollar deal with a US energy firm. According to the company, the ADIF invested nearly €1 million USD in the upskilling venture to transform its workforce competencies with virtual reality training systems.

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‘Half-Life 2’ VR Mod Launches Today on Steam, Bringing Free VR Support to Valve’s Classic Adventure

Road to VR

The long-awaited VR mod for Half-Life 2 (2004) is available for free in beta starting today, bringing to the iconic Valve title a near-native level of VR immersion we’ve been waiting for. Physically walk around, pick up objects and climb ladders the way that only Virtual Reality allows.

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`Play Far Cry in Virtual Reality – with Motion Controls!`

VRGames

Fans of the original 2004 release of Far Cry can now experience a new level of immersion. German developer Holger Frydrych has released a third-party mod allowing users to play the entire game in VR and control their weapons using motion controllers. The free mod, titled Far Cry VR v0.5, is available on Github and […]

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Virtualware: Innovating at the Forefront of Immersive Technology

AIXR

Beyond the excitement that virtual reality generates, there are a lot of opportunities for immersive technologies to revolutionize industrial processes. It is w ith this in mind that Unai Extremo and Sergio Barrera founded Virtualware in 2004 in Bilbao, Spain. . A True Innovation in Immersive Spaces.

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Surgeon Chooses VR Over Sedatives For Patients

VRScout

A surgeon in Mexico City is ditching painkillers by bringing virtual reality into the operating room. Is virtual reality a powerful enough experience to distract humans from pain? He would then record the experiences of his patients and gauge their levels of pain while using the immersive technology.

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New VR boots aim to make walking realistic for job training

Hypergrid Business

It lets you walk, run, and interact with your environment in virtual reality with possibly even more feedback than the Ekto VR boots, but it is much more cumbersome. One 2004 study from Japan states that the sensation of walking affects the way our brains process distance and movement.

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