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Intel Sells a 20% Stake in Maker of Multi E-Beam Mask Writing Tools

Anand Tech

Intel on Wednesday announced that it had agreed to sell a 20% stake in IMS Nanofabrication , a company the develops and builds multi e-beam photomask writing tools, for $860 million. IMS Nanofabrication develops and builds multi e-beam tools that synthesize photomasks (reticles).

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VR Technology Meets Drivers Ed Thanks To Boys & Girls Clubs

VRScout

Having the right tools and being able to practice driving skills in a safe environment is essential to young teens passing their driver’s tests, and helps keep parents sane during the learning process. Teenagers learn essential driving skills through the same program UPS drivers use. Learning how to drive can be stressful.

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‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Update Adds New Weapon & Example Content for Workshop Modding

Road to VR

which adds an example weapon to the game’s Workshop modding tools, allowing modders to experiment with bringing new weapons to the game. The update also includes improvements to the Workshop tools, including more example content for animation, audio, and shaders, along with new documentation. Replacing Sounds. Custom Pistols.

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Mk2 Partners With Secret Location For Worldwide VR Distribution Network

VRScout

Secret Location was founded in Toronto in 2009 as a services company, but has since pivoted into content production. “Mk2 has long been searching for an easy-to-use content management tool to power our VR Pods. Secret Location’s Vusr Venue is providing exactly what our global customers need, and more.”.

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Celebrate Earth Day With These Nature Themed VR Experiences

VRScout

Thankfully, immersive technology—such as VR—has proven to be the ideal tool for educating the public on environmental issues and spread awareness through immersive projects designed to envoke a sense of empathy with the user. THE STANFORD OCEAN ACIDIFICATION EXPERIENCE. PROJECT CHIMPS.

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Report: Kids and VR

Tech Trends VR

The overall sense that emerges from the research is that immersive technologies such as VR could become valuable learning tools Click To Tweet. In a 2009 study, Bailenson found that when elementary-aged school children saw themselves swimming with orca whales in a virtual environment, many later recalled the experience as real.

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Betting on Location-Based VR

Tech Trends VR

Secret Location was founded in Toronto in 2009 as a services company, but has since pivoted into content production. “mk2 has long been searching for an easy-to-use content management tool to power our VR Pods. Secret Location’s Vusr Venue is providing exactly what our global customers need, and more,” he added.

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