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VR Training Company Gemba Secures $18M Series A to Expand Enterprise Metaverse

Road to VR

Gemba, the corporate VR learning platform, announced it’s closed an $18 million Series A funding round, which the company says will be used to continue expansion into Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. The latest funding round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, now valuing the UK-based company at $60 million.

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Vantari VR Expands Training Solution to Middle East, Italy

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Gianluca Nepi, VR Specialist, NUME Plus , explained in greater detail how the distribution planned to move towards immersive technologies indicative of the future, rather than implementing conventional trainers. He continued that the country had a “total of 37 medical universities, less than [1,000] hospitals, and 70 simulation centers.”

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Oculus Quest Enterprise Edition Brings Standalone VR To Businesses

VRScout

Oculus Quest opens up a new realm of untethered possibilities by introducing immersive 6DoF functionality without the need for intrusive cables or expensive, gaming-level PC’s. It is an incredibly powerful technology that will affect us from Los Angeles to New York to Western Africa to South Africa to Southeast Asia.”.

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The 2020 Sundance Film Festival Is Absolutely Stacked With Experimental Immersive Media

VRScout

Such offerings will include a variety of incredible projects by numerous genre-defying creators, a VR Cinema running a selection of groundbreaking immersive films, and a host of informative panel discussions conducted by some of the most influential figures in the industry. Ah, I have your attention now, don’t I?

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Central University of Technology Partners with EON Reality to Forge New Frontiers in Educational Technology

EON Reality

This initiative is part of the university’s strategic vision to transform the way education is delivered, by creating interactive, immersive learning experiences that resonate with students and educators alike. At EON Reality, we believe in the transformative power of technology to elevate learning and research. .”

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BBC Launches New VR Studio with Documentary about the Nile

VRScout

Explore the Nile in this immersive VR documentary released by the BBC’s new VR Hub. BBC Africa correspondent Alastair Leithead even says this disagreement could potentially lead to a war over water. Currently, there is contention between Egypt and Ethiopia over the potential damming of the largest river in the world, the Nile River.

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Virtual Reality in the Movie Industry

ARVR

Filmmakers today are exploring virtual reality technology to increase immersive viewing dramatically. During the ‘live-action’ remake of The Lion King , photorealistic lions in Africa were filmed using virtual cameras on an empty sound stage. The Volume provides complete immersion for all crew and set.