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Journey to Freedom and Equality: How an AR Experience Makes History Come Alive

ARPost

The Freedom Riders were a group of white and Black American civil rights activists who joined the Freedom Rides in 1961. The group was met with resistance in Virginia. Members of the group were beaten. Trouble in Alabama. During their stop in Atlanta, the Freedom Riders learned that trouble was brewing in Alabama.

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VR Simulation Teaches Canadian Children The Importance Of Road Safety

VRScout

In response to these ongoing safety concerns, Morrongiello and her team of researchers at the University of Guelph have begun introducing a brand new virtual reality program designed to educate children on the proper safety procedures when crossing a busy intersection. This isn’t the first VR program dedicated towards road safety, however.

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Policing In The Metaverse: What’s Happening Now

Bernard Marr

The report aims to educate law enforcement agencies and policymakers about the new environment of the metaverse so they can adapt their policing tactics. Administrators in Mobile, Alabama, recently voted to spend close to $50,000 on ten virtual reality headsets to help them provide crisis intervention training for their police force.

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Abortion funds and reproductive justice networks need our help

Mashable VR

These regions will need heightened attention should the leaked draft become an official decision and states move forward, but the right to safe abortion access is still a national issue that's often exacerbated by factors like income, education, and race. You can donate here. The network can also provide funding and other practical support.

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Meta Reveals US Education Partnership amid v57 Update

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

These institutions, currently actively engaging in immersive learning, are hosting classes in virtual reality (VR) to determine the efficacy of XR technologies in the educational curriculum. Additionally, Itaca Education has tapped Meta’s hardware and technologies for virtual learning in the natural sciences and physics.

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