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VR Simulation Teaches Canadian Children The Importance Of Road Safety

VRScout

Using a VR headset to look around and a standard video game controller to move, kids are immersed in a virtual world complete with a two-lane road in which they must cross. “In our system, the children are fully immersed in the pedestrian environment,” continues Morrongiello. What’s the catch?

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Future NFL 1st-Rounder Deshaun Watson Trained To Pick Up Blitzes In VR

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Recognizing certain plays is something Clemson’s NCAA champion QB Deshaun Watson, who’s projected to be chosen in the first round of the upcoming NFL draft, can attribute to his VR training as he spent 40% of his time in the immersive format learning how to recognize and pick-up blitzes.

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The 2017 Virtual Reality Conference and Expo Schedule

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2017 is going to be a pivotal year for the technology’s growth and there will be many events welcoming VR as an auxiliary experience or fully focusing on the potential of the immersive tech. Game Developers Conference (GDC) // February 27th – March 3rd. Birmingham, Alabama. Registration: Exhibitor | Attendee.

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2018 Highlights: Award-winning VR gloves, global customers, and a growing team

HaptX

VR immerses itself into pop culture. This year marked the release of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster adaptation of Ready Player One , prompting a wave of curiosity about the state of immersive technology and its use cases. Our 2019 game plan. Fortunately, we had an answer. It was exciting to see them love our stuff as well.

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Big XR News from Boeing, ENGAGE XR, Apple, and Meta

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Many XR firms are distributing immersive workplace solutions to a range of enterprise end-users, and at the same time, vendors are working on providing extensive product portfolios. A paradigm-shifting XR moment is inbound, but which firms will lead the immersive space race? XR looks to be picking up in the public consciousness.

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Open House: Animation, Digital Art, and Computer Science Majors Invited to the Augmented & Virtual Reality Programme in Norway

EON Reality

These technologies are spreading far beyond the gaming world and into business and education, where its being used to train employees and better educate students. These skills will also enable students to work with product visualization, game creation, multimedia design, and broadcast media. Auditorium 3 Between 11:00 – 14:00.

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EON Reality

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