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Transfr Secures $12M Series A Financing to Scale Immersive VR Job Training Platform

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Currently, Transfr is already working with Alabama’s AIDT, a workforce agency, and the Alabama Community College System to use its curriculum and Oculus Quest to provide skills training for careers that don’t require four-year degrees, such as automotive manufacturing, construction and other skilled trades.

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Social VR Movie Platform Bigscreen Streaming Critically-Acclaimed Film ‘Selma’ For Free

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The Selma to Montgomery march was organized in response to the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson , an African American veteran and civil rights activist who was unarmed, was beaten and then shot by Alabama State Troopers during what was supposed to be a peaceful voting rights march. Image Credit: Bigscreen Inc.

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360 Short Film ‘Step to the Line’ Published as Part of Oculus’ VR for Good Initiative

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The short documentary is an emotionally powerful 360 degree video production, funded by Oculus’ VR for Good initiative. It is viewable as a 360 video on Facebook or through Oculus Video using a Gear VR or Oculus Rift (or HTC Vive using the Revive injector).

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BRINK Traveler – the Photogrammetry-Based AR and VR App Brings the World Close to You

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The VR version is available in the Oculus store (for both Quest and Rift ), as well as on Steam. Alabama Hills. In the immersive version of this photogrammetry-based app, the users will actually feel that they are at the location of their choice. Why a Photogrammetry-Based AR and VR App. “We’re White Pocket. Mount Morrison.

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Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to manufacturing-plant floors

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Hardware-wise, the business uses Facebook’s Oculus Quest headset with Oculus for Business, not the generic customer hardware available in stores. Most notably, though, is Transfr’s recent work in Alabama. Below is a presentation from the company highlighting the trainee experience.

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Virtual Music Festival ‘Lost Horizon’ Brought Glastonbury To Life In VR For Two Glorious Days

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Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, Noisia, Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler, Frank Turner, Alabama 3, and Coldcut; just some of the many many acts that performed live on stage as either a 2D green screen hologram or a custom 3D avatar. This ended up being more difficult than I thought, as there was plenty of incredible acts to catch.

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Instagram’s Kevin Systrom Talks Virtual Reality

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The name of the project came through Kevin’s love for Bourbon and other spirits, mostly from Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee. In a move not similar to what happened with Oculus a year later, Mark liked the application and wanted to make it a part of Facebook family. Systrom also said that his first idea didn’t worked out.