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Ecuador Is Launching A VR Training Program Supported By The World Bank

VRScout

Immersive training has the potential to make a huge impact on Ecuador’s education system. “ActiVaR,” one of the first technical training programs in Latin America, was launched at an event in Quito, Ecuador where 150 participants experienced VR and AR training techniques–many of them for the first time.

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Jeremy Bailenson talks about 1,000,000 Walmart employees training with VR, presence, and the VR “empathy machine”

The Ghost Howls

Today I’m very proud to host on my blog what is probably one of the best interviews I have ever had in these 6 years of career in VR blogging. I promised to celebrate this blog’s birthday with a few cool interviews and this is one of them. Dangerous: training firefighters. There was a lot of hardware work.

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Discover Latin America’s XR ecosystem with Oscar Cartagena

The Ghost Howls

In my career as an XR professional, I’ve got to know people from all over the world, especially thanks to this blog, social media, and the international events I attended. One of these places is Latin America. Do you know that there are some XR blogs and magazines all in Spanish to cater to Spanish and Southern American markets?

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CraneMorley and Porsche partner to transform training

CraneMorley

Back to Blog Page During 2022, CraneMorley and Porsche Cars North America were honored with seven national awards for their groundbreaking mixed reality training delivered on the Microsoft HoloLens 2. Porsche set upon a Lightyears ahead of its predecessor’s traditional instructor led training and eLearning.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.19): HTC launches Vive Flow, Magic Leap 2 announced, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Magic Leap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the Magic Leap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida. VR training goes big with Accenture and Bank of America. This week we had two big news that endorsed the importance of training in virtual reality.

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XR Today’s Virtual Reality Guide for Enterprises

XR Today - Virtual Reality

For example, enterprises have deployed VR for upskilling and training new hires. Accenture and Bank of America have tapped VR after purchasing 60,000 and 30,000, respectively. Varjo Technologies has also used VR to train pilots with its cutting-edge Aero headsets. Virtual Reality Guides: Case Studies. VR Collaboration.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.19): Vision Pro is slated for January, Quest 2 is selling incredibly well, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The company is preparing the training for Apple Store employees for mid-January, still hoping for a launch the same month , even if all of us are convinced that January may be a bit optimistic. These copies are specifically dedicated to the followers of my blog, so the chances of winning them are pretty high.