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Get Ready for This Year’s AR/VR Policy Conference

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The AR/VR Policy Conference is returning to Washington D.C. Looking at Last Year’s AR/VR Policy Conference. The inaugural AR/VR Policy Conference took place last year and returns as a joint effort of the XR Association and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). If you weren’t around last year, don’t worry.

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Creating Immersive Learning Experiences

Tech Trends VR

The benefits of using immersive technologies as teaching tools have been widely documented and extensively discussed, specially in recent years with the rapid development of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed reality hardware and applications. It has allowed our students from a small town in Georgia to tell our story to the world.”. “As

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VR Training and Haptics to Boost Railway Operational Safety

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Recently, HaptX partnered with immersive learning solutions provider RoundTable Learning to deploy VR training to railway workers. The partners are working with BNSF to provide railway engineers with an immersive step-by-step training platform to improve engineer safety.

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Haptic Solution to Support XR Accessibility for the Visually Impaired

XR Today - Virtual Reality

HaptX is leading the research alongside Old Dominion University (ODU) and Georgia Institute of Technology, which are also gaining investments from the funding round. Meta has recently partnered with Immersion Corporation, a company specialising in haptic technology.

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Using Augmented Reality to Elevate the Concert Experience

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With rising demand for one-of-a-kind experiences, entertainment companies are starting to explore new avenues. So, how exactly can AR add value to live performances? Irish rock band U2, for example, used AR to heighten their performance at the Experience + Innocence Tour. Maroon 5 also used AR in the most strategic way.

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Fans Get A VR Tour Of LA Stadium Ahead Of Super Bowl LIII

VRScout

Image Credit: United Way, Futurus, Georgia University. It’s an honor to see major brands like the LA Rams and United Way harnessing the power of Unity to create an immersive and creative experience for fans during the Super Bowl,” says Tony Parisi, Head of AR/VR Ad Innovation, Unity Technologies. “We

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Web3 AR Firm Kaleidoco Raises $7m in Seed Funding

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Web3 and augmented reality (AR) entertainment technology firm Kaleidoco raised $7 million USD in seed funding to accelerate its growth with key hires, the firm announced on Wednesday. She concluded, “AR is the 4th dimension layered onto everyday life. Opening of @TEDTalks using VR. impressive #TED2022 pic.twitter.com/xabrCCHaVQ.

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