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All the Ways Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are Shaping Sports

ARVR

It has been a year since ESPN’s President Jimmy Pitaro announced in an interview with the Wall Street Journal: “We’ve been leaders in the virtual reality [VR] and augmented reality [AR] space for a long time now… we do not believe that AR and VR is a fad. Here’s how AR and VR are shaping the world of sports: 1.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Sony’s PlayStation VR finally hit shelves on the 13th of October and the reviews are in… and they’re (mostly) good. Like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift require a PC (albeit a heavy-duty one) to power your virtual exploring, the PSVR requires a PlayStation 4 console. Looking for a job in VR/AR? GOOGLE WANTS YOU.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

HOW DO YOU HELP THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED WITH VR/AR? Virtual and augmented reality technology is being used to help people who are blessed with perfect vision – and lots of interesting solutions are out there. A startup out of Oxford, OxSight is building AR glasses that described as “hearing aids for the blind.”

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Helping Firefighters Douse Blazes Around the World, with RiVR’s Alex Harvey

XR for Business Podcast

If anyone knows Kirk McKenzie in Consumers Fire Department in the US over in Sacramento, he is working with GoPro on their next camera, to make sure it’s a little bit more sturdy. Like, that alone, I think, is going to be a critical point in how VR and AR start to really make a difference in learning. We melt quite a few GoPros.

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Helping Firefighters Douse Blazes Around the World, with RiVR’s Alex Harvey

XR for Business Podcast

If anyone knows Kirk McKenzie in Consumers Fire Department in the US over in Sacramento, he is working with GoPro on their next camera, to make sure it’s a little bit more sturdy. Like, that alone, I think, is going to be a critical point in how VR and AR start to really make a difference in learning. We melt quite a few GoPros.

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Helping Firefighters Douse Blazes Around the World, with RiVR's Alex Harvey

XR for Business Podcast

If anyone knows Kirk McKenzie in Consumers Fire Department in the US over in Sacramento, he is working with GoPro on their next camera, to make sure it's a little bit more sturdy. Like, that alone, I think, is going to be a critical point in how VR and AR start to really make a difference in learning. We melt quite a few GoPros.