article thumbnail

Ohio University Launches Virtual Reality and Game Development Major

ARPost

Starting this fall, Ohio University is offering a Virtual Reality and Game Development (VRGD) undergraduate major. The new program received approval for creation from the Ohio University Board of Trustees in April 2021 and was later also approved by the state of Ohio and the Higher Learning Commission.

Ohio 432
article thumbnail

Circuit Stream: XR Learning Hub for AR/VR Developers and Designers

ARPost

Job roles are opening up, and the youth and adults alike are becoming more and more interested in the immersive world that AR/VR brings. Immersive technology has yet to hit the mainstream market, but investments in the broad XR industry are already predicted to exceed a market value of $250 billion by 2028.

AR 353
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Meet XR Terra, the Company Teaching XR Technology

ARPost

XR Terra was founded in 2019 as a way to train companies to be able to use the basics of XR programs so that they can more easily get started using XR technology in impactful and affordable ways. Each course is part-time and delivered online by “AR/VR experts.” See Also: Best AR/VR Certifications to Kickstart Your Career in 2021.

article thumbnail

Neurosurgery Patients Take A VR Tour Of Their Own Brains

VRScout

Ohio-based company Surgical Theater is well aware of the common reactions people facing brain surgery may often have, and are offering a solution that would use VR to dull – and in some cases – erase parts of that fear. As VR and AR continue to grow within the medical field, so has Surgical Theaters partnerships.

Ohio 348
article thumbnail

How VR Saves Lives in the OR

VRScout

VR is completely changing how doctors can train. Because Doctors are scientists and scientists are all about identifying, analyzing and solving problems, they are always among the first to harness new technology to improve the health of their patients. Physical training, health, and fitness. Visualization.

Training 218
article thumbnail

The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

BMW has also baked in the ability for team members to interact together in the same virtual environment, no matter where they are in the world. DISNEY USES VR FOR RESEARCH WHILE CEO SAYS WE’LL SEE AR AT THEME PARKS. 6 AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR AR INVESTORS. DOCTORS IN OHIO USE VR TO TRAIN FOR TRAUMA CARE.

article thumbnail

The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

At a Fortune magazine technology conference in Aspen, CMO Brian Wallace and CEO Rony Abovitz (who sold his surgical robot company for $1.65B in 2013) got on stage to fuel the fire on the hype train. The round was led by DFJ Growth, and also in the round are China Investment Corporation, Thrive Capital, FreeS Fund, and Max Levchin.