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VR Simulation Allows Police To Train Using Real Tasers

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VR technology and wrist trackers combine to offer a next-level training program. Axon, a weapons technology company based out of Arizona, today launched a new VR simulation designed to train law enforcement officers in de-escalation tactics by immersing them in realistic scenarios they may face out in the field.

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Sense Arena Secures $3M to Expand Ice Hockey VR Training Tools, Add New Sports

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VR ice hockey training company Sense Arena announced that it’s closed a $3 million investment round, something the startup says will be used to support continued development on its ice hockey training platform as well as expand to new sports. We believe that Sense Arena has only scratched the surface of its potential.

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TSMC to Receive $6.6B Under US CHIPS Act, Set to Build 2nm Fab in Arizona

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government, TSMC in turn will be adding a third fab to their Arizona project, with its investment in the region soaring to more than $65 billion. This move not only signifies the largest foreign direct investment in Arizona but also marks one of the biggest support packages that the U.S. With this latest round of support from the U.S.

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Arizona Sunshine’s ‘The Damned’ DLC Is Its Biggest Expansion Yet

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Arizona Sunshine is arguably the most polished VR zombie shooter available at the moment. Following the release of an official location-based rendition of the original PC VR release, Vertigo is back with new DLC content that promises to add even more depth to the Arizona Sunshine universe. Image Credit: Vertigo Games. Dead Man DLC.

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Walmart Brings Tricked Out ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ VR Experience to Select Stores

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Walmart is continuing its onward journey to think outside of the big-box with the help of VR, this time bringing 50-foot tractor-trailers to their megalithic parking lots across the US to let shoppers go head-first into a VR experience for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming film, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

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Walmart and STRIVR Partner To Train Employees In VR

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US supermarket chain Walmart is betting big on VR to help improve its employee training techniques, and it’s turned to a new company to help. TechCrunch is reporting that Walmart plans to install VR training platforms at each of its 200 Academy training centers across the US by the end of the year.

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‘Sense Arena’ is a VR Hockey Trainer That’s Being Adopted by NHL Teams

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VR continues to prove out training as a core use-case for the technology. Sense Arena is a VR hockey training platform in use by NHL teams and now expanding beyond goalie training to players all across the rink. Sense Arena is a VR hockey training platform aimed at professional & amateur teams alike. Training Plans.

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