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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

Instead of sending the same packets to each of the students about the yaw of the teacher’s head, you’re sending simultaneously different packets about her nonverbal tracking data that are tailored for each student. Just a simple tweak to an outgoing packet of tracking data is causing real social consequences.

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What are Colleges & Universities Using VR For?

InstaVR

Immersing students in example client visits helps them become more comfortable, and also provides data points to the professor on where student focus is during the visits. Great way to bring academia and government + business closer together.

Education 113
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InstaVR Launches Academic Organization-wide Tier Pricing to Accommodate Distance Learning and Campus Virtual Tour Needs

InstaVR

Immersing students in example client visits helps them become more comfortable, and also provides data points to the professor on where student focus is during the visits. Great way to bring academia and government + business closer together. Learn More.

Education 156
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AR will mean dystopia if we don’t act today

TechCrunch VR

Tim Cook has warned the industry about “the data industrial complex” and advocated for privacy as a human right. ” The industry has made data-capture mistakes while building today’s tech platforms, and it shouldn’t repeat them. This data set is entirely separate to the content and user data used by AR apps (e.g.

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InstaVR Launches Academic Organization-Wide Tier Pricing in Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

InstaVR

Immersing students in example client visits helps them become more comfortable, and also provides data points to the professor on where student focus is during the visits. Great way to bring academia and government + business closer together. Learn More.

Education 106