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XR Gaming Case Study: Groove Jones, Be Pro Be Proud

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The team delivers the VR training program to students via a mobile truck, available in Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Groove Jones’ unique design ideology enables a training module to include mechanics most commonplace in classic video games, such as levelling up, scoreboards, and unlockable abilities.

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Here’s How VR is Helping Athletes Prepare for Games

VRScout

The next wave of athletic training takes place in a computer simulation, as companies such as STRIVR Labs , EON Sports and Beyond Sports help players prepare for games through VR technology. Davis Webb, the quarterback of Stanford rival California, trusts his Oculus headset as much as his helmet when it comes to game preparation.

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

Road to VR

Parents and waiting participants can follow along with the VR content their kids and friends are experiencing inside by viewing on HP Chromebooks, and play on HP’s Omen Gaming Laptops located outside the venue while they wait. Merchandise includes plush toys, action figures, franchise DVDs, and video games.

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This Restaurant Will Let You Paint With Sauces in VR

VRScout

When your masterpiece is complete, you can save an in-game video of your custom creation on Facebook right there. 10 – TCU vs. Arkansas. 17 – Arkansas vs. Texas State. Just like the creative freedom you’re afforded in Tilt Brush, you can also skip the tracing and go nuts making a mess and painting whatever you want.

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STRIVR Introduces VR Training On and Off the Field

Road to VR

“I think the entertainment stuff is really cool and some of the gaming experiences are incredible, but how big is that market outside of a gaming community? STRIVR has continued to work with NBA, MLB, and NHL franchises and their corporate partners at different games using virtual reality. ” says Belch.

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Using VR Revolutionize Sports Training with STRIVR Labs

Road to VR

They quickly signed up Stanford, Vanderbilt, Clemson, Auburn, Arkansas and Dartmouth as their first official partners to continue their research, and they also started working with NFL teams including the Cowboys, Cardinals, Giants, Vikings, and Jets.

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Apple and Snap partner JigSpace, the ‘Canva for 3D,’ raises a $4.7M Series A

TechCrunch VR

When former Art Director Zac Duff started teaching a game development course online in 2015, he faced the same challenges that teachers around the globe have become all too familiar with after a pandemic-induced lockdown. “Right at the center of it is knowledge transfer.

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