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VR Technology Meets Drivers Ed Thanks To Boys & Girls Clubs

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To help with training, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America enlists actual UPS drivers to come in and be volunteer instructors to work with and guide teenagers through the VR training simulation.

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Smithsonian’s First VR Exhibit Puts You ‘Inside the Astronaut’s Helmet’

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The VR Transporter is a “permanent installation” at the National Air and Space Museum’s Simulator Gallery and will run “indefinitely,” a Smithsonian spokesperson told VRScout. Pulseworks , an Atlanta-based motion theater company, built the VR Transporter for the Smithsonian.

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Honda Mixed Reality Race Pits Pro Driver Against Pro YouTuber

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The only difference is that while Graham sat in an actual Type R on an actual racetrack, Jeakins sat in a simulator. First, Jeakins took his turn racing down a detailed digital version of the real-world Road Atlanta Raceway in Braselton, Georgia as it appears in Microsoft’s 2017 arcade racing video game Forza Motorsport 7.

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Varjo Demos XR Enterprise Use Cases in London

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We want to make sure that we can showcase our headset in context with software that our customers are really using to build these use cases we’ve discussed” Varjo-IDSI Partnership The news comes after Varjo partnered with Immersive Display Solutions Inc (IDSI) to train workers on the latter’s simulation and training technologies.

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NASA Announces VR Mars Ride With Actual 90-Foot Drop

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Lasting over two minutes, the virtual reality simulator allows users to strap into a NASA shuttle and travel to the big red planet themselves, viewing a wide variety of actual recorded footage from Mars. The ambitious VR simulator is just one attraction NASA is using during this year’s Super Bowl taking place in their own hometown.

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Periscape Brings VR Pop-up Installation to JFK International, Company in Talks with Over 200 Airports

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Featuring 12 stations fitted with Windows VR headsets, you’ll be able to play the Blu, Job Simulator, Longbow, Fruit Ninja, Notes on Blindness, and MasterpieceVR while killing time. Rosenthal says the company already has exclusive partnerships with 229 airports, including Paris, Dubai, Shanghai, Singapore, and Atlanta.

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International Travelers At JFK Use VR To Escape Airport Crowds

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You’ll also notice that each station has a large monitor with the purpose of allowing passerby’s to see the same action that you’re seeing while playing games such as Audioshield , Longbow, or Job Simulator just to name a few. Image Credit: PeriscapeVR.

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