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Oculus Is Bringing Free-To-Use VR To 90 California State Libraries

VRScout

The pioneering company continues its crusade of spreading VR by donating 100 headsets for educational purposes. Now the Facebook subsidiary is focusing on making virtual reality more accessible than ever by bringing their Oculus Rift headsets to public libraries across California all for the low cost of $0.00.

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Niantic’s New Mixed Reality Game Features An AI Owl

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Niantic, the creator of popular location-based augmented reality (AR) games like Pokémon GO and Pikmin Bloom , today launched Wol , an educational mixed reality experience powered by the 8th Wall platform’s Metaversal Deployment and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. For more information visit here.

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Oculus Brings Rift to 90 Libraries in California for Public Access VR

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Oculus has announced a pilot program to place 100 Rifts and Oculus Ready PCs in 90 libraries throughout the state of California, from the Oregon border down to Mexico. Public libraries provide safe, supportive environments that are available and welcoming to everyone,” says Oculus Education Program Manager Cindy Ball.

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How Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) can transform Education

ARVR

After packing up classrooms and settling into new teaching settings like living rooms and kitchen tables, teachers, students and parents are beginning to question whether this is the start of a drastic change in the education system. Younger students can even supplement their learning with educational AR games and toys such as PlayShifu.

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Fighting Climate Change With XR Tech And $100,000

VRScout

AWE, the long-running AR/VR conference, is set to go down later this month in Santa Clara, California, offering attendees an up-close and personal look at a variety of game-changing XR technology from over 300 exhibitors from across the world. Developers compete to create immersive experiences designed to fight climate change.

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Oculus Education Launches Pilot Programs In Taiwan, Japan, Seattle

VRScout

Oculus will provide headsets and training to three new pilot locations alongside a fresh helping of educational VR content. Oculus Education continues its ongoing streak of generosity with the expansion of its educational pilot programs to Taiwan, Japan, and Seattle.

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2020: The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

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Education and Global Innovation, Jamie Justice, is an expert in how AR and VR technologies are changing education. Beginning with early virtual reality games and devices in the 1960s and evolving to today’s HMDs, virtual reality has been part of society for a long time. EON Reality’s Director for U.S About Jamie Justice.

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