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California Fire Department Using VR To Train Recruits How To Fight Wildfires

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In 2019 alone, over 6,402 fires have been recorded in California. For us, partnering with RiVR was a clear choice due to the company’s mission to enable cutting edge training anywhere in the world via the RiVR VR Simulation Engine. VR technology offers firefighters-in-training realistic training scenarios. Image Credit: RiVR.

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Location-Based VR Arcade ‘Hero Hangout’ Opens Next Week In California

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Created in hopes of exposing the general public to the latest high-end virtual reality technology, location-based VR entertainment center “Hero Hangout” is set to open its doors for the first time this coming Thursday in San Mateo, California. Exit Reality has also provided three of their convenient VR booths.

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Homeland Security Releasing VR School Shooting Training Simulator

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In response to the rising number of mass shootings in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security developed and released a WebVR training simulator last year called EDGE (Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment), which helped prepare first responders for the stressful moments of responding to an active shooter scene.

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ForeVR Cornhole Will Soon Be Free-To-Play

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Earlier this week, VR developer ForeVR Games announced that its VR cornhole simulator ForeVR Cornhole will be going free-to-play on Meta Quest headsets later this month as part of the new “Freedom Update.” A SteamVR release is also on the way according to the developer. For an additional $9.99 you can unlock even more content.

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US Fire Administration Advocates The Use Of VR For Firefighter Training

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The Cosumnes Fire Department , for example, has been putting new recruits through VR training regiments designed to simulate dangerous California wildfires, while other departments have begun using immersive technology to prepare staff for a wide range of situations, including kitchen and submarine fires.

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One of America’s Biggest VR/AR Centers Is… Orlando?

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California? Defense, simulation, education, and entertainment come together in South Florida like they do no place else. Red 6 is an extended reality simulation company offering an “airborne tactical augmented reality system” featuring “unlimited synthetic training against near-peer adversaries.” How about Orlando?

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150 Projects Advance to the MVP Phase in AWE’s XR Prize Challenge in a Bid to Combat Climate Change

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Winners will be announced on June 1, 2023 at the AWE 2023 event in Santa Clara, California. Through projects that leverage XR technologies, the participants can simulate potential scenarios that will help make the problem that climate change poses more real and personal.

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