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This All-Female Founders Pitch Event Was Held in VR

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These founders are a well-rounded group of leaders and entrepreneurs with a variety of focuses— from combining brain control interfaces with VR for wellness, to creating the world’s first search engine for immersive content, to using AR to accelerate skill sets and reduce costs in the construction industry. 8 She-EOs in a virtual pool.

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Big XR News from European Commission, NHS, Vuzix, and SNC-Lavalin

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HoloLens in Nuclear Power Plants Recently, another enterprise XR champion Laura Smith, Canada’s BIM Lead at SNC-Lavalin , spoke with XR Today to showcase how her team leverages XR devices, including the HoloLens, in workplace areas such as construction and nuclear sites.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Starting on June 24th, PlayStation will offer PSVR demos at about 300 Best Buy and GameStop locations across the US and Canada. While “VRSE” seemed to be a challenge for some to pronounce, “Within” could be a challenge to Google. The PSVR unit will work with the PlayStation 4 and Sony says they’ll have 50 games ready to go at launch.

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Our First Look At Microsoft HoloLens 2

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One of the more surprising announcements during the presentation, Spatial Anchors serve as a way to share three-dimensional images compatible with Apple’s ARKit as well as Google’s ARCore. Trimble XR10 w HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft. Customization Program.

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Exclusive: Here’s How Fantastic Contraption VR Devs Generated More Than $1 Million

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The creative puzzler is made by Canada-based game-making couple Sarah and Colin Northway teaming with Radial Games’ Andy Moore, Kimberly Voll and Lindsay Jorgensen with sound by Gord McGladdery. Other teams in this group include Survios ( which is funded by investors to the tune of $50 million ) and Owlchemy Labs ( acquired by Google ).

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How this AEC Firm Deployed HoloLens Devices

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AEC (architectural, engineering, and construction) is a great example, and XR is a perfect fit for supporting conventional AEC digital workflows, like reviewing CADS/digital twins and performing digital walkthroughs. Smith notes that her team deployed XR on-site in construction trailers to go over constructibility reviews using VR.

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NVIDIA Holodeck Gets New VR Tools for Architecture, Engineering and Construction

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To see the transformative power of virtual reality, step into NVIDIA Holodeck, which has newly added navigation tools expressly designed for architecture, engineering and construction professionals. The post NVIDIA Holodeck Gets New VR Tools for Architecture, Engineering and Construction appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.