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Is Virtual Reality The Next Big Break For B2B?

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Virtual reality is one of those technologies that has been hyped for several years. While most virtual reality applications would find a home in the consumer market, such as gaming or media consumption, there are individual companies in the B2B segment that have been using it to promote their products. But they are wrong.

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Training for the Future: AR Marketing Course at Brock University in Canada

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Future marketing specialists can start their career specializing in the latest technologies thanks to a new AR marketing course offered by Brock University in Canada. He further explained that many students and marketers confuse augmented reality with virtual reality.

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XpertVR Offers Free Webinars on Using VR in Education

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Virtual reality has spread in almost all aspects of our lives. In this context, a startup based in Ontario, Canada, XpertVR, has announced a series of free webinars on the topic of how to use VR in education. See Also: Immersive Technology for Education: How Virtual Reality Will Change the Learning Process.

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The 2017 Virtual Reality Conference and Expo Schedule

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2016 could be considered the official introduction of virtual reality to the world and many industries have either embraced the technology at varying levels or simply started paying attention to movements within the industry. Virtual Reality Evolution // February 16. Virtuality // February 24th – February 26th.

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Top XR Events in 2021 That Should Be on Your Must-Attend List

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A large adoption rate for augmented and virtual reality in 2020 has broadened the audience and age groups interested in the latest technologies. One of the biggest international events dedicated to the augmented and virtual reality will take place at the beginning of September in Chengdu Financial City in Sichuan, China.

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Meta’s ‘Horizon’ Social VR Platform Surpasses 300,000 Users in 3 Months

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Meta opened its Horizon Worlds social VR platform in December, rolling out its proto-metaverse project to Quest users in the US and Canada. Some of that catch-up strategy will likely entail opening Horizon up to the rest of the world, and not just Quest users in the US and Canada. The possibilities are endless.

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Meta’s Social VR App is Coming to Web & Mobile Soon, Alpha Begins for Members-only Rooms

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As a similar free-to-play app, Horizon Worlds offers an Avatar Store featuring premium digital outfits—very likely only a first step in the company’s monetization strategy. It was too good to be true.

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