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Study Finds Lung Damage in Firefighters Years After a Major Wildfire

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Recent research from Canada seems to show that wildfires can continue to hurt the lungs of firefighters for years after they’ve burnt out. The study found that first responders who combated the Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016 were more likely to experience chronic lung ailments like asthma in the years after than the… Read more.

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1,350 Student VR Education Study Measures Attitudes, Interest in VR Learning & Building

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The majority of the schools in the study were in the United States and Canada. Links for both the in depth study as well as the summary are available there. This was a very intriguing study, and we look forward to seeing their results in the future. All-School Aggregated Findings – 2016–2017 VR.

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Supernatural Adds Mixed Reality Support, With The Lion King Workout To Follow

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Announced with research study results from Canada's University of Victoria, you can now add a "life-sized" Supernatural Coach into your living room through MR support, letting you meet them while you stretch and warm up. Supernatural, Meta's subscription-based VR fitness app, now includes mixed reality support.

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XR Advertising Case Study in Focus: VIVE and Rinnai America

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Overall, the tankless installation VR experience was delivered to almost 800 locations around the US and Canada, expanding Rinnai’s presence in their market like never before, and delivering a phenomenal level of education to the industry.

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Sony’s New 3D Display Doesn’t Require Any Glasses

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The new Spatial Reality Display App Select website will allow you to explore compatible applications as well as relevant use cases and studies. The device will be available for $5,000 this May in the United States and Canada. There’s also the Spatial Reality Display Player app, which can be used to easily display 3D projects.

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Metaverse to Contribute 2.8% to Global GDP in 10 Years, says Meta

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This Tuesday, a report from leading immersive firm Meta Platforms, produced by Deloitte, analysed the economic forecast of Metaverse services across the US, Canada, the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey, and Asia. The study found that 10% of businesses in the EU already use AR and VR, compared to 9% in the United States.

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XpertVR Offers Free Webinars on Using VR in Education

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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. The first webinar of the three-part series starts today, June 16, at 11 am EST, and is titled “How to Conduct Research Studies in Virtual Reality?”. Training on How to Use VR in Education.

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