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#1359: Landmark Anthropological Field Study of VR with “In the Land of the Unreal” author Lisa Messeri

Voices of VR

Yale Anthropologist Lisa Messeri spent a year doing field work in Los Angeles in 2018 studying the political ecology of the VR community, and will be releasing her landmark book called In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles on Friday, March 8th.

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7 Insightful XR Education Case Studies to Read in 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Today, we’re going to be looking at some of the most inspirational case studies from the educational landscape, highlighting the benefits of XR for training. According to Aptiv, even people who had never touched a virtual reality headset before were still able to take part in the training. HTV VIVE, Unreal, and Nowa Era.

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Automotive XR Case Study: Varjo and Phiaro

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

They then mounted the hardware for inside-out positional tracking into the vehicle. Using the Varjo XR-3 headset, the team was then able to combine a real-time video feed, with 3d car renders, built within Unreal and Unity software.

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VR Training Case Study: Y-12 National Security Complex

HaptX

Groundbreaking worker-training system leverages virtual reality and multi-user haptics A premier manufacturing facility, the Y-12 National Security Complex is dedicated to making the world a safer place. As part of their continuous improvement endeavors, the ORETTC team decided to prototype a virtual glovebox training simulator.

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XR in Education Case Study in Focus: VIVE and Nowa Era

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

To inspire innovative students in the chemistry landscape, Nowa Era created a powerful new virtual reality lab with technology from HTC VIVE. widerska-Kulka said the Virtual Laboratory is a phenomenal device capable of enhancing any curriculum. Here’s how VIVE and Nowa Era are enabling the chemistry experts of the future.

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Powering The Next Generation Of Virtual Music Experiences

VRScout

For example, Sony Music is recruiting a team “dedicated to reimagining music through immersive media” that will leverage Sony Music’s catalog and impressive roster of artists to implement a new category of music experiences using the Unreal Engine. After all, why sell just 7,000 tickets to a festival when you can potentially sell 700,000 ?

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6 Insightful Construction XR Cases to Read in 2022

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Every aspect of extended reality has a unique part to play in AEC operations. While virtual reality allows for the development of virtual blueprints and project plans, augmented and mixed reality improve access to content on-site, and enhance collaboration. Varjo and Sellen Construction.