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VR App “Retreat” to Revolutionize Approach to Well-Being and Education

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The app transports learners to immersive virtual worlds with the goal of helping users upgrade their “real-world avatars” by equipping them with “tangible real-world skills.”. It also allows users to explore interactive worlds and immersive environments. A VR App for Transforming Lives. How Retreat Works.

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Colorado State University Has Deployed a 100 Headset VR Lab for Biomedical Education

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The so-called Immersive Reality Training Lab lab is part of a new CSU facility called the Health Education Outreach Center, says Jordan Nelson, a member the school’s Dept. The headsets run ‘BananaVision’ software which was developed in-house by Chad Eitel, a research associate at CSU. ” Image courtesy CSU.

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Making Intelligent Avatars in AR

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The ability to create engaging avatars is of course crucial if Social Immersive experiences and platforms are ever to catch on with consumers, and that’s arguably also the trickiest piece of the puzzle, as creators have to balance the desire for realistic representation and interaction with avoiding the dreaded Uncanny Valley.

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Building An AR Platform For Intelligent Avatars

VRScout

The ability to create engaging avatars is crucial if social immersive experiences and platforms wish to catch on with consumers. Artie’s engine uses AI to create entertaining and highly interactive avatars in augmented reality. .

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The Impact Of AR/VR On the Food Industry

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Companies are increasingly using immersive technologies like Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality to take advantage of this. Empower Customers Companies increasingly prefer AR and VR app development and offer an immersive cooking experience. Let’s explore the impact of AR/VR in the food industry.

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VR For Good: How The Road Will Use VR To Raise Awareness Of Human Trafficking

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“Danny, the director, and I wanted to make a virtual reality short film for a while,” Chlpanova tells me, “because we are very interested in immersive filmmaking. We’d expect something that you’ll often want to love away from but, because you’re in VR, you won’t be able to.

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Dyslexia and Obesity Are Getting Virtual Reality Solutions

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VR fans, enthusiasts and investors gathered at the SOMA location to hear from several entrepreneurs that are working hard to create immersive experiences that accomplish a charitable good. “Fit VR” (working title) is the brainchild of Chad Lonberger, Rushil Reddy and a duo of other developers in the Bay Area.