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Inmates Use VR To Prepare For Life On The Outside

VRScout

A new early-release program in Colorado helps prisoners convicted as teenagers adjust to the world they missed 20-plus years ago. Thankfully, things are beginning to look up for these forgotten “lost boys” of sorts thanks to a new early-release program in Colorado designed to rehabilitate those convicted as juveniles.

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Interview With Joseph Johnson, Owner of a Colorado Springs VR Arcade

VRWorld

After looking into local VR arcades in my area, I found one- Epic VR – based in the nearby Citadel Mall of Colorado Springs. The interview went amicably, and I walked out with a pretty decent idea of how much it costs to start up a VR arcade, as well as how successful they can be, even in mountain towns like Colorado Springs.

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How VR Saves Lives in the OR

VRScout

VR is completely changing how doctors can train. Slight improvements in training, a slightly better test or tool, or a faster diagnosis, have the potential to save thousands of lives and billions of dollars. We see seven themes emerging from new VR and AR apps for health: Training. Physical training, health, and fitness.

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Zambezi Co-Founder Jenna Seiden Partners Up with Jimmy Fallon and Captain Marvel to Showcase Hit VR Game

XR for Business Podcast

She’s the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. And that machine at Dave & Busters in Denver, Colorado, was back-to-back booked, and families were playing. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, “sit behind a desk” kind of thing.

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Zambezi Co-Founder Jenna Seiden Partners Up with Jimmy Fallon and Captain Marvel to Showcase Hit VR Game

XR for Business Podcast

She’s the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. And that machine at Dave & Busters in Denver, Colorado, was back-to-back booked, and families were playing. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, “sit behind a desk” kind of thing.

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Zambezi Partners Co-Founder Jenna Seiden Partners Up with Jimmy Fallon and Captain Marvel to Showcase Hit VR Game

XR for Business Podcast

She's the former head of content acquisition and partnerships for VIVE Port at HTC VIVE, and she used to be the V.P. And that machine at Dave & Busters in Denver, Colorado, was back-to-back booked, and families were playing. When I was at HTC, yes, my job was a quote/unquote, "sit behind a desk" kind of thing. To your right?

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Practicing Soft Skills by Firing Barry in VR, with Talespin’s Kyle Jackson

XR for Business Podcast

The VR experience Firing Barry by Talespin is getting a lot of press lately, and on the surface, it may look like a slightly uncanny valley way to train someone how to give an old fella the can. Kyle: Yeah, Barry became famous very quickly, because it’s such an ironic idea. But what are your thoughts? That was the crazy thing is.