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

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Colorado State University has deployed a new VR lab; designed to accommodate up to 100 students simultaneously, the lab’s headsets run custom software which allow students to visualize life-sized virtual cadavers and medical imagery in a shared virtual space. of Biomedical Sciences and one of the lab’s operators.

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AI-Powered Treat Dispenser Helps Train Dogs by Automatically Recognizing and Rewarding a Good Boy

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Training a dog isn’t a complicated process, it just requires repetition and positive feedback. There are no shortcuts, but researchers from Colorado State University have created an AI-powered device that can recognize when a dog obeys a… Read more. But it’s a time-consuming process that can sometimes frustrate pet owners.

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FundamentalVR Raises $5.6M Investment to Further Develop VR Surgery Training Tools

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FundamentalVR , a company specializing in VR medical training, has closed a £4.3 million) Series A funding round in effort to further develop its surgical training and data analysis platform, Fundamental Surgery. SEE ALSO Colorado State University Has Deployed a 100 Headset VR Lab for Biomedical Education. million (~$5.6

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‘Sense Arena’ is a VR Hockey Trainer That’s Being Adopted by NHL Teams

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VR continues to prove out training as a core use-case for the technology. Sense Arena is a VR hockey training platform in use by NHL teams and now expanding beyond goalie training to players all across the rink. Sense Arena is a VR hockey training platform aimed at professional & amateur teams alike. Training Plans.

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Inmates Use VR To Prepare For Life On The Outside

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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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The Future of VR in Education: Full Immersion in Learning

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Colorado State University also set up its laboratory for student groups of up to 100 people. According to Harvard Business Review , VR-trained surgeons are 230% more efficient at performing surgical procedures than traditionally trained specialists. VR in Vocational Training: Total Immersion.

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XRA Survey: Teachers Pin Hopes on XR for Better Classroom Engagement

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As Sean Wybrant, a computer science teacher at Colorado Spring’s William J. At the same time, 58% of the survey respondents said that teachers should get training for XR classroom use. This is especially important given that student motivation and morale are reported to have dropped in the 2020-2021 school year.

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