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4 Inventive Examples of Virtual Reality in Education

ARPost

See Also: Can Virtual Reality Improve Science Education? We’ll also take a look at three additional examples of super creative applications of virtual reality in education. Virtual Field Trips: A Mars Field Trip. See Also: Can Augmented Reality Shorten the Learning Curve?

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Oculus ‘Handheld Controller’ Passes FCC Testing, Possible Oculus GO 3DoF Controller

Road to VR

A mysterious handheld device showed up in an FCC test report recently that may just be the 3DoF controller coming alongside Oculus Go, the company’s upcoming $200 standalone VR headset. controller. V DC current at 190 mA—the exact same power requirements as Oculus Touch. The device operates on a 1.5 mW max power output.

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Meta’s Responsible Metaverse and the Enterprise

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The company later joined responsible metaverse alliances such as the Washington, DC-based XR Association and the Metaverse Standards Forum. Providing control. Meta aims to provide impactful controls so that people can take charge of their virtual experiences. Putting People First.

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Comic Artists Rock Oculus Medium at Comic-Con

VRScout

The Batman Beyond artist is standing in front of a crowd gathered at the DC Comic booth as he adds some paint splashes and spins the sculpture around with his hands, checking his handiwork. The thing is that Chang isn’t using clay or any other type of physical medium for that matter — he’s in virtual reality.

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Metaverse needs to solve problems, not be the problem

ARVR

Metaverse and virtual reality sells beyond gaming and technology markets if it solves problems. Shared, synchronised immersive reality experience. These solutions work a bit like a one-device remote controller for many participants experiencing VR. Virtual reality is fun. It will not sell if it creates them.

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XR Gaming Case Study in Focus: MLB Home Run Derby and VIVE

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Embracing the thrilling power of virtual reality, the MLB group decided to launch a new competitive experience for fans within a VR simulation. Here’s what happened when MLB invested in virtual reality with HTC VIVE. The overall experience was a huge hit among both the fans in attendance, and the virtual viewers.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.19): Unity’s community is rioting, Pico 5 leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

There are a few interesting details about this story: A new headset, probably dubbed Pico 5, is coming The controllers do not have rings, so they most probably are similar to the Touch Plus Controllers associated with the Quest 3. It has swappable batteries and can even run directly plugged into the DC outlet.

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