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Nuclear Power Plant Uses VR For Control Room Training

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This is why Fortum, one of the largest nuclear power plants in Finland, has started using VR as a way to train employees for a variety of potentially deadly situations that could happen in a power plant control room. VR training will soon launch at other control room locations for other employees.

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Varjo Cuts Price of High-end Aero PC VR Headset by 50%

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Varjo, the Finland-based creator of high-end XR headsets, announced their businesses and prosumer-focused SteamVR headset Aero is now permanently 50% off its original $2,000 price tag. DisplayPort 1.4) Cable Length 5m Tracking SteamVR Tracking 1.0

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PSA: You Don’t Need Xbox Game Pass to Play ‘Fortnite’ for Free on Quest

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Supported controllers include all Xbox One S and Xbox One X controllers, PS4 and PS5 controllers, and some later-generation Xbox One controllers. Supported controllers include all Xbox One S and Xbox One X controllers, PS4 and PS5 controllers, and some later-generation Xbox One controllers.

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Valo Motion Officially Launches Mixed Reality Playground ValoArena in the US

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The players use wearables and controllers to make the experience immersive. There’s also Reiko’s Fragments where one player has to escape a haunted house and other players in the room play as spirits who control the haunted house. This type of game enabled people to have some form of social interaction during pandemic lockdowns.

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Varjo XR-4 hands-on preview: high resolution and raytracing are an explosive mix in VR

The Ghost Howls

Tracking has been switched to inside-out , and Varjo now provides a set of controllers, manufactured by Razer, together with the headset. Its price is €9,990 The “Secure Edition”, which is manufactured in Finland and complies with all the highest safety guidelines. There is a lot of new to try in this device.

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Varjo announces XR-4 mixed reality headset with impressive resolution

The Ghost Howls

Tracking And Controllers Varjo XR-4 in use (Image by Varjo) Varjo XR-4 can still work with SteamVR with a dedicated faceplate, but it will natively work with inside-out tracking. Finally, the headset will ship with its own controllers, so companies buying the headset will already have the full package to make it work from day 0.

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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

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Speaking to Russia-based VR users, we learned that Roskomnadzor doesn’t appear to have the same degree of control over service providers as China does with its ‘Great Firewall’—not yet anyhow. At this point, Quest users in Russia aren’t certain whether it’s intentional or accidental. Photo by Road to VR.

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