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PowerWash Simulator VR Visits Bikini Bottom In The SpongeBob SquarePants DLC

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It's time to clean up Bikini Bottom as PowerWash Simulator VR receives the Spongebob Squarepants DLC. Following February's free Muckingham Files 1&2 update, the SpongeBob SquarePants Special Pack is the first licensed DLC pack from the flatscreen release to reach PowerWash Simulator VR. Read more: UploadVR Sarah Thwaites

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Project Caliper: the journey of prototyping optimal controllers for VR

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But the gift is not mine, but from the XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole, that has written an INCREDIBLE guest post about his experiments in trying to build from scratch the prototype of a SteamVR controller with a modular design and optimal ergonomics. Image by Rob Cole). Introduction. Lockdowns and shortages. Image by Rob Cole).

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HapticVR Technology as a Means to Facilitate Better Surgical Training

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The goal of the study was to assess the educational impact of integrated haptic feedback in an immersive VR bone drilling simulation. The study involved 31 junior trainees and surgeons, with 15 participants in the haptics group and 16 in the non-haptics group. Immersive Simulations as Valuable Teaching Aids.

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TG0’s innovative Etee controllers review!

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After having teased the device for a very long time, in the end, TG0 has launched its innovative Etee controllers on Kickstarter. I got an exclusive devkit before the lockdown, so let me tell you my impressions on them so that you can understand who of the above groups of people is correct. What are the Etee controllers?

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VR Simulation Teaches Canadian Children The Importance Of Road Safety

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Using a VR headset to look around and a standard video game controller to move, kids are immersed in a virtual world complete with a two-lane road in which they must cross. Morrongiello’s program, on the other hand, provides a much more in-depth simulation for children to interact with, complete with real-time user feedback.

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VR Brings A Terminally Ill Girl’s Dream To Life

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A group of compassionate VR developers came together for an incredible cause. We’ve come across a considerable number of life-changing VR projects over the years, from humanoid time capsules to VR-controlled robots designed for disabled workers.

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LA Hospital Using VR Simulation For Trauma Training

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By using an Oculus Rift headset along with Touch controllers, students can now receive the same training faster, cheaper and easier. Dr Todd Chang of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles added: “On average we need one hour to prepare a 30 minute, mannequin-based simulation, and another 30 minutes to clean up.