XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In a recent report by XR MDM solutions provider MangeXR, the firm highlighted a recent success story with educational end users in the Kentucky region. Moreover, the current phase two of headset distribution sees the Kentucky Department of Education actively approach special education groups.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 16, 2024

Over 2,000 Meta Quest Headsets Deployed in Kentucky Schools The news comes soon after the Kentucky Department of Education – under the leadership of Dr Shannon Putman, PhD – deployed roughly 2,450 Meta Quest 2 VR headsets across the region’s learning institutions.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Using patented motion-tracking technology, the company lets players use their own bodies as controllers. Sandbox VR – San Francisco, CA More locations are set to open in the near future in Kentucky, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The 360° gallery uses desktop controls for looking around, but you can’t walk through the gallery like Virbela, you have to click arrows on the floor. The experience will make its world premiere at SXSW next month and will also be in Breonna’s hometown of Louisville Kentucky for her birthday, June 5. Microsoft’s Immersive Museum.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2017

Released in an August 12th update, Google has added a new menu function that lets you activate Monday’s total solar eclipse, which can be seen as it passed through 14 US states: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The custom “ Zaxby’s Fanz of Flavor ” VR experience begins with you standing in a newly designed flagship Zaxby’s restaurant, but soon a Big Z mascot emerges from the floor, enticing you to get creative with your hand-controllers. 24 – Western Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt. Tours stops include: Sept. 4 – University of Texas vs. Notre Dame.

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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In June Valve released its Index headset priced at a hefty $999, which got mixed reviews for providing a good experience, but only under very controlled circumstances. As the year draws to a close, things are looking rather worrisome for what is arguably immersive tech’s most hyped-up company. Valve’s Long Game.

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