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XR Gaming Case Study: Groove Jones, Be Pro Be Proud

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The team delivers the VR training program to students via a mobile truck, available in Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Additionally, across its five chosen states, the immersive learning course has employed roughly 230 industry expert mentors. Behind the Bespoke Training. Choosing the Right Training.

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The publisher of 'Maus' wants the book taken off the Internet Archive, because profit

Mashable VR

When a Tennessee school board removed the Holocaust-set graphic novel Maus from its curriculum, citing spurious issues with the title, there was a well-deserved uproar. Those soaring book sales are, of course, the result of a school board limiting access to the book.

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Preview: ‘I AM A MAN’ Puts You at the Heart of the Civil Rights Struggle

Road to VR

Of course, they’re no more ‘black’ than my physical hands are ‘white’ Outside of VR, my hands are actually a pale pink color, and my new ‘black’ hands are actually a soft brown that lightens near the palms and the finger tips. image courtesy Dr. Derek Ham.

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This Life-Size Angry Birds Game Is Powered By Immersive Tech

VRScout

We could not be more excited to revisit the iconic Angry Birds franchise through a totally unique format,” added Will Dean, co-founder of Electric Gamebox as well as the popular obstacle course Tough Mudder. The interactive, competitive yet friendly, version of this game will be exciting for long-time and new fans alike.”.

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Lizzo's reality TV show is 100% good as hell

Mashable VR

In the eight-episode series directed by Nneka Onuorah, Lizzo's on the hunt for more performers to join the Big Grrrls, her top tier squad of touring dancers, primarily for a headlining performance at major Tennessee festival Bonnaroo.

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Fan edits are the internet's love language

Mashable VR

Fans would make vids using pieces of film from the cutting room floor," Yvonne Gonzales, an undergraduate student who teaches a course on fanfiction at UC Berkeley, told Mashable. Mia Rutledge, a 20-year-old student in Tennessee, runs a popular edit account on TikTok dedicated to the K-pop group Stray Kids.

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The Curious Relationship Between DVDs and VR

VR Playhouse

If this fact isn’t enough to convince you of the terrifying speed at which ideas and technology move, here’s another: A hundred years ago, the first supermarket was opened in Memphis, Tennessee. VR, of course, is a different beast, or so I tell myself. Of course not. As I said, terrifying. That’s impressive. That’s terrifying.