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Walmart and STRIVR Partner To Train Employees In VR

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US supermarket chain Walmart is betting big on VR to help improve its employee training techniques, and it’s turned to a new company to help. TechCrunch is reporting that Walmart plans to install VR training platforms at each of its 200 Academy training centers across the US by the end of the year.

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STRIVR Introduces VR Training On and Off the Field

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Belch realized the potential of VR for sports training and spent two years working with Bailenson to develop and troubleshoot an effective way to film Stanford Football’s practices in 360-degree, immersive video allowing players to rewatch practice film using a VR headset. And so far, his approach seems to be working.

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STRIVR Labs Raises $5 Million And Adds Enterprise VR Training

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And so startup STRIVR Labs has launched into a new enterprise VR training business, while still remaining in the sports VR training game. STRIVR is already working with a handful of Fortune 500 companies on comprehensive training programs utilizing VR. This training content works effectively if done the right way,” Belch said.

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Enterprise Wearable & Immersive Tech 2018: Magic Leap, Exosuits and VR Training, Training, Training

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Just three months ago, the company revealed it’s putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in Walmart stores for employee training. And this year, Lowe’s extended its use of mixed reality to employee training and rolled out more XR experiences aimed at solving customers’ challenges.

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Here’s How VR is Helping Athletes Prepare for Games

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The next wave of athletic training takes place in a computer simulation, as companies such as STRIVR Labs , EON Sports and Beyond Sports help players prepare for games through VR technology. many teams find VR to be a great training tool. The rookie knows exactly what coverage the defense is in and what they’ll try to do next.

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The (uncomplete) Immersive Technology in Healthcare digest?—?Decembre 20, 2020

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Top 50 Terminologies related to AR/VR The Medical Staff Abbott uses Oculus Go for cardiologist virtual reality training Abbott chooses VR technology to facilitate the user training on its intracoronary imaging platform.

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All the Ways Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are Shaping Sports

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By integrating AR into the in-stadium experience, audiences can definitely enjoy a more immersive experience, and in lat last year, Nexus Studios did exactly that by transforming the AT&T Stadium in Dallas into a massive stage for location-based AR visualizations. © Nexus Studios 3. Once reopened, the Vikings’ U.S. © PuttView 7.