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How VR Is Being Used To Prepare For Mass Casualty Events

VRScout

Immersive technology is for more than just gaming. Researchers based out of the Ohio State University College of Medicine have created a disaster response training program that uses VR technology to prepare first responders for various mass casualty emergencies, according to an official release.

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Microsoft Now Hosts Free HoloLens Demos Across US & Canada

Road to VR

Haven’t been able to make it to any of the big gaming expos (or you don’t know anyone with the $3,000 AR headset)? Microsoft Stores across the US and Canada are now hosting free HoloLens demos, so you can finally see what the hubbub is all about. Santa Clara, Westfield Valley Fair. Broomfield, FlatIron Crossing. Connecticut.

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The 'Players' creators explain how a less-is-more approach fueled their tender esports story

Mashable VR

But there's nothing mocking about its portrayal of gaming culture and the professional players who build a career in that space. The story follows a League of Legends esports team called Fugitive Gaming. Gaming with care. Things like gaming cred and League know-how were total non-factors.

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Facebook steps into cloud gaming — and another feud with Apple

TechCrunch VR

Facebook will soon be the latest tech giant to enter the world of cloud gaming. Facebook is not building a console gaming competitor to compete with Stadia or xCloud, instead the focus is wholly on mobile games. Why cloud stream mobile games that your device is already capable of running locally? Image via Facebook.

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Open House: Animation, Digital Art, and Computer Science Majors Invited to the Augmented & Virtual Reality Programme in Norway

EON Reality

These technologies are spreading far beyond the gaming world and into business and education, where its being used to train employees and better educate students. These skills will also enable students to work with product visualization, game creation, multimedia design, and broadcast media. Auditorium 3 Between 11:00 – 14:00.

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Ouverture des inscriptions à EON Entrepreneur School

EON Reality

Infographistes, développeurs ou chefs de projet, usez de votre créativité pour créer des applications immersives, interactives et ludo-éducatives: serious games dédiés à l’industrie et à l’éducation. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe.

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Now Recruiting: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Enthusiasts of Dubai, UAE

EON Reality

These skills also enable students to work in architecture and product visualization, game creation, multimedia design, and broadcast media. The IDC houses an Entrepreneur School, which teaches the skills needed to be successful in creating Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality content and applications for industry and training.

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