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Sense Arena VR Hockey Training Took Us From Amateur To Pro

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Sense Arena, a VR sports training provider based out of the Czech Republic, is one such company working to modernize the world of sports training through the use of immersive technology. Sense Arena can be used in a professional training environment with a stick or on the go using the standard Touch controllers.

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VRdirect to Bring Competition in Training and Virtual Tours

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We got our hands on a demo and talked to Managing Director Dr. Rolf Illenberger to learn more. Right now, training and virtual tour experiences like those created in the VRdirect Studio often require a production company. The company also has some big-name partners including Oculus , Microsoft , and Telekom. Meet VRdirect.

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XR Training & Gaming Startup Touts $5.2M Investment and Lamar Jackson Partnership

Road to VR

While the company hasn’t fully revealed its product, it says it’s using AR and VR to create immersive sports training and gaming experiences. ” The company is focused on both XR sports training and gaming. .” ” The company is focused on both XR sports training and gaming. million seed investment.

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A Guided Demo of Nanome Came With a Free Chemistry Lesson From Founders

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It’s partially funded by Meta, but founders got in with Oculus co-founder Michael Antonov long before Facebook bought the company (and subsequently changed the name of both companies to “Meta”). Insights From the In-App Demo I met with McCloskey and fellow co-founder Sam Hessenauer within a free trial of the platform’s academic version.

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VR Train Simulator ‘Derail Valley’ to Launch into Early Access This Week

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Delays are a train driver’s worst nightmare, and while it’s true upcoming VR train simulator Derail Valley has seen a modest setback after its planned January 18th launch, the game is now full steam ahead as it makes its Early Access debut on the Oculus Store and Steam this week.

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Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Will Begin Rolling Out This Week

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Navigate the Quest Home interface and first-party Oculus apps with your bare hands. Originally revealed during Oculus Connect 6 this past September, native hand tracking for Oculus Quest headsets is scheduled to begin rolling out this week as part of software update v12. . Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus.

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Oculus Touch Price, Release Date and New Content

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The Oculus Touch motion controllers arrive December 6th and pre-orders begin October 10th. Oculus’ biggest event of the year, Oculus Connect 3 , kicked off Thursday morning with an opening keynote that revealed what’s next for the Facebook owned Oculus platform, as well as new content playable with Oculus Touch motion controllers.

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