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Tokyo’s Government Launches Promo Metaverse on Roblox

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The Metropolitan Government of Tokyo has introduced a virtual Tokyo Metaverse on Roblox to promote the city as a tourist destination. Whereas 15 – 19-year-olds were mostly interested in talking about common interests and playing games together.

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Ed Games Expo Returns With A Full Day Dedicated To VR And AR Education

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The annual conference brings together industry voices who are leading the way for playful, educational tech. The Educational Games Expo kicked-off this week in Washington, DC. Are you ready for some game-based learning? Department of Education (@usedgov) January 6, 2020. It's #EDGamesExpo week!

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The State of XR in Education and Training in 2022

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What started as a novel concept, largely embraced by entertainment and gaming companies, has become a mainstream sensation. Perhaps one of the most exciting avenues for the XR revolution, is the educational and training sector. Education has already been identified as a high adoption area for AR, VR, and MR technologies.

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Learn How A Virus Spreads With VR Algebra Game ‘Pandemic’ On Quest

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As vaccines continue to roll out across the United States as well as the rest of the globe, we’re beginning to see a slow return to normalcy after what feels like an eternity of government-mandated lockdowns and social distancing restrictions. A few key features and game mechanics as provided by Prisms of Reality: Join a task force.

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Metaverse School Teaches Kids How To Code For VR/AR

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Camp K12 is helping educate the next generation of VR, AR, and metaverse creators. Through Hatch Kids , young learners access a program called HatchXR , a set of awesome tools that will let kids design, code, and play their own games as well as create their own virtual worlds to explore. Image Credit: Camp K12.

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Innova’s Virtual Patients Offer Cost-Effective VR Medical Training

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Cost-effective VR healthcare education in a post-coronavirus world. We’ve created a ‘virtual patient’ and realized our dream to revolutionize clinical education,” said Tsai in an official release. It’s not just a product, but a complete game-changer for clinical education.”. Founded by Prof.

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Orlando Mayor Offers 2,500 Open Positions to Build Metaverse in the MetaCenter

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The city also houses tech centers such as Lake Nona and the Creative Village, as well as tech talent from educational institutions like UCF and Full Sail University. The list of execs from our next-gen gaming, entertainment, AI, AR/VR, IoT, and simulation training companies joining this effort continues to grow,” Adelson told us.

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