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Top XR Vendors Majoring in Education for 2022

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Few things are more important than delivering the right education to individuals around the globe. The cloud has paved the way for a new era of collaborative remote learning, while AI tools and automated systems are assisting educators in their tasks. What’s more, educators have been able to reduce average operating costs by 10%.

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Microsoft Axes Social VR Platform & XR Interface Framework Amid Wide-reaching Layoffs

Road to VR

Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees, and with it the company is axing social VR platform AltspaceVR and its XR interface framework, Mixed Reality Toolkit. In a Hail Mary that few expected, Microsoft turned around and snapped up the ailing platform only two months after the planned shut-down date.

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XR in Education Case Study in Focus: Microsoft and GE

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

In the educational landscape, extended reality tools have an incredible opportunity to enlighten and engage students in a variety of spaces. With the correct blend of immersive technologies, it’s easier for business leaders and educators alike to deliver information to students in a way capable of boosting recall and performance.

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New XR Company, GIGXR, Takes Over Educational XR From Pearson

ARPost

That acquisition has the potential to change the nature of education – first in the most prestigious halls and then everywhere else. If you are an educator, a student, or a recent graduate, the name Pearson probably rings a bell. They’re one of the largest publishers of educational material like textbooks.

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Using Mixed Reality to Enhance the Educational Process

ARVR

While technology has become a big part of the educational process, it’s currently limited to things like collaboration tools and electronic texts. New technology, like mixed reality (MR), provides excellent opportunities to change all of this and revolutionize the entire educational process.

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Varjo Hardware to Be Used in Astronaut Training

ARPost

Unreal worked with the Microsoft HoloLens 2 to create an AR experience based around Apollo 11. Boeing also made the experience using 3D scans of the Starliner console on Unreal Engine. While many readers will know the graphics engine from gaming, this isn’t their first trip to space.

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Will Mixed Reality as a Service be a Game Changer for Microsoft?

Tech Trends VR

Since the HoloLens was first released almost three years ago, Microsoft has steadily been building partnerships and demonstrating an array of industry use cases across manufacturing, engineering, healthcare, education and many others. Yet within Microsoft’s mixed reality strategy, hardware is only one piece of the puzzle.

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