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Magic Leap is Giving Away 500 AR Headsets as Part of Epic’s $100M Unreal MegaGrants

Road to VR

At Unreal Engine Build: Detroit 2019, Magic Leap today announced that the company will be giving away 500 Magic Leap One Creator Edition AR headsets as part of the recently unveiled Epic MegaGrants. The post Magic Leap is Giving Away 500 AR Headsets as Part of Epic’s $100M Unreal MegaGrants appeared first on Road to VR.

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Varjo Hardware to Be Used in Astronaut Training

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Boeing also made the experience using 3D scans of the Starliner console on Unreal Engine. Unreal worked with the Microsoft HoloLens 2 to create an AR experience based around Apollo 11. You really get the presence of being in the environment,” Miller said in a Boeing release. Connie Miller with Varjo headset.

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ARPost’s 22 Most-Read XR and Metaverse Articles of 2022

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From top XR trends and must-have skills for an AR/VR career, to XR hardware reviews, to the potential of the metaverse in various industries, to discussing why we’re not all wearing AR/VR headsets, these are the 22 stories ARPost readers clicked on the most this year. KKCOBVR Quest 2 Strap and Battery Pack: Hands-On Hardware Review.

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Best AR/VR Certifications to Kickstart Your Career in 2021

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You need to have a solid education and experience in coding and in various other ancillary fields before attempting to pass the exams for these certifications. See Also: 3 Companies Working on Education In VR and AR. Professional Certificate in Unreal Engine Foundations.

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You Can Take a Free Coursera Course on XR from the University of Michigan

ARPost

The University of Michigan has an ambitious XR program that is both incorporating extended reality into education within the University and trying to create the next generation of creators through education and outreach. However, that doesn’t mean that all educators are buying in. XR Education and Creating Creators.

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Regine Gilbert talks about accessibility in XR

The Ghost Howls

The current status in terms of accessibility is that more folks need to be educated about accessibility in the VR space. The first step is to educate yourself. Yes, it is possible to implement accessibility on smaller teams through education and partnering with folks with disabilities to co-design. Are most of them accessible?

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How To Become A VR Designer: Careers in the Metaverse 

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Today’s businesses are leveraging VR for everything from training and education to collaboration, product development, and even customer service. Fortunately, an increasing number of courses and educational resources are emerging focused explicitly on this area.

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