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Over 2,000 Meta Quest Headsets Deployed in Kentucky Schools

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In a recent report by XR MDM solutions provider MangeXR, the firm highlighted a recent success story with educational end users in the Kentucky region. Moreover, the current phase two of headset distribution sees the Kentucky Department of Education actively approach special education groups.

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2020: The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

EON Reality

Education and Global Innovation, Jamie Justice, is an expert in how AR and VR technologies are changing education. This experience has transcended time and technology advances to a number of successes and failures that ultimately defined the challenges for infusing AR and VR into existing education programs and curriculum.

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Report: HTC Lays Off 1,500 Employees in Taiwan Manufacturing Division

Road to VR

HTC is reportedly laying off 1,500 employees in its Taiwan manufacturing division, something Bloomberg’s Taipei bureau chief Samson Ellis reports to be around 22% of HTC employees. HTC has been in financial difficulty for the past few years, with stock prices falling since their all-time high in 2011. controllers.

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Firefox Reality VR Web Browser Officially Heading To Pico Neo 2 VR Headsets

VRScout

While most VR headsets, such as the HTC Vive and Oculus Quest, market themselves as devices designed for gaming, education, socializing, and workforce solutions, Pico’s Neo 2 is focused solely on business and education. Image Credit: Mozilla Firefox.

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Emplomind To Launch First-Ever Mental Health Metaverse

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Emplomind aims to provide such facilities to users to elevate its company mission “on the next level,” it said in a statement, adding it aimed to launch the service on Decentraland with a strong focus on education. The firm also plans to roll out its core services and features in a roadmap for one to one On-Demand support.

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

VRScout

Available now in beta on Oculus Quest/Quest 2 headsets via the Oculus App Lab, Pandemic by Prisms is an engaging and thought-provoking educational game experience designed to illustrate the mathematics of a global viral outbreak. Explore virus containment strategies hands-on. Image Credit: Prisms of Reality Inc.

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2020 – The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

EON Reality

Education and Global Innovation, Jamie Justice to talk about effecting change in the advent of the visual revolution. Creative and effective learning strategies will benefit from this connectivity through collaborative learning experiences and creative content development. He has been in and around education for over 30 years –.