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10 “Metaversities” Are Opening Across The US This Fall

VRScout

Participating universities include West Virginia University, the University of Maryland, and Morehouse College just to name a few. VR technology company Engage XR today announced that it is partnering with VR education specialists VictoryXR to launch 10 virtual universities, aka “Metaversities,” across the United States.

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Virtual Reality Creeps Into Virginia Commonwealth University

VRWorld

Virginia Commonwealth University , or VCU for short, is the latest educational facility to install a Virtual Reality lab on their premises. While not every VR Lab out there will offer setups as advanced as Virginia Commonwealth University, but these labs are becoming much more commonplace. Comment below and let us know!

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VR Simulation Allows Police To Train Using Real Tasers

VRScout

Axon’s simulator training is powered by the Vive Focus 3 , HTC’s all-in-one VR headset in combination with the company’s Vive Wrist Trackers , which track the position of the user’s hands in VR. Not only that, but trainees can actually bring their TASER energy weapons and training firearms with them in VR.

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The XR Week Peek (2019.14.09): a new powerful Vive Focus appears, Facebook Connect is coming, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Geekbench has just published the scores for a new Vive Focus headset , indicating that a new standalone headset by HTC is coming. But for sure HTC wants Oculus to feel the competition, if this “leak” on the new Focus has “casually” happened some days before the launch of the new Quest…. (Image by Qualcomm). News worth a mention.

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Attending Digital Concerts in XR with The Boolean’s Anne McKinnon

XR for Business Podcast

And VR Days was one of the best conferences that bridged the gap between technology and arts, and also brought together everyone from military to education to healthcare, and also the creatives to drive that innovation. And, again, really education and healthcare and the arts and creativity and access to resources.

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Attending Digital Concerts in XR with The Boolean’s Anne McKinnon

XR for Business Podcast

And VR Days was one of the best conferences that bridged the gap between technology and arts, and also brought together everyone from military to education to healthcare, and also the creatives to drive that innovation. And, again, really education and healthcare and the arts and creativity and access to resources.

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Attending Digital Concerts in XR with The Boolean's Anne McKinnon

XR for Business Podcast

And VR Days was one of the best conferences that bridged the gap between technology and arts, and also brought together everyone from military to education to healthcare, and also the creatives to drive that innovation. Anne: I think-- I mean, it can democratize everything like collaboration, education, healthcare, access to education, even.

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