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The Benefits of Virtual Reality in Banking

ARPost

What comes to mind when you think of virtual reality ? The immersive nature of virtual reality makes the often dull world of finance more compelling for people. “How?” See Also: Applications of Augmented and Virtual Reality in the Financial Industry. Why the Finance Industry Needs Virtual Reality.

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Leap Motion Grabs $50M Investment for Class-leading Hand-tracking Tech

Road to VR

Leap Motion, a veteran player in the virtual reality sector (having been founded two years ahead of Oculus), has announced the closure of a Series C investment round totaling $50 million. However, one place in VR still seems like a potential sweet spot for Leap Motion’s hand-tracking tech: mobile.

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AR and VR Content Creation Platform Fectar Integrates Ultraleap Hand Tracking

ARPost

Focused on creating AR and VR spaces for education, training, onboarding, events, and more, and aimed at non-technical users, the company provides a cross-platform, no-code AR/VR building tool. VR is part of education and training , medicine, business, banking, and, actually, any kind of work.

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We need camera access to unleash the full potential of Mixed Reality

The Ghost Howls

For instance, one classical example of our future in MR is having a virtual assistant that provides you with suggestions related to what you are doing. Another example could be an educational experience that trains the user in doing something (e.g. And recently Leap Motion has become compatible with standalone headsets like Pico ones.

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Leap Motion 3D Jam: Presented by IndieCade

Leapmotion

Starting on October 19th, Leap Motion and IndieCade are kicking off a six-week global competition for developers to build innovative experiences for desktop, virtual reality, and beyond. Featured spot in a Leap Motion marketing campaign and (of course!) a free Leap Motion Controller for each team member.

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Amy Peck (EndeavorVR) on Enterprises’ Slow Adoption of AR and the Promise in Education

The AR Show

Amy Peck is the founder & CEO of EndeavorVR, a strategy & consulting firm focused on Augmented and Virtual Reality. There she serves as the essential guide to connect companies and educational institutions to the right resources, partners, and approach to be successful with these new technologies.

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VR Bound Announces Nominees For Inaugural 2017 VR Awards

VRScout

Also announced was the judging panel that includes virtual reality experts such as Josh Naylor of Unity Technologies, Jenn Duong of Shiift, and CEO of Spiral Media Megan Gaiser. Along with categories that you would expect, such as gaming and entertainment, I was excited to see a category for VR education and training.