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VR Training Program Teaches Underserved Population Soft Skills to Increase Their Employment Chances

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See Also: New PwC Report: The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Soft Skills Training. This will allow the VR training program to expand beyond the state of Massachusetts, to the other five states where Viabilityoperates: Connecticut, Florida, New York, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island.

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EON Reality and ORU Open Dedicated AR/VR Learning Facility

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Though the entertainment possibilities of augmented and virtual reality are the more immediately intriguing experiences, both forms of tech present a lot of potential in many other industries as well. We like working with universities that have a forward-looking approach to education,” said CEO of EON Reality Mats W.

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Walmart Using Black Friday VR Simulator To Train Staff

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Walmart Academies have begun using various VR retail scenarios to educate new employees. Now thanks to the success of an early pilot program currently being tested at a handful of these locations, over 140,000 Walmart associates across all 200 training centers will feature virtual reality training simulators by the end of 2017.

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Dissecting Virtual Frogs with VictoryXR’s Steve Grubbs

XR for Business Podcast

As fewer kids are morally comfortable with chopping up an amphibian in the name of their education, an alternative will be needed. VictoryXR’s Steve Grubbs offers a solution through VR, and chats with Alan about how XR can be used to enhance education in other ways, too. We set to work figuring it out.

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Dissecting Virtual Frogs with VictoryXR’s Steve Grubbs

XR for Business Podcast

As fewer kids are morally comfortable with chopping up an amphibian in the name of their education, an alternative will be needed. VictoryXR’s Steve Grubbs offers a solution through VR, and chats with Alan about how XR can be used to enhance education in other ways, too. We set to work figuring it out.

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Dissecting Virtual Frogs with VictoryXR's Steve Grubbs

XR for Business Podcast

As fewer kids are morally comfortable with chopping up an amphibian in the name of their education, an alternative will be needed. VictoryXR's Steve Grubbs offers a solution through VR, and chats with Alan about how XR can be used to enhance education in other ways, too. You can learn more about Steve's company at VictoryXR.com.

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Prisms VR Secures $12.5 M, Following Consumer Launch

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This Monday, immersive maths education firm Prisms V.R. virtual reality) secured $12.5 The move comes as Prisms aims to accelerate math literacy and immersive education across the U.S. The firm aims its solution at K-12 STEM education. The firm aims its solution at K-12 STEM education.

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