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Alaska Airlines Begins Testing VR As First Class Entertainment

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Feedback collected during the trial will then be used to help the airline understand how comfortable passengers were with VR technology, along with which VR entertainment options they preferred. The post Alaska Airlines Begins Testing VR As First Class Entertainment appeared first on VRScout. Image Credit: Alaska Airlines / Allosky.

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These University Courses Are Teaching Students the Skills to Work in VR

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There’s urban simulation, military, medical, flight, disaster relief, and then gaming and other entertainment. Tagged with: Full Sail , iLab , University of Missouri. “Simulation is becoming a bigger part of almost any industry,” agrees Catto. At its heart, simulation is all about problem solving.

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Dog anxiety is real. These products can help calm your anxious pet.

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"Anxiety is common, and often dogs with it exhibit a wide range of symptoms and severity," said Dr. Travis Arndt , medical director at the Animal Medical Center of Mid-America in Missouri. In some severe cases, prescribed pharmaceutical medications may be necessary. "As

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9 of the best moments in Black Twitter history

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Twitter, and its now-defunct service Vine , served as a clearinghouse and platform for video evidence during the 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri after police killed a teenager named Mike Brown. It's entertaining and fun as hell. The Black Lives Matter movement, in many ways, was formed online.

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5 interactive tools for learning about abortion access in your state

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As of June 24, 13 states have such trigger bans — Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Another 13 states are expected to enact restrictive laws in the future. SEE ALSO: How overturning Roe v. Credit: Noise For Now.

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Missouri Governor Ramps Up Attack on Newspaper Over 'Hacking' Scandal

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Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson has escalated his conflict with a local newspaper after the outlet revealed a gaping cybersecurity hole in one of the state’s websites. Read more.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Although many people have praised the app for getting them moving around in the *gasp* fresh air, keep your head on a swivel, folks — in Missouri, armed robbers were using the game to lure people to an isolated location. She still “wants to find a water Pokemon.” Even a capturing a Charizard isn’t worth getting mugged.