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Does the VirZOOM Exercise Bike Solve the VR Locomotion Problem?

Road to VR

VR on exercise bikes like VirZOOM is going to be AMAZING… for some people, and I may not be one of those people. But it’s also possible that VR enthusiasts will have to self select into two different groups: those who can enjoy experiences with intense movement, and those who can’t. Support Voices of VR.

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Mental Health Awareness Month in XR

ARPost

We kind of thought about a mashup of futuristic exercises and a mid-century style gym.”. Modeled after a physical gym for your body, the Mind Gym is composed of over 60 different mental exercises, arranged from warm-ups, to “special equipment,” to cool-downs. Explore Group Therapy in XRHealth.

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Rendever Releases Fitness Package and Expands Research

ARPost

MultiBrush is a multiplayer version of Tilt Brush that Neumann created after Google open-sourced the original software. The ideas of exercise and fitness in senior living are a little dated,” said Rand. In one of the company’s biggest outreach moves to date, CTO and co-founder Tom Neumann created MultiBrush in January.

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‘HeadOffice.Space’ Brings VR Coworking To The Moon

VRScout

Join a yoga session with your team, meditate in space or just relax with easy breathing exercises. What’s exciting about HeadOffice.Space is that it is interoperable, flexible, and accessible across multiple platforms, with Mac, iOS, Android, Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, and Oculus Quest support currently in development.

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Augmented Reality May Be The Future, But It Still Has Major Limitations

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Our panelists included John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Labs and co-creator of Pokémon Go; Ralph Osterhout, CEO of Osterhout Design Group, maker of augmented reality glasses; and John Underkoffler, CEO of Oblong Industries, maker of the Mezzanine collaboration software and science advisor for the film Minority Report.

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AR & AI Storytelling Innovations in ‘TendAR’ from Studio Tender Claws

Road to VR

Google’s ARCore technology was used for the augmented reality overlays, the Google Cloud Vision AI API for object detection, as well as early access to some of Google’s cutting-edge Human Sensing Technology that could detect emotional expressions of the participants. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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Google’s ‘Expeditions’ Initiative is Leading Innovation in the Future of Immersive Education

Road to VR

Google’s overarching mission is to organize all of the world’s information, and so it’s a natural fit for the company to be one of the leading innovators for using VR for immersive education. SEE ALSO For Google, the Future of VR Is on the Open Web with WebVR & WebAR. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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