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UCLA Surgical Training Study Shows VR Beats Traditional Training by 130%

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A randomized study conducted at UCLA to test the difference between VR and traditional surgical training found that medical students trained in VR scored significantly better than traditional methods. After their training, participants conducted the procedure on an artificial training bone and their performance was filmed.

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The Future of VR in Education: Full Immersion in Learning

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Some schoolchildren are visual learners: it is important for them to “see” the object of study, and not just hear or read about it. The results of studies on the VR impact on student engagement in the learning process show that in more than 60% of cases, students have increased attention, and interest in the subject.

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Metaverse – Expectations vs Reality, Part 1: Technological Possibilities

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I think it will take a couple of decades at least before we can have the technology of the film. We have excellent headsets, but the maximum definition of the images is still very far from that proposed by the film. Movement in virtual worlds is not yet achievable as seen in the film. Frankly, it could still be 50 years away.

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‘Sense Arena’ is a VR Hockey Trainer That’s Being Adopted by NHL Teams

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VR continues to prove out training as a core use-case for the technology. Sense Arena is a VR hockey training platform in use by NHL teams and now expanding beyond goalie training to players all across the rink. Sense Arena is a VR hockey training platform aimed at professional & amateur teams alike. Training Plans.

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University of Miami Builds an Educational Metaverse with ENGAGE

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Now, the ENGAGE XR platform is being used throughout the university to assist in teaching and training students across 40 different courses. The ambition behind the project is to improve on conventional learning tools like film, photographs, textbooks, and video games by literally immersing students into their subject matter.

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This Project to Preserve Classic Ghost Trains in VR Needs Your Help

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The Dark Ride Project is an initiative that wants to preserve the dying history of the classic carnival ghost train ride by setting out to capture as many as possible in 360 video before they disappear forever. The classic ghost train, a staple of fairgrounds and carnivals the world over, is rapidly dying out.

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What is Immersive Learning?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

However, in immersive learning, instructors use a completely simulated environment for training, which facilitates both remote education where learner’s cannot meet with in-person with instructions, as well as hands-on training where you need prototypes, tools, materials, equipment, and others. What is Immersive Learning?

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