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Florida Desperately Feeding Lettuce to Manatees to Stop Mass Starvation

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A feeding program for manatees is intensifying in Florida as conservation groups seek to save the marine mammals in the face of a devastating loss in local seagrass, the animals’ favorite food. Read more.

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Magic Leap is Giving Away More Hardware Soon, Dev Conference Coming to Florida HQ in May

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The company additionally released dates for its developer conference, LEAP Developer Days, which will be held in May at Magic Leap’s headquarters in Florida. ” LEAP Developer Days will be divided into two groups, held respectively on May 19-20 and May 21-22.

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Florida Man Used a Stolen Disney iPad With VIP App to Let Tour Group Skip the Long Lines, Police Say

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But a Florida man found a clever solution to the problem by using an official Disney World app that allows VIPs to skip… Read more. The ever-increasing popularity of Disney’s theme parks, fuelled by new attractions like Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, has resulted in most visits requiring hours and hours of standing in line for rides.

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

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For Massachusetts-based human service provider, Viability , the main mission is to help all population groups find employment and become financially independent. Project (VR) 2 : A VR Training Program That Empowers Vulnerable People.

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HaptX Secures $1.5M Grant to Build Full-body Haptics for VR & Telepresence Robots

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The company behind the force feedback haptic gloves HaptX and research teams from Virginia Tech and University of Florida have secured a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), something the group says will allow them to build full-body haptic and force feedback tech for VR and robotics. Image courtesy HaptX.

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One of America’s Biggest VR/AR Centers Is… Orlando?

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Defense, simulation, education, and entertainment come together in South Florida like they do no place else. The Orlando area is also home to a number of colleges and universities including Valencia College, FullSail University, and the University of Central Florida. California? How about Orlando? These Things Take Time.

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Full Sail University to Create Virtual Production Studio

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In November, Full Sail University announced plans to build a virtual production studio on their campus in Winter Park, Florida. As we were keeping our finger on the pulse of these groups, it was evident that by creating our own virtual production studio, we would be able to best serve these groups now and into the future.”.