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How VR Is Being Used For Counter-Drone Training

VRScout

Earlier this month, counter-drone protection company DroneShield announced that it has partnered with Operator, a tactical training solutions provider, to develop a new VR-based training system that will immerse military and law enforcement personnel in a variety of unique scenarios, each with its own customized drone threats. “As

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

Road to VR

The company behind the force feedback haptic gloves HaptX and research teams from Virginia Tech and University of Florida have secured a $1.5 Not much is known about everything going into ForceBot, however the project is slated to incorporate HaptX Gloves in addition an articulated motion platform for walking in virtual environments.

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Full Sail University to Create Virtual Production Studio

ARPost

However, extended reality is also being used in the production of media that may or may not be viewed immersively. As varying factors make these means of production more popular, the small number of people knowledgeable in virtual production come into higher and higher demand. We’re talking here about room-scale VR.

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Virginia Tech, University of Florida, HaptX win $1.5M NSF grant to create full-body haptic feedback for VR and robotics

HaptX

Blacksburg, Virginia and San Luis Obispo, California – A research team including Virginia Tech, University of Florida and HaptX won a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build a new platform with an ambitious goal: the world’s first system for full-body haptic and force feedback for users in virtual environments.

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Unlocking the Benefits of XR and GenAI

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Roseth joined XR Today following his presence at the IVHA International VR Healthcare Association conference in Tampa, Florida, where several emerging technology start-ups showed up to highlight how XR and AI solutions are changing workflows. However, it is early days, and the world is learning about this technology as it emerges.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.04.24): Apple headset to have iOS apps, Pico launches Pico 4 Pro in China, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Apple TV : both immersive sports content and traditional video content — the latter presented in virtual environments, such as a desert or the sky (sport broadcasting tech could come from the acquisition of NextVR) Apple Books : will allow users to read in virtual reality.

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Exploring the Vast Worlds of Immersive Entertainment, with The Stinger Report’s Kevin Williams

XR for Business Podcast

We’re going to talk about Disney vision, the 90s, immersive entertainment, dream craft, driving go-karts in augmented reality, Great Wolf Lodge and magical wands. Kevin: I’ve always been a fan of immersive entertainment, since I opened both in the arcade industry. I work in immersive. Kevin: This is immersion.