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Over 2,000 Meta Quest Headsets Deployed in Kentucky Schools

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In a recent report by XR MDM solutions provider MangeXR, the firm highlighted a recent success story with educational end users in the Kentucky region. Moreover, the current phase two of headset distribution sees the Kentucky Department of Education actively approach special education groups.

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2020: The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

EON Reality

Beginning with early virtual reality games and devices in the 1960s and evolving to today’s HMDs, virtual reality has been part of society for a long time. In the last few years, augmented reality has become commonplace as it has also been used in marketing and other game applications.

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This Restaurant Will Let You Paint With Sauces in VR

VRScout

Zaxby’s is taking an interactive HTC VIVE experience on tour to tailgaters across the country. The “Zaxby’s Fanz of Flavor” tour is hitting the road with a full-sized wooden barn where you can get your hands on the HTC VIVE and a few custom interactive VR experiences. 24 – Western Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt. 10 – TCU vs. Arkansas.

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2020 – The Year of AR and VR for Education and Training

EON Reality

Beginning with early virtual reality games and devices beginning in the 1960s and evolving to today’s HMD devices, virtual reality has been part of society for a long time. In the last few years augmented reality has become commonplace as it has also been used in marketing and other game applications. . programs and initiatives.

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Funding Roundup: NextVR Raises $80M Series B, Owlchemy Labs.

AllThingsVR

NextVR has raised $80 million in Series B funding to expand its platform that has broadcast events, including a Coldplay concert, presidential debates and the Kentucky Derby, in virtual reality. Funding Roundup: NextVR Raises $80M Series B, Owlchemy Labs Raises $5M & TheWaveVR’ Raises $2.5M Investors include China Assets Holdings Ltd.,

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Top XR Stories of 2019

Tech Trends VR

At this year’s year’s E3 conference, Facebook’s Vice President of Special Gaming Strategies Jason Rubin told audiences that the Oculus Quest was seeing “console-like” engagement from users, selling $5 million worth of content in first 2 weeks since the device started shipping back in May. HTC Vive Retires.