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Education’s Next Big Leap: Immersive VR Education For Better Learning

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Immersive education presents a safer, more effective alternative to conventional learning. While investing in VR education and training applications may seem unnecessary, time-consuming, or just a “nice to have”, immersive technologies can play a large role in educating students and employees efficiently and effectively.

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10 “Metaversities” Are Opening Across The US This Fall

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Participating universities include West Virginia University, the University of Maryland, and Morehouse College just to name a few. The project is being funded by Meta as part of Meta Immersive Learning, a program which was established to help support the next generation of metaverse content creators. For more information visit here.

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VR Shooter Core Disruption Features Motion Sickness Tech

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Brought to us by developer MPLEX , Core Disruption is an upcoming VR multiplayer game that has you stepping behind the controls of a futuristic tank and battling players from around the world. At the core of the game is a motion sickness reduction system designed specifically for more sensitive players. Image Credit: MPLEX.

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A Look at the Upcoming AR/VR Policy Conference

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Some familiar names include: Cyber XR President Noble Ackerson; Games for Change Director of Production & XR for Change Raul Carvajal; XRA President and CEO Elizabeth Hyman; Congressional Caucus on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Co-Chair Rep. Meet the Speakers. Check Out the Agenda.

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Spreading the Love of Classical Music Through Virtual Reality

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Many people associate virtual reality with video gaming. Certainly, we’ve seen numerous advances in immersive gaming over the years. Led by researchers from the University of Maryland School of Music, where Muresanu also teaches, the project centers on Four Strings Around the World. However, that’s not all there is to VR.

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Premier League Celebrates Summer Series with AR Experience

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This month, the Premier League will once again leverage AR to enhance its sports broadcasting for viewers at home, utilizing immersive visualizations to improve viewer engagement and retention via a smartphone application. To secure the experience, Doggelgänger worked with AR developer Rose Digital to develop the interactive experience.

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How Can HR Harness VR?

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Once the headset is on, employees are immersed in a digitally-rendered. A recent University of Maryland study suggested that 40% of VR trainees score at least 10% higher in recall ability. leaderboards’ on internal games that keep employees regularly engaged. Tom Symonds is CEO of Immerse. . A wealth of data. technology.

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