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AR Sports Game Allows Children Of All Abilities To Compete On A Level Playing Field

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Image Credit: Michigan Photography. Other accessible gaming technologies are either limited to small screens or developed for people with cognitive disabilities.”. Image Credit: Michigan Photography. Professor Roland Graf / Image Credit: Michigan Photography. Image Credit: Michigan Photography.

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Ohio University Launches Virtual Reality and Game Development Major

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Starting this fall, Ohio University is offering a Virtual Reality and Game Development (VRGD) undergraduate major. Virtual Reality and Game Development Major – a Needed Addition to the Educational Offer. See Also: You Can Take a Free Coursera Course on XR from the University of Michigan.

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Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants Fund

Road to VR

Since 2019 Epic Games (well known as the creators of Unreal Engine & Fortnite ) has run the Epic MegaGrants program, a $100 million fund to financially support projects built with Unreal Engine. The projects range widely from games to simulation to education and more. In 2021 the program awarded grants to 31 XR projects.

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FOX Sports will offer the Michigan State vs Notre Dame game in social VR

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FOX Sports has announced plans to broadcast the Michigan State vs Notre Dame football game in virtual reality, giving fans a very immersive way to enjoy the upcoming game airing on September 23. … Continue reading.

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Epic Games, Oakland University Launch Augmented Reality Center

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Epic Games has launched an Augmented Reality Center (ARC) at Oakland University in Michigan. A major gaming engine, Epic Games announced on Friday a collaboration with OU’s College for Creative Studies (CCS). Comments on ARC Industrial Collaboration Epic Games hopes to foster skillsets for rising XR professionals.

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8 Inventive Examples Of Immersive Technology In Education

VRScout

InMind2’s scientific VR game can change that. Jesse Schell, CEO of Schell Games, explained the mission behind HistoryMaker VR : “We wanted to create something that not only allows students to learn but, more importantly, experience the words on the page. Human Chemistry ( InMind2 ).

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VR Teaches Oregon Residents How To Pump Gas

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As more and more Oregon gas pumping jokes pour in, the VR industry takes its own light jab at the “game-changing” new law. If you’ve been paying any attention to the news lately, you’ve probably heard about a new law in Oregon allowing drivers to self-pump their vehicles for the first time in decades.

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