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Ohio University Launches Virtual Reality and Game Development Major

ARPost

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, Oakland University Launch Augmented Reality Center

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

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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AWE 2022 Day One: An AR-Heavy Day Focusing on Presence

ARPost

Unity, Qualcomm, and the XR Association (XRA) followed Inbar’s welcome address with keynotes of their own. Unity Keynote. Unity Technologies CEO and Chairman John Riccitiello did not preserve Inbar’s record in his keynote “Getting Beyond Fiction and Seeing the Reality in the Metaverse.” Opening Day Keynotes. Elizabeth Hyman.

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9 Must Have Skills To Become An AR/VR Developer (With Course Recommendations)

ARVR

Game Development You should have a basic idea of any one of them atleast. Mixed Reality Here is a course from the University of Michigan. This course from the University of Michigan focuses mainly on developing XR apps with WebXR, Unity & Unreal — Developing AR/VR/MR/XR Apps with WebXR, Unity & Unreal Skill 5?—?Machine

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The Best University Courses To Learn Metaverse Skills

Bernard Marr

in Game Design. The metaverse concept emerged from the world of computer and video gaming, which has been creating vast, interactive, multi-user environments for decades. Many of the emergent metaverse experiences – such as Roblox, Fortnite, and The Sandbox – came about due to gaming and game-related technology.

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XR for Crossover Podcast - Julie and Alan Smithson Chat About Education & Immersive Learning

XR for Business Podcast

Julie: Yeah, so this is where– before we did all those great things, this is where I want to talk about gaming. Our daughter’s been working with our niece, two hours away in their teams– Alan: It’s funny, because Epic Games has gone from this game engine to this global phenomenon with millions of kids playing this.

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XR for Crossover Podcast - Julie and Alan Smithson Chat About Education & Immersive Learning

XR for Business Podcast

Julie: Yeah, so this is where– before we did all those great things, this is where I want to talk about gaming. Alan: It’s funny, because Epic Games has gone from this game engine to this global phenomenon with millions of kids playing this. Julie: [laughs] It comes back to the gaming motivation model.