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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 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. VYV Corporation – Photon Augmented Reality Studio (Canada).

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How Is Virtual Reality in Online Education Used?

ARVR

A massive surge of online education and EdTech is taking place, and Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the technologies at the forefront of this movement. The use of virtual reality inside the classroom and college campuses has been explored extensively, with hundreds of studies being conducted.

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

Slashgear

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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VR Teaches Oregon Residents How To Pump Gas

VRScout

As more and more Oregon gas pumping jokes pour in, the VR industry takes its own light jab at the “game-changing” new law. Brought to you by PIXO Group , a software developer specializing in VR training simulations, Virtual Reality Gas Pump Training is a new “tool” supposedly designed to, well, help you pump gas.

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Saturday: Watch Real Madrid vs. Chelsea Live in VR

VRScout

You can now watch world-class soccer live in virtual reality with NextVR. Jul 30 – 3pm ET: Real Madrid vs Chelsea at Michigan Stadium. Game One Highlights. When you’re watching the game , It helps a lot to be connected to wi-fi when downloading or streaming content on Gear VR. Soccer fans, rejoice.

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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. Augmented Reality VR i.e Virtual Reality MR i.e Mixed Reality Here is a course from the University of Michigan. 3 types of Software Development are pretty mainstream?—? Web Development 2. Mobile App Development 3.

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