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Google’s VR Labs Provide STEM Students With Hands-On Experience

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These actions can include everything from the use of practical tools, such as DNA sequencers and microscopes, to reality-bending experiences only capable in a virtual environment, like traveling to the surface of the newly discovered Astakos IV exoplanet or examining and altering DNA on a molecular level. “In

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Funding Roundup: Merge VR Raises $10M & uSens Raises.

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Funding Roundup: Merge VR Raises $10M & uSens Raises $20M Merge Labs funding came from a whole community of investors in gaming, software, hardware and retail sectors across the nation. retail competitor called GAME.“ retail competitor called GAME.“ Read more here.

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Education – the Next Frontier for Virtual Reality

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Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the hottest topics in tech right now, with buzz about its potential stretching from film, TV and games, to healthcare, retail and more. But it hasn’t seen nearly the same amount of attention in the education space.