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The Future of VR in Education: Full Immersion in Learning

ARPost

XR experts believe the education and healthcare industries are leaders in the use of immersive technologies. They just do not have an opportunity to immerse themselves in the topic, experience, and comprehend the material. For example, Google Expeditions allows you to visit the Louvre with a tour, wander on the Moon or fly to Mars.

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EU Accuses Google of Violating Antitrust Regulations

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The European Commission has hit Google with fresh accusations of violating its antitrust laws, citing favouritism for the latter’s own advert services over rival firms. According to the Commission’s statement , Google abused its position over the last nine years by offering better treatment to its AdX exchange.

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Atlantic, Meta to Debut Sir David Attenborough’s ‘Galapagos’ on Quest TV

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Atlantic Productions has partnered with Meta Platforms to host an impressive immersive experience highlighting climate change’s effects on the Galapagos Islands. Additionally, Atlantic’s work with VR art form Quill captures the spirit of the docuseries’ mission to lead in immersive filmmaking technologies.

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Experience The 1943 Berlin Blitz In VR

VRScout

The experience was created using that material from the BBC archive, and is a co-production between BBC Northern Ireland and Immersive VR Education, in partnership with the BBC VR Hub, which has been steadily ramping up its production of immersive content under the leadership of Commissioning Editor Zillah Watson.

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Supporting Creative Storytelling in VR

Tech Trends VR

New CreativeXR funding programme awards £3500 for the development of immersive storytelling projects. Digital Catapult and Arts Council England just announced the shortlisted five projects that will receive a total of £350,000 in funding to develop immersive storytelling experiences.

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Seeing the Blitz in VR

Tech Trends VR

The experience was created using that material from the BBC archive, and is a co-production between BBC Northern Ireland and Immersive VR Education, in partnership with the BBC VR Hub, which has been steadily ramping up its production of immersive content under the leadership of Commissioning Editor Zillah Watson.

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What is Accenture’s Metaverse Continuum Group?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The Dublin, Ireland-based company established the Accenture Metaverse Continuum business group to assist companies in grabbing this opportunity. In addition to Meta’s AI Research SuperCluster, Google is reported to have a functioning quantum computer that can operate 100 million times quicker than any non-quantum computer being used.

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