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A Nasty Pipeline Showdown Is Brewing Today in Michigan, and Canada Is Pissed

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Seizing the profits of a major oil company, making Canadians angry, tugboats causing havoc: It’s all happening in Michigan right now. The mandated shutdown of a major oil pipeline is brewing into a nasty fight that pits Michigan’s governor and environmental groups against a fossil fuel company—as well as the country… Read more.

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VR Teaches Oregon Residents How To Pump Gas

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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. This of course includes filling up your automobile.

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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. ARC Aims and Objectives The Michigan-based institution hopes to boost collaboration, engagement, and immersive tech solutions and applications across industry verticals. This will prepare future XR professionals for the rise of Industry 4.0,

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VR Headsets of the Future Might Be Made With Mirrors?

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Magyari and Immy , his company based in Troy, Michigan, believe that they have the solution: VR headsets that don’t use lenses. Magyari told me that Immy is the only group relying on mirrors using lenses. Advancements like eye-tracking and autofocus try to fix these problems. But, they’ll never work. What Causes “VR Sickness”?

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Suffolk, Carnegie Mellon Universities Join Transatlantic VR Partnership

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Set to take place over five years’ time, the programme will provide voice, spatial context, and gestures for groups to detect while in meetings to enhance non-verbal communication. Finally, Epic Games kicked off its Augmented Reality Center (ARC) with Oakland University Michigan.

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Saudi Aramco Leads $6.5m PIXO XR Tech Fundraiser

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According to the Royal Oak, Michigan-based enterprise, its Apex solution offers a comprehensive solution to manage and deliver XR training content by integrating seamless training modules, at scale, across organisations and headsets.

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

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Hyman explored a number of examples, including the University of Michigan who have a digital twin of their campus in AltspaceVR. Specifically, she mentioned the Reality Caucus – a group of lawmakers particularly involved in exploring extended reality policy and how it relates to market competition and national security.

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