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VRARA Holds Annual Education Forum

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The Education Forum toed a close line when it came to hardware. Dedicated VR headsets and software packages were toted by some speakers, while hardware-agnostic WebXR solutions were praised by others. Accessibility in terms of cost and learning curve were recurring themes, as were immersion, and data and security.

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

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Knight Foundation is looking for pitches on how to enhance and augment traditional creative arts through immersive technologies. We’ve seen how immersive technologies can reach new audiences and engage existing audiences in new ways,” said Chris Barr, director for arts and technology innovation at Knight Foundation, in a statement.

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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. It will work jointly to build and implement cutting-edge AR technologies for the future of the immersive industry. Focusing on three verticals, ARC firstly will use its facilities to incubate an ecosystem of hardware and product demonstrations.

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The Top Augmented Reality Workshop Options for AR Education

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As augmented reality development becomes more accessible, with the rise of intuitive development kits and low-code, no-code solutions, workshops introduce various immersive opportunities. You’ll learn how to design AR experiences in Unity, important and animate 3D content, and design comprehensive immersive experiences.

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Suffolk, Carnegie Mellon Universities Join Transatlantic VR Partnership

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Via its Virtual Immersive Teaching and Learning (VITaL) centre, SDSU will teach its students how to implement, learn, and develop XR tools for their future vocations. Finally, Epic Games kicked off its Augmented Reality Center (ARC) with Oakland University Michigan.

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The Best University Courses To Learn Metaverse Skills

Bernard Marr

But beyond it being a term for the digital, persistent, and highly immersive virtual worlds we will become used to, what it actually is – or will be – is up for debate! A computer science degree will teach you programming, as well as the fundamentals of data and database management, how hardware works, and networking.

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

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Further, the company is working with Lenovo ThinkReality and Motorola on a hardware developer’s kit. “We This fall, we’ll see more and more universities and colleges embracing not just remote learning but remote immersive learning.”. Elizabeth Hyman.

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