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Varjo Hardware to Be Used in Astronaut Training

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Aerospace company Boeing is using the headsets to train pilots for their Starliner – a craft developed in partnership with NASA. Boeing is also largely involved in training astronauts, which has always been a challenge. Advancements like this have the potential to transform the way any pilot is trained.”.

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Metaverse and Investing – Opportunities for Retail Investors Part 1: Hardware

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Microsoft, which apparently produces one of the best-performing augmented reality headsets on the market (HoloLens), is buying a video game production company Blizzard for a frightening amount of money: 68 billion dollars. Just think of the use of virtual reality in training. When I say hardware, I mean it in a very broad way.

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Microsoft Mesh for Teams is now Available on Meta Quest Headsets

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Today, Microsoft is making its long—awaited Mesh for Teams immersive VR meeting platform available for enterprise end users. The service is now available for clients, allowing them to access Microsoft’s dynamic virtual remote meeting solution via desktop or Meta Quest headsets. Mesh is helping us achieve that.

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Ghost Pacer Headset Offers Runners Their Own Holographic Training Partner

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Unfortunately, finding a reliable training partner compatible with your specific workout goals can often prove difficult, especially in a post COVID-19 world. Users can even integrate their existing Strava runs into their training, opening up access to thousands of other pre-determined routes. Weighing in at just 3.17

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VRdirect to Bring Competition in Training and Virtual Tours

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Depending on what hardware the viewer has access to, content created using the VRdirect Studio is viewed via a mobile app, a web player, or streamed to a VR headset. Right now, training and virtual tour experiences like those created in the VRdirect Studio often require a production company. We’re Ready for VRdirect.

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Businesses are Leveraging GenAI-Ready VR Training Tools Today

XR Today - Virtual Reality

With major technology firms like Meta, Google, and Microsoft investing millions into the emerging space, enterprise end-users are already feeling the innovative presence of genAI – and there is more to come. The genAI-based questions allow each training scenario to be unique. Generative AI is here to stay.

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How Businesses Are Cutting Employee Training Costs With VR

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VR is the future of employee training, and businesses are taking notice. . It’s no secret an increasing number of businesses are turning to virtual and augmented reality for employee training. STRIVR is one leading US-based startup developing VR training apps and has worked with companies such as Walmart, Chipotle and Tyson.

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