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VR STEM Tools Heading To California & Nevada Libraries

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Nanome partners with HTC to extend their virtual science, mathematics, engineering and tech tools to new locations. As part of HTC’s new Vive Libraries program, the Taiwanese-based electronics company recently donated a whopping 110,000 HTC Vive kits to libraries across California and Nevada. Image Credit: HTC / Nanomi.

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The CES 2023 Immersive Tech Round-Up

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CES 2023 occurred between January 5 – 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES 2023 allows XR firms to express the benefit of enterprise-grade immersive solutions for various vertical markets like healthcare, tourism, training, and education. The CES 2023 showroom hosts many immersive firms, related prototypes, and market-ready XR devices.

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Meta Quest Pro Rival, HTC VIVE XR Elite, Launches at CES 2023

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This Thursday, at the consumer electronics show (CES) 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, HTC VIVE debuted XR (extended reality) Elite, a lightweight mixed reality (MR) headset to rival the Meta Quest product portfolio. HTC VIVE (@htcvive) October 6, 2022. HTC VIVE officially introduced the device on January 5 at CES.

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2021 Burning Man: A Virtual Reality Experience Is Coming Your Way

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing pool of event organizers is leaning on immersive technologies like virtual reality to bring people together. Burners can witness 3D art on immersive playas, participate in performances, and engage in conversations with fellow community members. The Burning Man Project is now part of that list.

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VR Burning Man Event Will Feature Live Music, Art, And Workshops

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Normally held every year in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada, the legendary event has established itself as one of—if not the most unique annual festival in the world, celebrating everything from music and art to radical inclusion, gifting, and self-reliance.

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Sega’s Infamous ‘Desert Bus’ Is Coming To VR

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Originally developed as a mini game within the unreleased Sega CD title Penn & Teller’s Smoke & Mirrors, Desert Bus is a painfully realistic bus simulation that tasks players with keeping their vehicle on the road during a real-time trip from Tucson Arizona to Las Vegas, Nevada. How long is the journey you ask? Eight hours.

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Jaunt’s New ‘Home Turf’ VR Series Lets You Explore The Extreme

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Get out of your comfort zone in this free climbing, mountain biking, kayaking and slacklining immersive series. Cinematic VR studio Jaunt has unveiled their latest VR series, Home Turf, taking you on a journey from the peaks of the Sierra Nevada to a massive drop off Icelandic waterfalls. Rampage , Cam Zink. .”

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