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10 “Metaversities” Are Opening Across The US This Fall

VRScout

The project is being funded by Meta as part of Meta Immersive Learning, a program which was established to help support the next generation of metaverse content creators. Unlike conventional classrooms, virtual classes will take advantage of technology to immerse students in their studies in a way that would be impossible to replicate IRL.

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AltspaceVR Offers Social Reach For Organizers In VR

VRScout

It also boasts 3D audio attenuation which makes conversations sound and feel real when immersed. “It Reggie Watts was supposed to come on, and he had somebody opening for him,” said Joshua Young, founder and CEO of Design Reality PDX , a monthly Portland, Oregon networking event that regularly hosts panelists from the VR community.

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Celebrating the 2023 Auggie Awards and XR Prize Challenge

ARPost

The group won over Mutienliao , Oregon Shakespeare Festival , and Ferryman Collective. Zappar’s Zapbox , DigiLens’ ARGO , Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 , the Magic Leap 2 , XREAL (previously Nreal) Air , and the Varjo XR 3 Focal Edition were all in the running, but the prize went to the HTC VIVE XR Elite. We’re just so happy.

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New Oculus Rift and Gear VR Releases For The Week Of 11/20/16

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

It riffs on the humorous plight of games like Oregon Trail, with a fresh coat of paint that pits players against aliens and other trials and tribulations rather than the Old West. Previously only on the HTC Vive, HordeZ is making its way over to the Rift and Oculus Home, but surprisingly only with gamepad support. Price: Free (Rift).

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Super-interview with Jeri Ellsworth about her Tilt Five glasses, AR tech, and startups!

The Ghost Howls

So, I opened a chain of retail computer stores in the 90s, I ran a fairly large chain in Oregon with five computer stores and then in 2000 I started working in Silicon Valley doing electronics and engineering… and eventually, I got into doing consumer products. Part of all of this is merit of Jeri (Image by HTC). The Vive Wands.

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