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10 “Metaversities” Are Opening Across The US This Fall

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Participating universities include West Virginia University, the University of Maryland, and Morehouse College just to name a few. 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.

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VR Simulation Allows Police To Train Using Real Tasers

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Axon, a weapons technology company based out of Arizona, today launched a new VR simulation designed to train law enforcement officers in de-escalation tactics by immersing them in realistic scenarios they may face out in the field. Officers can now use the exact same objects in VR training sessions that they would out in the field.

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This Restaurant Will Let You Paint With Sauces in VR

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Zaxby’s is taking an interactive HTC VIVE experience on tour to tailgaters across the country. The “Zaxby’s Fanz of Flavor” tour is hitting the road with a full-sized wooden barn where you can get your hands on the HTC VIVE and a few custom interactive VR experiences. 26 – Virginia Tech vs. Virginia. Georgia Southern.

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Tobii, HeadVantage To Offer Sports Fans ‘First Look’

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The Arlington, Virginia-based firm was picked to join Comcast’s NBCUniversal Sports Accelerator, leading to the deal with NBC Sports and allowing the firm to showcase its capabilities at the Professional Golfers Association’s (PGA) Korn Ferry Tour golf tournament.

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The Media and Entertainment Metaverse: What to Expect

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Today’s companies now build immersive tech solutions at scale to facilitate the future of XR socialising. Theme and amusement parks have begun incorporating VR technologies from HTC VIVE for novel attractions. These have attracted thousands to the same immersive spaces for performances in real-time and 4K volumetric video.

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Attending Digital Concerts in XR with The Boolean’s Anne McKinnon

XR for Business Podcast

And when the audience enters, they have VR headsets on and they are immersed in dreamscape visuals, and the pass-through camera’s a big part of what we do to connect the realities, and to experience music in a new way. So we did 18 live immersive concerts over four days. Anne: Completely live. festival in Germany.

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Attending Digital Concerts in XR with The Boolean’s Anne McKinnon

XR for Business Podcast

And when the audience enters, they have VR headsets on and they are immersed in dreamscape visuals, and the pass-through camera’s a big part of what we do to connect the realities, and to experience music in a new way. So we did 18 live immersive concerts over four days. Anne: Completely live. festival in Germany.