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VR Training Case Study: Y-12 National Security Complex

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Groundbreaking worker-training system leverages virtual reality and multi-user haptics A premier manufacturing facility, the Y-12 National Security Complex is dedicated to making the world a safer place. As part of their continuous improvement endeavors, the ORETTC team decided to prototype a virtual glovebox training simulator.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.09): New Half-Life: Alyx videos and details, coronavirus makes events go virtual and much more!

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…and fostering the creation of Virtual ones. Many companies that have seen their events canceled because of the virus are now thinking about doing virtual ones. HTC has answered to Road To VR about the critics regarding the too many headsets of its on the market. Header image by HTC Vive). Show your big heart.

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The Curious Relationship Between DVDs and VR

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If this fact isn’t enough to convince you of the terrifying speed at which ideas and technology move, here’s another: A hundred years ago, the first supermarket was opened in Memphis, Tennessee. HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS: These sales are intriguing because virtual reality never saw the concerted, unified effort that the DVD player saw.