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You Can Now Donate Blood While Immersed In Mixed Reality

VRScout

To help quell this growing shortage, Abbot Laboratories, a medical device and healthcare company based out of Illinois, United States, has teamed up with Blood Centers of America to release a new mixed reality experience designed to attract younger donors while providing a fun and relaxing experience while in the chair.

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EON Reality and Illinois Institute of Technology Partner for Knowledge Metaverse Hub

EON Reality

The partnership will begin with new EON-XR solutions for Illinois Institute of Technology. By utilizing the solutions to teach immersive and interactive lessons using lifelike 3D models, Illinois Institute of Technology can provide the best possible academic experience for those on their campus as well as those studying remotely.

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Two VR arcades open in Illinois 

Hypergrid Business

Two virtual reality arcades, Immersion Arcade and IVirtex opened in June in Illinois, offering players the chance to play games on the HTC Vive headsets. Immersion Arcade costs $10 for 15 minutes, and up to $60...

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Sandbox VR and Netflix Preparing Squid Game VR Experience

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Netflix has announced a partnership with Sandbox VR to create a fully immersive Squid Game VR experience. Squid Game Becomes a Top Location-Based Virtual Reality Experience Sandbox VR focuses on building location-based immersive experiences using VR technology.

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‘Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series’ Heads To Star Wars Celebration This April

VRScout

A completely original story set within the iconic universe, users will use the iconic lightsaber to engage in a “canonical immersive adventure” taking place right after the events of ILMxLAB’s previous cooperative location-based VR experience, Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire. Image Credit: ILMxLAB.

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Traveling Halo Fan Experience Will Feature Competitive Location-Based VR

VRScout

Halo Outpost Discovery kicks off July 5th – 7th in Orlando, Florida; followed by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 19th – 21nd ; Chicago, Illinois August 2nd – 4th ; Houston, Texas August 16th – 18th ; and Anaheim, California August 30th – September 1st.

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VR Attraction The VOID Plans to More Than Double in Size with 25 New Locations

Road to VR

Real haptics like shaking floors, gusts of wind, and even smells are used to increase immersion. The upcoming locations are slated to begin appearing across California, Illinois, New Jersey, and parts of Europe. The Void currently operates 16 locations in 11 states across the US, and one location in Dubai.