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52 NBA Games This Season Will Be Streamed In Immersive 180-Degrees To Quest For Free

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52 NBA games this season will be streamed in immersive 180-degrees to Quest headsets in the US for free. 0:00 / 0:13 1× NBA games in Xtadium in immersive 180° The free NBA games come by way of an ongoing multi-year partnership between Meta and the NBA, which sees Quest continue to be "the official VR headset of the NBA".

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Gaming-Themed Atari Hotels Will Include VR And AR Entertainment

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Eight locations are set to open across the US, beginning later this year in Phoenix. According to the release, the goal of these Atari Hotels is to merge retro gaming with modern immersive entertainment to offer guests a one-of-a-kind gaming-focused travel destination; this includes modern interactive entertainment powered by VR and AR. .

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VR and Pop Culture Merge at Upcoming FanConXR

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Interactive Programs, Immersive Experiences. There will also be a creator-owned comics panel, featuring Shannon Watters and Branden Boyer-White ( Hollow ), David Pepose ( Savage Avengers ), and Kayden Phoenix ( A LA BRAVA ). They will also be able to interact with other guests and exhibitors in immersive virtual worlds.

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NBA is Broadcasting a Ton of Games This Season in VR on Quest

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The NBA announced it’s expanding the number of games it’s recording for Quest headsets by a wide margin, bringing a ton of 180-degree immersive games to NBA League Pass holders. You’ll even be able to buy your avatar NBA or WNBA team apparel, which you can wear in VR as well as on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram.

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VR Connects Incarcerated Parents With Their Children

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The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is using immersive technology to help rehabilitate incarcerated parents. Immersive technology has also proven to be an effective tool when it comes to education and training.

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Multi-Sensory XR Experience ‘(un)Balanced’ Receives 2020 Lumen XR Award

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The point of (un)Balance is to propose an alternative reality where you are provoked into breaking habitual movement patterns and rethink immersive interactions. A computer then translated all of that information, transforming it into a spectacular VR visual art installation that explores movement, sound, and the space around you.

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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. Axon’s VR simulation training is already being used by the Phoenix Police Department.