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You Can Now Donate Blood While Immersed In Mixed Reality

VRScout

Credit: Abbott Laboratories Using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset, donors are immersed in a magical garden where they can plant seeds around their real-world environment while enjoying a comforting soundtrack. Donors remain aware of their surroundings at all times for safety purposes. .”

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Mixed Reality App Immerses You In The Historic Battle Of Gettysburg

VRScout

Ahead of its 157th anniversary, immersive content studio QuantumERA has launched Gettysburg: A Nation Divided , a brand new app available on iOS that uses a combination of AR and 360-degree technology to transport you back in time to the year 1863 and onto the front lines of a jaw-dropping battle of epic proportions. Image Credit: QuantumERA.

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Creating Immersive Learning Experiences

Tech Trends VR

The benefits of using immersive technologies as teaching tools have been widely documented and extensively discussed, specially in recent years with the rapid development of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed reality hardware and applications. The post Creating Immersive Learning Experiences appeared first on Tech Trends.

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X-HOUR Virtual Reality Showcase Series Taking Place in Austin, Texas and Online During SXSW 2024, March 7th to 11th

Ryan Schultz

VenusSX, one of the participants, sent me a press release about this series showcasing the state of the art in VR, taking place on the sidelines of the actual SXSW 2024 conference taking place in Austin, Texas this week and weekend (I will assume that this series is not part of the official SXSW event). Registration is available at [link].

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Mind Body Code: The Future of Immersive Wellness at SXSW

Oculus

SXSW is in full swing in Austin, Texas, and yesterday a number of experts took to the stage to discuss the future of fitness and.

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IKEA Built A Massive 19-Foot Bag With AR Capabilities

VRScout

” IKEA is no stranger to immersive technology. The structure will now appear first at Millennium Park in Chicago on June 17th followed by Houston, Texas on June 24th. The structure is meant to represent the company’s new brand platform, “Affordable Design. Endless Possibilities.”

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US Legislators Form VR-centric “Reality Caucus” to Guide Immersive Technology Policy

Road to VR

Bill Flores (R-Texas)’ Darrell Issa (R-California). Immersive technology business and thought leaders will be well-served by understanding the predilections of these U.S. Meanwhile, lobbyists advocating for the immersive technology sector can make an immediate impact by educating Caucus members on emerging privacy issues.