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PrecisionOS Brings VR Medical Training To Struggling Areas

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VR training lets surgeons in low-resource countries go through the motions before performing on patients. The VR medical company PrecisionOS along with support from Epic Games MegaGrant and Oculus , have launched a VR training module designed specifically for the global nonprofit humanitarian organization SIGN Fracture Care.

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Varjo, FORCE Technology’s Cost Effective Maritime XR Training Platform

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Varjo, a manufacturer and innovator of MR headsets, is a joint partner in many enterprise-grade immersive operations, notably vehicle training and simulation. Varjo released a report highlighting a recent partner success story with FORCE Technology to provide cost-efficient maritime immersive training solutions.

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Open-Source VIRTUOSO SDK for Unreal Engine – a Standard Framework for XR Development

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Developers of immersive games and apps, rejoice! And it is made possible by VIRTUOSO , an open-source SDK created by Charles Rivers Analytics, which is now available for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. From now on, you will only need to write one code for all the devices that users may have.

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Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants Fund

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Since 2019 Epic Games (well known as the creators of Unreal Engine & Fortnite ) has run the Epic MegaGrants program, a $100 million fund to financially support projects built with Unreal Engine. BRUNNER Elektronik – Unreal Engine Integration for NOVASIM Flight Simulator. In 2021 the program awarded grants to 31 XR projects.

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NASA Needs Your Help Building A VR Mars Simulator

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is teaming up with Epic Games to develop a hyper-realistic VR simulator that will replicate the harsh conditions of Mars in order to better train the next generation of astronauts, and they require your assistance. ” Credit: HeroX. ” Credit: HeroX.

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Training Professionals: Take Control of Your VR Content?—?Motive.io

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Training Professionals: Take Control of Your VR Content [link] Many training professionals want direct control over their virtual reality (VR) training content. Some VR studios provide tools for training professionals, most do not. It is worth asking if a vendor has tools before you start any VR training project.

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Immerse Lauds XR for Upskilling Anglo American Workers

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Immersive learning has become one of the world’s most rapidly growing verticals and an innovative method for upskilling many workers simultaneously. Major corporations like Accenture, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, and others have adopted immersive learning tools to train their staff at scale and on the fly.