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GOLF+ Now The Official VR Game Of The PGA TOUR

VRScout

This week it was announced that the PGA TOUR has partnered with GOLF+ to make it the “Official Virtual Reality Golf Game of the PGA TOUR.” ” As part of the deal, the popular VR golf simulator will begin to add new PGA TOUR-themed content tied to real-world tournaments.

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VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING FOR "BANK OF AMERICA " EMPLOYEES

XROM

Bank of America is planning to have virtual reality headsets in all 4,300 financial centers next year. is implementing virtual reality to help train its branch employees. The simulations can help employees to develop empathy skills or coach a colleague. Bank of America Corp. That includes approximately $3.4

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Training to Craning in 60 Minutes: Putting My VR-learned Skills to the Test with a Real 22 Ton Crane

Road to VR

Last week, I traveled to the Houston Area Safety Council in Pasadena, Texas, to put Industrial Training International VR’s new crane simulator through its paces. Simulators will allow networking to support scenarios with multi-crane lifts and integrated training of signal people outfitted with VR hand-trackers.

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Virtual Tours: Around the World with a VR Headset

Veative

One of the first users of a virtual tour was Queen Elizabeth II, who officially opened the visitor centre for Dudley Castle in England. Designed by Colin Johnson, this system became an early prototype of a virtual tour. The term ‘ virtual tour ’ was an amalgamation of ‘virtual reality’ and ‘royal tour’. Spector, J.

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Sundance New Frontier Announces 2019 Line-Up

VRScout

Lead Artist: Peter Burr, Key Collaborators: John Also Bennett, Mark Fingerhut, Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Eric Timothy Carlson, Brandon Blommaert) — An installation simulating an underground structure whose “smart architecture” is overseen by artificial intelligences. Dirtscraper / U.S.A. Embody / U.S.A. Grisaille / U.S.A.

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Coral Compass: Fighting Climate Change in Palau Leverages The Power of VR

VeeR VR

If a 2D picture or traditional documentary can’t raise enough awareness about the urgency of climate change, could a more immersive media - Virtual Reality, provide some more insights? Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford University are researching to find the answer. .

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Retailers Exploring New VR And AR Concepts To Drive Sales In 2019

Tech Trends VR

Smart retailers are looking to visualization tools like 3D products, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality as a way to show off more products in less space (or in the customer’s home), which reduces the need for square footage. Walmart’s most ambitious VR rollout to date, however, has been in staff training.

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