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We Visited The First Oculus-Powered Bar In Las Vegas

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Our destination was Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Within those hallowed, vaguely bleach-smelling halls, was Alto Bar — the first Oculus-equipped purveyor of adult beverages and virtual reality in Las Vegas. At each of the two Rift kiosks was a representative wearing an Oculus shirt.

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Walmart Brings Tricked Out ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ VR Experience to Select Stores

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Walmart is continuing its onward journey to think outside of the big-box with the help of VR, this time bringing 50-foot tractor-trailers to their megalithic parking lots across the US to let shoppers go head-first into a VR experience for DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming film, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.

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Smart Fabric Technology Brings Touch Haptics To The Oculus Quest

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The latest iteration of its one-size-fits-all Forte Data Glove can now be combined with the Oculus Quest controllers, integrating BeBop’s hand tracking technology with the Quest’s 3D tracking. However, the main purpose of the Forte Data Glove, according to BeBop Sensors, is to reshape how companies approach enterprise training.

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

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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. While ITI has been training crane operators, riggers, and signallers for 30 years, the inclusion of VR in their training programs is a recent development.

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Data Dive: VR Finishes Q1 Strong

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And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 launched. –Oculus’s Android App — an indicator of new VR users that have Android phones — has surpassed 5 million installs. — Oculus Quest 2 is now the most-used VR headset on Steam. But demand remained strong. General/Industry Milestones.

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Spatial Beats: Zoom, Looking Glass & AR Funding

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While Burning Man announced it’s throwing in the towel on a live 2021 event, the world’s largest trade show, CES, will be back in Las Vegas the first week of January, 2022. M contract to provide VR training at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. So far, about 25% of exhibitors have committed to returning. Lumeto Inc.

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CES 2020: High-End VR Manufacturer Pimax Announces Budget-Friendly VR Headset

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Just yesterday at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, the VR company announced a new lineup of Pimax headsets that includes everything from the top of the line $1,200 model called the 8K X, as well as an entry-level PC VR headset called the Pimax Artisan, priced at a more affordable $449. The Pimax Artisan comes at a really great time for VR.

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