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Drake Uses AR Snapchat Lens To Make Audience Cry On Tour

VRScout

Superstar rapper Drake kicked off his It’s All a Blur Tour last month, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The AR-enhanced performance was made possible using Snap’s Camera Kit, a tool that lets companies and developers utilize Snap’s AR platform in their websites and mobile apps for iOS and Android devices.

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Celebrate Earth Day With These Nature Themed VR Experiences

VRScout

Thankfully, immersive technology—such as VR—has proven to be the ideal tool for educating the public on environmental issues and spread awareness through immersive projects designed to envoke a sense of empathy with the user. THE STANFORD OCEAN ACIDIFICATION EXPERIENCE. PROJECT CHIMPS.

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Scopely raises $340 million at a $3.3 billion valuation as gaming grabs investors’ interest

TechCrunch VR

Unlike the other big companies that have taken billions of dollars in the gaming market — chiefly Epic Games and Unity — Scopely isn’t making tools for gaming. The focus at the Los Angeles-based company is squarely on the games themselves and the players who spend billions of dollars on them.

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New HTC Vive Releases For The Week Of 01/08/17

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Blackwater Bayou is a wave shooter set in swampy southern Louisiana with multiple weapon options and dual wielding. Beach Bowling Dream VR is a a peaceful isolation experience where you can bowl on your own deserted island with tools built from your wrecked ship. A few weeks ago aliens invaded and started dwindling our population down.

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SAP, JFF Labs, and Talespin Launch Skill Immersion Lab for Immersive Learning Soft Skills

ARPost

In short, our aim was to use virtual reality as an effective teaching tool,” Katie Booth explained in an SAP blog post. Paul, Minnesota youth group, and a Hammond, Louisiana vocational education program. See Also: Talespin Adds New Content and Desktop Streaming to Its VR Soft Skills Training Platform.

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5 interactive tools for learning about abortion access in your state

Mashable VR

As of June 24, 13 states have such trigger bans — Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Another 13 states are expected to enact restrictive laws in the future. SEE ALSO: How overturning Roe v.

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The AVR Platform and Classroom 3.0 Showcased at EduTECH Asia 2018

EON Reality

With a focus on how the AVR Platform can best be used in the education world, EON Reality’s discussion, ‘Augmented and Virtual Reality in Education: The Shift to Classroom 3.0,’ highlighted Wednesday’s offerings with a full presentation and hands-on demos of the new tools in Creator AVR. Select your Country.

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