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GigXR Continues Content Rollouts and Partnerships

ARPost

Through partnerships with some of the world’s best educational institutions and the world’s most innovative technology companies, the company is helping to bring medical education into the 21st century. GigXR creates and hosts some of the most mind-blowing educational experiences in what spokespeople call “the mediverse.”

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

TechCrunch VR

Knight Foundation is looking for pitches on how to enhance and augment traditional creative arts through immersive technologies. We’ve seen how immersive technologies can reach new audiences and engage existing audiences in new ways,” said Chris Barr, director for arts and technology innovation at Knight Foundation, in a statement.

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GigXR Partners With ANIMA RES to Scale the “Mediverse”

ARPost

Long-time ARPost readers may recall that GigXR launched in 2019 for the sole purpose of taking on XR education joint projects by Pearson and Microsoft. Lassman, a specialist in educational technology now well-rooted in Silicon Valley, was hand-picked to lead the project. About GigXR and ANIMA RES.

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Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Dominates Healthcare Market, Report Finds

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The company adopted the Microsoft brand HoloLens 2 AR headsets to assist spinal surgery research at the University of Utah, Georgetown University, and University of Washington. Additionally, Novarad has supplied healthcare professionals with emerging technology solutions for 30 years. million, and a 3-year payback estimation.

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EON Reality Joins Axelrod for UAE Knowledge Metaverse

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The platform, which is compatible with major immersive tech providers such as Magic Leap, Meta Platforms, Microsoft HoloLens, Apple, HTC VIVE, Ready Player Me, and Google recently provided the University of Glasgow with an EON-XR Centre to train and engage students with the XR tool.

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The First Ever Polys Awards Celebrate the Best in WebXR

ARPost

Thankfully, NFT technology, which is used for digital asset verification, allows us to create and deliver minted editions of the Polys to the winners,” Polys Awards founder Ben Erwin said in a release shared with ARPost. “We See Also: You Can Take a Free Coursera Course on XR from the University of Michigan.

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The First Ever Polys Awards Celebrate the Best in WebXR

ARPost

Thankfully, NFT technology, which is used for digital asset verification, allows us to create and deliver minted editions of the Polys to the winners,” Polys Awards founder Ben Erwin said in a release shared with ARPost. “We See Also: You Can Take a Free Coursera Course on XR from the University of Michigan.

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