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New Zealand Incinerates House to Make Fire Safety VR Experience

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The New Zealand Fire Service has burned down an abandoned home to create a virtual reality experience called Escape My House , hoping VR immersion will help prepare homeowners for the worst. Image Credit: Murray Wilson / New Zealand Fire Service. You can learn more about the experience by clicking here.

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Many Worlds VR Debuts Immersive Content Tools

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Auckland-based virtual reality (VR) Metaverse platform Many Worlds launched its bespoke immersive content creation tools on Friday last week, which provides a digital space to create custom avatars, virtual spaces, and interactive content. Currently, New Zealand hosts many companies providing crucial XR technology.

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Australia and New Zealand: Southern Hemisphere’s Paradise

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Australia and New Zealand are considered to be heaven on earth for people on the other side of the world. Here’s how Extended Reality (A combination of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality) can be deployed to make these nations more exiting and exhilarating. Guess what it is? If you said Tourism!

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Virtual Reality Helping Cope with Covid Needle Phobia

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A New Zealand virtual reality smartphone app is set to undergo clinical trials to show if it can help people overcome their fears and anxiety. oVRcome was developed by Adam Hutchinson, who previously created CamperMate, a free travel app bought in 2015 by the world's largest campervan rental company, Tourism Holdings.

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EON Reality Establishes Distribution Partnership with Accuteque for Australia and New Zealand

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IRVINE, CA, February 11, 2019 – EON Reality Inc., the world leader in Augmented and Virtual Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, today announces the establishment of a distribution partnership with Accuteque. About EON Reality. We make other businesses better. www.accuteque.com. ###.

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This Fireproof VR Camera Rig Could One Day Save Lives

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The New Zealand Fire Service is testing fireproof 360 camera rigs that could one day save lives. As part of initial testing, The New Zealand Fire Service teamed up with creative agency FCB NZ to hack together a three GoPro camera rig that could withstand heat of up to 250 degrees Celsius (482 degrees Fahrenheit).

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New App Lets You Control Ableton Live Music Software In VR

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Enter AliveInVR, a new virtual reality music production tool available on SteamVR. However, this could be a fantastic way of introducing virtual reality to established DJ’s and music producers. New Zealand developer Byron Mallett’s released a similar application in 2014 called Pensato.

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