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Post Malone To Perform Live VR Concert Later This Month

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Catch the rapper, singer-songwriter live in VR October 17th on Oculus Quest and Go. Oculus Venues has been killing it as of late with its series of live musical performances. For the month of October, Oculus Venues is once again stepping up its game with a live VR performance by American rapper, singer/songwriter Post Malone.

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Looking at VR in Senior Living Communities for Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

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However, a novel deployment case recently rolled out in a community in North Carolina – not a senior living community, just a community. The company rolled out their EnvisionHome solution to turn the lens into the facility, letting family members who couldn’t visit experience senior living facilities remotely.

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‘Brilliant Sole’ Wants to Put a VR Controller in Your Shoes

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Enter Brilliant Sole , a North Carolina-based VR startup working to bring VR controllers to the soles of your feet. Moving around in VR environments usually means you’ll need to press down on a thumbstick or a touchpad. Image courtesy Brilliant Sole.

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Meta Faces FTC Buyout Block, First-Ever Sales Fall

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The document also notes Meta’s acquisition of Oculus VR in 2018 and an email where Zuckerberg said it was crucial to be “completely ubiquitous in killer apps,” or programmes that demonstrate the capabilities of the headset’s technologies, among others. Meta Faces FTC, Earnings Woes.

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Where is VR/AR and Education Now?

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In March 2014 Facebook bought Oculus and the current wave of interest in VR and AR was reborn. Research studies conducted by North Carolina State University show “significant improvement” in children’s (sixth to eighth grade) learning after using zSpace’s VR platform. #2

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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

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Whether or not you’re in the narrow band of ‘solar eclipse totality’ that’s making its way across the continental United States on Monday, August 21st, Google Earth VR has seen a recent update that will let you experience the rare event from the comfort of your own HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. image courtesy NASA.

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Ubisoft Pushes ‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ Release to March 2017

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Ubisoft recently released Eagle Flight exclusively on Oculus Rift from their Montreal studio, with Werewolves Within and Star Trek: Bridge Crew to follow from their North Carolina-based subsidiary Red Storm Entertainment. Star Trek: Bridge Crew is slated for a simultaneous release on Rift, Vive and PSVR.