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Meta’s Future in Durham Unconfirmed amid NC Push

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Meta Platforms Inc has declined to comment on its slated plans to open new Reality Labs offices in Durham, North Carolina amid a major downturn in the immersive tech branch’s operations, The News and Observer reported on Friday. The news comes after Reality Labs lost a reported $10 billion USD in revenues, with a $2.8

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Epic Games Awarded Grants to 31 XR Projects in 2021 Through the $100M MegaGrants Fund

Road to VR

The projects range widely from games to simulation to education and more. BRUNNER Elektronik – Unreal Engine Integration for NOVASIM Flight Simulator. IMP – Interactive Media Production – VR Fire Safety Simulator. North Carolina State University (NCSU) – transVRse (United States). Tribe XR – DJ in VR.

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XR Gaming Case Study: Groove Jones, Be Pro Be Proud

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Creative augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology firm Groove Jones develops immersive solutions for enterprises, brands, and location-based experiences. Groove Jones supplies an avenue for bespoke extended reality (XR) training scenarios for enterprises.

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AR 101?—?A brief summary (Part 1)

ARVR

Augmented Reality Trends (Part 2) Brief history Some important AR facts: 60s : Engineer Ivan Sutherland, created the SketchPad project, a system based on what is now known as computer graphics, and created a see-through to present 3D graphics (Krevelen, 2010)(Jaimini, 2016). The International Journal of Virtual Reality, 9(2):1{20, 2010.

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4 Ways Governments May Adopt (Or Respond To) The Metaverse

Bernard Marr

But I am seeing some interesting examples of governments showing up in the metaverse and adopting metaverse-related technologies, such as virtual reality and digital twins. The model is used to plan public services but can also be used to simulate the effects of natural disasters, such as flooding, to aid response planning.

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EON Reality recognized as Top 100 Company Supporting Education Excellence by OCBJ and IPSF

EON Reality

EON Reality combines Virtual Reality Simulation Based Learning, Augmented Reality Knowledge Injection, and an Enterprise Platform that allows for rapid development, deployment, and adoption.

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Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

Our mission was, as you said at the beginning, was to bring VR analytics and data to virtual reality. We’re actually working with North Carolina State University, and one of the biggest reasons why they can’t get it to take off in the classroom is — other than this one evangelist, God bless his heart.