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Brickyard Broadcast: A Musical Event With World Premier in Virtual Reality

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It is organized by North Carolina State University Department of Music and benefits from the contribution of award-winning composer Lisa Bielawa. Since they cannot be together in the same physical space, technology has the solution: a virtual reality musical experience bringing together musicians self-isolating at home.

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

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The team delivers the VR training program to students via a mobile truck, available in Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. With its technology partner, Be Pro Be Proud is debuting a mobile tour which gives students access to multiple VR training scenarios that cover a range of skilled professions.

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How VR Is Changing College Tours

VRScout

After graduating high school, only 14 percent of low-socioeconomic students received a bachelor’s or higher degree within eight years compared to 29 percent of middle-income students, according to a 2015 National Center for Education Statistics study. That will really help us get our students connected to college.”.

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Niantic Partners with City Governments to Turn Pokémon GO into a Tool for Community Engagement

Next Reality AR

A new study published by American University demonstrates how Pokémon GO and other augmented reality games can help city governments bring communities closer together. Niantic and the Knight Foundation jointly funded the study and the programs. Four of the studied cities — Akron, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; Philadelphia.

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Four Generations of Lemurs Have Refused to Hibernate, Until Now

GizModo VR

Scientists at the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina say their fat-tailed dwarf lemurs went into hibernation for the first time ever in captivity last winter, mimicking the process their counterparts in the wild undergo regularly. By studying this process up close in our primate relative, the researchers also hope to… Read more.

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Where is VR/AR and Education Now?

VRScout

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 2 – The number of interactive teaching tools for K-12 teachers has exploded.

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US Navy Using Magic Leap Headsets To Keep Soldiers Combat-Ready At Sea

VRScout

During a recent test at the Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) in North Carolina, TRACER was used to train troops in the US Navy in multiple areas, such as security force fundamentals, code of conduct, anti-terrorism, and expeditionary warfare training. Featured Image Credit: US Navy Research.