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

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Four of the studied cities — Akron, Ohio; Charlotte, North Carolina; Philadelphia. Knight Foundation has facilitated eight events for city governments to gain insight into how technology can contribute to community engagement. Niantic and the Knight Foundation jointly funded the study and the programs.

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US Navy Using Magic Leap AR Technology to Improve Warfare Training

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In recent years, the US military has been utilizing augmented reality as a training tool, giving officers and soldiers an opportunity to train and hone their decision-making, tactical efforts, and weapons accuracy via virtual scenarios.

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U.S. Navy Uses AR To Keep Warfighters Hidden On The Battlefield

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Looking to the future, the Navy hopes to expand its use of AR as an RF wave detection tool, hoping that, eventually, the technology could be used to detect the RF waves of enemy combatants. “Augmented reality can enable an operator to more quickly and easily locate the source; this is a paradigm shift toward capabilities of the future.”.

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Where is VR/AR and Education Now?

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1 VR/AR is proving to be an effective learning tool. 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 Here’s a brief overview of the current state in VR/AR education. #1

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HoloLight Earns $12m in Funding amid XR Streaming Push

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Doing so would help fast-track growth across the United States after opening a new US office at North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park location in Durham. Comments on Hololight Funding Florian Haspinger, Chief Executive, Hololight , said that the funding will allow his firm to expand globally.

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Epic Games Joins O3DF as Premier Member

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Epic Games joined the Foundation to promote the interoperability and transfer of visuals, assets, media scripting, and other tools to provide content creators with open-source platforms. Learn more: [link] pic.twitter.com/2dJJ3IyKQF. O3DE (@o3dengine) July 20, 2022.

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

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A new AR training tool developed by Magic Leap Horizons will use Magic Leap One AR headset to deliver various AR military training scenarios to the US Navy. The Magic Leap One AR headset enters the US Military training program.