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US Navy Using Magic Leap AR Technology to Improve Warfare Training

Next Reality AR

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

Road to VR

North Carolina State University (NCSU) – transVRse (United States). ONMOTIO – Immersive Technical Training in Inhospitable or Dangerous Zones Using VR (Canada). University of North Carolina at Asheville – Interfacing Unreal with Physical Computing & New Media VR Pedagogy (United States). VRSpeaking LLC.

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

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Groove Jones supplies an avenue for bespoke extended reality (XR) training scenarios for enterprises. 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. Behind the Bespoke Training.

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

VRScout

The Magic Leap One AR headset enters the US Military training program. 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. Image Credit: US Navy Research. Image Credit: US Navy Research. Image Credit: US Navy Research.

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Where is VR/AR and Education Now?

VRScout

In both corporate training and K-12, companies and schools are reporting positive results about the impact of VR/AR on retention, engagement, and efficiency. Upskill, an augmented reality software training company, has cited seeing on average a 32% improvement in the workforc e of their clients.

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Lenovo Reveals ThinkReality VRX at IGS Europe 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Lenovo’s ThinkReality VRX solution works for numerous use cases, providing users with XR tools to radically improve employee training efficiency, and facilitating virtual collaboration for design and engineering workflows in 3D virtual environments critical for the modern hybrid employee.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

At Duke University in North Carolina, 8 paralyzed people have regained some use of their limbs thanks to brain-controlled robotic system training. After a year of training, a diagnosis of complete paralysis was updated to partial paralysis.