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

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ONMOTIO – Immersive Technical Training in Inhospitable or Dangerous Zones Using VR (Canada). Vantari VR – Critical Care Procedural Training Suite (Australia). Underwater Virtual Reality Simulation for Astronaut Training (Australia). Oakland University – Augmented Reality Center (ARC) for Industrial Applications (United States).

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Can VR training help a QB take his team to the Super Bowl?

Cats and VR

Derek Belch of VR training startup STRIVR believes it is because of his reps in VR. Personally, I am a believer in VR for sports training as I have actually worked and developed a product along with Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr that helped him during his recovery from injury.

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Can VR training help a QB take his team to the Super Bowl?

Cats and VR

Derek Belch of VR training startup STRIVR believes it is because of his reps in VR. Personally, I am a believer in VR for sports training as I have actually worked and developed a product along with Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr that helped him during his recovery from injury.

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Suffolk, Carnegie Mellon Universities Join Transatlantic VR Partnership

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Aimed at building soft skills for young learners, Carnegie Mellon University and VR soft skills training firm Bodyswaps have launched the programme. Founded in October 2021, the facility became the first in the UK to offer a full suite of XR tools to students to upskill, train, and prepare students amid the ongoing job skills crisis.

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How Virtual Reality (VR) Helps Companies During the Coronavirus Outbreak

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There are many use cases for VR during the global Coronavirus response, but here are the ones we believe companies and governments benefit the most from: Remote Employee Training with Virtual Reality Companies over the last several years were already accelerating their adoption of VR for employee training.

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InstaVR 2018 Year in Review: New Publishing Platforms, Funding, Feature Clients, and More

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We’ve since had a UK government division use us for training safety officers, and look forward to expanded relationships with government agencies throughout Europe. August saw the addition of a new InstaVR team member — intern Josiah McCoy of Fremont High School in Oakland. You can view the WebVR feature from them here.

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Blacktop Hoops Shoots For Full Release In Spring 2024

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Beyond the campaign mode, Blacktop Hoops features training options like the three-point shootout and "fast-paced pick-up matches" in online multiplayer. These occur across eight different courts in locations like Los Angeles, New York, Athens and Oakland, while customizable avatars.