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Oculus & ESL Return For VR League: Season Two

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Whether it’s the conventional headset technology used in Ready Player One, or the futuristic, cerebral connection featured in Sword Art Online, it seems as though the end goal for competitive esports has always been VR. Oculus & ESL has provided a total prize pool of $220,000 for this years victors, $20,000 more than last years haul.

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FundamentalVR Is Offering A Free Ventilator Course For Health Professionals

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The medical simulation company has collaborated with Imperial College to train the skills to ventilate COVID-19 patients. This allows students to exercise their skills at home while in isolation using the company’s @HomeVR system which was launched two weeks ago for standalone VR headsets such as Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus.

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Training Healthcare Workers With XR

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In the United Kingdom, the country’s National Health Service (NHS) is having to quickly redeploy doctors and nurses from other disciplines as well as those coming out of retirement to provide support in the Intensive Care Units. There is an unprecedented demand for ventilators due to the coronavirus pandemic Click To Tweet.