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Texan Pilots Use Oculus Go For In-Flight Navigational Guidance

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Thankfully, John Nagle and John Paul Sommer, co-founders of Texas-based AR & VR contract development and consulting company Thrust Vector, have begun utilizing VR technology inside the cockpit to assist in real-time navigational guidance. We have been asked, wouldn’t AR be a better base technology to use for this?

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Judge Calls For End Of ZeniMax/Oculus Legal Battle

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The year started out with ZeniMax Media taking Facebook-owned Oculus to court over an alleged theft of technology. A jury eventually ruled that Oculus must pay ZeniMax $500,000,000, but that wasn’t the end of things — ZeniMax wants more. Facebook, of course, is disputing the requests.

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Oculus CTO John Carmack Sues ZeniMax For $22.5 Million In Ongoing Battle

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The ongoing legal drama between Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack and his former employer ZeniMax continues today with Carmack suing the company. Carmack’s lawsuit alleges he’s owed $22.5 We note that this is Mr. Carmack’s second complaint against ZeniMax. In the recently completed trial of ZeniMax Media Inc.

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Jury Awards ZeniMax $500 Million in Oculus Case

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The legal battle between ZeniMax Media v Oculus VR has a verdict from the jury. In the first of many questions put to the jury, they decided Oculus did not misappropriate trade secrets. The help Carmack offered Oculus during this time and the dispute of what code was made available to Oculus made up much of the trial.

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Walmart Employees Say VR Training Helped Save Lives During El Paso Shooting

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Earlier this month, a deadly mass shooting took place at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, claiming the lives of 22 individuals and injuring 24 others. Last year the company distributed 17,000 Oculus Go headsets across its 4,700 U.S. Employees claim active shooter training helped them respond faster to the situation.

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The ZeniMax Media v. Oculus VR Trial Begins Today in Dallas

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Oculus VR is one of the first major legal disputes to happen in our young new industry. In our previous report of the lawsuit , we explained that ZeniMax alleges the Rift was created with stolen technology sourced from ZeniMax employees. You might remember that, quite famously, John Carmack joined the Oculus team as CTO in 2013.

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Facebook Will Respond Soon To Proposed ZeniMax Judgment

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ZeniMax filed for a proposed judgment and final injunction in its $500 million case against Oculus. A Reuters report suggested “the injunction could limit the number of games available for sale for Oculus’ Rift VR headset.” ” ZeniMax declined to comment. ” ZeniMax declined to comment.

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