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Ohio University Launches Virtual Reality and Game Development Major

ARPost

If you want to build a career in immersive technologies , you can start by getting your degree in this field. Starting this fall, Ohio University is offering a Virtual Reality and Game Development (VRGD) undergraduate major. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies. “We

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How VR Is Being Used To Prepare For Mass Casualty Events

VRScout

Immersive technology is for more than just gaming. Researchers based out of the Ohio State University College of Medicine have created a disaster response training program that uses VR technology to prepare first responders for various mass casualty emergencies, according to an official release.

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Meet XR Terra, the Company Teaching XR Technology

ARPost

XR technology is increasingly becoming a part of the corporate landscape. XR Terra was founded in 2019 as a way to train companies to be able to use the basics of XR programs so that they can more easily get started using XR technology in impactful and affordable ways. XR Technology, Education, and Growth. Meet XR Terra.

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Intel Announces Ohio Fab Complex: 2 New Fabs For $20B, And Space For More

Anand Tech

With fab expansions on tap across the entire semiconductor industry, Intel today is laying out their own plans for significantly increasing their production capacity by announcing their intention to build a new $20 billion fab complex in Ohio. And should further demand call for it, the Ohio complex has space to house several more fabs.

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Franklin County, Ohio Forced to Ditch Electronic Pollbooks After Surge in Early Voting

GizModo VR

Franklin County, the largest county in Ohio, has moved back to paper ballots after unprecedented levels of early voting created data files too large to sync with the hard drives of electronic pollbooks, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Read more.

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A School in Ohio Assigned YouTube Videos From Fake Right-Wing University PragerU for Extra Credit

GizModo VR

According to a report in the Huffington Post on Tuesday, students in a 10th-grade history class at Maumee High School in Ohio were offered extra credit to do a little of the latter by watching videos produced by Prager University (PragerU). There’s learning and then there’s “learning.” That is not, in fact, a… Read more.

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3 New VR Arcades Hit Utah, Ohio, and Washington, DC

Road to VR

With the cost of consumer VR in these early days still decidedly in the ‘enthusiast’ realm, a business opportunity arises to give users a less expensive way to experience the latest in VR technology. ” Scene75 Entertainment Center – Dayton, Ohio. notionVR – Washington, DC. Photo courtesy Scene75.

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