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Ohio University Launches Virtual Reality and Game Development Major

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Starting this fall, Ohio University is offering a Virtual Reality and Game Development (VRGD) undergraduate major. The new program received approval for creation from the Ohio University Board of Trustees in April 2021 and was later also approved by the state of Ohio and the Higher Learning Commission.

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How VR Is Being Used To Prepare For Mass Casualty Events

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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. Immersive technology is for more than just gaming.

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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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Meet XR Terra, the Company Teaching XR Technology

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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. See Also: Ohio University Launches Virtual Reality and Game Development Major. But, they don’t necessarily become easier to use.

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Dreamscapes Latest 4D VR Experience Is An 8-Person Dragon Flying Simulator

VRScout

While training at the world’s first dragon flight academy, your lesson is suddenly interrupted when a band of invaders begins attacking the village. In working with DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy, we are turning the audiences into the star of their own movie adventure.

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“Destination: Virtual Reality – Preparing for Mass Casualties!”

VRGames

Immersive technology has the potential to be used for more than just gaming; it can also be utilized in important scenarios like emergency response training.

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Neurosurgery Patients Take A VR Tour Of Their Own Brains

VRScout

Ohio-based company Surgical Theater is well aware of the common reactions people facing brain surgery may often have, and are offering a solution that would use VR to dull – and in some cases – erase parts of that fear. “I was losing just a little more sleep each night and fear set in,” said Kumpitsch.

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