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Oklahoma Lawmaker Puts Out a Bounty for Bigfoot, Who Lives in Oklahoma

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Nobody Wants Oklahoma's Proposed Bigfoot Hunting Season

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Oklahoma state Rep. Justin Humphrey is no stranger to taking what you can call some, uh, pretty controversial stances on things like abortion access , gay rights , and police brutality. Now you can add Bigfoot to the list.

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I Hate That Conoco Is So Good at Social Media

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U.S. States Ramp Up Contact Tracing for Covid-19, About Five Months Too Late

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Public health officials in Oklahoma announced on Friday the state will begin using text messages to help contact people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus by patients who have tested positive. coronavirus covid 19 oklahoma

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The National Weather Service’s Digital Infrastructure Is Setting Us Up for Disaster

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The National Weather Service experienced multiple outages of major systems on Tuesday, taking its public-facing meteorological forecasts system (as well as storm warnings) offline and hindering access for its own weather experts. Read more.

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EPA Ghoul Scott Pruitt Is Plotting His Comeback

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Senate in Oklahoma this year. Scott Pruitt is back, baby—and as unpopular as ever. Trump’s former EPA administrator, who was forced to resign after just a year and a half in power, announced on Friday that he intends to run for a special election for U.S.

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EPA’s Very Own Scandal Boy Is Back

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Dippin' Dots CEO Leaked Ex-Girlfriend's Nude Photos to Her Mom, Lawsuit Claims

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An ex-girlfriend of Dippin’ Dots’ CEO says the head of the frozen treat brand has spent the past year blackmailing and harassing her, according to a lawsuit filed in Oklahoma earlier this month.

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VR Training Program Teaches Underserved Population Soft Skills to Increase Their Employment Chances

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This will allow the VR training program to expand beyond the state of Massachusetts, to the other five states where Viabilityoperates: Connecticut, Florida, New York, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island. Navigating the employment world is a challenge for people with disabilities.

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Inside the Summer of the Sorority Quarantine

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The Pi Beta Phi house, a squat building just outside the University of Oklahoma’s campus, was one of the first sororities to make national news.

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Prisms VR Secures $12.5 M, Following Consumer Launch

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In March of the same year, Prisms scaled its product to Oklahoma state school districts , following a $3 million fundraiser in 2021. This Monday, immersive maths education firm Prisms V.R. virtual reality) secured $12.5 million in a series A funding round.

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Trump's Plague Rally 'More Than Likely' Boosted Coronavirus Surge, Top Tulsa Health Official Says

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'Succession' star Brian Cox recreating a 'Euphoria' scene will confuse your brain

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clip above means a mashup between his Succession character, Logan Roy, and an iconic scene from Euphoria Season 2 , which sees Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) getting increasingly annoyed after the other girls tell her she looks like an Oklahoma character.

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Afghan Girls Robotics Team Asks White Lady to Stop Claiming She Rescued Them From the Taliban

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A lawyer representing the famous Afghan Girls Robotics Team has sent a cease-and-desist letter demanding that an Oklahoma woman stop claiming she personally rescued them from the Taliban, the Washington Post reported.

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CES 2020: VRgineers Military-Grade VR Headset Already In Use By US Air Force

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The headset is currently being employed by several US Air Force airbases as part of its pilot training program; the latest version of the XTAL is already scheduled for implementation at Vance Airforce Base in Oklahoma.

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Check out the NBA ALL-STAR game in VR with the NBA on TNT VR app.

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29 Oklahoma City @ San Antonio , 8:00 p.m. Starting on February 16th, NBA fans will be able to get their All-Star coverage live and in VR through the NBA on TNT VR app. Through a partnership with Intel, TNT is bringing live and on-demand VR coverage of NBA All-Star events to Gear VR and Daydream headsets. The coverage kicks off on Friday, Feb. 16 with the 2018 Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars at 9:00 p.m.

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EON Reality and ORU Open Dedicated AR/VR Learning Facility

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If you combine both of those, you have a malleable palate for education and a new facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma will be taking advantage of this. Though the entertainment possibilities of augmented and virtual reality are the more immediately intriguing experiences, both forms of tech present a lot of potential in many other industries as well. Augmented reality overlays our surroundings with data and digital imagery, bringing additional layers of information in a convenient way.

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Microsoft Now Hosts Free HoloLens Demos Across US & Canada

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Oklahoma. Oklahoma City, Penn Square Mall. Haven’t been able to make it to any of the big gaming expos (or you don’t know anyone with the $3,000 AR headset)? Microsoft Stores across the US and Canada are now hosting free HoloLens demos, so you can finally see what the hubbub is all about.

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This Restaurant Will Let You Paint With Sauces in VR

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8 – University of Texas vs. Oklahoma. Zaxby’s is taking an interactive HTC VIVE experience on tour to tailgaters across the country. With over 700 locations across 17 states, quick service chicken restaurant Zaxby’s is giving college football fans a taste of something new while tailgating this season. The “Zaxby’s Fanz of Flavor” tour is hitting the road with a full-sized wooden barn where you can get your hands on the HTC VIVE and a few custom interactive VR experiences.

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NBA All-Star and Weekly Regular Season Coverage Comes Live to VR via TNT and Intel

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Oklahoma City @ San Antonio , 8:00 p.m. TNT and Intel have teamed up to bring NBA All-Star coverage to VR on Gear VR and Daydream. Based on Intel’s True VR technology, TNT is bringing live and on-demand VR coverage of NBA All-Star events to Gear VR and Daydream headsets via the NBA on TNT VR app. The app is available today on the Oculus store and the Google Play store.

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More Like Republican Novel Corona-vention, Am I Right Folks? Haha. Oh My God This Is Going to Get Someone Killed

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Absolutely no one thought Donald Trump and his re-election campaign would learn their lesson after a plague rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma in June that local officials later said likely helped fuel an outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

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Unveiled last January by Crytek, the now fully-independent VR First program is designed to foster innovation by not only creating independent VR labs where they once weren’t, but by also converting PC labs into AR/VR-ready facilities—and it’s doing it in top universities and science parks across 23 countries including Purdue University, University of Florida, University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering, Oklahoma State, and Vancouver Film School.

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Blame NextVR and Drake for Kevin Durant going to the Warriors.

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It could have been that the Bay Area is more lucrative than Oklahoma or that Durant is friends with Draymond Green but I would like to give credit where credit is due. NextVR is virtual reality capture and delivery technology company based in Laguna Beach, California. The company started as Next3D, a 3D TV broadcast technology company. It switched over to VR in 2012.

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Walmart Using Black Friday VR Simulator To Train Staff

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When they said we were going to be using VR for training, I thought it was brilliant,” said Sean Gough, Academy facilitator at the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma store. Walmart Academies have begun using various VR retail scenarios to educate new employees. Working in retail is anything but easy. Especially if you’re employed at one of the most popular multinational retailing corporations in the world.

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Mixed Reality enables Google Maps for surgery

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University of Oklahoma researcher Mohammad Abdul Mukit and surgeon Dr. Christian El Amm at OU Health are making a Google Maps for surgery. Back to Blog Page.

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The NBA and TNT Partner With Intel For Biggest VR Push Yet

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Thursday, March 29 – Oklahoma City @ San Antonio. TNT’s NBA VR livestreams begin February 16th. The NBA and TNT are launching a VR experience that is powered by Intel True VR and promises to not only bring fans even closer to the game, but serve as a portal into all available programming through on-demand VR coverage of the upcoming NBA All-Star weekend.

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Here Is The NBA’s Full NextVR Live Broadcasting Schedule For This Season

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28, 2017 – Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder – 8:00 p.m. NextVR has previously pulled in massive funding through big investment rounds, including $30 million and another 80 million , to continue live broadcasting in VR. Earlier this month we reported the startup took a major step forward, going into a full time stream schedule with the NBA. Now we have the full schedule of the virtual reality offerings.

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The New Front Row: How VR Sports Change the Game for Fans

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Interestingly enough, NextVR also played a significant role in drawing Kevin Durant from the Oklahoma City Thunder to form the Warriors superteam. For those of us without a SAG membership or platinum album plaques on the wall, sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden seems like a dream. Thanks to VR, the dream is virtually real. Sports leagues such as the NBA , NFL and MLB have embraced VR technology. NBC broadcasted several events of the Rio Olympics in VR.

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LiveLike Adds DVR-Like Replay To Live VR Broadcasts

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The company previously broadcast events like the NCAA football game between Ohio State and Oklahoma back on September 17th and now, they’re expanding upon their partnership with Fox Sports VR by streaming the Major League Soccer Championship. We’re at an early point in the expansion of the virtual reality industry where a lot of “firsts” will be claimed as companies blaze their own paths toward prominence.

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Explain VR Is Like An Encyclopedia Brought To Life

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For example, an entire facility has been fitted out for AR and VR education in Oklahoma. It remains to be seen just how large a part education will play in the VR industry, but there have been interesting developments recently. The facility takes advantage of VR’s ability to immerse students in their education, excite them with interactive experiences they control, and also bring a curriculum to students not able to make it into the facility.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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LIVE STREAMED OKLAHOMA VS. OHIO STATE IN VR. Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst.

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LiveLike Adds DVR-Like Replay To Live VR Broadcasts

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The company previously broadcast events like the NCAA football game between Ohio State and Oklahoma back on September 17th and now, they’re expanding upon their partnership with Fox Sports VR by streaming the Major League Soccer Championship. We’re at an early point in the expansion of the virtual reality industry where a lot of “firsts” will be claimed as companies blaze their own paths toward prominence.

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I just watched football in VR — and I hated itDuring week three.

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I just watched football in VR — and I hated it During week three of the NCAA college football season, Fox Sports aired the matchup between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Ohio State Buckeyes on its Fox Sports VR App. This smartphone program from developer LiveLike is available now for free on the iOS, Android, and Gear VR markets. For the OSU-OU game, it had five different 180-degree cameras set up around the field.

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Fox Sports’ New VR App Offers Live Sports Broadcasting.

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14 Oklahoma college football game on Saturday, September 17th at 7:30 pm PST. Fox Sports’ New VR App Offers Live Sports Broadcasting With LiveLike’s Help NextVR might have some serious competition in the VR sports broadcasting space after a new partnership between Fox Sports andLiveLike. The two paired up to release a new iOS, Android, and Gear VR Fox Sports VR app that combines the sports broadcaster’s offerings with LiveLike’s live streaming tech.

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CES 2020 Interview: VRgineers has an 8K Vision

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During CES 2020 it was announced that Vance Airforce Base in Oklahoma will be the first to receive the 8K version, helping upgrade its training centre.

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TikTok Teens and K-Pop Fans Just Trolled Trump in the Best Way Possible

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A few days ago, President Donald Trump boasted on Twitter that almost a million people had requested tickets for his campaign rally, the first one he’s held in months due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Yelp will cover travel expenses for abortion access, but there's still progress to be made

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The company has offered the benefit to employees in other states that restrict abortion access , such as Oklahoma. From next month, Yelp will cover expenses for employees and their dependents who have to travel out of state to access abortion services.

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