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Oregon Football Team Debuts Mixed Reality ‘Halo’ Promo

VRScout

Master Chief pays a visit to the Oregon Ducks. During yesterday’s game between rival college football teams the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State, Master Chief, the main protagonist of the legendary Halo franchise, stopped by to promote his latest upcoming adventure, Halo Infinite. Feature Image Credit: Oregon Ducks.

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AWE Day 3: The Most Wholesome Day in the History of XR Technology

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The third day of AWE 2020 may go down in history as the most wholesome day in the history of XR technology. Ethics and Inclusion in XR Technology. An early presentation in the day saw the University of Oregon professor Donna Davis presenting “Immersion and Ethical Responsibility.” Let’s jump in. Industry Announcements.

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10 “Metaversities” Are Opening Across The US This Fall

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VR technology company Engage XR today announced that it is partnering with VR education specialists VictoryXR to launch 10 virtual universities, aka “Metaversities,” across the United States. When you think about VR technology, the first thing that often comes to mind is gaming, and for good reason.

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Intel to Get $8.5 Billion from U.S. Gov't to Build Fabs in the U.S.

Anand Tech

The funds will be used to expand or build new Intel's semiconductor manufacturing plants in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, and Oregon, potentially creating up to 30,000 jobs. " Thirdly, Intel is expanding and upgrading its chip production, research, and development capabilities in its Silicon Forest campus near Hillsboro, Oregon.

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COVID-19 VR Training With Virus-Free Headsets

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This prompted the Shift team to adapt their technology – originally developed for training teachers to recognize and mitigate implicit bias in the classroom – to help with the COVID-19 crisis. This got the attention of the Oregon COVID-19 task force as they were looking for training solutions during the crisis.

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#BuildTheFuture Immersive Collaborative Environments

Tech Trends VR

The Wild , a start-up from Portland, Oregon has just announced an integration with UK-based Igloo Vision to open up new avenues for collaboration and experiential design review for teams working in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). Alice Bonasio is a VR and Digital Transformation Consultant and Tech Trends’ Editor in Chief.

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Facebook Purchases Echo VR Developer Ready At Dawn

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While it’s true Facebook has purchased the entirety of the team, Ready at Dawn will continue to work independently out of its original offices in Irvine, California and Portland, Oregon; the only different being that they now have the full support of both Facebook and Oculus Studios.

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