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VR Technology Being Used In De-Escalation Training For Police

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Police officers operating out of the Strasburg Police Department in Strasburg, Virginia have begun receiving supplemental VR training centered specifically around crisis de-escalation. Different perspectives,” said training coordinator Lt. Officers participating in VR training // Credit: Pennsylvania Police Dept.

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Space Force Using Holodeck-like VR For Medical Training

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Space Force—to develop VR training programs for special operations forces that will focus primarily on enhancing current medical training systems for both divisions. Space Force will receive Tactical Combat Casualty Care based experience as well as standard medical training across the continuum of care in various medical roles.

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VR Connects Incarcerated Parents With Their Children

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The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is using immersive technology to help rehabilitate incarcerated parents. Immersive technology has also proven to be an effective tool when it comes to education and training. Credit: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Credit: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

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Holopatient Remote Uses AR Holograms For Hands-On Medical Training

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GIGXR launches AR tool designed for medical training. Students can join training sessions remotely for applications such as HoloPatient. Hands-on training is essential when it comes to the healthcare field. In a recent study published by the NCSBN , clinical simulation represents as much as 50% of training for nursing students.

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Taking a Painkiller While Training for a Marathon Triggered a Woman's Life-Threatening Allergy

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Doctors in Pennsylvania have reported a peculiar case of allergy in a 40-year-old woman, one that might unnerve casual joggers and marathon runners alike. Their patient developed a severe allergic reaction after taking a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, or NSAID, during a training run for a marathon. Doctors… Read more.

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Traveling Halo Fan Experience Will Feature Competitive Location-Based VR

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Available as part of the tour, Halo: Training Grounds puts visitors in the boots of a UNSC Spartan, an elite soldier enhanced by both mechanical and biological augmentations. They’ll then fight alongside two other teammates in a 3v3 combat training environment designed to hone your skills as Earth’s most badass fighting force.

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‘Halo’ VR Multiplayer Shooter Coming to Location-based Halo Event

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Dubbed the ‘Outpost Discovery Training Grounds’, event-goers can team up in the 3v3 multiplayer shooter, giving you a free-roaming, wireless VR environment to run around while you shoot your plasma pistol and heal via the series’ shield generator. July 19-21 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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