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VR Connects Incarcerated Parents With Their Children

VRScout

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. It also provides the VR hardware and software needed for the training of the facility’s staff members.

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Training Against Bias with VR

Tech Trends VR

Recent events in Philadelphia show why Starbucks should use immersive technologies like Virtual Reality to train employees on empathy skills. On Thursday April 12, 2018 two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks while waiting for a colleague. They are about what we “do”, “how” we do it, and our “intent”.

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The (uncomplete) Immersive Technology in Healthcare digest?—?Decembre 20, 2020

ARVR

The (uncomplete) Immersive Technology in Healthcare digest?—?Decembre Decembre 20, 2020 Hello, this is a short summary of my technological watch on this amazing domain of immersive technology in healthcare ! Rendez-vous every mid-month (in french and in english).

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Virtual and augmented reality technology is being used to help people who are blessed with perfect vision – and lots of interesting solutions are out there. The round was from SRI Capital, which is a seed stage venture fund in Philadelphia. IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA GET THE VIRTUAL TREATMENT. LETS COUNT THE WAYS.

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HaptX News | February 2023

HaptX

You can imagine training applications with a teacher physically guiding a student, or design reviews with design teams in different locations around the world all agreeing that a design now feels right. This study’s results will build on the findings from previous studies. Army medics.

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VR Bungee Jumping, Samurai Swords, and 16 More New Demos

Leapmotion

Chris is a 3D artist and programmer studying at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center. ” Gavin is an interaction designer and games researcher at Newcastle University’s Open Lab , where he’s exploring the design of technology-mediated experiences that can be played together by young people in real-world spaces.