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Tech Trends at #ISTE2019

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We’re headed to Philadelphia for the biggest event in the EdTech calendar. At the session hosted by Microsoft @ISTE, Alice will outline how immersive technologies such as Mixed Reality are being used by innovative educators around the world Click To Tweet.

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Here’s How VR Is Changing The Way We Eat Out

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Virtual reality is being used all over by trendsetting restaurants to offer unique dining experiences with the hopes of luring younger crowds. At Mad Rex in Philadelphia, instead of VR helping to make the food fly, it helps to allow the visitors to fly — or to feel like they are flying.

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Franklin Institute Transforms Museum Experience With VR

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Located in the heart of Philadelphia, The Franklin Institute is a leader in science and technology learning through hands-on exhibits, theaters and live shows. So what better way to transform the way visitors engage with the museum than by immersing them in unique content in virtual reality.

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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.

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CrashCourse: The VR Experience That Teaches Young Football Players About the Dangers of Concussion

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It features well-known football players, such as Bryce Love of Washington Redskins, JJ Arcega-Whiteside of Philadelphia Eagles, as well as Trenton Irwin of Miami Dolphins. The entire action of this virtual reality interactive educational software is a first-person experience. The Team behind the CrashCourse VR Experience.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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FACEBOOK KEEPS PUSHING THE VIRTUAL ENVELOPE. Starting with its $2B acquisition of Oculus in the spring of 2014, Facebook has continued to build out its virtual reality strategy in a big way. Special guest VRScout’s Ryan A.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Researchers at the National University of Singapore first showed us how face electrodes can simulate food in virtual reality– and now they are bringing wind and heat to your virtual world. The round was from SRI Capital, which is a seed stage venture fund in Philadelphia.