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

ARPost

See Also: New PwC Report: The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Soft Skills Training. 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.

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Catan VR is available on both Rift and Gear today, will be a Go launch title, and you can play as a CAT!

Cats and VR

Asmodee Digital and virtual reality game developer Experiment 7 today announced the release of Catan VR, a new virtual reality experience which invites you to play a game of Catan on the island of Catan itself. What better way to express that than by venturing into the exciting new world of virtual reality?

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

TechCrunch VR

Project lead: Norah Diedrich | Newport, Rhode Island | @NewportArtMuse. Prototyping a tool in the form of a smartphone/tablet app for cultural institutions to capture visitor demographic data, increasing knowledge on who is and who is not participating in programs.

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Facebook steps into cloud gaming — and another feud with Apple

TechCrunch VR

Rubin had previously been tasked with managing the games ecosystem for its virtual reality headsets, this year he was put in charge of the company’s gaming initiatives across their core family of apps as the company’s VP of Play. “I do want to put a pin in the fact that we’re giving Google 30% [on Android].

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How Are US Regulators Affecting Big Tech’s XR Plans?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Attorney generals from eight states—California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia—have joined the litigation. Microsoft bought out AltSpaceVR in 2017 but has recently eliminated all team members for the virtual reality (VR) platform, which closes in March.

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Smart Nations Powered By Augmented Virtual Reality

EON Reality

Advances in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are reshaping the way we learn and interact with our world. The future is here, with EON Reality’s Augmented Virtual Reality (AVR) technology. The future is here, with EON Reality’s Augmented Virtual Reality (AVR) technology.

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Now Recruiting: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Enthusiasts of Dubai, UAE

EON Reality

EON Reality and EAIT (Emirates Advanced Investments Trading) have partnered to form EON Reality UAE LLC , an Interactive Digital Center (IDC) focused on vocational skills training and higher education utilizing Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. King Tut VR: Mobile app for tourism.

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