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How VR Technology Can Help Stop Wildfires

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Intellic Technologies is just one company using immersive technology to train pilots. The system utilizes the FS3D virtual wildland training hardware and software to immerse pilots in hyper-realistic training scenarios featuring VR and mixed reality technology, photo-realistic imagery, and scientific fire growth modeling.

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NASA Needs Your Help Building A VR Mars Simulator

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Earn money helping NASA build a next-gen simulator for researchers and astronauts. Built using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5, the Mars XR Operations Support System is a virtual environment developed by NASA in collaboration with Buendea that simulates life on the planet Mars. ” Credit: HeroX. ” Credit: HeroX.

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VR Full-Motion Helicopter Flight Simulators Have Arrived

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Can immersive technology help address the rising global pilot shortage? Loft Dynamics, previously referred to as VRM Switzerland, has unveiled what the company claims is the “world’s first” VR full-motion helicopter flight simulator qualified for use by an official national aviation regulator.

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VR Simulation Allows Police To Train Using Real Tasers

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VR technology and wrist trackers combine to offer a next-level training program. Axon, a weapons technology company based out of Arizona, today launched a new VR simulation designed to train law enforcement officers in de-escalation tactics by immersing them in realistic scenarios they may face out in the field.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design. This is a panel discussion you won't want to miss! May 5, 2021 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 5:30 pm GMT.

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HapticVR Technology as a Means to Facilitate Better Surgical Training

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A recent peer-reviewed study published in the Annals of Medicine and Surgery details the benefits of applying HapticVR technology to surgical training. In the study, haptic feedback technology was used alongside non-haptic immersive VR training to assess the impact of the former. How HapticVR Technology Helps Improve Surgical Training.

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Thief Simulator Is A VR Game That Teaches You How To Steal

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VR technology can be used to simulate a wide range of scenarios. Such is the case with Thief Simulator VR – Greenview Street , a VR experience for the Meta Quest that puts you in the shoes of a minor burglar and tasks you with ransacking a sleepy neighborhood while avoiding detection. Slip into the mask of a master thief.