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How VR Technology Can Help Stop Wildfires

VRScout

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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HapticVR Technology as a Means to Facilitate Better Surgical Training

ARPost

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. See Also: Virtual Reality in Healthcare.

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Lenovo, Qualcomm Partner for AI-Ready XR Training

XR Today - Virtual Reality

VirtualSpeech, an immersive training solutions provider integrating genAI technology to make responsive and personalized enterprise training scenarios, recently announced that it is teaming up with Lenovo and Qualcomm to launch its VR service on the ThinkReality VRX headset and Snapdragon Spaces ecosystem.

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Strivr Achieves 2 Million Enterprise VR Training Sessions

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, Strivr announced that its enterprise-grade VR training service reached an “industry record-setting milestone” of roughly 2 million sessions launched across its client base. According to the firm, the achievement marks Strivr’s vision of optimising immersive training and driving enterprise XR adoption.

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Vantari VR Expands Training Solution to Middle East, Italy

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Virtual reality (VR) medical training firm Vantari VR has begun rolling out its software platform across the Middle East and Italy to help democratise medical training worldwide, the company announced last week.

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US Fire Administration Advocates The Use Of VR For Firefighter Training

VRScout

An average of 11 firefighters have died every year since 2008 during training sessions; VR could help reduce those numbers. Firefighters around the country have been incorporating VR into their training plans for some time. According to USFA, a division of FEMA , 70% of training-related deaths are due to stress and overexertion.

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Major Partnerships set to Revolutionize XR Training

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This week, hand-tracking market leader SpectreXR made various strides in innovating in XR input with various partnerships that aim to elevate immersion for XR training applications and user experiences. Unity itself is a highly accessible graphics engine ready for a range of developers.

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