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Desperate Lawmakers Discuss Piping Ocean Water to Fill Great Salt Lake

GizModo VR

A legislative commission in Utah has given the green light to study several strategies to help with the worryingly low levels of water in the Great Salt Lake—including potentially building a pipeline to carry water over land from the Pacific Ocean. The study to determine “the feasibility and cost of piping water from… Read more.

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Five VR Games To Hold You Over Until ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’

VRScout

The project is an ongoing research initiative at the University of Utah’s Laboratory for Quantitative Experience Design which is a joint lab between the School of Computing and Entertainment Arts & Engineering departments. Think of it like a coach directing their team from the sidelines.

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The VOID To Open 25 New Location-Based VR Centers Across The U.S. & Europe

VRScout

In an official announcement made earlier today, the Utah-based LBE provider confirmed that VR pop-up stations would begin appearing in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego Westfield locations; these temporary installations will serve as placeholders for what will eventually become permanent location-based entertainment facilities.

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SIGGRAPH 2017: Optitrack Reveals Tracking Puck For Full-Body VR Immersion

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When I tried the latest installation of The VOID earlier this year in Utah I encountered what I think is likely the pinnacle of immersion possible in 2017, with one major limit. First generation lighthouse base stations retail for $135 with the second generation expected to be even less expensive.

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NVIDIA’s Greg Jones: The 5G hype is justified, it’s going to be a huge advantage for XR

The Ghost Howls

I’ve been with Nvidia for a little over two and a half years and I came out of a research group at the University of Utah were I managed a 200-person research group that focused on high performance computing simulation and most importantly visualization of high-end scientific data.

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Scale Learning and Teaching for the Online Classroom

EON Reality

Online learning is set to be an important part of every institution’s strategy during these unprecedented times. EON Reality is now ready to provide all the support during this period and help you formulate a digital strategy for the future. Aldini Valeriani Institute . Monash University. Contact Us.