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Virtual Reality Creeps Into Virginia Commonwealth University

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Virginia Commonwealth University , or VCU for short, is the latest educational facility to install a Virtual Reality lab on their premises. While not every VR Lab out there will offer setups as advanced as Virginia Commonwealth University, but these labs are becoming much more commonplace. Comment below and let us know!

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Headspace Launches Social VR Mindfulness App on Quest That’s More Than Just Meditation

Road to VR

Developed by Nexus Studios and published by Headspace, Headspace XR arrives exclusively on Quest today, bringing with it both mixed and virtual reality experiences that include mood-boosting games, one-on-one guided meditations, and techniques the company says “help users strengthen their mind-body connection through movement and breathwork.”

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HaptX Secures $1.5M Grant to Build Full-body Haptics for VR & Telepresence Robots

Road to VR

The company behind the force feedback haptic gloves HaptX and research teams from Virginia Tech and University of Florida have secured a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), something the group says will allow them to build full-body haptic and force feedback tech for VR and robotics.

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How Virtual Reality Can Assist the Elderly

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Among the many new technologies on the market, virtual reality offers plenty of possibilities for exploration as it can be used in different industries including senior care. They can either be connected directly to the wearable or wirelessly to render virtual reality images. VR For Relaxation. VR For Exercising.

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Sandbox VR and Netflix Preparing Squid Game VR Experience

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Squid Game Becomes a Top Location-Based Virtual Reality Experience Sandbox VR focuses on building location-based immersive experiences using VR technology. See Also: Sandbox VR Fuses Virtual Reality and In-Person Experiences These are some of the reasons why Netflix chose Sandbox VR to develop the Squid Game VR experience.

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Virginia Tech, University of Florida, HaptX win $1.5M NSF grant to create full-body haptic feedback for VR and robotics

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Blacksburg, Virginia and San Luis Obispo, California – A research team including Virginia Tech, University of Florida and HaptX won a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build a new platform with an ambitious goal: the world’s first system for full-body haptic and force feedback for users in virtual environments.

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Agora Present Fresh SDK Updates at RTE 2022

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On Monday, Agora, a firm designing real-time engagement (RTE) applications, took to the virtual stage at RTE 2022 to introduce updates to its software development kit (SDK). Agora’s Fresh Updates. The firm is releasing the updates via its Agora Voice and Video SDK 4.0 content creation platforms, which debuted in September 2022.

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