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What are Colleges & Universities Using VR For?

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Top Client Examples: German University in Cairo – Architecture students capture the majesty of historical Cairo buildings and present them via VR in headsets like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR. They’ve also released the apps publicly on iTunes & Google Play to extend learning beyond just their classrooms.

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Three Reasons Higher Education Has Embraced Virtual Reality

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All a user needs to access Virtual Reality is a headset like the Samsung Gear VR or Oculus Go — or really even just an iOS or Android smartphone and a Google Cardboard. As college campuses become global, the location independence of VR becomes more prominent.

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InstaVR Launches Academic Organization-wide Tier Pricing to Accommodate Distance Learning and Campus Virtual Tour Needs

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They’ve also released the apps publicly on iTunes & Google Play to extend learning beyond just their classrooms. Top Client Examples: German University in Cairo – Architecture students capture the majesty of historical Cairo buildings and present them via VR in headsets like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR.

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InstaVR Launches Academic Organization-Wide Tier Pricing in Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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They’ve also released the apps publicly on iTunes & Google Play to extend learning beyond just their classrooms. Top Client Examples: German University in Cairo – Architecture students capture the majesty of historical Cairo buildings and present them via VR in headsets like Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR.

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Spatial raises $14M more for a holographic 3D workspace app, a VR/AR version of Zoom or Hangouts

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But that too appears to be getting bumped up, so to speak, because of the positive outlook. . “We have always wanted to open up our platform to let others build applications on our framework, using our avatars, leveraging our cross-platform nature, finding new applications for our hand gestures,” Agarawala said.

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AR will mean dystopia if we don’t act today

TechCrunch VR

Imagine a super version of Google Earth, but machines instead of people use it. Apple’s ARKit algorithms wouldn’t work with Google’s ARCore data even if Google gave them access. Google, etc.) Similar social learning took place with Google Glass versus Snap Spectacles. Waze or Google search).

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How to Create a VR Soft Skills App Using InstaVR

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Our client, University of Arkansas – Pulaski Tech, for instance created a VR application to help students better engage in public speaking. Yes, ideally you’d like to invest only $10/headset and buy Google Cardboards. In this age of automation, human interaction skills are still in very high demand.

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