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U.S. Air Force Using VR For Sexual Assault Prevention Training

VRScout

Partnering with Moth + Flame, the Air Force will utilize VR technology to employ an empathy-building immersive experience designed to simulate realistic conversations using natural language processing technology. “We Moth + Flame’s SAPR training is expected to be deployed at Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas later this summer.

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XR Gaming Case Study: Groove Jones, Be Pro Be Proud

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Creative augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology firm Groove Jones develops immersive solutions for enterprises, brands, and location-based experiences. It also helps to enhance customer engagement and marketing with immersive custom campaigns. But what does gamification add to immersive training systems?

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

TechCrunch VR

Knight Foundation is looking for pitches on how to enhance and augment traditional creative arts through immersive technologies. We’ve seen how immersive technologies can reach new audiences and engage existing audiences in new ways,” said Chris Barr, director for arts and technology innovation at Knight Foundation, in a statement.

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This Restaurant Will Let You Paint With Sauces in VR

VRScout

Especially for fans who’ve never experienced room-scale immersion before. 10 – TCU vs. Arkansas. 17 – Arkansas vs. Texas State. Even though VR experiences weren’t the only tailgate activities available in this mobile barn that was designed to mirror the look of actual Zaxby’s establishments — the VIVE was the hit.

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Jeremy Bailenson talks about 1,000,000 Walmart employees training with VR, presence, and the VR “empathy machine”

The Ghost Howls

A meta-analysis is a paper that combines every paper that’s been published to find out the exact relationship between immersion , which is what psychologists call the hardware and software affordances that produce objective features, and presence , which is the psychological experience that VR is real. I believe R squared is 0.33

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

InstaVR

Virtual Reality helps create a more educational and immersive experience for students. The classroom of the future, driven by immersive Virtual Reality, is becoming a reality much faster. At some, it’s professors making immersive applications to share with students and the community. Haga, CEO and Founder of InstaVR.

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Three Reasons Higher Education Has Embraced Virtual Reality

InstaVR

VR Provides Immersive, Interactive Experiences that are Better for Information Presentation and Retention. First off, it’s immersive. Specific advances in audio & video equipment, particularly higher resolution stereoscopic cameras and spatial audio , make new VR experiences more immersive than ever.