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Oculus Go Pre-order Page Hits Amazon, Best Buy Stocks Shelves

Road to VR

Lending more credence to a nearby launch, Reddit user ‘theDarthonly’ revealed an image featuring a loaded glass case (behind lock and key) of Oculus Go boxes at a Best Buy at his hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Since Oculus Go shares the same mobile app store as Gear VR, the company is boasting over 1,000 apps at launch.

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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. VR is Location Independent. As college campuses become global, the location independence of VR becomes more prominent.

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STRIVR Introduces VR Training On and Off the Field

Road to VR

Fast forward to 2016 and STRIVR Labs counts the likes of Texas Tech, Arkansas, Stanford, Dallas Cowboys, and Arizona Cardinals, among others, as clients using STRIVR’s VR solutions to enhance training. STRIVR has used HTC Vive, Samsung Gear, the Oculus CV1 and Oculus DK2 headsets. ” Photo courtesy ESPN.

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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. A great way to help visualize the amazing architectural feats of centuries past in an immersive way.

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

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Top Client Examples: University of Arkansas, Pulaski Technical College – They’re a real innovator in using VR for multiple marketing purposes — virtual college tours, showing off how their culinary school works, winning awards for their VR library tour, etc. Learn More.

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

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Top Client Examples: University of Arkansas, Pulaski Technical College – They’re a real innovator in using VR for multiple marketing purposes — virtual college tours, showing off how their culinary school works, winning awards for their VR library tour, etc. Learn More.

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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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Other investors include Expa, Lerer Hippeau, Leaders Fund, Samsung NEXT and Andy Hertzfeld (of Macintosh fame). It’s not disclosing valuation at this stage, Anand Agarawala, the CEO who co-founded the company with Jinha Lee (CPO), said in an interview.