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#1359: Landmark Anthropological Field Study of VR with “In the Land of the Unreal” author Lisa Messeri

Voices of VR

Yale Anthropologist Lisa Messeri spent a year doing field work in Los Angeles in 2018 studying the political ecology of the VR community, and will be releasing her landmark book called In the Land of the Unreal: Virtual and Other Realities in Los Angeles on Friday, March 8th.

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7 Insightful XR Education Case Studies to Read in 2022

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Today, we’re going to be looking at some of the most inspirational case studies from the educational landscape, highlighting the benefits of XR for training. HTV VIVE, Unreal, and Nowa Era. The result is better knowledge retention, more engagement from students, and broader reach. Meta Oculus and Aptiv.

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VR Training Case Study: Y-12 National Security Complex

HaptX

Back Prev June 20, 2024 VR Training Case Study: Y-12 National Security Complex Groundbreaking worker-training system leverages virtual reality and multiuser haptics A premier manufacturing facility, the Y-12 National Security Complex is dedicated to making the world a safer place. Y-12 plays a vital role in the U.S. energy sector.

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Automotive XR Case Study: Varjo and Phiaro

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They then mounted the hardware for inside-out positional tracking into the vehicle. Using the Varjo XR-3 headset, the team was then able to combine a real-time video feed, with 3d car renders, built within Unreal and Unity software.

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Gorillaz Debut AR YouTube Experience At Coachella

VRScout

This award-worthy case study made for augmenting a YouTube livestream, layers a larger-than-life 2D (the band’s imaginary frontman) on the very top of the proscenium and syncs up perfectly with Albarn performing live on stage. “Gorillaz are perfectly positioned to experiment with the canvases that exist between physical and digital.”

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VR Training Case Study: Y-12 National Security Complex

HaptX

The developers are using HTC Vive headsets and tracking along with Steam VR to visualize the digital content in Unreal Engine. The post VR Training Case Study: Y-12 National Security Complex appeared first on HaptX. energy sector.

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XR in Education Case Study in Focus: VIVE and Nowa Era

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Using technology from the Unreal Engine, The Nowa Era brand was even able to accurately replicate colours and chemical reactions, so students could get a clearer view of how experiments would work in real life.