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Flight Simulator ‘X-Plane 11’ Now Natively Supports SteamVR Headsets

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Developers at the South Carolina-based Laminar Research previously added beta VR support late last year, although the studio now says that all of the default fleet (minus the SR-71) is VR-ready. Image courtesy Laminar Research. Feel free to try other aircraft but be aware they may have limited functionality & use.”

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AR and VR Modernise US DoE Facility

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Nottingham University Opens Virtual Reality Classroom Specifically, these technologies are being deployed to upgrade pit production operations (PPO) at The Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF), located within a 310 square mile Department of Energy site in South Carolina.

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

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The team delivers the VR training program to students via a mobile truck, available in Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina. With its technology partner, Be Pro Be Proud is debuting a mobile tour which gives students access to multiple VR training scenarios that cover a range of skilled professions.

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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

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Released in an August 12th update, Google has added a new menu function that lets you activate Monday’s total solar eclipse, which can be seen as it passed through 14 US states: Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

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Remote-controlled mobile vending machine comes to you

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The company behind other remote-controlled devices unveiled the concept Friday with plans to roll out in NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, San Diego, Santa Cruz, CA, and South Carolina and Missouri, along with London in the coming months.

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Very good robot sidekick helped assemble a remote-controlled plane

Mashable VR

At the University of South Carolina , a robot helped a human build a remote-controlled airplane. The upcoming study seeks to determine whether human preferences can be effectively transferred to robots in order to complete an assembly task.

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Can AR Streamline Warehouse Work?

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For example, its Florence, South Carolina warehouse facility is stacked to the ceiling with hundreds of MRI parts from dozens of component suppliers. They then locate the desired item and confirm the order using voice or touchpad controls on the side of the glasses. This makes its warehousing operations quite complex.

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