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WEART, MAIZE Partner to Drive Immersive Training Adoption and Innovation

XR Today - Virtual Reality

This enhancement allows learners to improve their situational awareness, dexterity, and coordination during simulation exercises. Moreover, as the digital training sector moves towards hand-tracking and haptic gloves, the need for controllers and the difficulty of worker VR hardware familiarity will decrease.

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Check Your Privilege In This Thought-Provoking VR Experience

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“This exercise provides participants with a unique opportunity to understand and reflect on the intricacies of their own privilege in a safe and judgment-free environment, while not exploiting the stories of others,” says REM5 on their website. We had the opportunity to go hands-on with an earlier version of the app a while back.

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Big XR News from Google, Vuzix, StretchSense, Bodyswaps

XR Today - Virtual Reality

StretchSense launched a precise hand-tracking XR glove. StretchSense Unveils Reality XR Glove for Precise Hand Tracking in Immersive Training This month, StretchSense announced the Reality XR Glove, an extended reality (XR) input device designed to track a users hand movements for more precise interactions with immersive applications.

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VR Fitness App Lets You Workout With Real Dumbbells

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This new game mode utilizes various technologies—from passthrough and hand tracking to mixed reality—to offer a variety of challenging strength-building routines. Some of these Strength Training exercises have you ditching your motion controllers in favor of actual dumbbells.

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The XR Eye & Hand Tracking Vendors for 2024

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

With eye-tracking solutions, software can be designed to effectively render the content users are viewing according to their specific needs, reducing bandwidth use and improving clarity. With hand-tracking capabilities, innovators can remove the need for teams to utilize external controllers and devices when interacting with digital content.

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VR Simulation Allows Police To Train Using Real Tasers

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This fast-paced exercise helps trainees utilize safety features, recognize proper spread and probe placement on moving subjects, manage clothing disconnects, and achieve higher effectiveness when deploying TASER cartridges. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen VR technology used by law enforcement for training purposes.

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Pimax Says Dream Air Has 4K Per Eye & Eye Tracking At Less Than 200g

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Pimax says Dream Air has four integrated cameras for inside-out SLAM tracking of the headset and included Touch-like controllers, meaning you don't need base stations or Index controllers, though the company also plans a Lighthouse tracking addon. Further, Pimax claims Dream Air's cameras also support hand tracking.