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Nuclear Power Plant Uses VR For Control Room Training

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This is why Fortum, one of the largest nuclear power plants in Finland, has started using VR as a way to train employees for a variety of potentially deadly situations that could happen in a power plant control room. In-headset comparison of the HTC Vive Pro and Varjo VR-1 / Image Credit: Varjo.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.24): HTC shows Cosmos and Proton, devs make cool hands interactions, Sansar on sale and more!

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Image by HTC Vive). HTC expands its Cosmos offering and teases the future with Proton. This has been a pretty interesting week for HTC Vive. And it is nice that HTC with this new Cosmos line is satisfying the needs of a broad share of VR people : from the casual gamer that wants something cheap to the professional.

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FOV Ventures Raises $18 Million to Fund European Metaverse Startups

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Founding partners David Haynes and Petri Rajahalme announced this month FOV Ventures , a Finland-based early-stage VC firm through which the duo plans to focus on Europe-based metaverse startups. Dave Haynes was previously part of Vive X, HTC’s VR investment fund, and the Europe-focused VC firm Seedcamp. million (€16.5

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VIVE Hardware Energizes “Best-in-Class” Military Training From Street Smarts VR

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HTC VIVE is one of the leading consumer VR headset manufacturers. Private contractor Lockheed Martin employs virtual training with Varjo , an Enterprise XR headset manufacturer based in Finland. See Also: Getting Started With VR Training Is Easier Than You Think. VIVE and Street Smarts VR.

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Pre-orders for TPCast Wireless VR Add-on Now Available in Europe

Road to VR

TPCast, the wireless streaming device that lets HTC Vive owners play VR games cable-free, is now available for pre-order in most of continental Europe starting at €349 (or the regional equivalent). ” TPCAST has already been available for pre-order via HTC’s Chinese Vive online store since November last year.

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Glue Collaboration Raises $3.85M Financing to Further Develop Business-focused Social VR Platform

Road to VR

Business Finland, the Finnish funding agency for technology and innovation, and OP Bank also provided funding for the development of Glue. ” At the time of this writing, Glue’s platform supports HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, Windows VR headsets, Valve Index, as well as desktop and mobile.

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VIVE Hardware Energizes “Best-in-Class” Military Training From Street Smarts VR

ARPost

HTC VIVE is one of the leading consumer VR headset manufacturers. Private contractor Lockheed Martin employs virtual training with Varjo , an Enterprise XR headset manufacturer based in Finland. See Also: Getting Started With VR Training Is Easier Than You Think. VIVE and Street Smarts VR.

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